Festivals and celebrationswords 1 美人2 起源3 饿死4 庆祝5 收获6 祖先7 盛宴8 信仰9 诡计10 诗人11 到达12 获得13 独立的14 农业的15 奖品16 赞美17 充满活力的18 聚集19 风俗20 愚弄1.take place: to happen是不及物的动词短语Our school sports meeting will take place next Friday.从20世纪80年代开始中国发生了巨大的变化。 Great changes have taken place in China since the 1980s. take ones place=take the place of 取代 Who will take your head teachers place when she is out? take place 指经过安排的事情happen 偶然发生，碰巧发生break out 灾难、疾病、战争等突然爆发The World War _ in 1914.The football match will _ tomorrow.A terrible traffic accident _ last night.broke outtake placehappenedtake place, happen, break out的比较 Books of this kind _ (sell) well in the bookstore. This kind of books _ (sell) well in the bookstore.sellsells2. Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere句中谓语动词的单复数由“books”确定。 句中的谓语动词由“kind”确定。all kinds of 各种各样的 the same kind of 相同种类的 different kinds of 不同种类的 a kind of 某种3.starve: v. to suffer or die because one doesnt have enough to eat.挨饿， 饿死At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. They got lost in the desert and starved to death.starvation n. die of starvationto feel very hungry感觉很饿（进行时）When will the dinner be ready? Im starving4.honour: n. satisfy sb. satisfied adj. 感到满意的; be satisfied withto do sth.satisfying adj. 令人愉快的a satisfying endingsatisfaction n. 满意; to ones satisfactionShe is satisfied with his sons progress. Its satisfying to learn the success of his son in job-hunting.得知儿子找到工作,令他 非常高兴。Nick felt that nothing he did would satisfy his boss.(1)harm : n. do harm to sb. = harm sb.=be harmful to sb. (2) to cause harm to: v. 6. harm : n. 打扮;装饰It is now a childrens festival, when they can dress up and go to their neighbors homes to ask for sweets.The whole family are dressing up the Christmas tree. The little girl dressed herself up as an angel.这个小女孩将自己打扮成一个天使.11 trick: n. 抵达(不可数)a person or thing that arrives到达的人或物(可数)In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. On our arrival we were told that there were no tickets left. On (our) arrival at the farm, we were warmly welcomed by the farmers.我们一到农场就受到了农民们的热烈欢迎.There are three new arrivals in our class this term. Were expecting a new arrival in the family soon.13 gain: vt. 获得;得到;受益Within two weeks, she gained 5 pounds in weight. I have got nothing to gain by staying in this job.n. 收益;获利;好处No pains, no gains. One mans loss is another mans gain.有人损失，有人获益。” He put a lot of money into the company with the hope of gain in the future.使聚集; 收集/收拾People are grateful because their food is gathered for thewinter and the agricultural work is over.They have gathered together a lot of information on the subject. On Mondays students will gather in front of the teachingbuilding to attend the flag-raising ceremony. We all gathered round and listened to what the guide was saying.award n. 奖(品) 奖励 vt. 授予; 判决reward 报酬; 奖赏prize (优胜者的) 奖品,奖金This year the awards for best actor and actress went to two Americans. She was awarded first prize in the gymnastics competition.Yuan Longping received _from the government for his contribution to agricultural production. First _ of this match was a weekend for two in Hongkong. There is a special _ offered by the police to anyone whohelps them to find the lost child.awardsprize rewardThe most energetic and important festivals are the onesthat look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.The more he worked, the more energetic he became.12. These carnivals might include parades, dancing in thestreets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds.游行 In the past, workers were forced to work day and night,with their stomach empty.day by day逐日 day after day He was doing the same thing day after day. 他天天做同样的事。 Im looking forward to seeing you again.我盼望再次见到你。我们期待的日子最后终于来了。The day we looked forward to came at last. clothing:clothes:cloth:Un衣服，是服装的总称复数名词，统指衣服Un布；布料I need an item/article of warm _. There are many new kinds of _in this market. I will need a lot of _if I make a new dress.clothing clothes clothThe country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow. as though=as ifHe behaved as if/though nothing had happened.The stick looks as though it were broken when we put partof it in water. The teacher treats his students as though they were his own children.even though=even ifEven if I have to walk all the way Ill get there.People love to get together to eat, drink andhave fun with each other. You are sure to have a lot of fun at the party tonight.What fun it is to play with snow.玩雪真有趣。fool: n. 受骗者,愚人 Vt. 愚弄,欺骗 What fools we were not to see the trap!make a fool of sb./yourself 使出丑，闹笑话He has fooled a lot of people into believing he is an honest man.Adj. 傻的13.F