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高中英语必修三
Unit1 Festivals and
celebrations
节日和庆典课文及听力文本
1.
必修三
Unit1
Festivals and
celebrations
节日和庆典
Festivals and celebrations of all kinds
have been held everywhere since
ancient
times.
自古以来，
世界各地就有各种各样的节日和庆典
。
Most
ancient
festivals
would
celebrate
the
end
of
cold
weather,
planting
in
spring and harvest in autumn.
最古老的节日总是庆祝严寒的结束、春
季的种植和秋天的收割。
Sometimes
celebrate
would
be
held
after
hunters had caught
animals.
有时，在猎人捕获猎物后，也举行庆祝活
动
。
At
that
time
people
would
starve
if
food
was
difficult
to
find,
especially during the
cold winter months.
在那个时代，
如果
食物难以找
到，
特别是在寒冷的冬月，
人们会挨饿。
Today
’
s festivals
have many
origins
,some
religious,
some
seasonal,
and
some
for
special
people
or
events.
现在的节日有很多由来，一些是宗教上的，一些是季节性的，
一
些是纪念特殊的人和事件的。
Festivals of
the Dead
亡灵节
Some
festivals are held to honour the dead or to
satisfy the ancestors, who
might return
either to help or to do harm.
有些节日，是为了纪
念死者，
或使祖先得到满足，
因为祖先们有可能回到世上
（给人们）
提供帮助，
也有可能带来危害。<
/p>
For the Japanese festival. Obon, people
should go to
clean graves and light
incense in memory of their ancestors.
在
日本的盂
兰盆节，人们要扫墓、烧香，以缅怀祖先。
They also light lamps and
play
music
because
they
think
that
this
will
lead
the
ancestors
back
to
earth.
他们还点起灯笼，奏响乐曲，因为他们认为这样做可以把祖先
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Unit1 Festivals
and celebrations
节日和庆典课文及听力文本
引回到世上。
In Mexico,
people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early
November.
在墨西哥，
亡灵
节是在
11
月初。
On this important feast day,
people eat food in the shape of skulls
and cakes with
“
bones
”
on them.
在这
个重要的节日里，人们会吃制成颅骨形状的食物，和装点有“骨
头”
的蛋糕。
They offer food, flowers and
gifts to the dead.
他们向亡者
祭献食物
、鲜花和礼品。
The
Western
holiday
Halloween
also
had
its
origin in old beliefs about the return
of the spirits of dead people.
西方节
日万圣节也源自人们古老的信念，
认为亡者的灵魂会返回人间。
It is
now
a
children
’
s
festival,
when
they
can
dress
up
and
to
their
neighbours
’
homes to ask for sweets.
万圣节
如今成了孩子们的节日，
这天他们可以乔装打扮上到邻居家要糖吃。
If
the
neighbours
do
not
give any
sweets, the children might play a trick on them. <
/p>
如果邻居什么
糖也不给，那么孩子们就可以捉弄他们了。
Festivals to Honour
People
纪念名人的节日
Festivals can also be held to honour
famous people .
也有纪念名人的节
日。
The
Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous
ancient poet,
Qu Yuan.
中国的端午
节
（龙舟节）
，
是纪念著名古代诗人屈
原的。
In
the
USA
Columbus
Day
is
in
memory
of
the
arrival
of
Christopher
Columbus
in
New
World.
美国的哥伦布日是纪念克里斯托弗?哥伦布
发现“新大陆”的日子。
India
has a national festival on October 2 to
honour
Mohandas
Gandhi,
the
leader
who
helped
gain
India
’
s
independence from Britain.
印
度在
10
月
2
日有个全国性节日，
纪念莫
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Unit1 Festivals and
celebrations
节日和庆典课文及听力文本
汉达斯?甘地，他是帮助印度脱离英国而独立的领袖。
Harvest
Festivals
庆丰收的节日
Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can
be very happy events.
