B2U3ReadingAlexaroundtheworld10January,aweddingceremony,IndiaWhenNadiminvitedmetohissister’swedding,Iknewitwouldbetheopportunityofalifetime.Iwasdefinitelynotwrong!Theweddingceremonytookplaceinabrightlydecoratedhotelroom.Therewerehundredsofguests,alldressedupinformal,colourfulclothes.Accordingtotradition,thebridewaswearinganeye-catchingredsilksari.一月十日，一場婚禮，印度當納迪姆邀請我參加他妹妹的婚禮時，我覺得這是個千載難逢的好機會。結果我還真沒猜錯！婚禮在一間裝飾華美的酒店包房內舉行。到場賓客數以百計，個個身著色彩艷麗的禮服。遵照傳統，新娘身穿一襲分外奪目的紅絲綢莎麗。decorate(vt.&vi.)裝飾；點綴；粉刷，油漆Theydecoratedtheroomwithflowersandballoons.Thehouseisnotthatold,butweneedtodecoratethesittingroom.Orangetreesaremorethan

(decorate);theyareasymbolofgoodfortuneandwealth.

(decorate)withsomeeye-catchingflowers,theclassroomlooksbeautiful.decorateAwithB用B裝飾Adecoration(n.)裝飾；裝飾品decorationDecoratedThere'satraditioninourfamilythatwehaveapartyonChineseNewYear'sEve.Ofallthe

(tradition)festivals,theharvestfestivalcanbefoundinmanycultures.Thefestivalis

(tradition)heldinMay.

tradition,peopleeatmooncakesduringtheMid-AutumnFestival.Itistraditional

(bring)agifttoahousewarmingparty.traditional(adj.)傳統的traditionally(adv.)傳統上accordingtotradition(=bytradition)按照傳統Itisatraditiontodosth./that...=Itistraditionaltodosth.做某事是傳統traditionaltradition(n.)傳統，傳統的信仰（或風俗）traditionallyBytobring獨立主格結構：作用：在句中作狀語，表示時間、原因、條件、方式、伴隨等。構成：名詞/代詞+Thestormover,everythingwasinpeaceagain.（時間狀語）Theproblemsolved,hefeltrelaxed.（原因狀語）We'llhaveapicnicatthebeach,weatherpermitting.（條件狀語）現在分詞（表示正在進行的主動動作）過去分詞（表示已完成的被動動作）不定式（表示沒有發生或即將發生的動作）形容詞/副詞/介詞短語/名詞獨立主格結構：作用：在句中作狀語，表示時間、原因、條件、方式、伴隨等。構成：名詞/代詞+現在分詞（表示正在進行的主動動作）過去分詞（表示已完成的被動動作）不定式（表示沒有發生或即將發生的動作）形容詞/副詞/介詞短語/名詞Stevemovedtothepianoandsatatthebench,hands

(tremble)ashegentlyplacedhisfingersonthekeys.Theplansuccessfully

(carry)out,everythingworkedoutperfectly.Somuchwork

(do),shehasnotimetostaywithherchildren.

tremblingcarriedtodoIdidnotunderstandallofthetraditionalcustoms,butafewmadeadeepimpressiononme.Onewasthebridegroom’sentranceonabeautifulwhitehorse.Ihadneverseenthatbackhome!AnotherwasthepartwhenNadim’sfatherproudlyledhisdaughterthroughtherowsofseatstoherhusband.Itremindedmeofmysister’swedding.Althoughourculturesaresodifferent,thesmilingfacesarethesame.不是所有的傳統習俗我都了解，但有一些給我留下了深刻的印象。一個是新郎入場時竟騎著一匹俊美的白馬。這我在國內可從未見過！再就是納迪姆的父親自豪地領著女兒，穿過一排排座位走向新郎的環節。這一幕讓我想起了我妹妹的婚禮。盡管文化殊異，但含笑的面孔卻是一樣的。custom(n.)風俗，習俗；個人習慣；光顧（→customern.顧客，客戶）InJapan,it'sthecustom

(take)offyourshoeswhenyouenterahouse.Itwashiscustomtoapproacheveryproblemcautiously.Youwillexperiencenewcultures,different

(習俗),uniquelandscapesandanotherlanguagefromtravel.traditionalcustoms傳統習俗Itisthecustom(forsb.)todosth.（對某人來說）做某事是風俗。customs(n.)海關customsofficers海關官員totakecustomsimpression(n.)印象，感想；影響，效果【熟詞生義】

make/leaveanimpression(onsb.)（給某人）留下印象firstimpression第一印象impress(vt.)給…留下深刻印象；使意識到（重要性）impresssb.withsth.某物給某人留下深刻印象impresssth.on/uponsb.使某人意識到某事的重要性beimpressedwith/by對…印象深刻Itimpressessb.that...令某人欽佩的是……impressive(adj.)令人欽佩的，給人深刻印象的Mywordsmadenoimpressiononher.Heimpressedher

hissincerity.Myfatherimpressedtheimportanceofhonesty

me.His

(impress)performanceonthestageyesterdayleftadeep

on/upontheaudience.【一句多譯】我堅信今年的音樂節會給你留下深刻的印象。（應用文寫作之邀請信）Ifirmlybelievethatyouwill

thisyear’smusicfestival.(impress)

Ifirmlybelievethatthisyear’smusicfestivalwill

.(impression)

withimpressionon/uponimpressivebedeeplyimpressedwith/byleave/makeadeepimpressionon/uponyouentrance(n.)進入，出場；入口；進入權；準許加入【一句多譯】這個博物館不收門票。①

