Lantern Festival, the earliest existing carnival in China, falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Its arrival also marks the end of Spring Festival celebrations.
語音講解:
今日發(fā)音練習(xí)重點(diǎn):
言之有物:
1. 詞鏈兒:Lantern Festival
元宵節(jié)
When is the Chinese Lantern Festival?
元宵節(jié)何時舉行?
2. 詞鏈兒:the earliest existing carnival in China
中國現(xiàn)存最早的狂歡節(jié)
→the earliest existing...
現(xiàn)存最早的......
→carnival n. 狂歡(節(jié)); 嘉年華會
*“嘉年華” 是 “carnival” 的音譯
preparations for this year's carnival
今年狂歡節(jié)的準(zhǔn)備工作
3. 詞鏈兒:fall on...
(節(jié)日等)落在(某一天)
Her birthday will fall on a Friday this year.
她的生日今年適逢星期五。
回顧:The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
4. 詞鏈兒:the 15th day of the first lunar month
農(nóng)歷正月十五
5. 詞匯:mark...
標(biāo)志著......;是…...的跡象;成為…...的征兆
This speech may mark a change in government policy.
這篇演講表明政府的政策可能會有變化。
6. 詞鏈兒:the end of Spring Festival celebrations
春節(jié)慶祝活動的結(jié)束
→the end of...
......的盡頭
She was nearing the end of her life.
她已經(jīng)臨近生命的盡頭。
The end of time. The end of us all.
時間終結(jié)。我們所有人的終結(jié)。
影視片段《神秘博士》
What do you mean... the end of times?
你說時代的終結(jié)是什么意思?
影視片段《命運(yùn)航班》
活學(xué)活用:
請用 the end of... 隨意造句
元宵節(jié)(Lantern Festival),是中國春節(jié)年俗中最后一個重要節(jié)令,時間為每年農(nóng)歷正月十五。
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