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[00:01.49]14單元
[00:02.98]Festivals
[00:04.51]節(jié)日
[00:06.03]Reading
[00:07.37]閱讀
[00:08.70]THE BIRTH OF A FESTIVAL
[00:10.46]節(jié)日的起源
[00:12.23]You probably know that Christmas,
[00:14.34]你也知道圣誕節(jié),
[00:16.46]the Spring Festival and Ramadan are important holidays in the world.
[00:19.72]春節(jié),和齋月是世界上較為重要的節(jié)日.
[00:22.99]But have you heard about Kwanzaa?
[00:24.97]可是你聽說過寬扎文化節(jié)嗎?
[00:26.96]Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival
[00:29.28]寬扎文化節(jié)是個為期7天的節(jié)日.
[00:31.61]celebrating the culture and history of African Americans.
[00:34.57]用以慶祝非裔美國人的文化和歷史.
[00:37.54]The week following Christmas Day,
[00:39.58]在緊隨圣誕節(jié)之后的一周里,
[00:41.61]Many African American families get together to greet the new year
[00:44.80]許多非裔美國家庭聚集在一起迎接新年,
[00:47.99]and think about the past.
[00:49.75]回想過去.
[00:51.51]African Americans have a long history and a rich culture,
[00:54.40]非美國人歷史悠久,文化豐富,
[00:57.29]but Kwanzaa is a young holiday.
[00:59.36]但是寬扎節(jié)是個年輕的節(jié)日.
[01:01.44]Kwanzaa was born in 1966,
[01:03.92]寬扎節(jié)起源于1966年,
[01:06.40]when people created a new festivalM.
[01:08.44]卡倫加博士為了創(chuàng)立這個新節(jié)日.
[01:10.48]so that African Americans would be able to celebrate their history and culture.
[01:13.74]非裔美國人慶祝他們的歷史和文化
[01:17.01]The people who created Kwanzaa used the word for "first fruit" in Swahili,
[01:20.84]創(chuàng)立寬扎節(jié)的人們選擇了斯瓦希里語中“初收果實”一詞
[01:24.66]one of the largest languages in Africa.
[01:26.88]非洲語言
[01:29.10]They chose the word
[01:30.62]他們選擇這個詞
[01:32.13]because there are many festivals in Africa called "first fruit" festivals.
[01:35.52]因為在非洲有許多節(jié)日叫做“果實初收”節(jié).
[01:38.90]The African first-fruit festivals had many things in common:
[01:41.83]非洲的果實初收節(jié)有許多共同之處:
[01:44.75]people would get together to celebrate their harvest;
[01:47.17]人們聚會慶祝豐收;
[01:49.58]they used to give thanks for their harvests and for life:
[01:52.07]他們感謝豐收,感謝生活
[01:54.55]they used to honour their ancestors,celebrate their past,
[01:57.67]他們慶祝他們的祖先,他人們的過去,
[02:00.79]and the group or society they lived in.
[02:03.01]他們的種族或是他們的生活于其中的社會.
[02:05.23]The festivals were a way to celebrate history and culture,
[02:07.91]這些節(jié)日是禮贊歷史和文化的一種方式,
[02:10.59]as well as the new year.
[02:12.32]也作為新年.
[02:14.06]The people who created Kwanzaa
[02:16.14]創(chuàng)立寬扎節(jié)的人們
[02:18.21]liked the characteristics of the African festivals so much
[02:21.04]對于非洲節(jié)日的特色喜歡之極.
[02:23.86]that they used them to write the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa.
[02:26.64]他們把這些節(jié)日特色寫成<<寬扎節(jié)七原則>>.
[02:29.42]The seven principles are:Unity.
[02:32.01]這七個原則是:統(tǒng)一.
[02:34.59]We must build unity of family,community and nation.
[02:37.68]我們必須建立統(tǒng)一的家庭,社會和國家.
[02:40.76]Self-determination.
[02:42.43]自治.
[02:44.10]We have to build our own lives,think for ourselves and speak for ourselves.
[02:48.07]我們必須建立起自己的生活,為我們自己而創(chuàng)造為自己仗義執(zhí)言.
[02:52.04]Living together.
[02:53.57]一起生活
[02:55.10]We should build our community and solve our problems together.
