高中英语人教版2003年高一下02

[07:35.58]逗得每个人都笑是最好的恶作剧.
[07:38.21]including the "fool".
[07:39.99]包括"愚蠢"
[07:41.77]Work book Unit 14
[07:45.93]练习本 14单元
[07:50.10]Festivals   Integrating skills
[07:52.67]节日   综合技能
[07:55.25]Reading
[07:56.53]读
[07:57.81]Harvest Festivals
[07:59.49]感恩节
[08:01.18]It is likely that people have celebrated harvest festivals
[08:03.84]人们很有可能庆祝感恩节
[08:06.50]ever since they began to plant and gather food.
[08:08.87]从那时到现在他们都在种植和收获粮食.
[08:11.23]Almost every culture has some kind of harvest festival.
[08:13.91]几乎每一种文化都有不同的感恩节.
[08:16.59]As early as3,000 BC,
[08:18.72]早在公元前3000年
[08:20.85]the ancient Egyptians celebrated the first fruit of the new season.
[08:23.88]古埃及人庆祝新季节中的第一批收获的水果.
[08:26.91]All across Africa,people in different countries and cultures
[08:29.91]横跨非洲,人们住在不同的国家有着不同的文化.
[08:32.91]get together for festivals around harvest time.
[08:35.34]一起来庆祝这个收获节
[08:37.77]In West Africa,people celebrate a new harvest with days of dancing and
[08:41.35]非洲的西部,人们跳舞来庆祝新的收获
[08:44.93]offering fruit to their ancestors and gods.
[08:47.45]用水果来祭祀祖先和上帝.
[08:49.97]Onam is an Indian festival that celebrates nature Onam
[08:52.75]是印第安人用来庆祝自然
[08:55.54]and a year of good harvest.
[08:57.30]和一年中最好收成的一种节日.
[08:59.06]In August or September,
[09:00.89]在八月或九月,
[09:02.72]people keep flowers in their homes for ten days
[09:05.24]人们摆些花放在家里十天.
[09:07.76]before the main day of the festival.
[09:09.73]在这个重要的节日前.
[09:11.71]On each day,there is a special event:
[09:14.07]在每一天,这里有特别的竞赛.
[09:16.43]a parade of elephants,fireworks and dances.
[09:19.11]大象游行,烟火,跳舞
[09:21.79]One of the most exciting events is the Onam boat race.
[09:24.52]最有趣的竞赛是:龙船赛.
[09:27.25]The boats used are beautifully painted and decorated with flowers of all colours.
[09:30.79]船通常被着色得很漂亮用各种各样的花来装饰
[09:34.33]The festival also celebrates the return of a king of an old story.
[09:37.61]这种节日也会庆祝古代故事里的国王凯旋归来.
[09:40.88]In the story,the king is a very good king and his people love him.
[09:44.15]在故事里,国王是最好的国王,他的人们很爱他.
[09:47.42]The king is so popular that the gods become jealous and send him away.
[09:50.84]国王如此地受欢迎以至上帝很妒忌他把他打发走了.
[09:54.26]To keep the people happy,
[09:55.93]为了使人们快乐,
[09:57.60]the gods let the king return once a year to celebrate Onam with his people
[10:00.99]上帝曾经有一年让国王回来和他的人们一起庆祝
[10:04.37]In Malaysia,there is a similar festival in May.
[10:06.85]在马来群岛的五月里这是个小小的节日.
[10:09.33]People arrange races games and dances to give thanks to the rice gods.
[10:13.05]人们按排种族比赛和跳舞来感谢上帝.
[10:16.78]Chu Suk is a Korean festival that is both a harvest festivalChu Suk
[10:19.90]是韩国人的节日也是感恩节.
[10:23.02]and a time to honour one's ancestors.
[10:25.24]也要拜祭尊敬的祖先.
[10:27.46]During the festival,
[10:28.99]在节日的过程中,
[10:30.52]people visit the graves of their ancestors to show their respect.
[10:33.34]人们来到他们祖先的坟墓前来表现他们的孝敬.
[10:36.16]When the visit to the graves is over,
[10:38.09]当拜祭完之后,
[10:40.03]families gather and have dinner to give thanks and celebrate life.
[10:43.29]一家人聚在一起用餐来感谢和庆祝生活.
[10:46.56]The celebrations include singing,dancing and playing games.
[10:49.64]庆祝包括唱歌,跳舞,玩游戏.
[10:52.72]A very special event takes place the night before Chu Suk.
[10:55.50]在Chu Suk之前发生了一件特别的事.
[10:58.29]Women and girls form a circle and sing traditional festival songs.
[11:01.51]妇女和孩子围成一个圈来唱传统歌.
[11:04.74]In China,people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival,
[11:07.45]在中国,人们庆祝中秋节
[11:10.17]or Chinese Moon Festival,
[11:12.05]或者是赏月的节日,
[11:13.93]on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar.
[11:17.05]在阴历第八个月,第十五天.
[11:20.18]It is a time to get together with friends and family under the beautiful full moon