收获与感
恩节是非常喜庆的节日。
People
are
grateful
because
their
food
is
gathered for the winter and the
agricultural work is over.
越冬的粮食收
集起来了，农活结束了，人们都心怀感激。
In
European
countries,
people
will
usually
decorate
churches
and
town
halls
with
flowers
and
fruit, and will get together to have
meals.
在欧洲国家，
人们通常用花果
< br>来装饰教堂和市政厅，
在一起聚餐。
Some people might win awards for
their
farm
produce,
like
the
biggest
watermelon
or
the
most
handsome
rooster.
有些人还可能因为他们的农产品（参加各种评选）而获奖，
比如最大的西瓜或最帅的公
鸡。
China
and
Japan
have
mid-
autumn
festivals, when people admire
the moon and in China, enjoy mooncakes.
中国和日本都有中秋节，这时，人们会赏月。在中国，人们还品尝月
饼。
Spring
Festivals
春天的节日
The most energetic and important
festivals are the ones that look forward
to the end of winter and to the coming
of spring.
最富生气而又最重要
的节日，就是告别
冬天、迎来春天的日子。
At
the
Spring
Festival
in
China, people eat
dumplings, fish and meat and may give children
lucky
money in red paper.
中国
人过春节要吃饺子、鱼和肉，还要给孩子们
送红纸包着的压岁钱。
There
are
dragon
dances
and
carnivals,
and
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Unit1 Festivals
and celebrations
节日和庆典课文及听力文本
families celebrate the Lunar New Year
together.
（他们）
舞龙灯、
狂欢，
全家人聚在一起欢庆阴历年。
Some
Western
countries
have
very
exciting carnivals,
which take place forty days before Easter, usually
in
February.
在一些西方国家有激动人心的狂欢
节，通常在二月，复活
节前的四十天。
These carnivals might include parades,
dancing in the
streets day and night,
loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds.
狂
欢节期间，人们身着各种艳丽的节日盛装，伴随着鼓噪的音乐，在
街
头游行，昼夜跳舞。
Easter
is an important religious and social festival
for Christians around the world.
复活节是全世界基督徒的一个重要的
宗教和公众节日。
It celebrates the return of Jesus
from the dead and the
coming of spring
and new life.
它庆祝耶稣复活，也欢庆春天和新生命
< br>的到来。
Japan
’
s
Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little later.
再晚些
时候，日本就迎来了樱花节，
The
country,
covered
with
cherry
tree
flowers, looks as thought it is covered
with pink snow.
（节日里）整个国
度到处是盛
开的樱花，看上去就像覆盖了一层粉红色的雪。
People
love to get together to eat , drink and have fun
with each other.
人
们喜欢聚在一起吃、喝
、玩耍。节日让我们享受生活，
Festivals let us
enjoy life, be proud of our customs and
forget our work for a little while.
让我们为
自己的习俗而自豪，还可以暂时忘掉工作中的烦恼。
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Unit1 Festivals and
celebrations
节日和庆典课文及听力文本
Part 1
Carla and Hari are
students in Trinidad. Their Chinese friends, Li
Mei and
Wu Ping, are visiting for the
Carnival holiday in February.
C=Carla
LM=Li Mei
CARLA: Li Mei, why
ar
e you wearing those shoes? You can’t
be serious!
Your feet will hurt so much
by the end of the parade that you won’t be
able to stand. Would you like these
comfortable shoes?
LI MEI:
Thanks, Carla, but I wanted something
to go with this dress.
Those are the
wrong colour.
CARLA: You must be
joking! That dress is too thick. Do you realize
that
it’ll be
thirty
-
five degrees out
there and that you’re going to be walking
and dancing until midnight?
You have to have something light and
cool
─
and a hat!
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The
boys
are
already
there
when
the
girls
arrive.
The
music
over
the
loudspeakers makes it difficult to hear
each other. One after another, big
bands
arrive,
along
with
thousands
of
dancers
and
musicians.
