2024年3月15日发(作者：)

Lesson 96 The dead return 亡灵返乡

【New words and expressions】（3）

festival n. 节日

lantern n. 灯笼

spectacle n. 景象，壮观，场面

一．單詞講解：

★ festival （1） n. 节日、喜慶

the Mid-Autumn Festival 今夜中秋

the Spring Festival 春節

＊ 在中國節日前+ the ； 西洋節日不加定冠詞

eg：They hold a festival on Independence Day .

在獨立紀念日舉辦慶祝會

（2）（定期舉辦的）文化性活動、……節

eg：Our school holds a musical festival every year.

我們學校每年舉辦音樂節。

★ lantern （1） n. 灯笼、手提燈

light a lantern 點亮燈籠 ； a Chinese lantern 中國燈籠

the Lantern Festival 元宵節

（2） 天窗

★ spectacle （1） n. 景象

a fine spectacle 絕佳的景象 ←→哀傷的景象

（2）壮观，壮观场面、奇觀

eg：The sunrise I saw from the top of was a tremendous spectacle .

從泰山上居高遠望,日出景象蔚為奇觀.

spectacles 眼鏡 a pair of spectacles 一副眼鏡

make a spectacle of oneself 出洋相;當場出醜

人前｛ひとまえ｝で恥をさらす、失態｛しったい｝を演じる

二．Key structures：

Exercise 1. 選擇正確的詞填空：

He came to see me yesterday as （usually, usual） .

There was no one I knew（between , among ） those present .

The（headmaster , manager） of this store is kept very busy .

Children’s （cloth , clothes） are difficult to choose .

He never（greets , salutes） anyone in the morning .

Your hands are not very（clean , clear） , are they ？

Mary’s in the kitchen , she’s（washing , washing up） the plates .

This problem is（enough , too） difficult for me .

He us（enough , fairly ） good at his work.

He is trying hard but his work is still not good （enough , fairly） .

Young people should remain （free , single） for a few years before they marry .

There was a long（row , queue） at the bus stop .

Exercise 2. 用into , in , after , out of , down , up , away , for , over , from ,選詞填空，完成下列句子

His lies would not take in anybody but a fool .

take in欺騙

The explorers returned because they had run out of food .

run out of 用完

（3） He is very good at making up stories for children .

making up 編造

（4） It took him a long time to get over his illness .

get over [ˌget ˈəuvə] 從(疾病等)中恢複；克服，解決；講清楚

（5） Mrs. Jones told her daughter to keep away from the stove .

keep away 避開, 遠離

（6） During the storm , the ship made for the nearest harbor .

made for v. 向 ... 前進, 向 ... 沖擊, 有助於, 有利於

（7） Has this car been run in yet

run in n. 試車, 飛機向目標的飛行, 插入部分, 爭論, 順便訪問

（8） The bird accidentally flew into the room and couldn’t get out .

get out 離開，退出，逃脫；泄露；生產，出版

（9） He spoke so quickly ；I didn’t have time to take down what he said .

take down 拆，拆卸；記下，寫下

（10） Though we all ran after the thief , we would not catch him .

ran after v. 追趕(追求)

（11） I hadn’t seen him for years and I accidentally ran across / into him in the street this morning .

ran across / into (碰見, 偶然遇到)

（12）Ronal will take over the family business now that his father has died .

take over [ˈteikˌəuvə] 接收，接管；承襲，借用

（13） Can you make out the address on this envelope？

make out 看出，辨認出；理解，了解；寫出，開出

（14） I’ve taken up painting in my spare time .

taken up 拿起, 接納, 吸收, 占去, 開始從事

【Text】

What happens to the lanterns at the end of the festival?

A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to

return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food

is laid out for them. Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way. All night long,

people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea

as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung

in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to

sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world. This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the

shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.

三．課文講解：

★ A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.

日本每年过一次“亡灵节”。