Unit 1 Festivals around the world
break out意思為“發(fā)生、爆發(fā)”，常指戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)、災(zāi)難、疾病、火災(zāi)或者爭(zhēng)吵等事件的發(fā)生，也可以表示突然大聲叫喊等。
【練習(xí)】根據(jù)句子的意思翻譯或按要求填詞。
1). great changes have _________ (發(fā)生) in our hometown during the past ten years.
2). _____________________ (我突然想起) i saw him on my way home yesterday.
3). i _________ (碰巧) to see your sister crying on my way to school yesterday. i was in such a hurry that i had no time to ask what had happened ________ (介詞) her?
4). when the second world war _________ (爆發(fā)), tom was only a newborn infant.
5). i’ ll never understand how it _________ (發(fā)生) that you were late three times a week.
6). a big earthquake _________ (發(fā)生) in the south of china last year.
答案：1). taken place 2). it occurred to me that 3). happened; to 4). broke out
5). came about 6). occurred / happened
2. celebrate / congratulate
【解釋】
celebrate“慶祝”，后面跟某個(gè)節(jié)日或物。
congratulate“祝賀”，一般搭配為congratulate sb. on (doing)sth.“祝賀某人某事”。
【練習(xí)】根據(jù)句子的意思在括號(hào)里填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~。
1). we all ________ jessica on her winning the first prize in the writing competition.
2). at christmas the people in the western countries will ________ the birth of jesus.
3). let’s hold a party to ________ your birthday and at the same time ________ you _______ your passing the examination.
答案： 1). congratulated 2). celebrate 3). celebrate; congratulate; on
3. gather / collect
【解釋】
gather 用途較廣泛，可用于人、物或無形的抽象事物，如人群的集合，食品、財(cái)產(chǎn)、文件、書籍等的收集。強(qiáng)調(diào)將分散的東西收集在一起。
collect 強(qiáng)調(diào)為了研究目的而做的有鑒別、有計(jì)劃的收集，并指為了愛好而做的有條理的安排，對(duì)某些事物進(jìn)行逐漸的收集
這兩詞用不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)用，常可互換，都表 “ 聚集；聚攏 ” 。
【練習(xí)】根據(jù)句子的意思在括號(hào)里填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~。
1). the dustmen ________ the rubbish once a week.
2). a group of people were ________ at the accident spot.
3). she ________ up her scattered belongings and left.
4). so when did you start ________ antique glass?
答案： 1). collect 2). gathering/(collecting) 3). gathered/collected 4). collecting
4. award / reward
【解釋】
award n.“獎(jiǎng)品”、“獎(jiǎng)金”，指因?yàn)樽鞒鼋艹龀删投塥?jiǎng)win/get/receive an award for sth.
vt.“授與”、“頒發(fā)”、“判給” award sb. sth. = award sth. to sb.
reward n.“賞金”、“酬金”或一些非金錢的報(bào)酬as a reward
vt. 表示“報(bào)答”、“酬謝”之意 reward sb. for sth. / reward sb. with sth.