初中英语广州版5A 08

[03:09.26]What about asking for'no noise,please'?
[03:11.92]Zhenhui:Oh,no!Dragon boat races are very noisy!
[03:15.76]We want everyone to shout and have fun!
[03:18.32]Lesson 31
[03:19.89]Dragon Boat Festival
[03:20.76]端午节
[03:21.64]dish   n.
[03:22.16]饭菜
[03:22.68]fresh   adj.
[03:23.22]新鲜
[03:23.76]serve   v.
[03:24.29]端饭上菜
[03:24.83]cabbage   n.
[03:25.40]洋白菜
[03:25.98]ice-cream   n.
[03:26.55]冰淇淋
[03:27.12]3.Read a story about special holiday foods
[03:31.85]and then fill in the blanks
[03:33.42]to complete a menu for Thanksgiving dinner.
[03:36.06]Special foods for special days
[03:38.41]Almost every holiday or special day has
[03:40.87]its own special food.
[03:42.82]At Mid-Autumn Festival,we eat moon cakes
[03:45.59]and at Dragon Boat Festival,we eat zongzi.
[03:48.34]At Christmas,many people eat turkey
[03:51.60]although in England,a few people still eat goose.
[03:54.55]At some festivals,like Buddha's Birthday,
[03:58.00]many people eat only vegetable.
[04:00.67]At some festivals,
[04:02.42]the special food is not eaten.
[04:04.66]For example,
[04:05.92]in Spain,during the orange festival,
[04:08.79]people throw oranges at each other,
[04:11.25]and in Italy,at one of their festivals,
[04:14.12]they throw tomatoes!
[04:16.08]Many festivals are held in autumn.
[04:18.43]In Canada,
[04:19.68]the mid-autumn holiday is called Thankgiving.
[04:22.43]Canadians eat many kinds of food on this holiday
[04:25.80]but turkey has always been the most important dish.
[04:29.14]Before the turkey,people may have soup.
[04:31.73]The soup is served with fresh bread.
[04:34.08]After the soup,
[04:35.30]there many be some cold cabbage with apples.
[04:38.15]The turkey is served with several vegetables,
[04:41.03]such as carrots and potatoes.
[04:43.38]After the turkey comes the best part:
[04:45.94]pumpking pie or apple pie!
[04:48.50]These are served with ice-cream.
[04:50.66]At the end of the dinner,
[04:52.41]tea and coffee are served.
[04:54.37]Lesson 32
[04:56.02]bride   n.
[04:56.49]新娘
[04:56.96]groom   n.
[04:57.73]新郎
[04:58.50]wedding   n.
[04:59.02]婚礼
[04:59.55]church   n.
[05:00.12]教堂
[05:00.70]speech   n.
[05:01.43]讲话；演讲
[05:02.16]handful   n.
[05:02.73]把
[05:03.31]marry   n.
[05:03.84]结婚
[05:04.38]cotton   n.&adj.
[05:05.40]棉
[05:06.42]cloth   n.&adj.
[05:06.85]布
[05:07.28]leather   n.&adj.
[05:07.80]皮革
[05:08.32]wool   n.
[05:08.81]毛；毛线
[05:09.29]sweater   n.
[05:09.86]毛衣
[05:10.44]silver   n.&adj.
[05:10.96]银
[05:11.48]gold   n.&adj.
[05:12.02]金
[05:12.55]wooden   adj.
[05:13.03]木制的
[05:13.50]marriage   n.
[05:14.11]婚姻
[05:14.72]1.Read a story about three weddings
[05:18.77]and answer the questions.
[05:20.73]Yesterday,I got a letter from Ben Harris.
[05:23.79]He said that he had been to three weddings this summer.
[05:26.71]The first was in Italy,
[05:28.57]the second was in Canada
[05:30.32]and the third was in Bali.
[05:32.07]He said that all the weddings had been quite different.
[05:35.23]In Italy,the wedding was held in a big church.
[05:38.39]The bride wore a long white dress.
[05:40.74]Ben said that the wedding had been held in July
[05:43.80]because May and August were unlucky months for weddings.
[05:47.35]Before the wedding day,
[05:48.92]both the bride and groom's families had had several parties
[05:52.57]for their relatives and friends with lots of food.
[05:55.92]There was another big meal after the wedding,too.
[05:58.58]Ben said that he had counted fourteen different dishes!
[06:01.93]During the meal,
[06:03.60]the bride and groom broke a glass.
[06:05.64]Then they counted the pieces
[06:07.60]to see how many years they would be together.
[06:09.95]In Canada,
[06:11.30]Ben went to a wedding in a big old house.
[06:13.94]A man made a speech
[06:15.90]and people sang a few beautiful songs.
[06:18.67]The bride wore a nice pick dress.
[06:20.81]After the guests had finished a big lunch,