新编大学英语(浙大版)第一册第四单元Unit 4 Holidays and Special Days课文翻译

BOOK I
Unit 4 Holidays and Special Days
Teaching Aims:
教学目标
In this unit students are required to :
本单元要求学生
1)get to know some useful information concerning the topic of the reading passages in this unit and to know more about English culture;
了解本单元阅读部分的相关信息，了解更多关于英语文化的知识;
2)do some preparation activities such as discussion, group work, etc. to practice their spoken skill and communicative skills;
做一些准备活动，如讨论、小组工作等，以练习他们的口语技巧和沟通技巧;
3)grasp some new words and try to use these words which help them to enrich their vocabulary;
抓住一些生词，试着用这些词来丰富自己的词汇量;
4)read the in-class reading passage in a limited time and grasp some expressions and grammatical points in the in-class reading passage to improve their reading comprehension;
在有限的时间内阅读课堂上的阅读文章，掌握课堂上阅读的一些表达和语法点，提高阅读理解能力;
5)do some post-reading exercises and some after-class reading to practice what they have got to know in class to improve their English comprehensive skills.;
做一些课外阅读练习和课后阅读练习，以提高他们的英语综合技能。

6)translate some typical sentences into Chinese or English by using some expressions learned in the reading passages to acquire some translating skills and better their translating abilities.
通过在阅读文章中学习到的一些短语，将一些典型的句子翻译成汉语或英语，从而获得一些翻译技巧和更好的翻译能力。

eful Information
有用的信息
Holiday are special times of respite（暂停，小歇）from work and other routines（常规活动）. In some cases, they are legal holidays when stores, businesses and government offices are officially closed. In other cases, they are celebrated（过节）without taking time off from work. Holidays are often times for celebration, revelry （狂欢）, eating, drinking, travel, and family gatherings, but they may also be times of rest and reflection（反省）. The current trend is away from rest and reflection. Even
Mardi Gras(大斋首日的前一天，直译为“油腻的星期二”), the day before the traditionally reflective period of Lent（大斋期）, has turned into an entire week of parties, parades （游行）and merry-making for those who make the annual pilgrimage（每年的朝圣）to New Orleans, for example.
假期是工作和其他日常生活中特殊的休息时间。

在某些情况下，它们是法定假日，商店、企业和政府部门正式关闭。

在其他情况下，他们不用请假就可以庆祝。

节假日通常是庆祝、狂欢、吃喝、旅行和家庭聚会的时候，但也可能是休息和反思的时候。

目前的趋势是远离休息和反思。

甚至在传统意义上的大斋节的前一天，狂欢节也变成了整整一个星期的聚会、游行和聚会，为那些一年一度的新奥尔良的朝圣者们举行庆祝活动。

In most cultures the scheduling（时间）of holidays originally was related to the seasons, the lunar cycle（太阳周期）, and religion. Christmas (December 25) celebrates the birth of Jesus, but it is not actually known whether Jesus was born in the wintertime. The first Roman emperor to espouse（拥护）Christianity decided to have Christmas when the days are shortest to bring a spirit of optimism to the long winter months. It also helped bring Christianity to the pagans（非基督徒）, who were accustomed to having festivals at the winter solstice(冬至), encouraging warmth and sunshine to return. Over the years Christmas has come to symbolize（象征）goodwill and generosity for both Christians and non-Christians through the personification（拟人）of Santa Claus, originally a Christian saint, known as St. Nicholas. Nowadays Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer is almost as important a global（全球的）symbol of Christmas as Jesus or Santa and the commercialization（商业化）of Christmas threatens to replace generosity with greed（吝啬）. Many people forget that the original Christmas gifts were given by the Three Wise Men, all pagans, to Jesus, a Jewish child born in a manger（马槽）. All they think of are the gifts they will give or receive, and all the money they have spent.
在大多数文化中调度时(间)的节日最初与季节有关,月球周期(太阳周期),和宗教。

