新實(shí)用英語視聽說教程（第3冊(cè)）第二版 unit 1 Festivals and Holidays

FestivalsandHolidaysUnit1新實(shí)用英語視聽說教程（第3冊(cè)）第二版想成事業(yè)，必須重視時(shí)間，充分利用時(shí)間?！焯亓ⅲ?877—1968，中國(guó)革命家和教育家）Onemustvaluetimeandmakefulluseofitifhe

wantstosucceed.——XuTeli(1877–1968,Chineserevolutionistandeducator)新實(shí)用英語視聽說教程（第3冊(cè)）第二版PARTⅠVideoComprehensionPARTⅡListeningComprehensionPARTⅢSpeakingDevelopmentPARTⅣWorkplaceContextCONTENTSTeachingTipsEpisode1HarvestFestivalforFarmersEpisode2HowRuralLifeHelpedYoungChineseBecomeFamousBloggersWordstoKnowShortConversationsSituationalDialoguesPassageListeningTopicIntroductionCulturalBackgroundWordstoKnowSituationalDialoguesUsefulSentencesandExpressionsBriefDescriptionWorkplaceDialogueUsefulSentencePatternsChineseCultureTimeOralPractice?WordsandExpressionstoMasterartisticoriginonwardsapproachreunionNEXTBACK?ImportantSentencePatterns1.haveawonderfultime(cf.haveagoodday,haveanicejourney,haveamiserabletime)2.giveaparty(cf.givealecture,giveareport,givealesson,giveatalk)3.not...without...沒有.....就不是....4.congratulatesomeoneonsomething祝賀某人某事5.wouldrather...than...寧愿.....而不愿....(cf.prefer...to...)6.takeadvantageofsomething利用7.comeupwithanideafor提出....的想法NEXTPREV.UP?LanguageSkillsPartⅠVideoComprehension有關(guān)節(jié)日和假期的介紹。PartⅡListeningComprehension有關(guān)節(jié)日和假期的用語，注意不同節(jié)日的說法和如何表達(dá)祝福，如HappyNewYear,MerryChristmas等。PartⅢSpeakingDevelopment正確說出節(jié)日名稱，掌握問候和祝福他人節(jié)日愉快、假日快樂的表達(dá)方式，并能就中國(guó)的節(jié)日做一些簡(jiǎn)單的說明和介紹。PartⅣWorkplaceContext熟悉時(shí)區(qū)的表達(dá)方式和在具體工作中的應(yīng)用。BACKPREV.PartⅠVIDEOCOMPREHENSIONTimeZones中國(guó)人民大學(xué)出版社新實(shí)用英語視聽說教程（第3冊(cè)）第二版HarvestFestivalforFarmersEpisode1WordstoKnowVideoTaskNotesBACKWordstoKnowthetimeofyearwhenthecropsaregatheredinonafarm,etc.;theactofcuttingandgatheringcrops收獲季節(jié)；收割；收獲astrongbaseforsth.,especiallythefactsortheprinciplesonwhichitisbased牢固基礎(chǔ)；基本事實(shí)；基本原則harvest/'hɑ:v?st/n.bedrock/'bedr?k/n.largeorimportant有重大意義的；顯著的significant/s?ɡ'n?f?k?nt/adj.agreatchangeinconditions,waysofworking,beliefs,etc.thataffectslargenumbersofpeople巨變；大變革revolution/?rev?'lu:?n/n.NEXTBACKWordstoKnowrelatingtoagriculture農(nóng)業(yè)的；農(nóng)用的agroupofpeoplewhoareelectedtogovernanareasuchasacityorcounty政務(wù)委員會(huì)，地方議會(huì)agricultural/??ɡr?'k?lt??r?l/adj.council/'ka?nsl/n.tosaysth.officiallyorpublicly公布；宣布；宣告declare/d?'kle?(r)/v.tomakesth.increase,orbecomebetterormoresuccessful使增長(zhǎng)；使興旺boost/bu:st/v.afeelingofsatisfactionathavingachievedyourdesires滿足感；成就感fulfillment/f?l'f?lm?nt/n.NEXTPREV.UPWordstoKnowtoremoveorgetridofsth./sb.排除；清除；消除withinreasonablelimits適度；適量；適中eliminate/?'l?m?ne?t/v.moderately/'m?d?r?tli/adv.freeoralmostfreefromchange,variation穩(wěn)定的；不變的；平穩(wěn)的steady/'stedi/adj.recognizingorbeingrecognized承認(rèn)；認(rèn)識(shí)recognition/?rek?ɡ'n??n/n.PREV.BACKFoodisoneoflife’sgreatest