[02:58.06]我們必須建立自己的社區(qū),共同解決我們的問題.
[03:01.03]Working together.
[03:02.54]一起工作.
[03:04.06]We should build and support our factories and shops.
[03:06.63]我們必須建立并支持自己的工廠和商店
[03:09.20]Purpose.We should remember our past and build our future.
[03:12.63]目標(biāo).我們必須記住我們的過去,建設(shè)我們的末來
[03:16.05]We should honour our ancestors.
[03:18.03]緬懷祖先,教育后代.
[03:20.02]Creativity.
[03:21.50]創(chuàng)造
[03:22.97]We must do as much as we can to make our community better and more beautiful.
[03:26.45]我們應(yīng)當(dāng)盡努力使我們的社區(qū)更加美好.
[03:29.92]Faith.
[03:31.30]信任
[03:32.69]We should believe in our family,our people,our teachers and our leaders.
[03:36.62]我們應(yīng)當(dāng)信任我們的家庭,我們的人民,我們的老師,還有我們的領(lǐng)袖
[03:40.55]People celebrate Kwanzaa from December 26 to January1.
[03:43.97]人們慶祝寬扎節(jié)的時間是從12月26日至元月1日
[03:47.40]The dates were chosen so that Kwanzaa begins the day after Christmas Day
[03:50.73]這個日期的確定使得寬扎節(jié)從圣誕節(jié)后的第一天開始
[03:54.06]and ends on New Year's Day.
[03:55.98]到元旦的那一天結(jié)束.
[03:57.90]This way,people who celebrate Kwanzaa can enjoy the spirit of the holidays
[04:01.58]這樣,慶祝寬扎節(jié)的人們就可以完全
[04:05.26]without all the commercial activities of Christmas.
[04:07.75]拋開圣誕節(jié)的一切商業(yè)活動,盡情領(lǐng)略節(jié)日的歡樂.
[04:10.23]Since Kwanzaa is a time for learning as well as joy,
[04:13.10]因為寬扎節(jié)是一個感悟和喜慶的時刻,
[04:15.97]people celebrate it by lighting a candle each day
[04:18.76]因而人們的慶祝方式是每一天都點燃一支蠟燭
[04:21.54]and discussing one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.
[04:24.16]討論寬扎節(jié)七大原則中的一條.
[04:26.79]The candle is usually lit by the youngest child in the family.
[04:29.62]蠟燭一般由家庭中年齡最小點燃.
[04:32.46]On the last day of Kwanzaa,
[04:34.34]在寬扎節(jié)的最后一天,
[04:36.22]family and friends gather to enjoy a large meal
[04:38.90]家庭成員和友人要聚集起來吃大餐,
[04:41.57]and to celebrate the new year.
[04:43.49]以慶祝新年的到來
[04:45.41]Creating a new festival may seem an unusual way to celebrate history and culture,
[04:49.14]創(chuàng)造一個新的節(jié)日看起來很不一樣.禮贊我們的歷史和文化
[04:52.86]but we are in fact all creating new festivals every year.
[04:55.75]但事實上,我們每年都在創(chuàng)造新的節(jié)日
[04:58.63]Each time we celebrate a festival it changes a little
[05:01.41]每次慶祝節(jié)日都有一點點改變.
[05:04.20]and in that way we keep our culture alive.
[05:06.72]就是以這種方式來保持我們的文化新活力.
[05:09.24]The Spring Festival,Christmas,Ramadan,Kwanzaa
[05:12.80]春節(jié),圣誕節(jié),齋月,寬扎節(jié),
[05:16.37]and all the other holidays and festivals
[05:18.55]和其它的節(jié)日
[05:20.73]help us understand who we are,
[05:22.80]都在幫助我們弄明白我們是誰,
[05:24.86]remember where we come from,and share our hopes for a happy future.
[05:28.35]記住我們是從哪里來,并共同希冀幸福的未來.
[05:31.83]Integrating skills Reading and writing
[05:36.31]綜合技能 讀和寫
[05:40.79]1.Read about these festivals and discuss the questions below.
[05:44.37]1.讀關(guān)于這些節(jié)日的文章,討論下面的問題.
[05:47.95]Earth day
[05:49.37]地球日
[05:50.80]Earth Day is celebrated on March 21,the first day of spring.
