Unit 1 Festivals around the world(Period 2 Learning about language: Important language points)
她在這個(gè)國家住了十年后才取得了公民身份。
9. people are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over.
越冬的糧食收集起來了, 而農(nóng)活季節(jié)已經(jīng)過去, 人們都心懷感激。
gather vt. & vi. come or bring sb. /sth. together in one place搜集; 集合; 聚集
give me time to gather information.
給我些時(shí)間搜集資料。
the teacher gathered the pupils round her.
老師把小學(xué)生們聚集在她周圍。
“children, gather round, and miss alice will tell you a fable. ”
“孩子們, 大家聚攏點(diǎn), 愛麗絲小姐給你們講個(gè)寓言故事。”
10. some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster.
有些人可能因?yàn)樗麄兊霓r(nóng)產(chǎn)品（參加評(píng)選）而獲獎(jiǎng), 比如最大的西瓜或最帥的公雞。
award
1)n. thing or amount awarded獎(jiǎng); 獎(jiǎng)品
she showed us the awards she had won.
她給我們看她贏得的獎(jiǎng)品。
mary got an award and was able to finish her study.
瑪麗得到了助學(xué)金, 得以完成學(xué)業(yè)。
2)vt. make an official decision to give sth. to sb. as a prize, as payment or as a punishment授予; 判定
the school awarded marry a prize (for her good work).
學(xué)校（因?yàn)樗ぷ鞒錾┆?jiǎng)勵(lì)了瑪麗。
he was awarded the gold medal for being the fastest runner.
他跑得最快, 因而獲得了金牌。
the court awarded him damages of $50 000.
法庭判給他50 000美元損害賠償費(fèi)。
11. china and japan have mid-autumn festivals, when people admire the moon and in china, enjoy mooncakes.
中國和日本都有中秋節(jié), 這時(shí)人們會(huì)賞月。在中國, 人們還品嘗月餅。
admire vt. regard sb. /sth. with respect, pleasure, satisfaction, etc. 贊美; 欽佩; 羨慕
i admire her for her bravery. 我欽佩她的勇氣。
we all admired her for she saved the children from the fire.
她把孩子們從大火中救出來, 我們都?xì)J佩不已。
everybody admires him for his fine sense of humor.
人人都?xì)J佩他那絕妙的幽默感。
【拓展】 admirable 令人欽佩的；值得贊美的
admiration n. 欽佩；贊美
12. the most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.
最富生氣而又最重要的節(jié)日就是告別冬天、迎來春天的日子。
look forward to: expect; anticipate sth. with pleasure期望; 盼望; 期待
look forward to one’s holidays, the weekend, a trip to the theater盼望放假、周末、去看戲
we are so much looking forward to seeing you again.
我們非常盼望再見到你。
【注意】 該短語中to為介詞, 后接名詞、代詞或動(dòng)名詞。類似的短語還有devote. . . to, lead (. . . ) to, be/get used to; get down to; stick to等。
13. the country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow.
整個(gè)國度到處是櫻花盛開, 看上去就像罩上了一層粉紅色的雪。