.Whatweputonourtablescomesfromthosewhotoilawayonfarms,andinfields.“

representthemajorityoftheChinesepopulation.Asasolidbedrockforthenation,theyhavemadesignificantcontributionsduringChina’srevolution,developmentandreform.”Manycountriesholdagriculturalfestivalsafterharvesting

.Andnow,Chinesefarmerswillhaveafestivaltheycalltheirown.China’sPartyCentralCommitteeandStateCouncildeclaredtheannuallunarautumnharvestasthe“ChineseFarmers’HarvestFestival.”“Asawaytoboostfarmers’pride,happinessandfulfillment,thefestivalissupposedtoeffectivelyeliminate

andtobuildamoderatelyprosperoussocietyinallrespects.”ExpertssayChina’srichagricultural

hashelpedlayasolidfoundationforthefestival.__________necessitiesNEXTBACKTask1Watchtheepisodetwiceandthenfillinthemissinginformationyouhear._________Farmers_________products_________poverty_________historyInfourdecadesofkeepingfarmingrecords,grainproductionhasremainedoneofChina’stopperformers.Ithasheldsteadyatabout600milliontonsforthelastfiveyears.Thefestivalwillreach

farmsaswell.Farmercooperatives,newtypesoffamilyfarms,andsome

companieswillget

thankstotheiragriculturalcontributions.They’realsoencouragedtobringnew

andmanagementtoruralareas,whilebringingagriculturalproductsandrural

tocities.ChineseFarmers’HarvestFestivalthisyearfallsonSept.23.Task1Watchtheepisodetwiceandthenfillinthemissinginformationyouhear.NEXTPREV.UP_________beyond________leading_____________recognition___________information_______laborNEXTPREV.UPTask2Watchtheepisodeagainandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.1.Whatisoneoflife’sbasicnecessities?B.Food.A.Farm.D.Fruit.C.Field.2.Accordingtotheepisode,whatistheHarvestFestivalsupposedtodo?C.BothAandB.B.Tobuildamoderatelyprosperoussociety.D.Torelaxpeople.Torelaxpeople.A.Toeliminatepoverty.Task2Watchtheepisodeagainandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.3.WhenistheChineseFarmers’HarvestFestival?A.Theannuallunarautumnharvest.D.Inautumn.B.OnSept.23.C.OnMid-AutumnDay.NEXTPREV.UPTask3Watchtheepisodeagainandanswerthequestionsbriefly.1.WhorepresentthemajorityoftheChinesepopulation?FarmersrepresentthemajorityoftheChinesepopulation.2.WhathasalwaysbeenoneofChina’stopperformers,accordingtofarmingrecordsforthepastfourdecades?GrainproductionhasalwaysbeenoneofChina'stopperformers.PREV.BACKNotes1.TheCPCCentralCommittee中共中央委員會(huì)2.StateCouncil國(guó)務(wù)院3.OnJune21of2018,theStateCouncilagreedtosetupthe“ChineseFarmers’HarvestFestival,”