[05:54.38]地球日是在三月21日,春天的第一天.
[05:57.96]Earth Day is a celebration of life and our planet.
[06:00.89]地球日是一個贊頌生命與地球的節(jié)日.
[06:03.83]It is a reminder that we need to care about the world we live in
[06:07.06]它也提醒我們:關(guān)心我們賴以生存的地球,
[06:10.29]and that we should learn to respect life and nature.
[06:12.86]尊重生命與自然.
[06:15.43]Martin Luther King,Jr Day
[06:17.40]馬丁.路德.金紀(jì)念日,
[06:19.38]Americans celebrate the memory of Dr King on the third Monday of January.
[06:22.76]美國人把每年一月的第三個星期一作為金的紀(jì)念日.
[06:26.14]The day became a national holiday in 1985.
[06:28.72]1985年,這一天成為全國性的假期.
[06:31.29]The theme of the 2002 holiday was:
[06:33.77]2002年馬丁.路德.金紀(jì)念日主題是:
[06:36.25]"Remember!Celebrate!Act!A Day On,Not A Day Off!"
[06:40.24]"紀(jì)念!慶祝!行動起來!繼續(xù)奮斗,不要停息!
[06:44.22]"Day of the Dead
[06:45.84]鬼節(jié)
[06:47.46]The Day of the Dead is an ancient festival celebrated in Mexico.
[06:50.54]鬼節(jié)是墨西哥人紀(jì)念逝去親人的古老節(jié)日.
[06:53.62]The festival honours both the living and the dead.
[06:56.21]這一節(jié)日既是為死去的人而設(shè)的,也是為活著的人而設(shè)的.
[06:58.80]People give sugar skeletons to each other as gifts.
[07:01.42]人們互贈動物骨骼.
[07:04.05]It is not a sad day,but rather a time to celebrate the cycle of life.
[07:07.98]它不是一個悲傷的日子,而是一個慶祝生命輪回的日子.
[07:11.91]April Fool's Day
[07:13.49]愚人節(jié)
[07:15.07]April 1st is a day when strange things may happen.
[07:17.85]四月一日是會發(fā)生怪事的日子.
[07:20.63]Our friends will play tricks on us and try to fool us.
[07:23.45]我們的朋友跟我們玩惡作劇,試圖愚弄我們.
[07:26.28]If a person is taken in,he or she is called "April fool!"
[07:29.61]一個人只要上當(dāng)受騙,就會被叫做"四月愚人".
[07:32.94]The best trick is one that makes everyone laugh
[07:35.58]逗得每個人都笑是的惡作劇.
[07:38.21]including the "fool".
[07:39.99]包括"愚蠢"
[07:41.77]Work book Unit 14
[07:45.93]練習(xí)本 14單元
[07:50.10]Festivals Integrating skills
[07:52.67]節(jié)日 綜合技能
[07:55.25]Reading
[07:56.53]讀
[07:57.81]Harvest Festivals
[07:59.49]感恩節(jié)
[08:01.18]It is likely that people have celebrated harvest festivals
[08:03.84]人們很有可能慶祝感恩節(jié)
[08:06.50]ever since they began to plant and gather food.
[08:08.87]從那時到現(xiàn)在他們都在種植和收獲糧食.
[08:11.23]Almost every culture has some kind of harvest festival.
[08:13.91]幾乎每一種文化都有不同的感恩節(jié).
[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]古埃及人慶祝新季節(jié)中的第一批收獲的水果.
[08:26.91]All across Africa,people in different countries and cultures
[08:29.91]橫跨非洲,人們住在不同的國家有著不同的文化.
[08:32.91]get together for festivals around harvest time.
[08:35.34]一起來慶祝這個收獲節(jié)
[08:37.77]In West Africa,people celebrate a new harvest with days of dancing and
[08:41.35]非洲的西部,人們跳舞來慶祝新的收獲
[08:44.93]offering fruit to their ancestors and gods.
[08:47.45]用水果來祭祀祖先和上帝.
[08:49.97]Onam is an Indian festival that celebrates nature Onam
[08:52.75]是印第安人用來慶祝自然
[08:55.54]and a year of good harvest.