圣诞节(12月25日)庆祝耶稣的诞生，但还不知道耶稣是否在冬天出生。

第一个信奉罗马皇帝(拥护)基督教决定圣诞节当日子最短为漫长的冬天带来乐观的精神。

它还帮助基督教的异教徒(非基督徒),他们习惯于在冬至节日(冬至),鼓励温暖和阳光。

多年来的圣诞节来象征(象征)亲善和慷慨基督徒和非基督徒都通过化身(拟人)的圣诞老人,原本一个基督教圣人,被称为圣尼古拉斯。

如今《红鼻子驯鹿鲁道夫是一样重要的全球(全球的)圣诞节是耶稣的象征或圣诞老人和商业化(商业化)的圣诞威胁要用贪婪代替慷慨(吝啬)。

许多人忘了最初的圣诞礼物是三位智者,所有的异教徒,耶稣,一个犹太孩子出生在马槽里(马槽)。

他们所想到的是他们将给予或接受的礼物，以及他们所花费的所有金钱。

One reason for the increasing popularity of Christmas is its proximity（临近）to New Year’s Day, encouraging a long holiday to evolve（发展）out of both. In the U. S.，the holiday has turned into an extended holiday season, lasting from Thanksgiving Day（感恩节）in late November until New Year’s Day, with a seemingly endless array （排列）of parties, dinners, concerts, parades, and vacation trips. The schools and colleges are closed from mid-December through early January while many people eat too much, drink too much, and watch too much American football on TV. Many gifts, cards, and annual newsletters are exchanged, and the various festivities are not always very restful. Then the same people make New Year’s Resolutions to eat less, drink less, spend less, and work harder in the coming year.
圣诞节越来越受欢迎的一个原因是临近(临近)元旦,鼓励长假进化(发展)两种。

在美国。

,这个节日已经变成
了一个扩展的假期,从感恩节持久(感恩节)11月下旬在元旦之前,似乎有无数(排列)的派对,宴会、音乐会、游行和度假旅行。

从12月中旬到1月初，学校和大学停课，许多人吃得太多，喝得太多，电视上看太多美式足球。

许多礼物、贺卡和年度通讯都被交换了，各种庆祝活动也不总是很宁静。

然后，同样的人制定新年决心:少吃，少喝，少花钱，在新的一年里更加努力。

Christmas is by far the most important holiday in English-speaking countries. Other important holidays in addition to Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day are Valentine’s Day（情人节）, St. Patrick’s Day（守护圣徒节）, April Fools’ Day（愚人节）, and Easter（复活节）. On Valentine’s Day, celebrated on February 14, people give cards, chocolates, flowers, and kisses to their spouses（配偶）and sweethearts. On St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, people wear green to celebrate the luck of the Irish, and eat corned beef and cabbage washed down with green beer. During Easter Week in late March or early April, Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus while Jews celebrate Passover, in memory of the escape of the Jews from ancient Egypt, where they had been slaves. Although it is not actually a holiday and has no religious connotation（涵义）, April Fools’ Day, ce lebrated on April 1, is a day when people play embarrassing tricks on their friends and colleagues and even on their teachers. Another holiday with some similarity to April Fools’ Day is Halloween（万圣节前夕）on October 31, when children wear funny or scary（吓人的）costumes（服装）and ask their neighbors for “tricks or treats”. The name Halloween means “hallowed（神圣的）evening”, the night before All Saints’ Day（万圣节）when Christian saints are honored （受封）. On the following day, All Souls’ Day, services and prayers are said fo r the dead. In many countries, it is a day when families visit cemeteries（公墓）and place flowers on the tombs of their relatives. In Europe, Labor Day is celebrated on May 1, whereas in Canada and the United States, labor and laborers are honored by a legal holiday on the first Monday in September.
到目前为止，圣诞节是英语国家最重要的节日。