whichwillhappenovertheautumnequinoxbeginningfromthisyear.ThefirstsessionofthefestivalisSeptember23,2018.BACK?TranscriptNEXTBACKFoodisoneoflife'sgreatestnecessities.Whatweputonourublescomesfromthosewhotoilawayonfarms,andinfields.“FarmersrepresentthemajorityoftheChinesepopulation.Asasolidbedrockforthenation,theyhavemadesignificantcontributionsduringChina'srevolution,developmentandreform.Manycountriesholdagriculturalfestivalsafterharvestingproducts.Andnow,Chinesefarmerswillhaveafestivaltheycancalltheirown.China'sPartyCentralCommitteeandStateCouncilhavedeclaredtheannuallunarautumnharvestasthe“ChineseFarmers'HarvestFestival."'Asawaytoboostfarmers'pride,happinessandfulfillment,thefestivalissupposedtoeffectivelyeliminatepovertyandtobuildamoderatelyprosperoussocietyinallrespects."ExpertssayChina'srichagriculturalhistoryhashelpedlayasolidfoundationforthefestival.Infourdecadesofkeepingfarmingrecords,grainproductionhasremainedoneofChina'stop?Transcriptperformers.Ithasheldsteadyatabout600milliontonsforthelastfiveyears.Thefestivalwillreachbeyondfarmsaswell.Farmercooperatives,newtypesoffamilyfarms,andsomeleadingcompanieswillgetrecognitionthankstotheiragriculturalcontributions.They'realsoencouragedtobringnewinformationandmanagementtoruralareas,whilebringingagriculturalproductsandrurallabortocities.ChineseFarmers,HarvestFestivalthisyearfallsonSept.23.BACKPREV.食物是生活最主要的必需品之一。我們餐桌上擺放的東西都是人們?cè)谵r(nóng)場(chǎng)或田野辛勤勞作的成果。農(nóng)民占中國(guó)人口的大多數(shù)。他們作為國(guó)家的堅(jiān)實(shí)基石，在中國(guó)革命、發(fā)展和改革中做出了重大貢獻(xiàn)。許多國(guó)家在收獲農(nóng)產(chǎn)品后舉行農(nóng)業(yè)節(jié)?，F(xiàn)在，中共中央和國(guó)務(wù)院宣布一年一度的農(nóng)歷秋分為“中國(guó)農(nóng)民豐收節(jié)”，中國(guó)農(nóng)民將有自己的節(jié)日?！弊鳛樘岣咿r(nóng)民自尊心、幸福感和成就感的一種方式，這個(gè)節(jié)日應(yīng)該能夠有效地消除貧困，全面建設(shè)小康社會(huì)。”中國(guó)豐富的農(nóng)業(yè)歷史為節(jié)日奠定了堅(jiān)實(shí)的基礎(chǔ)。根據(jù)過去40年的農(nóng)業(yè)記錄，糧食生產(chǎn)一直是中國(guó)的佼佼者之一。在過去五年中，它一直穩(wěn)定在6億噸左右。這個(gè)節(jié)日也不僅僅局限于農(nóng)業(yè)。農(nóng)民合作社、新型家庭農(nóng)場(chǎng)和一些龍頭企業(yè)將因其農(nóng)業(yè)貢獻(xiàn)而?TranslationNEXTBACK獲得認(rèn)可。鼓勵(lì)人們?yōu)檗r(nóng)村帶來新的信息和管理，同時(shí)為城市帶來農(nóng)產(chǎn)品和農(nóng)村勞動(dòng)力。今年的中國(guó)農(nóng)民豐收節(jié)是9月23日。?TranslationBACKPREV.WordstoKnowVideoTaskNotesBACKHowRuralLifeHelpedYoungChineseBecomeFamousBloggersEpisode2of,inorsuggestingthecountryside鄉(xiāng)村的；農(nóng)村的；似農(nóng)村的rural/’r??r?l/adj.WordstoKnowthingsthathavebeenmadeorgrown,especiallythingsconnectedwithfarming產(chǎn)品；（尤指）農(nóng)產(chǎn)品produce/’pr?dju:s/?n.alivebroadcastofaneventontheInternet現(xiàn)場(chǎng)直播live-stream/la?v-stri:m/

n.oforcausedbyavirus病毒的；病毒性的；病毒引起的viral/'va?r?l/adj.NEXTBACKapersonwholivesinatownorcity城市居民urbanite/’?:b?na?t/n.WordstoKnowthestateofbeingprosperousandfilledwithlife振興vitalization/?va?tla?’ze??n/?n.tomakeasituation,anorganization,etc.efficientandsuccessful使蒸蒸日上；使興旺發(fā)達(dá)invigorate/?n’v?ɡ?re?t/

n.theequinoctialpointthatliesintheconstellationofVirgo秋分autumnalequinox/?:’t?mn?l'i:kw?n?ks/?n.PREV.BACKThesegirlsmightcomefromasmall

inruralChina,butonline,they’rebig.Knownasthe“sevenfairies”onsocialmedia,theyvlogaboutlifeinthecountrysideinsouthwestChina.Theirvideoshaveputtheirhometownanditsonthemap.Alive-streamofthemcatchingfishinricepaddiesbroughtin6,000inoneday.Onlinevideosaboutrurallifearegoingviralinthecountry,especiallyamongurbanites.LiZiqi’sdiariesfromthevillagehavemorethan50million

onChinesesocialmediaplatformsandanothereightmillionoverseas.Hertutorialsrangefromusinggrapesasacolourdyeforclothestomakinglipsticksfromroses.The