[08:57.30]和一年中收成的一種節(jié)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]人們擺些花放在家里十天.
[09:07.76]before the main day of the festival.
[09:09.73]在這個重要的節(jié)日前.
[09:11.71]On each day,there is a special event:
[09:14.07]在每一天,這里有特別的競賽.
[09:16.43]a parade of elephants,fireworks and dances.
[09:19.11]大象*,煙火,跳舞
[09:21.79]One of the most exciting events is the Onam boat race.
[09:24.52]最有趣的競賽是:龍船賽.
[09:27.25]The boats used are beautifully painted and decorated with flowers of all colours.
[09:30.79]船通常被著色得很漂亮用各種各樣的花來裝飾
[09:34.33]The festival also celebrates the return of a king of an old story.
[09:37.61]這種節(jié)日也會慶祝古代故事里的國王凱旋歸來.
[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,國王是的國王,他的人們很愛他.
[09:47.42]The king is so popular that the gods become jealous and send him away.
[09:50.84]國王如此地受歡迎以至上帝很妒忌他把他打發(fā)走了.
[09:54.26]To keep the people happy,
[09:55.93]為了使人們快樂,
[09:57.60]the gods let the king return once a year to celebrate Onam with his people
[10:00.99]上帝曾經(jīng)有一年讓國王回來和他的人們一起慶祝
[10:04.37]In Malaysia,there is a similar festival in May.
[10:06.85]在馬來群島的五月里這是個小小的節(jié)日.
[10:09.33]People arrange races games and dances to give thanks to the rice gods.
[10:13.05]人們按排種族比賽和跳舞來感謝上帝.
[10:16.78]Chu Suk is a Korean festival that is both a harvest festivalChu Suk
[10:19.90]是韓國人的節(jié)日也是感恩節(jié).
[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]在節(jié)日的過程中,
[10:30.52]people visit the graves of their ancestors to show their respect.
[10:33.34]人們來到他們祖先的墳?zāi)骨皝肀憩F(xiàn)他們的孝敬.
[10:36.16]When the visit to the graves is over,
[10:38.09]當(dāng)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來感謝和慶祝生活.
[10:46.56]The celebrations include singing,dancing and playing games.
[10:49.64]慶祝包括唱歌,跳舞,玩游戲.
[10:52.72]A very special event takes place the night before Chu Suk.
[10:55.50]在Chu Suk之前發(fā)生了一件特別的事.
[10:58.29]Women and girls form a circle and sing traditional festival songs.
[11:01.51]婦女和孩子圍成一個圈來唱傳統(tǒng)歌.
[11:04.74]In China,people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival,
[11:07.45]在中國,人們慶祝中秋節(jié)
[11:10.17]or Chinese Moon Festival,
[11:12.05]或者是賞月的節(jié)日,
[11:13.93]on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar.
[11:17.05]在陰歷第八個月,第十五天.
[11:20.18]It is a time to get together with friends and family under the beautiful full moon
[11:23.45]在這個時間聚在一起,朋友和家人在皎潔的月光下
[11:26.73]and eat mooncakes.
[11:28.31]吃月餅.
[11:29.89]The moon is a symbol of wealth and luck.
[11:32.08]這月亮象征著財富和運氣.
[11:34.26]The festival is very popular
[11:36.14]這節(jié)日是受歡迎的.
[11:38.02]and is celebrated in many other Asian countries too.
[11:40.73]它也在其它的亞洲地區(qū)慶祝
[11:43.45]Though their meaning may have changed over the years,
[11:45.72]雖然他們的用意一年不同一年.
[11:48.00]harvest festivals are still popular all over the world.
[11:50.57]感恩節(jié)對于全世界來說還是受歡迎的.
[11:53.14]From Thanksgiving in the West to the Mid-Autumn Festival in the East,
[11:56.16]從西方的感恩節(jié)到東方的中秋節(jié).
[11:59.18]the yearly festivals represent our love for family,friends and life.
[12:02.56]每年的節(jié)日可以體現(xiàn)出我們有多愛家庭,朋友和生活.
[12:05.94]By celebrating the festivals,
[12:07.82]通過慶祝節(jié)日
[12:09.70]we give thanks to the past and greet the future.
