《Vega(織女星)》

1、Li Fang Hu Jin Made an appointment with Hu Jin Waited in the coffee shop Not met her Made an appointment with Li Fang Kept her word but waited in the tea shop Not turned up in the coffee shop Heart-broken; alone with; like a fool Would not hold his breath for her to apologize Would drown his sadness

2、 in coffee (wait without much hope) (drink coffee in order to forget the sadness/sorrow) Waited for him all the time Gave up and threwaway Met Hu Jin without gifts Met Li Fang with gifts Felt worried Guess the words according to their meanings: 1._ say sorry to sb 2._ cry in a low voice or silently

3、3._ a person who makes news known 4._ act of allowing 5._ die in water because of unable to breathe 6._ not difficult to understand or see 7._ a person who is not clever 8._ pardon or show mercy to sb 9._ two; husband and wife apologize weep announcer permission drown obvious fool forgive couple Fes

4、tivals for lovers? Qiqiao Festival Valentines Day All shall be well, and Jack shall have Jill. Every festival has its origin-to honour someone or from a fairy tale. Do you know the origin of Chinese Valentines Day-Qiqiao Festival? Zhinu Niulang the weaving girl the 7th daughter of the Goddess of Hea

5、ven the herd boy Qiqiao Festival fell in love got married The Goddess got angry forced to leave each other Cross the Milky Way to meet only once a year The Chinese people believe that the star Vega（織女星）（織女星）, east of the Milky Way, is Zhinu and, at the constellation of Aquila（天鷹座）（天鷹座）, on the weste

6、rn side of the Milky Way, Niulang waits for his wife. A sad love story Fast reading True or false: 1. The girl Li Fang loved and waited for didnt turn up. But he didnt lose heart. 2. If it is raining on Qiqiao Festival, it means that Zhinu is weeping and the couple will be able to meet. 3. Because h

7、er most lovely daughter got married to a human secretly, the Goddess got very angry. 4. Hu Jin had been waiting for Li Fang for a long time with a gift for him. 5. When Li Fang met Hu Jin, he felt very glad. F F T T F Divide the passage into three parts and match the main ideas. Part One Paras One a

8、lone with; like a fool Would not hold his breath for her to apologize Would drown his sadness in coffee (wait without much hope) (drink coffee in order to forget the sadness/sorrow) Waited for him all the time Gave up and threwaway Met Hu Jin without gifts Met Li Fang with gifts Felt worried What ar

9、e the differences and similarities between the two festivals? Discussion How should we treat Chinese traditional festivals and some western festivals? Nowadays, some people pay more attention to Valentines Day than Qiqiao Festival, which was once one of the most popular festivals in ancient China. A

10、nyway, each festival in China has its own tale and meaning. So we should hold on to our own festivals and culture, as well as pass them on from generation to generation. We should never allow some western festivals to take the place of Chinese traditional festivals. 1. turn up 1) appear 出現(xiàn)出現(xiàn) He hasn

11、t turned up so far. 他到目前還沒有出現(xiàn)。他到目前還沒有出現(xiàn)。 2) (聲音聲音,水等水等)開大點(diǎn)開大點(diǎn),調(diào)高點(diǎn)調(diào)高點(diǎn) Turn up the radio a little; I can scarcely hear the program. 相關(guān)短語相關(guān)短語: turn down turn off turn on turn out turn to sb. for help 拒絕拒絕; (聲音聲音,水等水等)開小點(diǎn)開小點(diǎn),調(diào)低點(diǎn)調(diào)低點(diǎn) 關(guān)掉關(guān)掉 結(jié)果是結(jié)果是. 打開打開 向某人求助向某人求助 2. be with sb( in sth)和和在一起在一起,站在站在一邊一邊, 同意

12、某人某事同意某人某事 Whatever you do, Ill be with you. He is with you in what you have said. 3. keep ones word/promise 守信用，遵守諾言守信用，遵守諾言 break ones word/promise, 失信，違背諾言失信，違背諾言 A gentleman should always keep his word. Dont break your word, otherwise, no one will trust you. 注意：注意：keep ones word和和break ones word

13、中的中的 名詞名詞word常用單數(shù)形式。常用單數(shù)形式。 相關(guān)相關(guān)word短語：短語： in a word/in short 簡而言之；總之簡而言之；總之 have a word with sb. 與某人談話與某人談話 have words with sb. 與某人發(fā)生口角與某人發(fā)生口角 in other words 換句話說換句話說 They asked him to leave- _ , he was fired. Could I _ you now? The couple always _ each other, even if they love each other so much.

