Module 4 Carnival（Period One）

(answers: 1. venice is visited by tourists from all over the world. 2. many of the carnival masks are made by trained artists. 3. parties were given every day for a month by rich people. 4. carnival was taken to south america by the portuguese and the spanish. 5. the notting hill carnival in london was created by the west indian community. 6. carnival is enjoyed by millions of people today.)
step 3. language points
words
1. hide (hid, hidden) vt. 隱藏；掩飾（感情）；遮住。vi. 躲藏
hiding: (u.n)躲藏處，痛打 (c.n)
hidden:秘密的；隱蔽的
相關短語：
(1) 包庇壞人 hide up
(2) 躲藏（口）hide out
(3) 躲藏；隱藏 hide away
(4) 把某事隱瞞著某人 hide sth. from sb.
e.g.(1) 他把信藏在了抽屜里。
      he hid the letter in a drawer.
（2）他們把我們藏在他們的閣樓里躲避警察。
      they hid me from the police in their attic.
（3）他隱姓埋名。
     he hid behind a false identity.
（4）她竭力掩飾她的失望。
she struggled to hide her disappointment.
（5）他用手捂住了臉。
he hid his face in his hands.
2. pretend vi.,vt.  假裝；偽稱；裝扮；假想
相關句型：
（1）pretend to do sth. 假裝干某事…….
（2）pretend to be doing假裝正在干…….
（3）pretend to have done假裝干了…….
（4）pretend that…假想…….
 (5)  pretend to sth.（通常用于否定句和疑問句）自稱；自認為
e.g.:(1) 他假裝沒注意。
he pretended not to notice.
(2)他對家人假稱一切都好。
he pretended to his family that everything was fine.
(3)他假裝在做作業。
he pretended to be doing his homework.
(4) 我不能妄稱自己多有音樂天才。
i can’t pretend to any great musical talent.
(5)我不敢說自己對這個主題有多了解，但是……
 i don’t pretend that i know much about the subject, but….
3. memory n. 記憶；記憶力；回憶；記憶的東西
 memorize vt. 默記；記住
 memorial adj.  紀念的；記憶的
n.   紀念碑，紀念館
相關短語：
（1）from memory
（2）in memory of
（3）have a good/ poor memory
e.g.: (1) 我不善于記名字。
i have a bad memory for names.
(2) 她能背誦全詩。
she can recite the whole poem from memory.
(3) 在我的記憶里，這個國家從沒太平過。
there hasn’t been peace in the country in/ within my memory.
(4)人們是健忘的。
  people have short memories.
4. wander vi.,vt. 漫步；閑逛；徘徊；迷路；離題
wanderer n. 漫游者；流浪漢
wandering adj.漫游的；閑逛的
相關短語：（1）wander about 徘徊；流浪；彷徨
（2）wander from the subject 離開主題
e.g.: (1) he wandered aimlessly around the streets.
他在大街上漫無目的地到處游蕩。
(2) the child was found wandering the streets.
那孩子被發現獨自在大街上瞎轉。
5. confusion n. 混亂；困惑；混淆；困窘