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1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上 Unit 1 Happy Family LifeSpeaking Topic 1春節(jié)詞匯 Spring Festival Words專(zhuān)心-專(zhuān)注-專(zhuān)業(yè)節(jié)日名 Greeting season春節(jié) The Spring Festival農(nóng)歷 lunar calendar正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar除夕 New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year初一 the beginning of New Year元宵節(jié) The Lantern Festival習(xí)俗 Cust

2、oms過(guò)年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival對(duì)聯(lián) poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry春聯(lián) Spring Festival couplets剪紙 paper-cuts年畫(huà) New Year paintings買(mǎi)年貨 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping敬酒 propose a toast燈籠 lantern: a portable light煙花 fireworks爆竹 firecr

3、ackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)舞獅 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)舞龍 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)戲曲 traditional opera雜耍 variety show; vaudeville燈謎 riddles written on lanterns燈會(huì) exhibit of

4、lanterns守歲 staying-up拜年 pay New Year's call; give New Year's greetings; New Year's visit禁忌 taboo去晦氣 get rid of the ill- fortune祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors壓歲錢(qián) red envelopes/red packets/a cash gift; gift money; money given to children as lunar New Year gift辭舊歲 bid farewell

5、to the old year掃房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning祝福語(yǔ) Blessings金玉滿(mǎn)堂 Treasures fill the home生意興隆 Business flourishes歲歲平安 Peace all year round恭喜發(fā)財(cái) Wishing you prosperity和氣生財(cái) Harmony brings wealth心想事成 May all your wishes come true吉祥如意 Everything goes well國(guó)泰民安 The country flourishes and people li

6、ve in peace招財(cái)進(jìn)寶 Money and treasures will be plentiful一帆風(fēng)順 Wishing you every success步步高升 Promoting to a higher position出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go祝您新的一年快樂(lè)幸福！Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!祝您事業(yè)成功，家庭美滿(mǎn) Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!食品 Food年糕 Nian-

7、gao; rise cake; New Year cake團(tuán)圓飯 family reunion dinner年夜飯 the dinner on New Year's Eve餃子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli湯圓 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings糖果盤(pán) candy tray什錦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune蜜冬瓜 candied win

8、ter melon - growth and good health金桔 cumquat - prosperity糖蓮子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship紅棗 red dates - prosperity花生糖 peanut candy - sweetTraditions and cultures of Spring FestivalThe Spring Festival is the most important festival

9、for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the Spring Festival. Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus station

10、s are crowded with home returnees. The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian calendar. It originated in the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 BC-c. 1100 BC) from the people's sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the be

11、ginning of a new one.Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days. The Chinese government now stipulate

12、s people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year.Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened.On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, see

13、ds of Job's tears, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko.The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve. At this time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves.After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing f

14、or the coming New Year. This is called "Seeing the New Year in".Store owners are busy then as everybody goes out to purchase necessities for the New Year. Materials not only include edible oil, rice, flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. What's

15、 more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing.Before the New Year comes, the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all th

16、eir utensils. Then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity. All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black s on red paper. The content varies from house owners' wishes for a bright

17、 future to good luck for the New Year. Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance.The Chinese "fu" (meaning blessing or happiness) is a must. The put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down, fo

18、r in Chinese the "reversed fu" is homophonic with "fu comes", both being pronounced as "fudaole." What's more, two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door. Red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored New Year paintings

19、with auspicious meanings may be put on the wall.People attach great importance to Spring Festival Eve. At that time, all family members eat dinner together. The meal is more luxurious than usual. Dishes such as chicken, fish and bean curd cannot be excluded, for in Chinese, their pronunciations, res

20、pectively "ji", "yu" and "doufu," mean auspiciousness, abundance and richness. After the dinner, the whole family will sit together, chatting and watching TV. In recent years, the Spring Festival party broadcast on China Central Television Station (CCTV) is essential en

21、tertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad. According to custom, each family will stay up to see the New Year in.Waking up on New Year, everybody dresses up. First they extend greetings to their parents. Then each child will get money as a New Year gift, wrapped up in red paper. People in n

22、orthern China will eat jiaozi, or dumplings, for breakfast, as they think "jiaozi" in sound means "bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new". Also, the shape of the dumpling is like gold ingot from ancient China. So people eat them and wish for money and treasure.South

23、ern Chinese eat niangao (New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour) on this occasion, because as a homophone, niangao means "higher and higher, one year after another." The first five days after the Spring Festival are a good time for relatives, friends, and classmates as well as colleagu

