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1、Get Rich Quick , Marry in May! Objective Topic: Lucky Number and Lucky Day Text: Get Rich Quick , Marry in May! Time Arrangement About two periods of class will be used for the analysis and discussion of the passage . Related Information Introduction to the Topic Do you feel luck? People do lots of
2、crazy things to feel lucky. Like, for instance, when youre about to take a test or play a sports game, what do you do out of superstition to make sure youll win? Wear a certain pair of socks, or maybe no socks at all?!We all do things like that-some events are just too important to leave to chance!
3、Prepare Questions (1) What do you say about the following numbers? (2) Why do people believe in superstition? Emphasized Points Key Words and Expressions (1) meanwhile (2) event (3) couple (4) hide (5) reception (6) service (7) check off (8) hide from (9) scare away (10) gather around Text Comprehen
4、sion Sentence Analysis 1. Get Rich Quick, Marry in May! Meaning: If you want to become rich quickly, you should get married in May.Please notice when two imperative sentences (祈使句) are coordinate (并列), the first sentence can function as an adverbial clause of condition (条件状语从句). e.g. Save your time,
5、 take a taxi. 要省时间，就搭辆计程车。 2. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Wei Yashung is at the hairdressers in Shanghai, China. Meaning: At the same time, on the other side of the world, Wei Yashung is waiting to have her hair done at a hairdressers shop in Shanghai, China. meanwhile: adv. 1) during
6、 the same period of time 同时 Meanwhile, two men had walked into the dining hall. 与此同时，两个男人走进了餐厅。 Mother was cleaning the room, and meanwhile, Father was watching TV. 妈妈正在打扫房间，与此同时，爸爸正在看电视。 2) in the time between two events 在间隔时间里 I will talk to you tomorrow; meanwhile, have a good evening. 我明天和你谈，祝你晚
7、安。 3. There are a lot of rituals and superstitions at weddings. Meaning: There are many traditional customs and old ideas about good or bad luck at weddings. ritual: n. C; U one or more ceremonies or customary acts that are often repeated in the same form 仪式；例行习惯 She will go through her usual ritual
8、 of making up her face before going out. 她出门前按习惯要化化妆。 superstition: n. C;U belief that is not based on reason or fact, but on old ideas about luck, magic, etc. 迷信 A common superstition in China is that red is a lucky color. 红色是吉祥色，这在中国是一种很普遍的迷信。4. As Kerry plans her wedding, her aunt and sisters hel
9、p her check off the things she needs, according to an old custom. Meaning: When Kerry makes plans for her wedding, her aunt and sisters help her mark things off the list to make sure she has everything. All of this is done on the basis of an old custom. check off: check by marking (e.g. names or ite
10、ms in a list) as having been dealt with 清点；清查 I checked off the items on the shopping list. 我一一清点购物清单上的项目。 5. Female friends and relatives gather around, preparing the bride for the ceremony. Meaning: Women friends and relatives come together to help the bride get things ready for the wedding ceremo
11、ny. gather around/round: come together; gather together 聚集；会合 The club members gather around, exchanging ideas and information. 俱乐部成员们聚集在一起，交流思想和信息。 6. “The wedding veil is a Greek custom, to hide the bride from evil spirits,“ Meaning: Wearing a wedding veil is a custom from ancient Greece. It is us
12、ed to cover the bride so that evil spirits cannot see her or hurt her. to hide the bride from evil spirits = (The wedding veil is used) to hide the bride from evil spirits veil: n. C a covering of thin material or net for the head or face 面纱 under the veil of 以 为借口 draw a veil over something 把某事掩盖起来
13、 Many Arabian women wear veils. 许多阿拉伯妇女戴面纱。7. The Romans developed the custom of bridesmaids (i.e. women dressed like the bride) to confuse the spirits. Meaning: The Romans came up with the idea of having bridesmaids at weddings. The bridesmaids are women or girls who are dressed like the bride so t
14、hat the evil spirits cannot tell which woman is the bride. 8. Also, some wedding flowers have a strong smell to scare away the evil spirits.“ Meaning: Also, some wedding flowers have a strong smell to drive away the evil spirits. scare: v. cause sudden fear to; frighten 恐吓；使惊恐 scare away: 吓走 吓跑 Dont
15、 speak so rudely, or youll scare the customers away. 说话别这么粗鲁，不然会吓跑顾客的。 After he scared the dog away, I went over to the house. 他把狗吓跑了以后，我才朝那房子走去。 9. “In the past, Chinese couples consulted a special book to find lucky and unlucky days for getting married“. Meaning: In the past, Chinese couples got s
16、ome advice from a special book. The book would tell them the lucky or unlucky days for getting married. consult: vt. go to ( a book, a person with special knowledge, etc.) for information, advice, etc. 查阅；咨询 Consult a dictionary if you dont know the meanings of these words. 如果你不知道这些词的意思，查查词典吧。 10. She is trying on the dress that she is planning to wear later at the wedding reception.
