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1. Christmas
Christmas Day, December 25, is the most important festival in the Christian world, although it is almost certainly not the day on which Jesus Christ was born. Originally Christmas was a religious rite---the “ Christ Mass”---and it did not become a fixed holiday until 440 A.D. Today, Christmas is still observed as an anniversary of the birthday of Christ, but its religious aspect is almost lost to the lay world amidst all the commercialization and human excitement of it. The celebration usually includes an exchange of cards and presents among relatives and friends, decking the sitting room out with a Christmas tree, and a feast featuring a turkey or a goose.
H. Who was the man looking for? I. How did the boy feel when he finally got what he wanted? J. What does he think of thaw can Christmas be merry and miserable at one time?
4. eve: the evening before a festival or an important event Examples: Bill stayed up late on the eve of the final exam. The candidate did not stop campaigning even on the eve of the election. Firecrackers are heard everywhere on New Year's Eve.
大学英语精读 ---- Book I
Unit Five
Unit Five
I. Background Information II. Pre-reading questions Ⅲ. Words & Phrases IV. Language points
Background Information
Pre-reading questions
A. What is the boy’s name? B. What did he want as a Christmas present? C. What did he do on Christmas Eve and what did he get
early on Christmas morning?
D. How did he react and feel, then? E. What did his mother do when he was weeping? F. And what about his father? G. What happened after an hour or so?
*** What does the author mean by saying that Christmas was the best, and at the same time, the worst he ever knew?
Words and Phrases
1. make sure: act so as to be certain Examples: Make sure (that) you have the key. Father makes sure that all lights are off before he goes to bed. Make sure that you haven't forgotten to pack everything you're likely to need.
2. declare: make known clearly or formally; say strongly or openly Examples: The scientist declared the results of his experiment. Peace was declared at last. He declared that he would never help us. I declared the story (to be) false.
3. stick to: refuse to change or leave; continue one's effort at Examples: to stick to one's promise / plans I'll stick to this task until it is completed. This fellow never sticks to anything for very long.
2. “Lennie” and “Lincoln”
In the test A Miserable, Merry Christmas, “Lennie” is the pet name for the boy. His real name is “Lincoln”. “Lennie” is usually a diminutive for “Leonard”, but because “Lincoln” really has no diminutive form, the family may have just decided to call him “Lennie” which sounds somewhat like “Lincoln”.
Christmas Day, December 25, is the most important festival in the Christian world, although it is almost certainly not the day on which Jesus Christ was born. Originally Christmas was a religious rite---the “ Christ Mass”---and it did not become a fixed holiday until 440 A.D. Today, Christmas is still observed as an anniversary of the birthday of Christ, but its religious aspect is almost lost to the lay world amidst all the commercialization and human excitement of it. The celebration usually includes an exchange of cards and presents among relatives and friends, decking the sitting room out with a Christmas tree, and a feast featuring a turkey or a goose.
H. Who was the man looking for? I. How did the boy feel when he finally got what he wanted? J. What does he think of thaw can Christmas be merry and miserable at one time?
4. eve: the evening before a festival or an important event Examples: Bill stayed up late on the eve of the final exam. The candidate did not stop campaigning even on the eve of the election. Firecrackers are heard everywhere on New Year's Eve.
大学英语精读 ---- Book I
Unit Five
Unit Five
I. Background Information II. Pre-reading questions Ⅲ. Words & Phrases IV. Language points
Background Information
Pre-reading questions
A. What is the boy’s name? B. What did he want as a Christmas present? C. What did he do on Christmas Eve and what did he get
early on Christmas morning?
D. How did he react and feel, then? E. What did his mother do when he was weeping? F. And what about his father? G. What happened after an hour or so?
*** What does the author mean by saying that Christmas was the best, and at the same time, the worst he ever knew?
Words and Phrases
1. make sure: act so as to be certain Examples: Make sure (that) you have the key. Father makes sure that all lights are off before he goes to bed. Make sure that you haven't forgotten to pack everything you're likely to need.
2. declare: make known clearly or formally; say strongly or openly Examples: The scientist declared the results of his experiment. Peace was declared at last. He declared that he would never help us. I declared the story (to be) false.
3. stick to: refuse to change or leave; continue one's effort at Examples: to stick to one's promise / plans I'll stick to this task until it is completed. This fellow never sticks to anything for very long.
2. “Lennie” and “Lincoln”
In the test A Miserable, Merry Christmas, “Lennie” is the pet name for the boy. His real name is “Lincoln”. “Lennie” is usually a diminutive for “Leonard”, but because “Lincoln” really has no diminutive form, the family may have just decided to call him “Lennie” which sounds somewhat like “Lincoln”.