其他重要的节日除了感恩节和新年情人节(情人节),圣帕特里克节(守护圣徒节),四月愚人节的一天(愚人节),和复活节(复活节)。

2月14日庆祝情人节那天,人们给卡片,巧克力,鲜花,亲吻他们的配偶(配偶)和情侣。

在3月17日的圣帕特里克节上，人们穿绿色的衣服来庆祝爱尔兰人的好运，吃咸牛肉和卷心菜，用绿色啤酒冲下。

在三月末或四月初的复活节周，基督徒们记得耶稣的死和复活，而犹太人庆祝逾越节，纪念犹太人从古埃及逃出来，在那里他们曾是奴隶。

尽管它实际上不是一个假期,没有宗教内涵(涵义),四月愚人节的一天,4月1日庆祝是一天当人们尴尬捉弄他们的朋友和同事,甚至在他们的老师。

一些相似的另一个节日愚人节是万圣节(万圣节前夕)10月31日,当孩子穿有趣的或恐怖(吓人的)服装(服装),问他们的邻居“伎俩或治疗”。

万圣节这个名字的意思是“神圣的(神圣的)晚上”,前一晚万圣节(万圣节)当基督圣徒荣幸(受封)。

在接下来的一天，所有的灵魂节，服务和祈祷都是为了死者。

在许多国家,它是一天当家庭访问公墓(公墓),把花放在亲人的坟墓。

在欧洲，劳动节是在5月1日庆祝的，而在加拿大和美国，劳动和劳动者在9月的第一个星期一享有法定假日。

II.In-Class Reading Activities
课堂阅读活动
A Merry Christmas
圣诞快乐
1.to sip away
to sip: drink very small quantities
away: continuously(表示动作一直持续下去)
⏹She was typing away in the little room.
⏹He was laughing away all afternoon.
⏹Sipping at her drink just to be polite.
2.to go/get/slip/run into debt: to owe money
⏹It’s easier to get into debt than to get out of it again.
⏹We must cut down expenses or we’ll be getting into debt.
3.to come to do :begin to do (come和不定式构成谓语) 经过一个过程发生某情况
⏹I hope we shall be friends and come to understand one another.
⏹You may come to be ashamed of what you have done today.
4.to be supposed to do: should do; ought to do
⏹Who is supposed to look after the child?
⏹He is supposed to be washing the car.
⏹She is supposed to be reading.
⏹What is he supposed to be doing now?
to be not supposed to do: to be not allowed to do
⏹You are not supposed to talk to strangers.
⏹It is a secret still, I am not supposed to say.
⏹Supposing that假使（状语从句）
⏹Supposing that she doesn’t come, what shall we do?
⏹Supposing that he asks you, will you go?
5. …a time when (when: at which time) (attributive clause) (after nouns: time, day year, childhood…)
⏹I have always longed for the time when I should be able to be independent.
⏹At the time when I saw him, he was well.
⏹There are moments when I forget all about it.
to be associated with: to be connected with; to be related to
⏹Cigarette smoking has been associated with breast as well as lung cancer.
⏹He wished to forget everything associated with his former life/wife.
⏹Political news was often related to economic and social problems.
6. to carry out: fulfill; complete sth
⏹We intend to carry out our full policy.
⏹I was chosen to carry out the experiment.
⏹He didn’t carry out his promise.
7. In one’s name; in the name of : by the right or power of
⏹I arrest you in the name of the law.
⏹Let me thank you in the name of us all.
⏹The Prime Minister spoke in the name of the king.
8. to save up: keep (money) for future use; keep and not spend/use as for a special purpose
to save for
⏹We are saving for a new car./ for a new house.
⏹We are saving to get married.
9. to sit up: not go to bed(until late)
⏹I sat up until midnight, writing letters and reading.
⏹They sat up all night playing cards.
⏹We don’t allow the children to sit up late.
10. first of all: before everything else; in the first place
⏹First of all, you must be frank. I shall try first of all to make them alter their ideas.
11. to put up: raise
⏹Put up your hand if you think you know the answer.
⏹Drop your weapons and put up your hands.
to put up: build
⏹They are putting up several new houses on our street. These houses were put up in 1924.
to put up: provide lodging and food for
⏹I hope you will be able to put me up for a few days.
⏹I am afraid I cannot put you up; you will have to go to a hotel.
to put up张贴，挂上to put in a public place
⏹It’s time we put up Christmas decorations in the living room. To put up a notice
12. in advance: before in time; beforehand; ahead of time
to pay rent in advance
⏹There is n o reason why you shouldn’t tell them in advance that you are going.
⏹Send your luggage in advance.
in advance of : in front of
⏹She walked two yards in advance of her husband.
13. whatever: no matter what(adverbial of clause)
⏹Don’t lose heart, whatever you d o.
⏹Whatever happens, you must be calm and quiet.
⏹Whatever (introduce adverbial clauses of subject and object.)
⏹Whatever I have now will be yours in the future.
⏹I’ll do whatever you wish.
⏹One should stick to whatever one has begun.
1 .工作喝掉
小啜:少量饮用
:连续(表示动作一直持续下去)
她打字的小房间里。

