Chinese people use this traditional holiday to give thanks to their ancestors, to cherish the memory of departed relatives, to cultivate filial piety, and to reconnect with family members.

語(yǔ)音講解：

今日發(fā)音練習(xí)重點(diǎn)：

1. filial /ˈfɪli (j) əl/ 三音節(jié)

2. piety /ˈpaɪ (j) əti/ 三音節(jié)

言之有物：

1. 詞鏈兒：traditional holiday 傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日

2. 詞鏈兒：give/express thanks to XX 感謝XX

They expressed their thanks to the organisers.

他們對(duì)組織者表達(dá)了謝意。

3. 詞鏈兒：cherish the memory of XX 珍藏，懷有（希望、記憶）；懷念

I cherish the memory of that day.

我珍惜那一天的回憶。

I cherish the memories of the time we spent together.

我懷念我們共同度過(guò)的時(shí)光。

★原聲例句：I wanted to let you know that I will always cherish the memory of coming to your office for advice...

我想讓您知道，我將永遠(yuǎn)珍惜到您辦公室尋求意見(jiàn)的回憶...

★原聲例句：And they made unforgettable memories he would cherish for the rest of his life.

他一生都會(huì)珍惜他們留下的難忘的回憶。

Lynette knew she'd cherish the memory of that moment for the rest of her life.

勒奈特知道，那一刻的回憶，她會(huì)珍惜一輩子。

圖片源自《絕望的主婦》

4. departed relatives 已故的親屬

① departed adj.已故的，去世的

his dear departed wife

他已故的愛(ài)妻

We will always remember our dear departed friends.

我們將永遠(yuǎn)懷念那些離世的好友。

Our dear departed John F.Kennedy, a Catholic,

已故的天主教徒約翰·F·肯尼迪。

圖片源自《大西洋帝國(guó)》

the departed 死者，逝者

Let us remember the departed.

讓我們記住那些逝去的人。

And if he were suddenly to be among the departed？

如果他突然離世呢？

圖片源自《美國(guó)恐怖故事》

② departed adj. 過(guò)去的，往日的，昔日的

The old man talked about the departed triumphs of his youth.

老人談起他年輕時(shí)的輝煌。

5. filial piety 孝順，孝道

filial adj. 子女的；孝順的

filial affection/duty/respect 子女的親情╱孝道/尊敬

loyalty and filial piety 孝悌忠信（xiào tì zhōng xìn）

piety n. 虔誠(chéng)

Filial piety has long been a tenet of traditional Chinese culture.

孝道一直是中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)文化的基本信條。

There are many stories which show filial piety in ancient China.

中國(guó)古代有很多孝順的故事。

Filial piety is the most important of all virtues.

百善孝為先。

...but you can't beat 2000 years of Chinese filial piety.

但你無(wú)法戰(zhàn)勝2000年的中國(guó)孝道。

圖片源自《摘金奇緣》

Had there been some sense of filial obedience...

要是有種孝道的感覺(jué)。

圖片源自《狼人》

6. 詞鏈兒：reconnect with family members 與家人重聚

connect with XX 與XX溝通，相處，建立良好關(guān)系

Bad diet is closely connected with many common illnesses.

不良的飲食同很多常見(jiàn)疾病緊密相關(guān)。

*reconnect

re- = again 再，重新, 恢復(fù)原狀

redo 重做，再做

reuse 再使用，重復(fù)使用

rewrite 重寫(xiě)，改寫(xiě)

reunited 重聚

I would have liked to reconnect with her.

我本該加強(qiáng)和她之間的聯(lián)系的。

圖片源自《馬男波杰克》

That explains his urgency to reconnect with you.

那正好解釋了他為什么急著和你重建關(guān)系。

圖片源自《犯罪心理》

活學(xué)活用：

請(qǐng)用 filial piety 隨意造句

《清明》 （Tomb-Sweeping Day）：清明節(jié)是傳統(tǒng)的重大春祭節(jié)日，掃墓祭祀、緬懷祖先，是中華民族自古以來(lái)的優(yōu)良傳統(tǒng)，不僅有利于弘揚(yáng)孝道親情、喚醒家族共同記憶，還可促進(jìn)家族成員乃至民族的凝聚力和認(rèn)同感。

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