ofthesevideosisputtingfarmersandtheirlifeunderthespotlight.NEXTBACKTask1Watchtheepisodetwiceandthenfillinthemissinginformation._________village________stars_________produce_________orders_________followers_________popularityIn2018,ChinaofficiallyestablishedtheHarvestFestivalto

thenation’sfarmersontheAutumnalEquinox,oneofthe24

termsonChina’slunarcalendar.TheAutumnalEquinoxusually

betweenSeptember22and24,duringthecountry’sagriculturalharvestseason.Thisyear,ChinaismakingthesecondHarvestFestivalonSept.23with

activities.Ruralvitalizationisakeypartofthecountry’seffortstodevelopamodernizedeconomy.Byinvigoratingitsvastruralregions,Chinaexpectstoseeastrongeragriculturalsector,amorebeautifulcountrysideandprosperouslifeforfarmers.NEXTBACKTask1Watchtheepisodetwiceandthenfillinthemissinginformation._______honor_______solar_______falls_________nationwideNEXTPREV.UPTask2Watchtheepisodeagainandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.2.HowmanyfansdoesLiZiqihaveonChinesesocialmedia?B.Morethan50million.A.8million.D.18million.C.60million.3.WhendoestheAutumnalEquinoxusuallyfall?C.BetweenSeptember22and24.B.OnSept.23.D.Uncertain.A.OnSept.24.1.Wheredothe“sevenfairies”comefrom?A.Thevillage.B.Thecity.D.Atale.C.AforeigncountryTask3Watchtheepisodeagainandanswerthequestionsbriefly.1.Whatdothe“sevenfairies”putonsocialmedia?The“sevenfairies”putvideosonsocialmedia.2.WhyareLiZiqi’svideospopularathomeandabroad?LiZiqi'svideosareputtingfarmersandtheirlifeunderthespotlight.3.Whatisakeypartofthecountry’seffortstodevelopamodernizedeconomy?Ruralvitalizationisakeypartofthecountry'seffortstodevelopamodernizedeconomy.PREV.BACKNotes1.vlog,videoblog或videolog,shootingvideosrecordingdailylife拍攝視頻記錄日常生活2.theAutumnalEquinox:Theword“equinox”comesfromLatin.Ontheequinox,dayandnightareroughlyequalintermsoflength.秋分BACK?TranscriptNEXTBACKThesegirlsmightcomefromasmallvillageinruralChina,butonline,they'rebigstars.Knownasthe“sevenfairies''onsocialmedia,theyvlogaboutlifeinthecountrysideinsouthwestChina.Theirvideoshaveputtheirhometownanditsproduceonthemap.Alive-streamofthemcatchingfishinricepaddiesbroughtin6,000ordersinoneday.Onlinevideosaboutrurallifearegoingviralinthecountry;especiallyamongurbanites.LiZiqi'sdiariesfromthevillagehavemorethan50millionfollowersonChinesesocialmediaplatformsandanothereightmillionoverseas.Hertutorialsrangefromusinggrapesasacolourdyeforclothestomakinglipsticksfromroses.Thepopularityofthesevideosisputtingfarmersandtheirlifeunderthespotlight.?TranscriptIn2018,ChinaofficiallyestablishedtheHarvestFestivaltohonorthenation'sfarmersontheAutumnalEquinox,oneofthe24solartermsonChina'slunarcalendar.TheAutumnalEquinoxusuallyfallsbetweenSeptember22and24,duringthecountry'sharvestseason.Thisyear,ChinaismakingthesecondHarvestFestivalonSept.23withnationwideactivities.Ruralvitalizationisakeypartofthecountry'seffortstodevelopamodernizedeconomy.Byinvigoratingitsvastruralregions,Chinaexpectstoseeastrongeragriculturalsector,amorebeautifulcountrysideandprosperouslifeforfarmers.BACKPREV.?TranslationNEXTBACK這些女孩可能來自中國(guó)農(nóng)村的一個(gè)小村莊，但在網(wǎng)上，她們是大明星。她們?cè)谏缃幻襟w上被稱為“七仙女”，講述中國(guó)西南農(nóng)村的生活。她們的視頻讓她們的家鄉(xiāng)和家鄉(xiāng)的產(chǎn)品走紅了。一個(gè)她們?cè)诘咎锢锊遏~的現(xiàn)場(chǎng)直播一天就能帶來6000份訂單。關(guān)于農(nóng)村生活的在線視頻正在全國(guó)傳播，特別是在城市居民中。李子柒在村里的日記在中國(guó)社交媒體平臺(tái)上有超過5000萬的粉絲，在海外還有800萬粉絲。這些視頻的流行讓農(nóng)民和他們的生活備受關(guān)注。2018年，中國(guó)正式設(shè)立豐收節(jié)，在中國(guó)農(nóng)歷二十四節(jié)氣之一的秋分這天向農(nóng)民表達(dá)敬意。秋分通常在9月22日至24日之間，在中國(guó)的農(nóng)業(yè)收獲季節(jié)。今年，中國(guó)將在9月23日舉行第二個(gè)豐收節(jié)，并在全國(guó)范圍內(nèi)開展活動(dòng)。?Translation農(nóng)村振興是國(guó)家發(fā)展現(xiàn)代化經(jīng)濟(jì)的重要組成部分。通過振興廣大農(nóng)村,中國(guó)期望看到一個(gè)更強(qiáng)大的農(nóng)業(yè)部門，一個(gè)更美麗的農(nóng)村和繁榮的農(nóng)民生活。BACKPREV.PartⅡLISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONFestivalsandHolidays中國(guó)人民大學(xué)出版社新實(shí)用英語視聽說教程（第3冊(cè)）第二版eve/i?v/n.tobesure確信parentsandconditionsofearlylife血統(tǒng)thenightorthewholedaybeforeaholiday前夕bet/bet/vi.origin

