必修三-Unit1-festivals-and-celebrations2

One must show honour to one’s parents. 2) in honour of 为了纪念 A festival is set in honour of the hero.
For the Japanese festival Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. • Clean graves ：扫墓 • In memory of ：纪念 • 在日本的盂兰盆节，人们要扫墓、燃香， 以纪念祖先。
In the shape of : 以……形状 在这个重要的节日里，人们会吃制成骨头 形状的食物和带有“骨头”装饰的蛋糕。
6. Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. 万圣节也源自人们古老的信念, 认为亡者 的灵魂会返回人间。 1) origin n. 起源; 由来,
. in memory of/ to the memory of sb. 纪念某人 The statue was built in memory of the famous scientist.
这个雕像是为了纪念那位 有名的科学家而建立的。
honour
1) 光荣，荣誉(n)
They fight for the honour of the country.
What do people in Western countries do in memory of the dead? They used to believe in the _______of return spirits of dead people. It is now a the_______ _________festival, when they can children’s dress up _________and go to their neighbor’s homes to ask for______. sweets
2,Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient time.
• Of all kinds: 各种各样的 • 现在完成时：have done +动词过去分词
• the same kind of
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Obon in Japan
What do people in Mexico do in memory of the dead? They offer____,________and______ food flowers gifts to the dead on the Day of the Dead. On that day, People eat food in the shape of ______and cakes with ______on skulls bones them.
mean to do sth. 的意思是“打算或企
图做某事”，其主语通常是表示人的名
词或代词，其过去完成式表示“本来打
算做某事”。
3). mean sb. to do sth. mean sb. to do sth. 的意思是“打算 让某人做某事”，也可以用于被动结构。
In some parts of London, missing a bus means _____ for another hour. A. B. to wait A waiting C. wait D. to be waiting
句意为：在伦敦的一些地方，错过一班 公共汽车意味着再等一个小时。
想一想
Fast reading
Origins of festivals Para.1
庆祝严寒结束，春播秋收 Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of the ____ _______, planting in cold weather ______ spring and harvest in _______. autumn Today’s festivals have many ______, origins some ________, some _________and religious seasonal some people events for special ______ or ______.
• different kinds of • a kind of
相同种类的
不同种类的 某种
Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn.
beliefs. 有些成员有着强烈的政治理念。
• The western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the spirits of dead people. • Have its origin in sth. : 起源于 • Spirit: 灵魂、精神 • 西方节日万圣节也源自人们对于亡者的灵魂 的古老的信念。
In Mexico, people celebrate the day of the dead in early November.
• 在墨西哥，亡灵节是在11月初。
• On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with ‘bone’ on them.
1. Festival are meant to celebrate important times of year.
mean 的用法 1). mean doing sth. mean doing sth. 的意思 是“意味着（必须要做某 事或导致种结果）”, 其 主语通常是指事物的词。
2). mean to do sth.
pumpkin head
mask
Halloween in Western countries
Festival of the dead 亡灵节 • Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. • Honor,同honour, 纪念 • The dead 死去的人 • 有些节日是为纪念死去的人，或使祖先得 到满足，因为祖先们可能回到世上提供帮 助，也可能带来危害。
• The end of sth. : ……的结尾或结束 • 大多数古代的节日都庆祝严寒天气的结束、 春天的播种和秋天的收获。
. …would starve if food was
difficult to find, ...
如果食物难找到, 他们会挨饿。
starve v. 挨饿; 饿死
He said he would starve rather than
• The tradition has its origins in the Middle Ages. 这个传统发源于中世纪。
2) belief n. 信任; 信心; 信仰。 belief 通常用作不可数名词,
religious beliefs 宗教信仰
Several members hold very strong political
Festivals and celebrations
节日和庆典
Review New Year Spring Festival Mother's Day Lantern Festival festivals Father's Day Tomb-sweeping Day Fool’s Day Labor’s Day Valentine's Day Dragon Boat Festival Christmas Children's Day Carnival Army’s Day Easter Teachers’ Day Halloween Mid-Autumn Day Obon National Day
They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. • Light lamp: 点灯笼 • Back to earth: 回到人世间 • 他们还点灯笼和放音乐，因为他们认为这 样做能引导祖先们回到人世间。
The Day of the Dead in Mexico
What do people in Western countries do in memory of the dead? They used to believe in the _______of return spirits of dead people. It is now a the_______ _________festival, when they can children’s dress up _________and go to their neighbor’s homes to ask for______. sweets
Today’s festivals have many origins, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.