整个下午他在笑。

啜饮她喝要礼貌。

2。

to go/get/slip/run into debt:欠钱
容易负债比的一遍。

我们必须减少支出,否则就要负债了。

3 .产品来做:开始做(来和不定式构成谓语)经过一个过程发生某情况
我希望我们将成为朋友,了解彼此。

你可能来你今天所做的事情感到羞愧的。

4。

应该做的事:应该做;应该做的
应该照顾孩子是谁?
他应该是洗车。

她应该是阅读。

他现在应该做的是什么?
不应该做:不允许做
你不应该和陌生人说话。

它仍是一个秘密,我不应该说。

假设假使(状语从句)
假设她不来,我们怎么办?
假设他问你,你会去吗?
5。

…的时候(当:时间)(定语从句)(名词:时间后,天,童年…)
我一直渴望的时候我应该是独立的。

当我看到他的时候,他很好。

有时刻我忘掉它。

与…联系在一起;与
吸烟与乳腺癌有关以及肺癌。

他想忘掉一切与他以前的生活/老婆。

政治新闻往往与经济和社会问题有关。

6。

执行:满足;完成某事
我们打算执行我们的完整的政策。

我选择开展实验。

他没有实现他的诺言。

7 .工作。

在一个人的名字;以…的名义:由权利或权力
我以法律的名义逮捕你。

让我感谢您在我们所有人的名字。

总理说国王的名字。

8题。

保存(货币)以备将来使用;保持，不要用在一个特殊的目的上保存为
我们省钱买一辆新车。

/买一栋新房子。

我们存钱结婚。

9。

坐起来:不睡觉(直到很晚)
我熬夜到午夜,写信和阅读。

他们坐一整夜打牌。

我们不允许孩子们熬夜。

10题。

首先:在一切事情之前;在第一时间
首先,你一定是弗兰克。

我将首先尝试使他们改变他们的想法。

11。

提出:提高
举起你的手如果你认为你知道答案。

扔掉你的武器和举手。

提出:构建
他们几个新房子在我们的街道。

这些房子是1924年建造的。

住宿:提供住宿和食物
我希望你能够把我几天。

我恐怕不能给你;你得去旅馆。

了张贴,挂在公共场所上
是我们在客厅里圣诞装饰品。

张贴通知
12题。

提前:在时间之前;事先;提前
提前支付租金
没有理由你不应该提前告诉他们,你会。

提前送你的行李。

在前面:在前面
她提前走了两码的她的丈夫。

13题。

无论什么(状语从句)
不要灰心,无论你做什么。

无论发生什么,你必须保持冷静和安静。

不管(介绍主体和客体的状语从句)。

无论我将来会是你的。

我会做任何你希望。

应该坚持任何一个已经开始。

III.Post-Reading Activities
校服的活动
Questions for Group Discussion
小组讨论问题
1．What do the two subtitles mean?
这两个副标题是什么意思?
The subtitle “More Stuffing” is a play on words. The verb “to stuff” has several meanings, but there are two that come to mind at Christmas time. First, “to stuff” means to overeat( to eat too much); second, “to stuff a chicken or a turkey” means to put stuffing ( a mixture of bread and seasonings) inside before it is cooked. So in this case, the subtitle “More Stuffing” means “Do you want to stuff more into your stomach?” and “Would you like some more stuffing?” The latter is a polite question one would ask at the dinner table.
副标题“更多的填充物”是文字游戏。

动词“to stuff”有几个意思，但在圣诞节的时候有两个意思。

首先，“to stuff”的意思是吃得过饱(吃得太多);第二，“把鸡肉或火鸡填入馅料”的意思是把馅料(面包和调味料的混合物)放在里面，然后煮熟。

所以在这种情况下，副标题“更多的填充物”的意思是“你想把更多的东西塞进肚子里吗?”和“你想再要些填料吗?”后者是一个礼貌的问题，有人会在餐桌上问。

The subtitle “Not Only for Children?” means that Christmas is not only a wonderful time for children but also for adults. It can also help adults get out of the ordinary routine of life.
副标题“不只是为孩子们准备的?”这意味着圣诞节不仅是孩子们的好时光，也是成人的美好时光。

