Unit 14 Festivals

people are waiting for the parade to ___

_ them by and for someone to throw them a , some

, or some . Mardi Gras is a holiday _________ in th

e of the U.S. Mardi Gras, is French and means

. Mardi Gras is celebrated on a Tuesday between

3 and 9, people like to in colou

rful and unusual costumes, The official colours of Mardi

Gras are , and . Mardi Gras is celebrate

d for before Fat Tuesday .

Part 1Thousands of

pass cup

beads candy

South celebrated

“Fat Tuesday”

February March

purple green gold

two weeks

dress up

Part 2 Ramadan is one of the most for Muslims. The name of the festival the Arabic month it is celebrated. Ramadan is celebrated in countries all over the world, in Africa and the Middle East. People celebrate it in the month of the Arabic lunar . During Ramadan, people must not eat during the day: from when the sun to when the sun , people celebrating Ramadan will not or . When the sun has gone down, however , the celebration begins. People often all night eating, singing and .

important festivals

comes fromin which

especially

calendar

comes up goes down

eat smoke

stay up

dancing

ninth

Part 3In late many people around the world celebrated . The festival is a celebration of spring and it is also a holiday.It is the time for Easter bunnies and egg hunts,and of course for eating lots of . Easter is celebrated in late ___ or early but the exact dates are_____________ year to year. In some countries, the Easter Bunny will visit and children will go on egg hunts, eggs and candy that have been by their parents. In other countries, Easter is a time for children to_________ like witches( 女巫 ) and go from door to door___________ candy –much like Halloween in the US. The Easter Bunny and the Easter Egg are of the festival.

springEaster

religious

delicious foods March April different from

looking forhidden

asking fordress up

popular symbols

1. Please compare the translation with the original.

2. I have known much of you.

3. You can ask me for help whenever necessary.

4. We are going to celebrate his sixtieth birthday.

5. We dressed up for the wedding.

6. Am I allowed to use the computer?

7. We went upstairs, following the teacher.

8. We went upstairs, followed by the teacher.

9. I’ll never forget the day when I went to school.

1. 我永远不会忘记我上学的那一天。

2. 请把译文与原文对照一下。

3. 我们为参加婚礼而盛装打扮。

4. 我可以使用电脑吗？

5. 无论何时需要，你可以求助我。

6. 我们跟着老师上了楼。

7. 我们打算庆祝他六十大寿。

Christmas Day, which celebrates the birth of

Jesus Christ, is on December 25th all over the

world. As soon as the season is coming, the

shopping is on all day long. The Christmas tree

with colored lights and the brightly wrapped

packages is very popular in every home because

people think it can bring good luck. Most people

exchange presents and send Christmas cards to

their friends and relatives. Many families go to

church on Christmas Eve or Christmas

morning.

Then they come home to enjoy a traditional

dinner. Their favorite courses are turkey, ham,

plum pudding and mince pie. Before going to bed,

children hang their stocking by the fireplace,

hoping some sweets and toys will be given by

Santa Claus. Christmas is also a time for singing.

In a word, it is a great occasion for children and

all people with love.

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• 斗争，冲突• 盛装，打扮• 按照……的看法• 从……中选择• 分发• 依赖• 破门而入

• 目的• 相似的• 邀请

（ n. ）• 团体• 庆祝（）• 场合• 商业的

• 尊敬，尊重• 一代（人）• 创造性• 欺骗，摄取• 开某人玩笑• 询问，问候• 比喻，比作 与……比较