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Unit 8 Let’s celebrate! 知识点
Welcome to the unit
1, Many people think it's a festival to remember the great poet, Qu Yuan. 许多人认为它是一个纪念伟大诗人屈原的节日。
(1)remember〔动词〕纪念;记住;记起
反义词是 forget,意为“忘记”。remember后可接名词、代词、动词 -ing 形式、动词不定式等作宾语。
I can't remember his telephone number.我不记得他的电话号码了。
(2) remember to do sth. 与 remember doing sth. 的辨析
remember to do sth. 记得要做某事 说明事情还没有做，其否定形式为: Remember not to do sth.
remember doing sth. 记得做过某事 说明事情已经做过
Remember to telephone me when you arrive there.
你到那里的时候,记得给我打电话。
I remember seeing her in the city. 我记得在这个城市见过她。
2, It's a Scottish festival to celebrate the life and work of the great poet, Robert Burns.它是一个颂扬伟大诗人罗伯特·彭斯的生平和著作的苏格兰节日。
celebrate 〔动词〕庆祝;颂扬
后可接表示节日、生日、胜利、成功等的词作宾语,不能接人。
Tomorrow is Grandpa's birthday. Let's go out to celebrate.
明天是爷爷的生日。咱们出去庆祝吧。
We always celebrate the New Year with a party. 我们总是举行聚会来庆祝新年。
拓展 celebration〔名词〕庆祝;庆祝活动;庆典
I like the celebrations of the Lantern Festival. 我喜欢元宵节的庆祝活动。
Reading
1, Good evening. ladies and gentlemen. 女士们、先生们,晚上好。Lady [可数名词] 女士;女子成年女子,多指举止文雅且有教养的女士复数形式为ladies。lady的对应词为 gentleman. gentleman的复数形式为gentlemen。
He always begins his speech with "ladies and gentlemen”.
他总是以“女士们,先生们”开始自己的演讲。
A young lady is helping the old man.
一位年轻的女士正在帮助那位老人。
2, New Year is coming. 新年就要来临。
现在进行时表将来
英语中一些动词,如come，go, stay, move, leave, arrive，fly，drive等,常用现在进行时表示计划或已安排好即将进行的活动。
Autumn is coming. 秋天就要来。
She's leaving for the Great Wall today. 今天她要动身去长城。
3, Look at the man spreading salt on his doorstep. 看那个正在他
的门阶上撒盐的男人。
spread
① [及物动词] 使分散
The wind can help to spread seeds.风有助于传播种子。
② [动词] 传播
The news spread like wildfire. 消息如野火般迅速传开。
③ [名词] 传播,散布,扩展,蔓延
the spread of… ……的扩散
We must stop the spread of the disease. 我们必须阻止这种疾病的传播。
4, People in Türkiye think salt will keep them from bad things in the coming year. 土耳其的人们认为盐会使他们在即将到来的一年远离不好的事情。
keep sb./sth. from 使某人/某物免受………的影响或伤害
Walking can keep me from heavy traffic. 步行能让我不受交通拥挤的影响。
拓展 ① keep sb./sth. from doing sth. 阻止某人/某物做某事
The postman tried to keep the mail from getting wet.
那位邮递员尽力不让邮件淋湿
keep away from 远离
We teenagers should keep away from the bad websites.
我们青少年应该远离不良网站。
5, Here in Greece , an old woman is hanging onions on her door.在希腊这里,一位老妇人正在她的门上挂洋葱。
hang〔动词〕
① 悬挂;挂起
Lucy hangs a new photo in her room.
露西在她的房间里挂起一张新照片.
② 垂下:垂落
A new curtain is hanging over there.
那儿挂着一个新窗帘。
6, lt's a Greek tradition to welcome the new year. 这是希腊迎接新年的传统。
tradition 〔名词〕传统;惯例
形容词 traditional意为“传统的,惯例的”。
the tradition of... ……的传统
-In China, we use red paper for hongbao because red means good luck. 在中国,我们用红纸包红包，因为红色意味着好运。
-Oh, that's interesting! I want to know more about Chinese traditions.哦,那很有意思!我想了解更多的中国传统。
7, Onions are a symbol of good luck and health. 洋葱是好运和健康的象征。
symbol〔名词〕象征;符号
the symbol of……的象征
In China , the dragon is the symbol of good luck.在中国,龙是好运的象征。
People all over the world love pandas, and the panda is a symbol of China. 全世界的人都喜欢大熊猫,大熊猫是中国的象征。
8，It's near midnight in Denmark. 在丹麦快到午夜了。
midnight 〔名词〕午夜
at midnight 在午夜
Don't call him at midnight. He is sleeping不要在午夜给他打电话。他正在睡觉。
拓展 midday〔名词〕中午,正午
at midday在中午,相当于 at noon。
I'm going there at midday.