/'?r?d??n/n.NEXTBACKtradition/tr?'d??n/?n.abelieforcustomthathasexistedforalongtime傳統(tǒng)WordstoKnowcelebrationofsth.inahappyway慶?；顒?dòng)；歡慶festivity/fe'st?v?ti/?

n.stun/st?n/?

vt.tosurpriseorshocksb.somuchthattheycannotthinkclearlyorspeak使震驚（或驚愕、目瞪口呆）BACKPREV.WordstoKnow農(nóng)歷月份lunarmonth/?lu?n?r'm?nθ/?

n.toseesth.takeplace見證witness/'w?tn?s/?

n.tobeasymbolofsth.象征；代表symbolize

/'s?mb?la?z/?vt.1.A:Whereareyouplanningtospendyour?B:I’mjuststaying.2.A:Thesummeriscomingsoon.Wheredoyouplantogoforyour

vacation?B:I’mthinkingofgoingtoHawaii.Whataboutyou?3.A:Didyouhaveonyourvacation??

B:Yes,andIyouhadawonderfultime,too._____________Directions:Listentothedialoguesandfillintheblankswiththewordsyouhear.Easterholidaysagoodtime__________________ShortConversationsNEXTBACKoncampus_________vacation____bet___________withmywifeDirections:Listentothedialoguesandfillintheblankswiththewordsyouhear.4.A:NextMondayistheChineseSpringFestival.WeChineseherewill.

Willyoujoinus?

B:Yes,Iwill.Manypeoplethere?A:Verymany.Allthe,includingthosefromTaiwanandHongKong,professorsandstaffmembersofChineseoriginwilltakepartintheparty5.A:I’mveryhappytospendChineseNewYear’sEvewithyou.B:It’syoucouldcome.Thedinnerisready.Let’sgoin.A:Oh,mygoodness!Somanydishesandtheyallsmell.Chinesestudents_______________ShortConversationsBACKPREV.ourpleasure__________haveaparty___________wonderful__________Directions:Listentothedialoguesandchoosetherightanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.YouwillhearadialogueinwhichSally,whohasjustcomebackfromhervacation,talksabouthertrip.Dialogue1TranscriptSituationalDialoguesNEXTBACK1.HowlongdoesSally’svacationlast?C.Twelvedays.B.Tendays.D.Sixteendays.A.Sevendays.2.Howmanycountriesdidshevisitduringherlastvacation?B.Four.A.Three.D.Two.C.Five.SituationalDialoguesDirections:Listentothedialoguesandchoosetherightanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.NEXTPREV.UP3.Whatplacesdidshevisitinthosecountries?D.Museums.A.Parks.B.Schools.C.Capitalcities.4.Howdidshegotothoseplaces?D.Bytrainorbybus.A.Bycar.B.Bycoach.C.Bytrain.5.HowmanycountriesisSallygoingtovisitnextvacation?B.Onlytwo.A.Onlyone.D.None.C.Onlythree.IInthisdialogue,LiangandHugharetalkingaboutatraditionalChineseFestival,SpringFestival.Dialogue2TranscriptDirections:Listentothedialoguesandchoosetherightanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.SituationalDialoguesNEXTPREV.UP1.HowmanyChinesepeoplewillgototheirparents’homeontheChineseNewYear?D.Nearlyall.A.One-third.B.One-forth.C.Two-fifths.Directions:Listentothedialoguesandchoosetherightanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.SituationalDialoguesNEXTPREV.UP2.Inthefollowing,whichisthemostimportantfestivalforChinese?B.ChineseNewYear.D.Double-NinthFestival.A.Mid-AutumnDay.C.LanternFestival.3.IntheSpringFestival,ChinesewilldosomespecialactivitiesEXCEPT