The
Carnival is beginning!
CARLA:
Sorry
we’re la
te. I had to get Li Mei some
comfortable shoes!
WU PING: No problem.
We’ve just got here. But I forgot my
water
- can I
have some of
yours?
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Unit1 Festivals and
celebrations
节日和庆典课文及听力文本
LI MEI:
Me too! We just came, and I’m already
tired and thirsty!
CARLA:
We’re each going to need a
lot of water to
night! Shall I run
over to the stand there and get
something to drink for
everybody?
HARI:
Hurry up,
Carla! The bands are moving!
CARLA :
OK, I’ll hurry! But
remember … we’re going to go slowly at
first, so Wu Ping and Li Mei can get
used to the music and the heat!
HARI :
Yeah, OK! Remember, you two, if we get separated
in the crowd,
we’ll meet at the north
end of the parking lot by 8 o’clock. Then we can
go together to see the winners of this
year’s award for best band and best
costumes.
4.
必修三
Unit 1 A SAD
LOVE STORY
一段伤心的爱情故事
Li Fang was heart-
broken.
李方的心都碎了。
It was
Valentine
’
s Day and
Hu Jin had said she would meet him at
the coffee shop after work.
这天
是情人节，胡瑾说她下班后会在咖啡馆和他见面的。
But
she
didn
’
t
turn up.
可现在她却不见人影。
She could be with
her friends right now
laughing at him.
也许她这会儿跟朋友在一起，
正在取笑他呢。
< br>She said
she would be there at seven
o
’
clock, and he thought she
would keep her
word.
她说她会在
7
点到达，他
(
李
方
)
认为她会守信用的。
He
had
looked
forward
to
meeting
her
all
day,
and
now
he
was
alone
with
his
roses
and chocolates, like a fool.
他一整天都期盼着见到
她，而现在他
拿着玫瑰花和巧克力独自一人守候着，
像个傻瓜一
样。
Well, he was not
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Unit1 Festivals and
celebrations
节日和庆典课文及听力文本
going to hold his breath for her to
apologize.
他不想屏息等她来道歉，
He would drown his sadness in coffee.
他要用咖啡来解愁。
It
was
obvious
that
the
manager
of
the
coffee
shop
was
waiting
for
Li
Fang
to
leave-he
wiped
the
tables,
then
sat
down
and
turned
on
the
TV-just what Li Fang needed!
很明显，咖啡馆里的经理在等李方离开
一一他擦好桌子，然后坐下来，打开电视机。这
正合了李方的意！
A
sad Chinese story
about lost love.
正在播出的是流传在中国的一个悲伤
的爱情故事。
The granddaughter
of the Goddess of Heaven visited the earth.
王母娘娘
的外孙女下凡来到人间。
Her name
was Zhin
ü
, the weaving girl.
她的名
字叫织女，做纺织活的女孩。
W
hile she was on earth she met the herd
boy Niulang and they fell in
love.(
“
Just like me and Hu
Jin,
”
thought Li
Fang.)
她在人间遇到了牛郎，两人相爱了。
(
李方想“这正像我和胡
瑾。
”
)They got married secretly, and they
were very happy.(
“
We could
be
like that,
”
thought Li Fang.)
于是他们秘密结了婚，
并且生活得十分
幸福。
(
李方想
,
“我们也可以像他们那样幸福的。
”
)When the Goddess
of
Heaven
knew
that
her
granddaughter
was
married
to
a
human,
she
became very angry and made the weaving
girl return to Heaven.
王母娘
娘知
道自己的孙女跟一个世上的凡人结了婚，
她勃然大怒，
强行把织
女带回到天宫。
Niulang
tried to follow her, but the river of stars, the
Milly
Way,
stopped
him.
当牛郎试图追上去，却被银河阻挡住了。
Finding
that Zhin
ü
was
heart-broken, her grandmother finally decided to
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