24、es to exchange greetings, gifts and chat leisurely.Burning fireworks was once the most typical custom on the Spring Festival. People thought the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits. However, such an activity was completely or partially forbidden in big cities once the government too

25、k security, noise and pollution factors into consideration. As a replacement, some buy tapes with firecracker sounds to listen to, some break little balloons to get the sound too, while others buy firecracker handicrafts to hang in the living room.The lively atmosphere not only fills every household

26、, but permeates to streets and lanes. A series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held for days. The Spring Festival then comes to an end when the Lantern Festival is finished.China has 56 ethnic groups. Minorities their Spring Fest

27、ival almost the same day as the Han people, and they have different customs.Useful words and expressionsfamily 家庭 配偶single單身 life 壽命 marriage life 婚姻生活 bachelor 單身漢spinster 老處女courtship 求愛(ài) lad 少年, 少女 female friend 女性朋友 play house 過(guò)家家 play -and-seek 捉迷藏 puppy love初戀friendship 友誼 訂婚 fiancé 未婚夫 fi

28、ancée 未婚妻 wedding 婚禮honeymoon 蜜月 newlyweds 新婚夫婦 husband 丈夫 wife 妻子 happiness 幸福mother-in-law 婆婆 dowry 嫁妝 mamas boy 沒(méi)有男子氣概的男人 uxorious 疼愛(ài)妻子的 twin 雙胞胎 daughter 女兒 son 兒子 maternal 母親的 paternal 父親的 children 子女 parental 父母親的 filial 子女的 divorce 離婚consolation money 撫慰金 alimony 撫養(yǎng)費(fèi) single parent 單親 fal

29、l in love 戀愛(ài) fight for divorce 提請(qǐng)離婚訴訟widow 寡婦 widower 鰥夫 separation 分居 bridesmaid 女儐相 best man 男儐相monogamy 一夫一妻制 in laws 姻親 family tree 家譜 ancestors 祖先 descendant 后代 1. 跟別人要錢(qián) mooch off someone 我最討厭跟別人要錢(qián)的人了。 I feel sick of those who mooch off others. 2. 錢(qián)掙海了coin money 這幾年老張的錢(qián)掙海了。誰(shuí)也沒(méi)料到他會(huì)發(fā)這么大的財(cái)。 Lao Zh

30、ang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this! 3. 錢(qián)多得花不完have money to burn 老李的錢(qián)多得花不完，要不他敢這么揮霍？ Lao Li has money to burn. Otherwise, how could he splash his money about like anything? 4. 錢(qián)能生錢(qián)money begets money 錢(qián)能生錢(qián)。沒(méi)本錢(qián)又怎能掙大錢(qián)那？ Money begets money.

31、 Without money in hand, how can you make bundles? 5. 沒(méi)錢(qián)be broke 我手頭沒(méi)錢(qián)了，咱們別到外面去吃了 I dont want to eat out today. Im broke. 6. 錢(qián)來(lái)之不易money doesnt grow on trees 你不應(yīng)該如此揮霍。錢(qián)來(lái)之不易阿！ You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesnt grow on trees. 7. 敲竹杠a clip joint 那可是一家漫天要價(jià)，大敲竹杠的商店阿 That shop i

32、s plain a clip joint! 8. 生活很富裕be well fixed 自從中國(guó)對(duì)外開(kāi)放以后，有些農(nóng)民也成了企業(yè)家，而且大部分農(nóng)民的生活都富裕起來(lái)了。 Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers have become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life. 9. 吃了上頓沒(méi)下頓not know where the next meal comes 雖然很多人都已經(jīng)富裕起來(lái)了，可是人有些人吃了上頓沒(méi)下頓 I

33、n spite the fact that many have now become well-fixed, some people still remain in a state that they do not know where the next meal comes. 10. 發(fā)財(cái)rake it in 它在海南掙了很多錢(qián)，真沒(méi)想到他會(huì)發(fā)財(cái) He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in. 11. 太宰人了cost an arm and a leg 這個(gè)飯館太宰人了，一個(gè)白菜豆腐湯也得要上幾十元。 Eating

34、in this restaurant will cost you an arm and a leg. You ll have to pay tens of yuan for even a soup of cabbage and beancurd 12. 跟別人比闊keep up with the Joneses 我可不像你，老是和別人比闊 Im not your sort who like to keep up with the Joneses. 13. 養(yǎng)家糊口bring home the bacon 一個(gè)家里總得有個(gè)養(yǎng)家糊口的人 Some one has to bring home the