我将在中午去那里。
9, When the clock strikes 12, they jump off their chairs into the new year, in the hope of getting over any problem in the year ahead! 当时钟敲响12点,他们从椅子上一跃而下进入新的一年,祈愿在未来的一年里能克服任何困难!
(1) jump off 跳下
Don't jump off the rock. 别从石头上跳下来。
The boy wants to jump off the bus. His mother stops him. 这个男孩想跳下公共汽车。他的妈妈阻止了他。
拓展 jump up跳起来 jump out 跳出去
(2) into〔介词〕进人;到……里面
表示动作方向的动态介词,常与动词连用。
He walks into the zoo with his sister. 他和妹妹走进动物园。
拓展 in [介词] 在……里面
多用作表示物体位置的静态介词。
My schoolbag is in the desk. 我的书包在书桌里。
(3) in the hope of 抱着……的希望
of是介词,后接动词时,应用v.-ing 形式。
They come to the city in the hope of starting a new life.
他们来到这座城市,希望开始新生活。
(4) get over 解决:克服
Can you help me get over the problems 你能帮我解决这些问题吗
(5) ahead〔副词〕在前面,向前
ahead of… 在……前面
We don't know the problems in the months ahead. 我们不知道未来几个月的问题。
There's a big tiger ahead. 前面有一只大老虎。
There are two boys ahead of me. 在我前面有两个男孩。
拓展 go ahead (口语)请吧,说吧 是口语中一个十分有用的表达,常用于回答别人的请求或让对方继续说或做。
-Can I watch TV, Mum 妈妈,我可以看电视吗
-Yes, go ahead! 行,看吧!
10, In Colombia, some people are carrying suitcases around the block. 在哥伦比亚一些人正提着手提箱在街区兜兜转转。
辨析: carry, bring与take
carry 拿，提，搬；携带 没有方向性
bring 拿来；带来 指把某物或某人从别处带到说话处
take 拿走；带去 指把某物或某人从说话处带到别处
She is carrying her baby. 她正抱着她的宝宝。
You must bring your book tomorrow. 你明天务必将你的书带来。Take this bag to the room for me. 帮我把这个包拿到房间去。
11, They're hoping for a new year with lots of travel. 他们希望新的一年里能有很多旅行。
travel
①〔名词〕旅行;游历
space travel太空旅行 air travel乘飞机旅行
②〔动词〕旅行;游历
travel around/all over the world 环游世界
travel to… 到……旅行
They want to travel around the world. 他们想要环游世界。
We'd like to travel to Canada. 我们想去加拿大旅行。
③〔不及物动词〕行进;传播
Light travels faster than sound. 光比声音传播得快。
拓展 traveller〔可数名词〕旅行者
The travellers are interested in the West Lake. 这些旅行者对西湖很感兴趣。
12, In Colombia, people carry suitcases around the block to catch the train home. 在哥伦比亚,人们提着手提箱在街区兜兜转转是为了赶上回家的火车。
catch〔动词〕及时赶上;接住;抓住;得病,染疾
第三人称单数形式为catches
Get up early, or you won't catch the train. 早早起床,否则你赶不上那班火车。
Cats like catching mice. 猫喜欢捉老鼠。
catch a bus 赶上公共汽车 catch the ball 接球
catch the fish 捉鱼 catch a cold 感冒
13，I'm watching a video about how people all over the world are celebrating New Year.我正在看一个有关世界各地的人们如何庆祝新年的视频。
all over the world 全世界
也可用 around the world 表示。
I want to travel all over the world with Grandma. 我想和奶奶环游世界。
14，Let me have a look. 让我看一看。
have a look 看一看(=take a look)
后不能跟宾语,相当于look。如果后接宾语应用 have/take a look at,相当于 look at在have/take a look(at..)中,look 为名词。
This is my new watch. You can have a look (at it). 这是我的新手表,你可以看看(它)。
Grammar
1, They are playing lively music for the dance. 她们正在为舞蹈演奏充满活力的音乐。
Iively〔形容词〕轻快的;生气勃勃的
The lively children make the club lively. 这些活泼的孩子使得社团生动活泼。
What a lively class! 多么生动的一节课啊!