②

entranceto...……的入口/門口，進入……gainentranceto獲得進入……的許可anentrancefee入場費enter(v.)進入；成為……的一員；開始從事；報名參加；進去Entrancetothemuseumisfree.Thereisnoentrancefeetothemuseum.warnsb.ofsth.提醒/警告某人某事informsb.ofsth.通知某人某事convincesb.ofsth.使某人相信某事curesb.ofsth.治愈某人的……病ridsb.ofsth.使某人擺脫某事accusesb.ofsth.指控某人犯有……罪suspectsb.ofsth.懷疑某人某事remindsb.ofsth.使某人想起某事Thecustomsthatfollowedwereanythingbutordinary.Thecouplejoinedhands

andwalkedaroundasmallfirefourtimes.Thentheytooksevenstepstogetherbythefire,andwitheachstepmadeadifferentpromiseabouthowtheyweregoingtosupporteachotherandlivetogetherhappily.Itwasveryromantic!接下來的風俗也都不同尋常。新婚夫婦攜手圍著一個小火堆走上四圈，然后在火堆旁一起走七步，每走一步，都要立一條誓言，誓言里講的都是二人將來會如何相互扶持，如何幸福地共同生活。真是太浪漫了！Aftertheceremony,itwastimeforthecelebrations.Thatisastoryforanotherday,butlet’sjustsaytherewasalotofdancing.NowIknowIhavetwoleftfeet…andbothofthemhurt!儀式之后，就是歡慶的時刻了。這個話題改日再聊，且這么說吧，舞跳了不少。現在我只知道我“有兩只左腳”，而且都疼得不行！26February,RioCarnival,BrazilThesummerheathitmeassoonasIgotofftheflight.NowonderpeoplefromRiotakeaweekoffforthishappyoccasion.Icouldfeelitalready—theCarnivalwasintheair!二月二十六日，里約狂歡節，巴西一下飛機，就有一股暑熱襲來。難怪里約人民要為這場歡樂的慶典放假一周。我已經感覺到了—這狂歡節的氣氛！hit(v.)擊，打；碰撞；打擊；危害；攻擊；使突然想起

Shehithimontheheadwithherumbrella.Iwashitbyafallingstone.Atornado(龍卷風)hitonTuesdaynight.IthitmethatIhadforgottenourappointment.Thiscartoonisquiteabighit!Ourwebsitepagehad243hitsthisweek.hit-hit-hit-hitting(n.)擊，打；命中；很受歡迎的人（或事物）；風行一時的流行歌曲（或唱片）；（網站的）點擊occasion(n.)特殊場合，盛會；時刻；時機WealwayshavejiaoziduringtheSpringFestival,asitmeanssomethingspecialonthisoccasion.Onnooccasionshouldyoutrytocheatothers.Nomatterwherewelive,festivalsareoccasions

wecanenjoytherelaxedatmosphere.Thisisnotanoccasionforlaughter,

youmusttakethingsseriously.occasional(adj.)偶爾的，臨時的occasionally(adv.)偶爾，偶然onoccasion(s)（=occasionally）偶爾，有時onnooccasion在任何情況下都不occasion作先行詞，定從中缺狀語：occasion（時刻，時候；機會）+when

引導的定從occasion（儀式、慶典等重大場合）+where引導的定從

whenwhereToexperiencethespiritoftheCarnivalformyself,Iwenttoastreetparty.Luckily,Iarrivedjustintime—theshowwasabouttobeginasItookmyplaceinthemerrycrowd.Icouldseeagroupofaround20Braziliandancersandabandinfancycostumesstandinginthestreet.Someofthemcarriedflags,whichblewinthewind.Thecrowdwaitedwithexcitement.為了切身體驗狂歡節的精神，我加入了一個街頭派對。來得早不如來得巧—我剛在歡樂的人群中找好位置，表演就要開始了。我看到一群人，其中有大約二十名巴西舞者以及一支樂隊，他們身著華麗的服裝站在街頭，有人還拿著旗子，旗子隨風飄蕩著。人們激動地翹首以待。Thentherewasanexplosionofbrightcoloursandlivelymusic,andthegroupjumpedintoaction.Thebandstartedplayinganenergeticsambabeat,thedancerstwistedandturned,andthecrowdbegantocheer,clapandsing.Thewholegroupstartedmarchingdownthestreet.TheCarnivalcurrentcarriedusthroughtheever-growingseaofpeople,dancingalltheway.突然，鮮艷的色彩和熱烈的音樂噴薄而出，歌舞隊應聲一躍而起。樂隊奏起勁爆的桑巴節拍，跳舞的人扭動腰身，人群開始歡呼、鼓掌、歌唱。歌舞隊全體開始沿街前行。狂歡節的人潮裹挾著我們在越來越浩瀚的人海中穿行，走一路跳一路。current(n.)水流，潮流；電流；思潮(adj.)當前的；通用的Heswamtotheshoreagainstastrongcurrent.ZhangZeduan'sQingmingScrollis

(current)housedinthePalaceMuseuminBeijing.You'llneedsomecashinlocalcurrencybutyoucanalsouseyourcreditcard.Thecurrentsituationisverydifferenttothatin1990.currently(adv.)當前；現時currency(n.)貨幣；通用currentlyIceboxesofsoftdrinksandbeerlinedthenarrowstreets,andthesmellofroastedmeatfilledtheairaswepassedwaveafterwaveofstreetstands.IwassocaughtupinthepartyfeverthatIhardlynoticedfivehoursflyby!EvenasIlayinbedthatevening,thebrightcoloursandlivelymusicwerestillswimmingallaroundme.WhatanamazingfirstdayinRio!裝著飲料啤酒的冰柜沿狹長的街道一溜排開，當我們經過一波又一波的街邊攤時，空氣中彌漫著烤肉的香味。我深深地沉迷于派對的狂熱中