[12:14.68]我們禱告過去和將來
[00:01.49]14單元
[00:02.98]Festivals
[00:04.51]節(jié)日
[00:06.03]Reading
[00:07.37]閱讀
[00:08.70]THE BIRTH OF A FESTIVAL
[00:10.46]節(jié)日的起源
[00:12.23]You probably know that Christmas,
[00:14.34]你也知道圣誕節(jié),
[00:16.46]the Spring Festival and Ramadan are important holidays in the world.
[00:19.72]春節(jié),和齋月是世界上較為重要的節(jié)日.
[00:22.99]But have you heard about Kwanzaa?
[00:24.97]可是你聽說過寬扎文化節(jié)嗎?
[00:26.96]Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival
[00:29.28]寬扎文化節(jié)是個為期7天的節(jié)日.
[00:31.61]celebrating the culture and history of African Americans.
[00:34.57]用以慶祝非裔美國人的文化和歷史.
[00:37.54]The week following Christmas Day,
[00:39.58]在緊隨圣誕節(jié)之后的一周里,
[00:41.61]Many African American families get together to greet the new year
[00:44.80]許多非裔美國家庭聚集在一起迎接新年,
[00:47.99]and think about the past.
[00:49.75]回想過去.
[00:51.51]African Americans have a long history and a rich culture,
[00:54.40]非美國人歷史悠久,文化豐富,
[00:57.29]but Kwanzaa is a young holiday.
[00:59.36]但是寬扎節(jié)是個年輕的節(jié)日.
[01:01.44]Kwanzaa was born in 1966,
[01:03.92]寬扎節(jié)起源于1966年,
[01:06.40]when people created a new festivalM.
[01:08.44]卡倫加博士為了創(chuàng)立這個新節(jié)日.
[01:10.48]so that African Americans would be able to celebrate their history and culture.
[01:13.74]非裔美國人慶祝他們的歷史和文化
[01:17.01]The people who created Kwanzaa used the word for "first fruit" in Swahili,
[01:20.84]創(chuàng)立寬扎節(jié)的人們選擇了斯瓦希里語中“初收果實”一詞
[01:24.66]one of the largest languages in Africa.
[01:26.88]非洲語言
[01:29.10]They chose the word
[01:30.62]他們選擇這個詞
[01:32.13]because there are many festivals in Africa called "first fruit" festivals.
[01:35.52]因為在非洲有許多節(jié)日叫做“果實初收”節(jié).
[01:38.90]The African first-fruit festivals had many things in common:
[01:41.83]非洲的果實初收節(jié)有許多共同之處:
[01:44.75]people would get together to celebrate their harvest;
[01:47.17]人們聚會慶祝豐收;
[01:49.58]they used to give thanks for their harvests and for life:
[01:52.07]他們感謝豐收,感謝生活
[01:54.55]they used to honour their ancestors,celebrate their past,
[01:57.67]他們慶祝他們的祖先,他人們的過去,
[02:00.79]and the group or society they lived in.
[02:03.01]他們的種族或是他們的生活于其中的社會.
[02:05.23]The festivals were a way to celebrate history and culture,
[02:07.91]這些節(jié)日是禮贊歷史和文化的一種方式,
[02:10.59]as well as the new year.
[02:12.32]也作為新年.
[02:14.06]The people who created Kwanzaa
[02:16.14]創(chuàng)立寬扎節(jié)的人們
[02:18.21]liked the characteristics of the African festivals so much
[02:21.04]對于非洲節(jié)日的特色喜歡之極.
[02:23.86]that they used them to write the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa.
[02:26.64]他們把這些節(jié)日特色寫成<<寬扎節(jié)七原則>>.
[02:29.42]The seven principles are:Unity.
[02:32.01]這七個原則是:統(tǒng)一.
[02:34.59]We must build unity of family,community and nation.
[02:37.68]我們必須建立統(tǒng)一的家庭,社會和國家.
[02:40.76]Self-determination.
[02:42.43]自治.
[02:44.10]We have to build our own lives,think for ourselves and speak for ourselves.
[02:48.07]我們必須建立起自己的生活,為我們自己而創(chuàng)造為自己仗義執(zhí)言.
[02:52.04]Living together.
[02:53.57]一起生活
[02:55.10]We should build our community and solve our problems together.