?C.sprinklingwateronotherstoexpresstheirgoodwishesB.visitingrelativesD.givingsmallchildrenasmallsumofmoneyasagiftA.decoratingwithSpringFestivalcoupletsDirections:Listentothedialoguesandchoosetherightanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.SituationalDialoguesBACKPREV.4.AredumplingsoneofthetraditionalfoodsforSpringFestival?C.Yes.B.Notsure.D.Notmentioned.A.No.5.WhatmadeHugestunnedwhenhespenthisfirstSpringFestival?B.Firecrackers.A.NewYearpaintings.D.Foods.C.SpringFestivalcouplets.PassageListening1.Directions:Listentothepassageandfillinthemissingwordswiththeexactwordsyouhear.Mid-AutumnFestivalisthebiggest

festivalinautumninChina.ChineseNewYear,Tomb-SweepingDay,DragonBoatFestival,andMid-AutumnFestivalarefour

traditionalChinesefestivals.Thefifteenthdayoftheeighthlunar-montheveryyearcelebratestheMid-AutumnFestival.Itwitnessesthefullmoonandfamily.InancientChina,festivaltimewasmostlytotheMoon’smovement,themoonsymbolizessoftnessandbrightness,andbringjoytopeople.PeopleseethemoonasGod’switnessofthemselves.ThisofmanandnatureshowstheuniqueemotionofChinesepeopleandtheoriginoftheMid-AutumnFestival.NEXTBACK__________traditional_____major_______reunion_______relatedharmony_______Itisthemid-autumnofayear.Themoononthisdayisalsothemostoftheyear.AncientsacrificeandworshipoftheMoon,andthereunionofthepeoplesymbolizedbythefullMoon,tothetraditionofcelebratingMid-AutumnFestival.

Autumnisaseason.TherearegoodharvestsacrossChina,therearealsohappyfaces.Peoplemakemooncakesusingthegrains,dayoftheeighthlunarmonthisaccompaniedbymooncakes.DuringMid-AutumnFestival,peopleappreciatethemoontogetherandsharethefoodthatcontainedtheirhardwork.1.Directions:Listentothepassageandfillinthemissingwordswiththeexactwordsyouhear.PassageListeningNEXTPREV.UP_________charming_________harvest_________contributed_______whichdelicious_______PassageListening2.Directions:Listentothepassageagainandanswerthefollowingquestionsinbrief.(1)WhatarethefourmajortraditionalChinesefestivals?ChineseNewYear,Tomb-SweepingDay,Dragon-BoatFestival,andMid-AutumnFestival.(2)WhenistheMid-AutumnFestival?ThefifteenthdayoftheeighthlunarmontheveryyearNEXTPREV.UP(3)WhatistheoriginoftheMid-AutumnFestival?TheharmonyofmanandnaturePassageListening2.Directions:Listentothepassageagainandanswerthefollowingquestionsinbrief.(5)HowdopeoplecelebrateMid-AutumnFestivalinChina?Peopleappreciatethemoontogetherandsharethefoodthatcontainedtheirhardwork.(4)WhatisthemostimportantfoodofMid-AutumnFestival?Mooncakes.TranscriptBACKPREV.UsefulSentencePatterns1.

haveagoodtime/haveawonderfultime:過得很愉快例如：

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Weallhadagoodtimeduringthewintervacation.我們寒假都過得很愉快。2.