2, My grandpa is watering the flowers at the moment. 我的爷爷现在正在浇花。
(1) at the moment 现在,当时
(同义短语: at this moment)常用于现在进行时的句子中。
At the/this moment, the girls are dancing. 此时此刻,女孩们正在跳舞。
What are you doing at the moment 此刻你在做什么呢
(2)moment〔可数名词〕时刻;瞬间
a moment later 过了一会儿
I'd like to talk to you for a moment. 我想同你说会儿话。
A moment later, he found the present. 片刻后，他找到了那个礼物。
拓展 与moment相关的常见短语:
at that moment 那时 a moment ago刚刚;刚才
wait a moment等一会儿
3, My sister Shirley is sitting on the chair and playing with her toys.我的妹妹雪莉正坐在椅子上玩她的玩具。
play with sth. 玩某物
Don't play with fire. 别玩火。
拓展 play with sb.与某人玩耍
On Saturday, I play with my brother. 周六,我和我的哥哥/弟弟玩耍。
4, We are eating dinner together at the table. 我们正在桌子旁一起吃晚饭。
at the table 在子旁边
We are enjoying a delicious meal at the table. 我们正在桌子旁享用一顿美餐。
拓展 at table 在进餐;在吃饭
5, Now some people are dancing to the music.现在,一些人随着音乐正在跳舞。
dance to 随着…跳舞
此处 to 为介词,意为“按照,随着”,与along with 表达的意义相似。
The girl always dances to the beautiful music这个女孩总是随着优美的音乐跳舞。
拓展 类似的短语还有 sing along to ,意为“和着……唱歌”。
We are singing along to his song. 我们正和着他的歌唱歌。
6, That sounds like fun! 那听上去真有趣!
sound like 听上去 后接名词
That sounds like a good idea. 那听起来是个好主意。
7, My dad is shopping in the supermarket. 我爸爸在超市购物。shop
①〔不及物动词〕购物,买东西
相当于 go shopping 或 do some shopping.
shop for买…
I often shop with my friends on Sundays. 在星期天我经常和朋友们一起去购物。
I often shop for vegetables here.
我经常在这里买蔬菜。
② 〔可数名词〕商店
相当于美式英语中的store。
There's a shop near here. 这附近有一个商店。
Integration
1, The Double Ninth Festival is in autumn. (九九)重阳节在秋天。
double〔形容词〕
① 双的,两倍的 常在名词前作定语。
double doors 双扇门
This one is double in size. 这一个的体积是两倍
② 双人的
a double bed 双人床 a double room 双人间
2, On this day, people often go mountain climbing to enjoy the natural beauty of autumn. 在这天,人们经常去爬山,欣赏秋天的自然之美。
(1) climb 〔动词〕爬,攀登
climb up向上爬 climb down 爬下来
I often climb mountains with my friends on weekends. 周末我经常和朋友们爬山。
He climbs up the ladder to clean the window. 他爬上梯子,去擦窗户。
(2) natural〔形容词〕自然的,天然的
natural的名词形式为nature,意为“自然界；大自然”
There are many beautiful flowers in the natural world.在自然界中有许多美丽的花儿。
I love the beauty of nature. 我喜欢大自然的美丽。
拓展 natural是由名词nature去e加形容词后缀 -al构成的。-al是一个形容词后缀,表示“……的,具有……性质的”。类似构成方式的单词还有：
nation 国家→national 国家的 culture 文化→cultural文化的
tradition 传统→ traditional传统的
3, The Double Ninth Festival is also a time to show respect and love for our elders. (九九)重阳节也是向我们的长辈表达尊重和爱的时间。
(1) respect
①〔名词〕尊敬
We have great respect for scientists. 我们非常尊敬科学家。
②〔及物动词〕尊重
Students should respect their teachers. 学生应该尊重他们的老师。
I respect your wishes. 我尊重你的愿望。
(2) show…for sb. 向某人表现出/表示……
其同义短语为show...to sb.或show sb.…
此时show后的名词常用respect, love等
We show great respect for/to our parents. = We show our parents great respect. 我们非常尊敬父母。
拓展 show sb. sth. = show sth.to sb. 给某人看某物
Please show me your new book. = Please show your new book to me.请让我看看你的新书。
4，This is because “double ninth" sound like the word “forever" in Chinese. 这是因为“九九”听上去像汉语中的词“久久”。
This is because… 这是因为…
此处because引导的是表语从句,表示原因或理由,相当于 The reason is that..。
John was late for the meeting. This is because he lost his way.
约翰开会迟到了。这是因为他迷路了。
拓展 That is why...那就是…的原因;那就是为什么
why 引导表语从句,表示结果。
John lost his way. That is why he was late for the meeting.
