课程内容

《Festivals around the world （Part 1）》
1.Festival are meant to celebrate important events.节日使用来庆祝一年中重要的时候的。
mean的用法归纳拓展：
1.mean to do 打算做或企图做.... I didn't mean to hurt you.
2.mean doing 意味着做...    Being a stuent means studying hard.
3.mean sb. to do sth.“打算让某人做某事”，也可以用于被动语态中
I mean you to work as our spokesman.
4.be meant for;打算给与....；打算做...用
The magazine was meant for young girls.
5.What do/did you mean by...?你..是什么意思？
What do you mean by "education"?
联想：
mean 单复数相同（以复数形式出现），方式，方法
by all means 可以，当然行，没问题
by means of sth.借助...手段，依靠....方法
by no means 决不，一点也不（如用于居首，应部分倒装）
典型例题：
（2006重庆，24）I've tried very hard to improve English.But by no means(D) with my progress.
A The teacher is not satisfied     B is the teacher not satisfied     C the teacher is satisfied    D is the teacher satisfied
此题的关键是词组“by no means".当否定副词或词组位于句首时，句子需倒装。
2.What they celebrate and what people do
celebrate 可作为及物和不及物动词，意为”庆祝“。
How did you celebrate May Day this year?
It's Dad's birthday today and we're going out for a meal to celebrate.
词语辨析：
celebrate与congratulate都与喜事有关，但后面接的宾语不同。
1）celebrate 表示”庆祝“，指以行动来庆祝生日、节日等
2）congratulate表示”祝贺“，指对个人经过努力获得成功的祝贺，后面只能接sb.常用
congratulate sb. on/upon sth./doing sth.口语中常用：congratulations
congratulate you on your promotion-----we must go out and celebrate.
典型例题：
The three sisters decided to hold a family party to (A) their parents' ailver wedding.
A celebrate   B memorize   C congratulate     D welcome
3.Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient times
自古以来世界各地都有各种各样的节日和庆典
of all kinds 各种各样
相关短语：
all kinds of 各种各样的
the same kind of 相同种类的
different kinds of 不同种类的
this/that kind of 这（那）种
That kind of question is very diffcult to answer.=Questions of that kind are diffcult to answer.
We see all kinds of hats=We sell hats of all kinds,
You can see different kinds of animals in the zoo.=You can see animals of different kinds in the zoo.
Practice （用动词的适当形式填空）
①Books of this kind (sell)[sell] well in the bookstore.
②This kind of books (sells)[sell]well in the bookstore.
①句中谓语动词的单复数由“books”确定。②句中的谓语动词由“kind”确定。
4.Most ancient festival would celebrate the end of cold winter,planting in spring and harvest in autumn.大多数古老的节日总是庆祝严寒的结束，春季的播种和秋季的收获。
would 用作情态动词，表示过去经常做某事，意为“总是，经常，往往”等，有时可与used to互换，但would 只能与表动态的动词连用。
When we worked in the same office,we would often have coffee together.
He used to have a green car but now he drives a black one.(不能用would)
5.At that time people starve if food wa diffvult to find...那时候如果食物难以找到，人们会挨饿...
starve:suffer of die from hunger
1.vt.使饿死 vi.饿死（饿得要死）starve to death
Millions of people starved to death during the war.
2.某人渴望得到某物;缺乏
be starved of/starve for/be starved for:long for;be in great need of
The homeless children were starving for love.
The car was starved of petrol and wouldn't start.
3.感觉很饿（仅用于进行时）
When will the dinner be ready?I'm starving.
starvation n.    die of starvation
联想：表示“渴望得到或做某事"的D短语：
be eager for sth/to do sth
be anxious for sth/to do sth
be thirsty for sth/to do sth
be dying for sth/to do sth
典型例题：
She is lovely and (B)for companionship.
A died   B  starved   C  starve    D  starvation
解析：be  starved for/of 迫切需要...
6.Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors.有些节日是为了纪念死者，或者使祖先得以满足。
1.honour   1)光荣，荣誉（n)尊敬
They fight for the honour of the country.
One must show honour to one's parents.
2)in honour of 为了纪念
A festival is set in honour of the hero.
3)an hounour 光荣的人或事情
Liu Xiang is an honour to our country.
4)尊敬，给以荣誉（v）
Children should honour their parents.
2)satisfy vt.vi.使满意，使满足
Some people are really hard to satisfy.
sb. be satisfied with   对...满意
be satisfied to do sth.对做...感到满意
satisfy/meet one's needs 满足某人的需要
e.g She's not satisfied with her new house.
satisfying adj.令人感到满意的
satisfied adj.(人）满意的/ 满足的
satisfaction n.满足，满意 to one's satisfaction
1)The colours of the picture quite (satisfy the eye).这幅画的色彩很悦目。
2）She (is not satisfied with)anything but the best.她事事都要做好的方才罢休。
3）We (were satisfied to)get a timely answer.得到及时的回答，我们感到满意。
8.For the Japanese festival Obon,people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors.
[考点1]情态动词should 在句中表示“应该”。
[考例1]-How's your tour around the North Lake?Is it beautiful?
-It (C) be,but it is now heavily polluted.(2007全国卷1）
A will  B would   C should  D must
[点拨]should 在句中表示一种有较大可能实现的猜测，推论，意为“应该”。
[考点2]in memory of/to the memory of sb.纪念某人
The statue was built in memory of the famous scientist.
这个雕像是为了纪念那位有名的科学家而建立的。
9....because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.
lead sb. to +n.带领某人通往/到....
lead sb. to do sth. 使...做...
lead to +n.引领，通向；导致。招致
e.g 1)This street leads you to the station.你沿这条街走就可以到达车站。
2）What led you to believe it?什么使你相信它？
3）All roads lead to Rome.  挑挑大路通罗马（殊途同归）
4）Hard work leads to success while laziness leads to failure.勤奋就能成功，而懒惰导致失败
翻译下列句子：
1.老师带我们去图书馆。The teacher led us to the library.
2.这条道路通往火车站。The road leads to the station.