SpringFestival（ChineseNewYear）春節(jié)，是一年之歲首，傳統(tǒng)上的農(nóng)歷新年。與清明節(jié)（Tomb-SweepingDay）、端午節(jié)（DragonBoatFestival）、中秋節(jié)（Mid_x0002_AutumnFestival）并稱為中國(guó)四大傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。NEXTBACKUsefulSentencePatterns3.SpringFestivalcouplets意為“春聯(lián)”。4.Mid-AutumnFestival中秋節(jié)，又稱月夕。、仲秋節(jié)、拜月節(jié)、團(tuán)圓節(jié)，是流行于中國(guó)眾多民族與漢字文化圈諸國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)文化節(jié)日，文中“sacrificeandworshipoftheMoon”正是指古人之祭月、拜月。BACKPREV.?TranscriptNEXTBACKDavid:Sally:David:Sally:David:Sally:David:Hello,Sally.Howisyourvacation?Well,IwenttoEurope.Iguessyoumusthavehadagoodtime.Notreally,actually.Why?Youknow.Iwasonatouroffourcountries.Iwasineachcountryonlythreedays.Andthereweretoomanymuseumsand1wasalwaysinahurry.IwasonthetrainoronabusalmosteverydayAfterthevacationIwasverytiredandbored.So,youaregoingtotravelagainnextsummer,Iguess??TranscriptBACKPREV.Sally:Sure.Iamgoingtotraveltotwocountriesandvisittwocities.AndIamnotgoingtovisitmuseumseveryday?TranscriptLiang:Hugh:Liang:Hugh:Liang:Oh,railwaystationsaresocrowdedthesedays!Everycarriageispackedtothefullest.Dopeoplehavetogototheirparents’homeontheChineseNewYear?Nearlyallpeopledo.Anyway,it’sthetradition.SpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalforus.Anyspecialactivities?Therearemany.HousesarecleanedanddecoratedwithNewYearpaintingsandSpringFestivalcouplets.Peoplebuynewclothes,visitrelativesandsmallchildrencouldgetasmallsumofmoneyasagift.Alotoffoodispreparedfortheoccasion.NEXTBACK?TranscriptBACKPREV.Hugh:Liang:Hugh:Liang:Aredumplingsoneofthem?Yes,thereareallkindsoffillings,likepork,beefandvegetables.OnNewYear’sEve,thewholefamilywouldhaveabigmealtogetherandstayuptillmidnight.Theairisrichwithfestivity!IrememberthefirstyearIspenthereIwastotallystunnedbyallthefirecrackersgoingoff.Itwashilarious.IusedtolovefirecrackerswhenIwasakid,andfireworks.?TranscriptMid-AutumnFestivalisthebiggesttraditionalfestivalinautumninChina.ChineseNewYear,Tomb-SweepingDay,DragonBoatFestival,andMid-AutumnFestivalarefourmajortraditionalChinesefestivals.ThefifteenthdayoftheeighthlunarmontheveryyearcelebratestheMid-AutumnFestival.Itwitnessesthefullmoonandfamilyreunion.InancientChina,festivaltimewasmostlyrelatedtotheMoon’smovement,themoonsymbolizessoftnessandbrightness,andbringjoytopeople.PeopleseethemoonasGod’switnessofthemselves.ThisharmonyofmanandnatureshowstheuniqueemotionofChinesepeopleandtheoriginoftheMid-AutumnFestival.Itisthemid-autumnofayear.Themoononthisdayisalsothemostcharmingoftheyear.AncientsacrificeandworshipoftheMoon,andthereunionofthepeoplesymbolizedbythefullMoon,contributedtothetraditionofcelebratingMid-AutumnFestival.NEXTBACK?TranscriptAutumnisaharvestseason.TherearegoodharvestsacrossChina,therearealsohappyfaces.Peoplemakemooncakesusingthegrains,whichbecomethemostimportantfoodofMid-AutumnFestival.Thefullmoonofthefifteenthdayoftheeighthlunarmonthisaccompaniedbydeliciousmooncakes.DuringMid-AutumnFestival,peopleappreciatethemoontogetherandsharethefoodthatcontainedtheirhardwork.BACKPREV.PartⅢSPEAKINGDEVELOPMENTFestivalsandHolidays中國(guó)人民大學(xué)出版社新實(shí)用英語視聽說教程（第3冊(cè)）第二版中國(guó)人在國(guó)內(nèi)過節(jié)日，最隆重的莫過于春節(jié)了，在英國(guó)、美國(guó)這樣的西方國(guó)家，人們要過圣誕節(jié)、復(fù)活節(jié)、感恩節(jié)等，這是由文化傳統(tǒng)的不同造成的。到了異域他鄉(xiāng)，就要入鄉(xiāng)隨俗，即使無法完全融入他們的節(jié)日生活，但要與“老外”們打交道，也總得有所了解。中國(guó)人過春節(jié)，人們總要問候一聲“新年好”，或者道一聲“恭喜發(fā)財(cái)”。西方人過圣誕節(jié)、新年等節(jié)日時(shí)，也要說一聲“MerryChristmas”和“HappyNewYear”。雖然各民族的節(jié)日風(fēng)俗各不相同，但大家都把節(jié)日當(dāng)作休閑和聚會(huì)的好時(shí)機(jī)。BACKTopicintroduction一、西方的節(jié)日元旦（1月1日）：NewYear'sDay圣誕節(jié)（12月25日）：Christmas復(fù)活節(jié)（每年春分月圓后的第一個(gè)星期日）：EasterDay萬圣節(jié)（11月1日）：Halloween感恩節(jié)（每年11月的第四個(gè)星期四）：ThanksgivingDay情人節(jié)（2月14日）：Valentine'sDay愚人節(jié)（4月1日）：AprilFool'sDay母親節(jié)（每年5月的第二個(gè)星期日）：Mother'sDay父親節(jié)（每年6月的第三個(gè)星期日）：Father'sDay?CulturalBackgroundNEXTBACK?CulturalBackgroundNEXTPREV.UP哥倫布日（10月12日）:ColumbusDay華盛頓誕辰紀(jì)念日（2月22日）：GeorgeWashington'sBirthday勞動(dòng)節(jié)（每年9月的第一個(gè)星期一）：LaborDay林肯誕辰紀(jì)念日（2月12日）:AbrahamLincoln'sBirthday退伍軍人節(jié)（11月11日