35、 bacon in the family. 14. 與私通have an illicit love affair with 據(jù)說(shuō)那個(gè)法官與一個(gè)電影明星私通。 The judge is said to have an illicit love affair with a film star. 15. 婚外戀a double life 我們這兒的人都感覺(jué)到他有婚外戀 People around here all feel that hes leading a double life. 16. 深深?lèi)?ài)上be head over heels in love with 聽(tīng)說(shuō)小麗愛(ài)上一個(gè)比她大三十歲的老頭

36、子。愛(ài)情這個(gè)東西真是難琢磨。 I hear Xiao Li is head over heels in love with an old man who is 30 years older than her. Love is really a mystery. 17. 與門(mén)第比自己低的人結(jié)婚marry with the left hand 皇太子放棄了王位，與比自己門(mén)第低的人結(jié)了婚并到國(guó)外度蜜月去了 The son of the Emperor gave up his stewardship as King and married with the left hand. Hes now on

37、their honeymoon abroad. 18. 嫁妝marriage portion 離婚時(shí)，她要求男方把她結(jié)婚時(shí)的全部嫁妝還給她。 On the point of their divorce, she demanded on his returning to her all the lot she has brought as her marriage portion. 19. 外快side money 在過(guò)去的幾年中老張掙了一大筆外快 Lao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years. 20買(mǎi)得便宜b

38、uy something on the cheap 他的那部車(chē)買(mǎi)得可真便宜 He bought that car on the cheap. 21.輸?shù)镁鈈e taken to the cleaners 那幫人合伙欺負(fù)他，結(jié)果讓他輸?shù)镁狻?The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners. 22.調(diào)情make a pass at someone 當(dāng)一個(gè)陌生男子開(kāi)始向我調(diào)情時(shí)，我瞪了他一眼就離開(kāi)了。 When I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gav

39、e him a stern look and left. 23.花費(fèi)outgoings 他一個(gè)月才掙300多塊錢(qián)，怎么能支付得起家里所有的花費(fèi)那？ He gets about 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his familys outgoings with such a small income? 24.重要約會(huì)a heavy date 她說(shuō)她今晚有重要約會(huì)，所以不能來(lái)了。 She says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she wont come. 25.向求婚pop the

40、question to 他向我求婚時(shí)說(shuō)一輩子只愛(ài)我一個(gè)人?？墒乾F(xiàn)在呢？情況可大不一樣了。 When he popped the question to me he said that I was the only one he would love but now, the story is quite different. 26.把給甩了give somebody the air 最后她還是把他給甩了。 She had as supposed given him the air at last. 27.懷孕了be heavy with child 你怎么能忍心讓一個(gè)大肚子的女人干這樣重的活呢

41、？ How could you have the heart to let a woman heavy with child to do such a rough job? 28.生在富貴人家born with a silver spoon in ones mouth 一般說(shuō)來(lái)，生在富貴人家的孩子很少有什么出息， Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark. 29.開(kāi)價(jià)make a price 我看過(guò)你的那部車(chē)了，現(xiàn)在你開(kāi)個(gè)價(jià)

42、吧。 Ive seen your car and now you can make a price. 30.賣(mài)個(gè)好價(jià)錢(qián)fetch a good price 他的那部車(chē)在這次拍賣(mài)會(huì)上一定能賣(mài)個(gè)好價(jià)錢(qián)。 His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction. 31.摟摟抱抱play kossy-poo 公園里那些年輕人摟摟抱抱的真讓人看不下去 Its plain an eye-sore seeing those youngsters playing kissy-poo in the park. 32.正經(jīng)人家a respectable fa

43、mily 他是個(gè)正經(jīng)人家的女孩子，我不相信她會(huì)干出這種事。 Shes a respectable girl. I dont think she could have done this. 33.勾引別人的女朋友beat somebodys time with someone 據(jù)說(shuō)他經(jīng)常勾引別人的女朋友 It is said that he often beats other peoples time with their girlfriends. 34.零花錢(qián)pocket money 我不贊同給孩子們很多零花錢(qián) I do not favour the idea of giving childr

44、en a lot of pocket money. 35.向某人作媚眼make eyes at 從她向老板作媚眼的那個(gè)德行你就知道她是個(gè)什么樣的人了。 From the way she is making eyes at the boss youll certainly know what sort of person she is . 36.一見(jiàn)鐘情take a shine to someone 他和她一見(jiàn)鐘情。 She took shine to him on their blind date. 37.家丑a skeleton in the closet 許多家庭都有不可外揚(yáng)的家丑 Man