它还能帮助成年人摆脱日常生活的常规。

2．Who do you agree with, Patrick Brendan or Lynne Knight? Can you give additional reasons to support his/her view.
.你同意,帕特里克·布伦丹还是Lynne骑士?你能给出其他理由来支持他/她的观点吗?
Sample1
I agree with Patrick Brendan. I think Christmas is a waste of money. People buy a lot of food that they are able to finish. They spend a lot of money on presents. All this produces a lot of waste. People rarely think of others who are less fortunate. They indulge themselves with good food and beautiful clothes. Every year, they celebrate Christmas in the same way, which is boring.. The real meaning of Christmas has been lost in the commercialization. Christmas causes sickness and depression. People eat and drink too much and poor people feel sad because they can’t afford to buy things. 我同意Patrick Brendan的观点。

我认为圣诞节是浪费金钱。

人们买了很多可以完成的食物。

他们在礼物上
花了很多钱。

所有这些都产生了大量的废物。

人们很少想到那些不幸的人。

他们尽情享受美味的食物和漂
亮的衣服。

每年，他们都以同样的方式庆祝圣诞节，这很无聊。

圣诞节的真正意义已经在商业化中消失了。

圣诞节会引起疾病和抑郁。

人们吃得太多，喝得太多，穷人因为买不起东西而感到悲伤。

Sample 2
I agree with Lynne Knight. After working all year through, people do need a time for relaxation and a time for family reunions. Christmas is just the time for it. All the family members can get together, eating the food they like and chatting with each other. Presents are not important; what’s important is the friendship between people. It is important to have a holiday that celebrates kindness and goodwill to others. People should think of less fortunate people more often, but at least they can do it at Christmas. Holidays that make children happy are wonderful.
我同意Lynne Knight的观点。

在工作了一年之后，人们确实需要一个放松的时间和一个家庭团聚的时间。

圣诞节正是时候。

所有的家庭成员可以聚在一起，吃他们喜欢的食物，互相聊天。

礼物不重要;重要的是人
与人之间的友谊。

重要的是要有一个节日来庆祝对他人的仁慈和善意。

人们应该多想想不幸的人，但至少
他们可以在圣诞节时这样做。

让孩子快乐的假期是美妙的。

IV.Further Development
进一步发展
1．Additional Information
额外的信息
⏹Apart from Christmas and April Fool’s day, some of the most important
holidays in the united States are Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, New Ye ar’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Easter.
⏹除了圣诞节,愚人节,一些最重要的节日在美国劳动节,万圣节,感恩节,新年,情人节,母亲节,父亲节
和复活节
⏹Labor Day, celebrated the Monday in September, is an occasion for parades to
honor workers. The story of Labor Day began in the 19th century with the dream of a carpenter named Peter J. MeGuire, who grew up eventually to become the president of a national union of carpenters. MeGuire was well-acquainted with both the satisfaction and the suffering that accompanies hard work. He wanted to est ablish a holiday “to honor the industrial spirit, the great vital force of the nation”. At his suggestion, the first Labor Day parade was held in New York City in 1884, Labor Day became a federal holiday in the United States.
⏹劳动节,周一庆祝9月,是一个时机游行纪念工人。

劳动节的故事始于19世纪，当时的梦想是木匠
彼得·j·梅奎尔(Peter j . MeGuire)，他最终成长为一个木匠工会的全国联盟的主席。

梅奎尔很熟悉
努力工作带来的满足感和痛苦。

他想要建立一个“纪念工业精神，国家伟大的生命力”的节日。

根据他的建议，第一次劳动节游行在1884年在纽约市举行，劳动节在美国成为联邦假日。

⏹Because the holiday also marks the end of the summer vacation period for
many people, it is often the time for an outing to the beach, a picnic in the park, or a barbecue in the back yard. Since this holiday provides a three-day weekend for most workers and students, many people use it to enjoy a few last summer days relaxing outdoors.
⏹因为假期也标志着夏季的结束假期对许多人来说,往往是郊游去海滩的时候,在公园里野餐,或在后
院烧烤。

