1、高中英语北师大版必修1文档Unit 3 Section Warmup amp Lesson 1 Prereading The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the beginning of spring. Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging around. All agree， however， that the word Nian， which in
2、modern Chinese solely means year， was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey (捕食) on people the night before the beginning of a new year.,One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. People were very scared. One d
3、ay， an old man came to their rescue， offering to subdue (制服) Nian. To Nian he said， “I hear that you are very capable， but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents？”So， it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that als
4、o harassed (骚扰) people and their domestic animals from time to time.,After that， the old man disappeared riding the beast Nian. He turned out to be an immortal (永生的) god. Now that Nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests， people begin to enjoy their peaceful life. Before th
5、e old man left， he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each years end to scare away Nian in case it sneaked (潜行) back again， because red is the color the beast feared most. From then on， the tradition of observing the conquest of Nian is carried on from gene
6、ration to generation.Section_Warmup & Lesson 1 PrereadingAutumnEvery year in September or October, the MidAutumn Festival is celebrated by the Chinese people all over the world. On this day, the moon is said to be its biggest and brightest. People like to meet in the evening and watch the moon.The M
7、idAutumn Festival is important because it is a special occasion for family. It is also a day for special foods like moon cakes. There are all kinds of moon cakes. Traditional moon cakes are usually made with bean paste， but nowadays， there are many different kinds of moon cakes including fruit， coff
8、ee, chocolate and even icecream moon cakes.celebrate vt.庆祝，庆贺congratulate v祝贺，接“人”作宾语celebrate接“活动”作宾语Sth. be said to do . It is said that .据说occasion/keI n/n.时刻，时机on occasion有时，间或，偶尔on this occasion在这时候traditional/trdI nl/adj.传统的bean paste/peIst/豆馅nowadays/nadeIz/adv.现今，现在including sth.sth. include
9、d秋季第12段译文每年9月或10月，全世界的中国人都要庆祝中秋节。据说这一天月亮最大最亮。夜晚人们喜欢聚在一起赏月。中秋节之所以重要是因为这是合家团聚的特殊日子。这一天也是要吃月饼之类的特殊食品的日子。有各种各样的月饼。传统的月饼通常是用豆馅做的。但如今，月饼的种类很多，有水果的、咖啡的、巧克力的，甚至还有冰淇淋月饼。WinterThe Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations.There
10、are many stories about how the Lantern Festival started. In one story, lanterns were lit to celebrate the power of light over darkness. In another story, a town was almost destroyed but the light from many lanterns saved it. The story was about a god who wanted to burn down the town. He was fooled w
11、hen he saw thousands of lanterns. He thought the town was already burning.the Lantern Festival元宵节lantern/lntn/n.灯笼fall此处意为“来临，降临”。lunar month太阴月，阴历一个月mark v标志(重要变化或发展阶段)celebration/selIbreI n/n.庆祝，庆典how引导的宾语从句，作介词about的宾语。light v点燃；照亮过去式、过去分词都是lighted或lit。power/pa/n.控制力；权力over此处是介词。power over对的控制dar
12、kness/dknIs/n.黑暗，漆黑destroy/dIstrI/vt.破坏，毁坏(指严重损坏，不能修复)burn down烧毁who引导定语从句并在从句中作主语，修饰先行词a god。fool vt.愚弄；欺骗fool sb. into doing sth.哄骗某人做某事when引导的时间状语从句。冬季第12段译文每年农历正月十五是中国的元宵节。它标志着中国新年庆典的结束。关于元宵节的起源有多种传说。一种传说是，点灯笼为了庆祝光明战胜黑暗的力量；另一种传说则是，一个小镇几乎被烧毁，但是点燃的许多灯笼救了这个小镇。故事说的是有一个神仙想烧毁这个小镇，他为数千盏灯笼所骗，认为这座城市正在燃烧。
13、In the past lanterns were usually lit by candles and decorated with pictures of birds, animals and flowers, etc. Nowadays, most lanterns are made with light bulbs and batteries， and they come in many shapes and sizes. In the northeastern part of China, there are even icelanterns.The special food for
14、 the Lantern Festival is the sweet dumpling. Sweet dumplings are boiled and served in hot water.in the past与一般过去时连用，in the past few/two days/weeks与现在完成时连用。decorate/dekreIt/vt.装饰，布置decorate不能接双宾语，而要用decorate sth. with sth.结构。be made with .用制造battery/bt ri/n.电池come in many shapes and sizes以形状、大小不一的样式出
15、现sweet dumpling元宵boil/bIl/vt.&vi.煮沸，沸腾boiling adj.正在沸腾的boiled adj.已煮开的serve/sv/vt.提供(食物)，端上(饭菜)第34段译文过去，人们常用蜡烛点灯笼，用鸟、兽、花等图案装饰灯笼。现在大多数灯笼是用电灯和电池制成的，而且形状、大小不一。在中国东北，甚至还有冰灯。,元宵节的特殊食品是元宵。元宵用水煮，随热汤一起吃。SummerThe Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year. As it is in early summer， it marks the beginning of the hottest season of the year.The tradition of the Dragon Boat Festival started more than 2,000 years ago. In the old days, dragon boat races were organi