约翰迷路了。那就是他开会迟到的原因。
5，Put up the Spring Festival couplets 贴春联
put up
① 张贴;挂起
My father puts up red couplets on the door every Spring Festival.
每逢春节,我爸爸都会在门上贴红色的对联。
Here is a picture. Can you put it up on the wall
这是一张照片。你能把它挂到墙上吗
注意: put up 是“动词 + 副词”型短语,名词作宾语时,放在up 前后均可,人称代词作宾语时,则必须将人称代词放在put与 up 之间。
② 搭建;举起
They put up the tents and have some snacks. 他们搭起帐篷，吃些点心。
6，We prepare some dishes with special meanings, like jiaozi and niangao. 我们准备一些有着特殊意义的饭菜，比如饺子和年糕。
(1)prepare〔动词〕预备(饭菜),把…准备好
prepare sth. 准备某物
Mum is preparing dinner. 妈妈正在准备晚饭。
prepare for sth. = get ready for sth. 为某事做准备
He is preparing for the meeting. 他正在为会议做准备。
prepare sth. for sb.= get sth. ready for sb.为某人准备某物
My mother always prepares nice meals for us.
我妈妈总是为我们准备可口的饭菜
④prepare to do sth.= get ready to do sth. 准备做某事
I am preparing to go skating. 我正准备去滑冰。
(2)dish 〔可数名词〕
① 一道菜;菜肴其复数形式为 dishes
Lucy can cook some delicious dishes. 露西会做一些美味的菜肴。
② 盘,碟
The dish is very beautiful. 这个盘子很漂亮。
拓展 do the dishes洗餐具
He often does the dishes after supper. 他晚饭后经常洗餐具。
(3) meaning〔名词〕意义;意思
指单词、手势或表情等所代表的含义,其动词形式为mean,意为“意味着;意思是”。
Let's talk about the meaning of life. 我们谈论一下生命的意义吧。
Milie does not know the meanings of some words. 米莉不知道一些词的意思。
拓展 What's the meaning of.. = What does… mean ……是什么意思
What's the meaning of this word = What does this word mean
这个单词是什么意思
7，During the holiday, people visit relatives and friends and send each other good wishes. 在这个假期里,人们走亲访友,彼此互送美好的祝福。
during 〔介词〕在……期间
其后常跟 表示一段时间的名词(短语),常表示在特定的某一段时间期间。
during the day 在白天 during the Spring Festival 在春节期间during our stay in Nanjing 在我们待在南京期间
They help the old people wash clothes during the summer holiday.他们在暑假期间帮助老人洗衣服。
8, The Spring Festival lasts till the Lantern Festival. 春节持续到元宵节。
(1) last
① 〔动词〕持续 后常接时间段
Each class lasts 45 minutes. 每节课持续45 分钟。
②〔形容词〕最后的;末尾的
December is the last month of the year. 十二月是一年中的最后一个月。
③〔副词〕最后;上次
I spell it last.我最后一个拼写它。
When did you see him last 你上次见到他是什么时候
(2) till(=untl)〔介词或连词〕到……时;直到……为止
此处用作介词,后接时间点。till还可用作连词,后接时间状语从句。till的用法与 until的用法基本相同,可用于肯定句或否定句。具体用法如下:
①用于肯定句时,(主)句中的谓语动词用延续性或状态动词,表示该动作或状态一直延续到 till/until 所表示的时间为止。
The workers worked till/until midnight.工人们一直工作到午夜。(介词)
He waited till/until his parents came back他一直等到他父母回来。(等待的动作延续到他父母回来才结束)(连词)
②用于否定句时,(主)句中谓语动词一般是非延续性动词,表示该动作直到till/until 所表示的时间才发生，not...till/until...意为“直到…才”。
They didn't take photos till/until the last minute.直到最后时刻他们才拍照。(介词)
They didn't take photos till/until it was 11:30. 直到11:30他们才拍照。(连词)
9, It is often cold at this time of year, but people feel warm in their hearts. 一年中的这个时间通常很冷，但是人们心里感到很温暖。
(1) at this time of 在……的这个时候
与at the time of同义。
We like going swimming at this time of year. 我们喜欢在每年的这个时候去游泳。
(2) heart
① [可数名词] 内心;心脏
You are a hero in our hearts.
在我们的心中,你是个英雄
②〔不可数名词〕信心;勇气 表示抽象意义。
lose heart 失去信心
Don't lose heart! Everything will be better. 别灰心!一切都会好起来的。

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