45、y families have a skeleton in the closet. 38. 婚姻破裂marriage on the rocks 據(jù)說(shuō)他們的婚姻已經(jīng)瀕于破裂。 Its said that their marriage is on the rocks. 39舊情人an old flame 昨天晚上和你一起吃飯的那個(gè)人肯定是你過(guò)去的情人 The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame. 40.裝修房子spruce up 這次我們裝修房子花了近30，000元。 We spent nearly30, 000

46、yuan op sprucing up the house. 41.包辦、買(mǎi)賣(mài)婚姻和其他任何干涉婚姻自由的行為都是被禁止的。 Arranged or mercenary marriage and any other acts of interference with the freedom of marriage are forbidden. 42. 她以婚姻關(guān)系破裂為由申請(qǐng)離婚。She for divorce on account of the breakdown of their marriage.ListeningPart Warming up BVocabulary: fatigue,

47、 foxhole, distracted, abuse, strike out1. dates, spending special time together2. specific, complain, request, praise3. fatigue, insecurities, foxhole, striking out, protect4. distant5. all marriages, Work together to understand6. Respect, danger, professional, physical, verbal7. understand, winCVoc

48、abulary: attest, reside in (residence), configuration, spouse, mate, partner40, excel, domestic argument, losing, win-win, lose-lose, win, a gift, returns, argue over, arent, Who, in control, fear, didnt need, ought not to, couldnt, tried to, destroy, marriage, love, loved, secure, discover, garden,

49、 cultivate, the most precious, own self, bloom, obtain, our partner, loved and respected, controlPart All you need is love? AVocabulary: ethnic, propose, criterion (criteria)A2: similar social backgrounds; the same race or same ethnic background; the same religionA3: Japan/ 9.2%/ arranged marriages,

50、 3%/ between blacks and whitesBVocabulary: sustain, differentiate1. physical appearance that attracts2. what somebody looks like, look beyond the physical appearance3. the high percentage of divorces4. falling in love with somebody, loving somebodyCVocabulary: just-right wife/ husband, Mr. Right, at

51、hletic, vow, upper portion, designer clothingone of the biggest decisions they will make in life; as the “just-right” wife for him; definition of what the “just-right” wife is; the millionaire man and the poor man; her physical qualities; different words; by her physical qualities; by her athletic q

52、ualities; in two different atmospheres; also have their definitions of the “just-right” wife; the German mans definition is different from the Spanish mansPart First meetings Vocabulary: frizzly, yearbook, platonic (Plato), hit it off( to have a good relationship, become good friends), chap (a man o

53、r boy), trip over (to catch ones foot and lose ones balance)a baseball diamond; frizzly hair/ glasses/ funny/ monologue pizzaa wine bar; pizzaa fancy-dress party; the man dressed as Cheshire Catoutside a cinema; coincidence/ hed also missed the filma boat/ the river bank; fell in river/ he dived in

54、and rescued herPart A Valentine story Vocabulary: intrigue, insightful, budding, lapel, provocative, tuck, plump, thrust, uphold, grip, square, saluteB: book; choked; disappointment; take you to dinner; tolerant smile; went by; rose; big restaurant; understand and admireAdditional Practice: Dictatio

55、n 1Town and Country Life in EnglandThere is a big difference between town life and country life in England. In the country, everybody knows everybody else. They know what time you get up, what time you go to bed and what you have for dinner. If you want help, you will always get it and you will be g

56、lad to help others.In a large town like London, however, it can sometimes happen that you have never seen your next door neighbor and you do not know his name or anything about him. People in London are often very lonely. This is because people go to different places in the evenings and at weekends.

57、 If you walk through the streets in the centre of London on Sunday, it is like a town without people. One is sorry for old people living on their own. They could die in their homes and would not be discovered for weeks or even months. Unit 2 Shaping and Reshaping PersonalityAries白羊座3月21日-4月19日 Keywo

58、rds are: spontaneity自發(fā)行為, naivety天真, energy活力, idealism理想主義, freshness精神飽滿(mǎn), openness率真, egocentricity自我中心, simplicity質(zhì)樸, integrity正直, ignorance無(wú)知. Taurus金牛座4月20日-5月20日 Keywords are: determination決心, concentration專(zhuān)心, inflexibility頑固, sensuality耽于聲色, security安全 and coherence一致性. Gemini雙子座5月21日-6月21日Keywords are: lightness輕率, flexibility靈活性, language, detachment分離, speed, shallowness, dispassion冷靜. Cancer 巨蟹座6月22日-7月22日K