）：VeteransDay陣亡烈日紀(jì)念日（每年5月最后一個(gè)星期一）：MemorialDay一、中國(guó)的節(jié)日春節(jié)（theSpringFestival）：即農(nóng)歷新年，是一年之歲首、傳統(tǒng)意義上的年節(jié)。俗稱新春、新年、新歲、歲旦、年禧、大年等。在春節(jié)期間，全國(guó)各地都會(huì)舉行各種慶賀新春的活動(dòng),帶有濃郁的地域特色，熱鬧喜慶的氣氛洋溢；這些活動(dòng)以除舊布新、驅(qū)邪攘災(zāi)、拜神祭祖、納福祈年為主要內(nèi)容，形式豐富多彩，凝聚著中華傳統(tǒng)文化精華。?CulturalBackgroundNEXTPREV.UP元宵節(jié)（theLanternFestival）：又稱上元節(jié)、小正月、元夕或燈節(jié)，是中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日之一，時(shí)間為每年農(nóng)歷正月十五。正月是農(nóng)歷的元月，古人稱“夜”為“宵二正月十五是一年中第一個(gè)月圓之夜，所以稱正月十五為“元宵節(jié)”。元宵節(jié)主要有賞花燈、吃湯圓、猜燈謎、放煙花等一系列傳統(tǒng)民俗活動(dòng)。此外，不少地方元宵節(jié)還增加了游龍燈、舞獅子、踩高蹺、劃旱船、扭秧歌、打太平鼓等傳統(tǒng)民俗表演。2008年6月，元宵節(jié)選入第二批國(guó)家級(jí)非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)。清明節(jié)（theTombSweepingDay）：清明節(jié)，又稱踏青節(jié)、行清節(jié)、三月節(jié)、祭祖節(jié)等,節(jié)期在仲春與暮春之交。清明節(jié)是中華民族古老的節(jié)日，既是一個(gè)掃墓祭祖的南穆節(jié)日，也是人們親近自然、踏青游玩、享受春天樂趣的歡樂節(jié)日。清明節(jié)是傳統(tǒng)的重大春祭節(jié)日，掃墓祭祀、緬懷祖先，是中華民族自古以來的優(yōu)良傳統(tǒng)，不僅有利于弘揚(yáng)孝道親情、喚醒家族共同記憶，還可促進(jìn)家族成員乃至民族的凝聚力和認(rèn)同感。清明節(jié)融匯自然節(jié)氣與人文風(fēng)俗為一體，是天時(shí)地利人和的合一，充分體現(xiàn)了中華民族先祖?zhèn)冏非蟆疤臁⒌?、人”的和諧合一，講究順應(yīng)天時(shí)地宜、遵循自然規(guī)律的思想。?CulturalBackgroundNEXTPREV.UP端午節(jié)(theDragon-Bo