由于这个假期为大部分的工人和学生提供了一个为期三天的周末，许多人利用它来享受一些去年夏天在户外放松的日子。

⏹Every year on October 31, Halloween is celebrated throughout the United
States. American children love to dress up in costumes and go trick-or-treating.
If an adult refuses to supply a treat----candy, cookies, fruit, or money----the children may play a trick. Typical Halloween pranks are soaping windows, writing on doors with crayons, overturning garage cans, sticking pins into doorbells to keep them ringing, and spraying shaving cream on cars and friends. Masquerading (pretending to be), begging, and many other Halloween customs are mainly for the amusement of children. The name Halloween is a short way of saying All Hollow’s Eve, which means the night before the Roman Catholic holy day of All Saints’ Day. Although Halloween got its name from a Christmas festival, its customs are of death and a Roman festival in honor of the goddess of gardens and orchards. The Halloween colors, black and orange, suggest both ideas: death and harvest.
⏹每年10月31日庆祝万圣节在美国。

美国的孩子们喜欢穿上盛装去玩“不给糖就捣乱”的游戏。

如
果一个成年人拒绝提供糖果、饼干、水果或金钱，孩子们可能会玩一个把戏。

典型的万圣节恶作剧是用蜡笔，用蜡笔在门上写字，把车库的罐子翻倒，把针插在门铃上，让它们不停地响，在汽车和朋友身上喷洒剃须膏。

假扮(假装)、乞讨和其他许多万圣节习俗主要是为了娱乐孩子。

“Halloween”这个词是“All Hollow ' s Eve”的缩写，意思是“万圣节前夜”。

虽然万圣节的名字来源于一个圣诞节，但它的习俗是死亡和一个罗马节日，以纪念花园和果园女神。

万圣节的颜色，黑色和橙色，暗示了两个想法:死亡和收获。

⏹In the United States, the fourth Thursday in November is called Thanksgiving
Day. On this day, celebrated with big dinners and happy reunions. The first American Thanksgiving was held in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621.Many of the traditions of the modern American Thanksgiving come from that first Thanksgiving celebration. Today’s Thanksgiving turkey is much like the ones that were hunted in the forest around Plymouth. Squash and corn, which were also harvested by the early Pilgrims, appear on the Thanksgiving table.
Pumpkin pie is a traditional Thanksgiving dessert.
⏹在美国,11月的第四个星期四是感恩节。

在这一天，人们举行盛大的晚宴，欢欢喜喜的团聚。

第一
个美国感恩节于1621年在马萨诸塞州的普利茅斯举行。

现代美国感恩节的许多传统都来自于第一次感恩节庆祝。

今天的感恩节火鸡和在普利茅斯附近的森林里狩猎的火鸡很像。

早期的朝圣者也收获了南瓜和玉米，出现在感恩节餐桌上。

南瓜派是传统的感恩节甜点。

⏹Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. On this occasion,
Mother usually receives greeting cards and gifts from her husband and
children. The best gift for an American Mom is a day of leisure. The modern employed homemaker enjoy s the traditional Mother’s Day custom of breakfast (or brunch) cooked by her family and served to her on a tray in bed. Later in the day, it’s also traditional for the extended family group to get together for dinner, either in a restaurant or in one of their homes.
Flowers are an important part of Mother’s Day. Mothers are often given corsage or a plant for the occasion, particularly if they are elderly. If the Mother is no longer living, the children often place flowers on her grave.
母亲节是在五月的第二个星期日庆祝。

在这个场合，母亲通常会收到丈夫和孩子们的贺卡和礼物。

对一个美国妈妈来说，最好的礼物就是一天的空闲。

现代工作的家庭主妇享受着传统的母亲节(或早午餐)的传统，并在床上的托盘上招待她。

当天晚些时候，这也是传统的大家庭聚餐，无论是在餐馆还是在家里。

鲜花是母亲节的重要组成部分。

母亲们通常会给她们一些花束或植物，特别是当她们是老年人的时候。

如果母亲已不在人世，孩子们常把花放在她的坟上。

⏹Father’s Day is celebrated throughout the United States and Canada on the
third Sunday in June. The holiday customs are similar to Mother’s Day. Dad also receives greeting cards and gifts from his family and enjoys a day of leisure.
⏹庆祝父亲节在美国和加拿大在六月的第三个星期天。

节日习俗与母亲节相似。

爸爸也会收到家人
的贺卡和礼物，并享受一天的闲暇。

⏹Easter, one of the most important Christmas holidays, got its name and many
of its customs and symbols from a pagan festival. This ancient holiday honored Easter, the goddess of springtime and sunrise. Her name came from east, where the sun rises. Every spring, northern European people celebrated the festival of Easter to honor the
⏹复活节,圣诞节最重要的一个节日,它的名字和它的许多风俗和符号从一个异教徒的节日。