[02:58.06]我們必須建立自己的社區(qū),共同解決我們的問題.
[03:01.03]Working together.
[03:02.54]一起工作.
[03:04.06]We should build and support our factories and shops.
[03:06.63]我們必須建立并支持自己的工廠和商店
[03:09.20]Purpose.We should remember our past and build our future.
[03:12.63]目標(biāo).我們必須記住我們的過去,建設(shè)我們的末來
[03:16.05]We should honour our ancestors.
[03:18.03]緬懷祖先,教育后代.
[03:20.02]Creativity.
[03:21.50]創(chuàng)造
[03:22.97]We must do as much as we can to make our community better and more beautiful.
[03:26.45]我們應(yīng)當(dāng)盡努力使我們的社區(qū)更加美好.
[03:29.92]Faith.
[03:31.30]信任
[03:32.69]We should believe in our family,our people,our teachers and our leaders.
[03:36.62]我們應(yīng)當(dāng)信任我們的家庭,我們的人民,我們的老師,還有我們的領(lǐng)袖
[03:40.55]People celebrate Kwanzaa from December 26 to January1.
[03:43.97]人們慶祝寬扎節(jié)的時間是從12月26日至元月1日
[03:47.40]The dates were chosen so that Kwanzaa begins the day after Christmas Day
[03:50.73]這個日期的確定使得寬扎節(jié)從圣誕節(jié)后的第一天開始
[03:54.06]and ends on New Year's Day.
[03:55.98]到元旦的那一天結(jié)束.
[03:57.90]This way,people who celebrate Kwanzaa can enjoy the spirit of the holidays
[04:01.58]這樣,慶祝寬扎節(jié)的人們就可以完全
[04:05.26]without all the commercial activities of Christmas.
[04:07.75]拋開圣誕節(jié)的一切商業(yè)活動,盡情領(lǐng)略節(jié)日的歡樂.
[04:10.23]Since Kwanzaa is a time for learning as well as joy,
[04:13.10]因為寬扎節(jié)是一個感悟和喜慶的時刻,
[04:15.97]people celebrate it by lighting a candle each day
[04:18.76]因而人們的慶祝方式是每一天都點燃一支蠟燭
[04:21.54]and discussing one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.
[04:24.16]討論寬扎節(jié)七大原則中的一條.
[04:26.79]The candle is usually lit by the youngest child in the family.
[04:29.62]蠟燭一般由家庭中年齡最小點燃.
[04:32.46]On the last day of Kwanzaa,
[04:34.34]在寬扎節(jié)的最后一天,
[04:36.22]family and friends gather to enjoy a large meal
[04:38.90]家庭成員和友人要聚集起來吃大餐,
[04:41.57]and to celebrate the new year.
[04:43.49]以慶祝新年的到來
[04:45.41]Creating a new festival may seem an unusual way to celebrate history and culture,
[04:49.14]創(chuàng)造一個新的節(jié)日看起來很不一樣.禮贊我們的歷史和文化
[04:52.86]but we are in fact all creating new festivals every year.
[04:55.75]但事實上,我們每年都在創(chuàng)造新的節(jié)日
[04:58.63]Each time we celebrate a festival it changes a little
[05:01.41]每次慶祝節(jié)日都有一點點改變.
[05:04.20]and in that way we keep our culture alive.
[05:06.72]就是以這種方式來保持我們的文化新活力.
[05:09.24]The Spring Festival,Christmas,Ramadan,Kwanzaa
[05:12.80]春節(jié),圣誕節(jié),齋月,寬扎節(jié),
[05:16.37]and all the other holidays and festivals
[05:18.55]和其它的節(jié)日
[05:20.73]help us understand who we are,
[05:22.80]都在幫助我們弄明白我們是誰,
[05:24.86]remember where we come from,and share our hopes for a happy future.
[05:28.35]記住我們是從哪里來,并共同希冀幸福的未來.
[05:31.83]Integrating skills Reading and writing
[05:36.31]綜合技能 讀和寫
[05:40.79]1.Read about these festivals and discuss the questions below.
[05:44.37]1.讀關(guān)于這些節(jié)日的文章,討論下面的問題.
[05:47.95]Earth day
[05:49.37]地球日
[05:50.80]Earth Day is celebrated on March 21,the first day of spring.
