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1、mannersandcustoms主要内容:本课主要介绍了世界各地区不同的风俗习惯,其中包括中国人庆祝新年的风俗和爱尔兰人举行婚礼的风俗等。通过本课的学习,我们不仅要了解在本课中介绍的风俗习惯以及文章中介绍的文化背景,而且要能够利用所学知识与外国人就各地的风俗习惯进行讨论。课文词汇及语法:dialogue:1. millenniumn.aspanofonethousandyears.一千年,有利的2. propitiousadj.presentingfavorablecircumstances;auspicious.善意的propitiousweather好天气propitiousomen(s
2、)吉兆e.g.idontthinkthiskindofweatherispropitioustous.这种天气对我们不利。thecooldaysduringthisweekarepropitiousforouttrip.这种凉爽的天气对我们的行程很有好处。3. fire-workn.鞭炮,焰火afire-workdisplay焰火表演cracker,firecracker爆竹4. survive1)残存toliveorpersistthrough:e.g.plantsthatcansurvivefrosts.heisluckyenoughtosurvivethecaraccident.hemi
3、ngwaysurvivedseveralwarsandfinishedhisworksonwars.2）比活的长tolivelongerthan;outlive:e.g.theoldmansurvivedhiswife.他比妻子活的时间长。shesurvivedherhusbandbyfiveyears.她比她丈夫多活了五年5. dueadj.预期的,预定的,应到的e.g.whenisthetraindue?火车什么时候到达?-thetrainisdueat5:00intheafternoon.professorliisduetomakeaspeechinourschooltomorrow.d
4、ueto:由于,起因于e.g.thecaraccidentwasduetocarelessdriving.hisfailurewasduetohisignorance.6. afarasiknow就我所知afarasiknow,hemingwayevertookpartinthetwoworldwars.7. amatteroffact:infact事实上e.g.itissaidthatheisasuccessfulbusinessman;amatteroffact,heisagoodwriteraswell.amatteroffact,peopleinthatcountryareveryfr
5、iendly.8. shakehandswithsb握手shakeoneshande.g.chineseshakehandsasgreeting,whilepeopleinthewestkisswhentheymeet.9. afor:withregardto至于e.g.ihaveneverthoughtaboutitasforbuyinganewhouse.aforyourproposal,letsleaveittomorrow.10. tollbell敲钟e.g.forwhomthebelltolls丧钟为谁而鸣（海明威）thechurchbelltolledthehour.教堂的钟声报时
6、。11. loseonesvoice失声loseheart失去信心loseoneshearttosb:tofallinlovewithsbe.g.helosthisvoiceduetohisbadcold.neverloseheart.themanlosthishearttoaprettygirlwhoturnedouttobethedaughterofhisenemy.12. makeit:tobesuccessful成功e.g.imakeit.我成功了。neverloseheart,andimsureyoucanmakeit. 不要失去信心,我相信你会成功的。thomasfina
7、llymadeitasanactor.托马斯最终成为了一名演员。hefinallymadeittotheairportintimedespiteofthetrafficjam.尽管有交通堵塞,他终于按时到达了机场。idontthinkicanmakeittolearnmathwell.我想我可能学不好数学。passage1. horizonn.地平线horizontalbarDOhorizondistance地平线距离,水平线距离horizonmirrorODDthehorizonODDe.g.thesunissinkingbelowthehorizon.2. prolongv.延长,拖延e.
8、g.helikedbeijingsomuchthathetriedtoprolonghisvisitinthecity.hewantstoprolonghisvacationbecauseofhisillness.thedelegationdecidedtoprolongtheirvisitbyoneweek.代表团决定把访问延长一个星期。toprolongoneslifeODDO3. engagev.约定,忙于,从事e.g.iwillengageyouthatillmanagethebusinessforyou.aftergivinguphisbusiness,heisnowengaging
9、politics.beengagedtosb和订婚e.g.tomandmaryareengaged.tomwasengagedtoannlastmonth.engagedadj.忙碌的,使用中的beengagedinsth忙于e.g.hisuncleisnowengagedinwritinganovel.他叔叔最近正忙着写一部小说。thelineisbusy/engaged.4. bride,bridegroom新娘,新郎5. squeezev.压,挤,榨e.g.imtryingtosqueezethejuiceoutofthelemon.榨汁hetriedhardtosqueezeintot
10、hecrowdedbus.他费劲的挤进拥挤的公共汽车。6. domesticadj.家庭的,国内的domesticconcernsaffairs家务;内政domestictroubles家庭纠纷domesticmarkets国内市场domesticandforeignnews国内外新闻domesticgoodsproducts国产,国货domesticanimals家畜e.g.heisnowbusywithhisdomestictroubles.他现在正忙于家里的麻烦事。thedomesticeconomicsituationisgoingforbetter.国内经济形势正在好转。healwayskeepsacloseeyeonlatestdomesticnews.他密切的关注国内最新的消息。