这个古老
的节日是复活节，是春天和日出的女神。

她的名字来自东方，太阳升起的地方。

每年春天，北欧人都会庆祝复活节来纪念这个节日
⏹Every spring, northern European people celebrated the festival of Eostre to
honor the awakening of new life in nature. Later, Christmas related the rising of the sun to the Resurrection of Christ and to their own spiritual rebirth.
(According to the New Testament, on Easter Sunday, Jesus Christ, who had died on the cross and been placed in his tomb, came to life again.)
⏹每年春天,北欧人专供厄俄斯特的节日用的圣物纪念庆祝新生命的觉醒。

后来，圣诞节将太阳的升
起与基督的复活以及他们自己的精神重生联系起来。

(根据新约，在复活节，耶稣基督，死在十字架上，被安置在他的坟墓里，复活了。

)
⏹Many modern Easter symbols came from pagan times. The egg, for example,
was exchanged by the ancient Persians, Greeks, and Chinese at their spring festivals. In Christmas times, the egg too
⏹许多现代复活节象征来自异教时代。

例如，古代波斯人、希腊人和中国人在他们的春节期间交换
了彩蛋。

在圣诞节的时候，鸡蛋也是
⏹The Easter bunny also came from pre-Christmas times. The rabbit, a very
fertile animal, was a natural symbol of new life. Today, children enjoy eating
chocolate bunnies and listening to stories about Easter bunny, who brings Easter eggs in a fancy basket. In some families, the parents hide candy eggs for the children to find.
⏹复活节兔子也来自于圣诞节前的时间。

兔子是一种很有生育能力的动物，是新生活的自然象征。

今天，孩子们喜欢吃巧克力兔，听着复活节兔子的故事，他们把复活节彩蛋放在一个别致的篮子里。

在一些家庭里，父母为孩子们藏糖果蛋。

⏹Traditionally, the meats associated with Easter are lamb and ham. Both of
these meats have had symbolic meaning since ancient times. In the Old Testament, Abraham used the lamb as a sacrifice after thousands of years; the pig has been a symbol of good luck. On Easter Sunday, smoked or cooked ham is the traditional main course in both Europe and the United States.
⏹传统上,与复活节相关的肉类是羊肉和火腿。

这两种肉自古以来就具有象征意义。

在旧约中，亚伯
拉罕用羊羔作了几千年的祭品;猪是好运的象征。

在复活节，熏制或煮熟的火腿是欧洲和美国传统的主菜。

⏹Easter is a happy time. The continual rebirth of physical life on earth
symbolizes the eternity of spiritual life. But the deeper meaning of Easter is a profound paradox. The story of Christ implies that for all Christians the beginning of eternal life is physical death.
What do you know about the traditional Chinese Festivals?
复活节是一个快乐的时间。

地球上物质生命的不断再生象征着精神生活的永恒。

但复活节的深层含义是一个深奥的悖论。

基督的故事暗示，对所有的基督徒来说，永恒生命的开始是肉体的死亡。

你对中国传统节日了解多少?
⏹Apart from the spring festival, some of the traditional Chinese festivals are:
⏹New Year’s Day (Jan. 1st, Solar Calendar);
⏹the Lantern Festival( Jan.15th, Lunar Calendar);
⏹Pure Brightness( Clear and Bright Day) (April 5th, Solar Calendar)
⏹the Dragon Boat Festival (May 5th, Lunar Calendar);
⏹the Double Ninth Festival( Sep. 9th, Lunar Calendar);
⏹the Mid-autumn Festival (August 15th, Lunar Calendar)
除了春节外,一些中国的传统节日:
元旦(1月1日,阳历);
元宵节(Jan.15th农历);
纯亮度(清明一天)(4月5日,阳历)
端午节(农历5月5日);
重阳节(农历9月9日);
中秋节(农历8月15日)
⏹
2．Writing
Write a composition on the following topic: My Favorite Holiday. You should write at least 100 words. Remember to write neatly.
写一篇作文，主题是:我最喜欢的节日。

你应该至少写100个字。

记得要写整齐。

Samples
My Favorite Holiday
我最喜欢的节日。