14、have a word with in other words have words with in other words have a word with has words with 4. hold ones breath 閉氣閉氣,屏住呼吸屏住呼吸, 屏息以待屏息以待, 焦慮地等待焦慮地等待 Hold your breath and count to ten. The program is so excellent that we hold our breath. He held his breath for the result. dont hold your breath 別眼巴巴

15、地等別眼巴巴地等; 有你等的有你等的 She said shed do it this week, but dont hold your breath! take breath 歇口氣歇口氣,歇會(huì)兒歇會(huì)兒 be out of breath / lose ones breath 喘不過氣來喘不過氣來,上氣不接下氣上氣不接下氣 breathe v. 5.apologize apologize to sb for (doing) sth = say sorry to sb for doing sth apology n. make an apology to sb for (doing) sth Y

16、ou must apologize to the teacher for being so rude. 你必須為你的粗魯行為向老師道歉。你必須為你的粗魯行為向老師道歉。 6. drown 1) 浸，淹沒浸，淹沒 洪水淹沒了街道和房子。洪水淹沒了街道和房子。 借借 消愁消愁 drown ones sorrow/sadness in There is a drowning man in the river. 2） 淹死淹死 The floods drowned the streets and houses. 河里有一個(gè)落水的人。河里有一個(gè)落水的人。 There is a drowned man o

17、n the beach. 7. It is obvious that, 很明顯 It was obvious that they were unwilling to help us. = obviously 8. fall in love with sb 動(dòng)作 Zhinu fell in love with Niulang at the first sight she saw him. be in love with sb 狀態(tài) 9. marry 的用法： 1) 她嫁給了一個(gè)律師。 She married with a lawyer. She married a lawyer. She got

18、 married to a lawyer. T F 2) 她和一位律師結(jié)婚了。 She got married with a lawyer. She got married a lawyer. She was married to a lawyer. F F T T 3) 他們結(jié)婚三年了。 They have married for three years. They have got married for three years. They have been married for three years. They got married three years ago. Its th

19、ree years since they got married. F F T get married (to sb)= marry sb (動(dòng)作) T T be married (to sb) (狀態(tài)) marry A to B 把A嫁給B T F 4)去年她父親把她嫁給了一個(gè)富有的人. Her father married her to a rich man last year. Her father was married her with a rich last year man . 10. try to do= try ones best to do = do what one ca

20、n to do =do all (that) one can to do = do anything one can to do manage to do : succeed in doing 11. set off/out for = leave for 動(dòng)身去 When will you set off for Hang Zhou for further education? He was about to set off for home when the manager asked him to do extra work. set off 使（地雷、炸彈）爆炸; 引起,使某人做某事;

21、 襯托,使更明顯;點(diǎn)綴 set about doing sth. 著手（做某事） set up 建立，創(chuàng)立 set down 寫下，記下 The bomb could be set off at any time. set me off laughing 使我大笑起來 set off a strike 引起罷工 The green leaves set off the red flower. set off set down set about set up set out He always knows what to _ in class. We _ for London just aft

22、er ten. We need to _ finding a solution. A fund will _ for the dead mens families. She _ to clean the house. set down set off set about be set up set out 著手著手/ /開始開始/ /打算做某事打算做某事 12. remind sb of sth 使某人想起某事使某人想起某事, This photo reminds him of his childhood. This film reminds people of the hard experi

23、ence that Chinese people has suffered. remind sb to do sth 提醒某人做某事提醒某人做某事 His parents often remind him to study hard. remind sb that He reminded me that I should have been more careful. 13. forgive sb for (doing) sth 因因原諒原諒/寬恕某人寬恕某人 Ill never forgive him for what he did. He has forgiven you for doing that. forgive and forget 不念舊惡，不記仇不念舊惡，不記仇 forgiveness n 他提醒我本應(yīng)該小心點(diǎn)。他提醒我本應(yīng)該小心點(diǎn)。 王葳非常崇拜這位歌星, 日夜盼望著在北京見到他. Wang Wei admired the pop star so much that he looked forward to meeting him i