人教版英語必修3Unit1課文講解英語必修3Unit1NewWordsMexico,feast,skull,bone,Halloween,belief,dressup,trick,playatrickon,poet,arrival,gain,independence,墨西哥節日；盛宴△頭腦骨頭萬圣節信任；信仰盛裝；裝飾詭計；欺騙開玩笑詩人到來獲得獨立；自主第二頁，共11頁。英語必修3Unit1NewWordsindependent,gather,agriculture,agricultural,award,produce,rooster,admire,energetic,lookforwardto,

lunar,Easter,parade,獨立的搜集’聚集農業；農學農業的獎品；授予△產品雄禽；公雞贊美；羨慕精力充沛的期望△月亮的復活節△游行；閱兵

第三頁，共11頁。英語必修3Unit1NewWordsdayandnight,clothingChristiancherry,blossom,asthough,havefunwith,custom,worldwide,fool,necessity,permission,prediction,晝夜衣服基督徒△櫻桃△花；開花好像玩得開心習慣；風俗世界性的愚人；傻的△必要性許可△預言；預告

第四頁，共11頁。英語必修3Unit1NewWordsfashion,parking,parkinglot,Valentine’sDay,turnup,keepone’sword,holdone’sbreath,apologize,drown,sadness,obvious,wipe,weave,樣子；時尚停放停車場△情人節出現；到場守信用屏息道歉；辯白淹沒；溺死悲哀明顯的擦；揩△編織第五頁，共11頁。英語必修3Unit1NewWordsherd,theMilkyWay,magpie,weep,announcer,setoff,remind,remind…of…,forgive△牧群△銀河△喜鵲哭泣△廣播員出發提醒使…想起原諒第六頁，共11頁。英語必修3Unit1課文講解Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld

FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONSFestivalsandcelebrationsofallkindshavebeenheldeverywheresinceancienttimes.Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendofcoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn.Sometimescelebrationswouldbeheldafterhuntershadcaughtanimals.Atthattimepeoplewouldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind,especiallyduringthecoldwintermonths.Today’sfestivalshavemanyorigins,somereligious,someseasonal,andsomeforspecialpeopleorevents.第七頁，共11頁。英語必修3Unit1課文講解FestivalsofthedeadSomefestivalsareheldtohonourthedeadortosatisfytheancestors,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm.FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgotocleangravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors.Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatwillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.InMexico,peoplecelebratetheDayoftheDeadinearlyNovember.Onthisimportantfeastday,peopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith“bones”onthem.Theyofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.TheWesternholidayHalloweenalsohaditsorigininoldbeliefsaboutthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeople.Itisnowachildren’sfestival,whentheycandressupandgototheirneighbours’homestoaskforsweets.Iftheneighboursdonotgiveanysweets,thechildrenmightplayatrickonthem.第八頁，共11頁。英語必修3Unit1課文講解FestivalstoHonourPeopleFestivalscanalsobeheldtohonourfamouspeople.TheDragonBoatFestivalinChinahonoursthefamousancientpoet,QuYuan.IntheUSA,ColumbusDayisinmemoryofthearrivalofChristopherColumbusintheNewWorld.IndiahasanationalfestivalonOctober2tohonourMohandasGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia’sindependencefromBritain.第九頁，共11頁。英語必修3Unit1課文講解HarvestFestivalsHarvestandThanksgivingfestivalscanbeveryhappyevents.Peoplearegratefulbecausetheirfoodisgatheredforthewinterandtheagriculturalworkisover.InEuropeancountries,peoplewillusuallydecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andwillgettogethertohavemeals.Somepeoplemightwinawardsfortheirfarmproduce,likethebiggestwatermelonorthemosthandsomerooster.ChinaandJapanhavemid-autumnfestivalswhenpeopleadmirethemoonandinChinaenjoymoon-cakes.第十頁，共11頁。英語必修3Unit1課文講解SpringFestivalsThemostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.AttheSpringFestivalinChina,peopleeatdumplings,fishandmeatandmaygivechildrenluckymoneyinredpaper.Therearedragondancesandcarnivals,andfamiliescelebratetheLunarNewYeartogether.SomeWesterncountrieshaveveryexcitingcarnivals,whichtakeplacefortydaysbeforeEaster,usuallyinFebruary.Thesecarnivalsmightincludeparades,dancinginthestreetsdayandnight,loudmusicandcolourfulclothingofalkinds.EasterisanimportantreligiousandsocialfestivalforChristiansaroundtheworld.ItcelebratesthereturnofJesusfromthedeadandthecomingofspringandnewlife.Japan’sCherryBlossomFestivalhappensalittlelater.Thecountry,coveredwithcherryt