[05:54.38]地球日是在三月21日,春天的第一天.
[05:57.96]Earth Day is a celebration of life and our planet.
[06:00.89]地球日是一個贊頌生命與地球的節(jié)日.
[06:03.83]It is a reminder that we need to care about the world we live in
[06:07.06]它也提醒我們:關(guān)心我們賴以生存的地球,
[06:10.29]and that we should learn to respect life and nature.
[06:12.86]尊重生命與自然.
[06:15.43]Martin Luther King,Jr Day
[06:17.40]馬丁.路德.金紀(jì)念日,
[06:19.38]Americans celebrate the memory of Dr King on the third Monday of January.
[06:22.76]美國人把每年一月的第三個星期一作為金的紀(jì)念日.
[06:26.14]The day became a national holiday in 1985.
[06:28.72]1985年,這一天成為全國性的假期.
[06:31.29]The theme of the 2002 holiday was:
[06:33.77]2002年馬丁.路德.金紀(jì)念日主題是:
[06:36.25]"Remember!Celebrate!Act!A Day On,Not A Day Off!"
[06:40.24]"紀(jì)念!慶祝!行動起來!繼續(xù)奮斗,不要停息!
[06:44.22]"Day of the Dead
[06:45.84]鬼節(jié)
[06:47.46]The Day of the Dead is an ancient festival celebrated in Mexico.
[06:50.54]鬼節(jié)是墨西哥人紀(jì)念逝去親人的古老節(jié)日.
[06:53.62]The festival honours both the living and the dead.
[06:56.21]這一節(jié)日既是為死去的人而設(shè)的,也是為活著的人而設(shè)的.
[06:58.80]People give sugar skeletons to each other as gifts.
[07:01.42]人們互贈動物骨骼.
[07:04.05]It is not a sad day,but rather a time to celebrate the cycle of life.
[07:07.98]它不是一個悲傷的日子,而是一個慶祝生命輪回的日子.
[07:11.91]April Fool's Day
[07:13.49]愚人節(jié)
[07:15.07]April 1st is a day when strange things may happen.
[07:17.85]四月一日是會發(fā)生怪事的日子.
[07:20.63]Our friends will play tricks on us and try to fool us.
[07:23.45]我們的朋友跟我們玩惡作劇,試圖愚弄我們.
[07:26.28]If a person is taken in,he or she is called "April fool!"
[07:29.61]一個人只要上當(dāng)受騙,就會被叫做"四月愚人".
[07:32.94]The best trick is one that makes everyone laugh
[07:35.58]逗得每個人都笑是的惡作劇.
[07:38.21]including the "fool".
[07:39.99]包括"愚蠢"
[07:41.77]Work book Unit 14
[07:45.93]練習(xí)本 14單元
[07:50.10]Festivals Integrating skills
[07:52.67]節(jié)日 綜合技能
[07:55.25]Reading
[07:56.53]讀
[07:57.81]Harvest Festivals
[07:59.49]感恩節(jié)
[08:01.18]It is likely that people have celebrated harvest festivals
[08:03.84]人們很有可能慶祝感恩節(jié)
[08:06.50]ever since they began to plant and gather food.
[08:08.87]從那時到現(xiàn)在他們都在種植和收獲糧食.
[08:11.23]Almost every culture has some kind of harvest festival.
[08:13.91]幾乎每一種文化都有不同的感恩節(jié).
[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]古埃及人慶祝新季節(jié)中的第一批收獲的水果.
[08:26.91]All across Africa,people in different countries and cultures
[08:29.91]橫跨非洲,人們住在不同的國家有著不同的文化.
[08:32.91]get together for festivals around harvest time.
[08:35.34]一起來慶祝這個收獲節(jié)
[08:37.77]In West Africa,people celebrate a new harvest with days of dancing and
[08:41.35]非洲的西部,人們跳舞來慶祝新的收獲
[08:44.93]offering fruit to their ancestors and gods.
[08:47.45]用水果來祭祀祖先和上帝.
[08:49.97]Onam is an Indian festival that celebrates nature Onam
[08:52.75]是印第安人用來慶祝自然
[08:55.54]and a year of good harvest.
