北师大版高中英语模块1--Unit 3 Celebration Les1-2

[00:00.00]The story was about a god¹ who wanted
[00:02.49]to burn down the town.
[00:04.41]He was fooled when he say thousands of lanterns³
[00:07.37]He thought the town was already burning.
[00:09.84]In the past ,
[00:10.78]lanterns were usually lit by candles
[00:12.81]and decorated with pictures of birds,
[00:14.87]animals and flowers,etc.
[00:17.30]Nowadays,most lanterns are made with
[00:18.84]light bulbs and batteries⁴,
[00:20.58]and they come in many shapes and sizes.
[00:23.38]In the north-eastern past of china ,
[00:25.17]there are even ice-lanterns.
[00:27.64]The special food for the lantern² festival
[00:29.59]is the sweet dumpling.
[00:31.39]Sweet dumplings are boiled
[00:32.59]and served in hot water.
[00:34.91]Summer
[00:36.04]The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day
[00:38.78]of the fifth month of the lunar year.
[00:41.98]As it is in early summer.
[00:43.40]it marks the beginning of the hottest season
[00:45.28]of the year.
[00:47.01]The tradition⁵ of the Dragon Boat festival
[00:49.19]started more than 2000 years ago.
[00:51.95]In the old days ,
[00:53.07]Dragon boat races were organised only by
[00:55.29]Chinese people .However,in recent years,
[00:58.64]people from other cultures have also
[01:00.33]taken part in the races and enjoyed the fun.
[01:04.13]There is a special food for the festival.
[01:06.60]It is called Zongzi,
[01:08.26]which is sticky⁶ rice in fresh bamboo⁷ leaves.
[01:08.26]

1 god   

n.上帝，神；被极度崇拜的人或物

参考例句：

• God knows how the cat got up on the roof.只有天知道那只猫是怎样爬上房顶的。
• God wills that man should be happy.上帝愿人类幸福。

2 lantern   

n.灯笼，提灯，航标灯；vt.装上提灯

参考例句：

• This is a Chinese lantern.这是中国的灯笼。
• The lantern hanging overhead swung in the wind.吊在高处的灯在风中摇动。

3 lanterns   

n.灯笼( lantern的名词复数 )；灯塔

参考例句：

• There were two red lanterns hanging over the door. 门前吊着两盏红灯。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Instead of electricity, there were kerosene lanterns. 没有电，有煤油灯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 batteries   

n.电池；（蓄）电池（组）( battery的名词复数 )；一系列；排炮；层架式鸡笼

参考例句：

• to replace the batteries 更换电池
• He is certain that this TV set will operate on batteries. 他肯定这个电视机可以用电池。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 tradition   

n.传说，传统，惯例，引渡，交付

参考例句：

• This tradition has lasted until our own time.这一传统一直保持到我们这个时代。
• They still follow the tradition of their fathers.他们仍然继承着他们祖先的传统。

6 sticky   

adj.粘的，闷热的，困难的，令人不满意的

参考例句：

• This paste is not sticky enough.这糨糊不黏。
• Here is a sticky business!这事真难办！

7 bamboo   

n.竹；竹子；adj.用竹子制的

参考例句：

• She sometimes uses a bamboo as a stick.她有时用竹竿当手杖。
• People use bamboo to build houses.人们用竹子建造房屋。