基础口译unit6

Language Study: hear of
hear of : be old about or have knowledge of Examples: Three weeks passed, and nothing was heard of the missing boy.
Language Study: nonsense

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at intervals: a. with time between b. with spaces between Example: He visits the town at intervals. The trees were planted at 20 ft at intervals
Pre-reading Question
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What do you know about Hallowe’en?
Do you know any traditional Chinese festivals that are related to ghost in their origins? Give details.
listen to the following recording from the VOA special English and fill the blank


Many Americans Halloween on Monday by placing pumpkins outside their homes. A Halloween tradition is to the big, round squash. Pumpkins are also an important part of the Thanksgiving holiday in late November. Tradition says early ate pumpkin pie, or something similar to it, with the during the first celebration.
Jack O’Lantern:
Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that, should Jack die, he would not claim his soul. The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree's bark so that the Devil could not come down until the Devil promised Jack not to bother him for ten more years. When Jack died, he wasn’t allowed to go to heaven. When he tried to go to hell, he found that because he had tricked the devil, he wasn’t admitted in hell. Instead, Saintain threw him a candle to light his way on earth. Jack put the candle in a pumpkin and made a landern.


Pumpkins are members of the gourd family. They are related to melons, cucumbers and squashes. They are, like all of their , , not . Pumpkins have firm flesh, seeds in the center and that is usually orange. And they contain more than almost any other fruit. Pumpkins have been grown for thousands of years in North and Central America. They have been grown for so long, in fact, it is unclear what wild relative the plant has. Pumpkins grow on . Most pumpkins weigh a few kilograms, but some have four hundred fifty kilograms.
nonsense: foolish talk, ideas, behavior Example: I think the report is nonsense and nothing but a waste of paper.
Language Study: look the part
look the part: have an appearance for a particular job, role, or position Example: I think he must be a captain---- he certainly looks the part.
Cultural Notes
What is the jack O’Lantern?
People have been making jack-o'-lanterns at Halloween for centuries. The practice originated from an Irish myth about a man nicknamed "Stingy Jack." According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn't want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks. Once the Devil did so, Jack decided to keep the money and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil from changing back into his original form.

rowan: 花楸树
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Ducking for the apple :
The game is played by filling a tub or a large basin with water and putting apples in the water. also known as bobbing for apples
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spell: n. a: words used as a charm, supposed to have magic power b: a usually quickly-passing period of illness, fainting, attack Examples: The beauty of the island cast a spell over the tourists.
Questions for discussion
1. When is Hallowe’en? 2. Who did people think would come back on earth on Hallowe’en? 3. What were some of the old customs that some superstitious people kept? 4. Why did people hang rowan leaves over stable and shed doors? 5. What do children do on Hallowe’en? And want happens to those people who have no sweet for them ?
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a cold spell a spell of coughing CF: To cast/put/lay/set a spell over/ on sb. To break the spell



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stables and sheds: Horses are kept in stables and cattle (cows and bulls) are kept in sheds.

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keep up: continue to practice or observe something Example: There are a number of people keep up the tradition of making pumpkin pies on Thanks Giving Day. Do you still keep up your Japenese.

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ducking for the apple: trying to get an apple which is floating on water by biting into it without using one’s hands.
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enchant: v. a. placed under a magic spell b. fill (somebody) with great delight ( by/ with) Example: He is enchanted with her manner. A enchanted garden
Text Organization
parts Paragraph-s 1 Paras 1-2 Events Superstitious feature of Hallowe’en
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Paras 2-4
Hallowe’en for Childen and relation to Jack O’Lantern
Reading I Hollowe’en
Pre-reading Task Cultural Notes Text Organization Questions for Discussion Language Study Text Translation

Pre-reading Task

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hymn: n. song of praise, esp. one praising God sung by Christians Example: Police and hospital records indicate that the majority of victims of domestic violence are women.