[08:57.30]和一年中收成的一種節(jié)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]人們擺些花放在家里十天.
[09:07.76]before the main day of the festival.
[09:09.73]在這個重要的節(jié)日前.
[09:11.71]On each day,there is a special event:
[09:14.07]在每一天,這里有特別的競賽.
[09:16.43]a parade of elephants,fireworks and dances.
[09:19.11]大象*,煙火,跳舞
[09:21.79]One of the most exciting events is the Onam boat race.
[09:24.52]最有趣的競賽是:龍船賽.
[09:27.25]The boats used are beautifully painted and decorated with flowers of all colours.
[09:30.79]船通常被著色得很漂亮用各種各樣的花來裝飾
[09:34.33]The festival also celebrates the return of a king of an old story.
[09:37.61]這種節(jié)日也會慶祝古代故事里的國王凱旋歸來.
[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,國王是的國王,他的人們很愛他.
[09:47.42]The king is so popular that the gods become jealous and send him away.
[09:50.84]國王如此地受歡迎以至上帝很妒忌他把他打發(fā)走了.
[09:54.26]To keep the people happy,
[09:55.93]為了使人們快樂,
[09:57.60]the gods let the king return once a year to celebrate Onam with his people
[10:00.99]上帝曾經(jīng)有一年讓國王回來和他的人們一起慶祝
[10:04.37]In Malaysia,there is a similar festival in May.
[10:06.85]在馬來群島的五月里這是個小小的節(jié)日.
[10:09.33]People arrange races games and dances to give thanks to the rice gods.
[10:13.05]人們按排種族比賽和跳舞來感謝上帝.
[10:16.78]Chu Suk is a Korean festival that is both a harvest festivalChu Suk
[10:19.90]是韓國人的節(jié)日也是感恩節(jié).
[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]在節(jié)日的過程中,
[10:30.52]people visit the graves of their ancestors to show their respect.
[10:33.34]人們來到他們祖先的墳?zāi)骨皝肀憩F(xiàn)他們的孝敬.
[10:36.16]When the visit to the graves is over,
[10:38.09]當(dāng)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來感謝和慶祝生活.
[10:46.56]The celebrations include singing,dancing and playing games.
[10:49.64]慶祝包括唱歌,跳舞,玩游戲.
[10:52.72]A very special event takes place the night before Chu Suk.
[10:55.50]在Chu Suk之前發(fā)生了一件特別的事.
[10:58.29]Women and girls form a circle and sing traditional festival songs.
[11:01.51]婦女和孩子圍成一個圈來唱傳統(tǒng)歌.
[11:04.74]In China,people celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival,
[11:07.45]在中國,人們慶祝中秋節(jié)
[11:10.17]or Chinese Moon Festival,
[11:12.05]或者是賞月的節(jié)日,
[11:13.93]on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar.
[11:17.05]在陰歷第八個月,第十五天.
[11:20.18]It is a time to get together with friends and family under the beautiful full moon
[11:23.45]在這個時間聚在一起,朋友和家人在皎潔的月光下
[11:26.73]and eat mooncakes.
[11:28.31]吃月餅.
[11:29.89]The moon is a symbol of wealth and luck.
[11:32.08]這月亮象征著財富和運氣.
[11:34.26]The festival is very popular
[11:36.14]這節(jié)日是受歡迎的.
[11:38.02]and is celebrated in many other Asian countries too.
[11:40.73]它也在其它的亞洲地區(qū)慶祝
[11:43.45]Though their meaning may have changed over the years,
[11:45.72]雖然他們的用意一年不同一年.
[11:48.00]harvest festivals are still popular all over the world.
[11:50.57]感恩節(jié)對于全世界來說還是受歡迎的.
[11:53.14]From Thanksgiving in the West to the Mid-Autumn Festival in the East,
[11:56.16]從西方的感恩節(jié)到東方的中秋節(jié).
[11:59.18]the yearly festivals represent our love for family,friends and life.
[12:02.56]每年的節(jié)日可以體現(xiàn)出我們有多愛家庭,朋友和生活.
[12:05.94]By celebrating the festivals,
[12:07.82]通過慶祝節(jié)日
[12:09.70]we give thanks to the past and greet the future.
[12:14.68]我們禱告過去和將來