新英语900句之生活篇 Lesson9:HOLIDAY AND VACATIONSu 节假日

121. Let’s go to the beach for the long weekend.
 让我们去海滩度过这个悠长的周末吧。
122. My school has 3 weeks for winter vacation¹.
 我学校寒假放三个星期。
123. I went to Thailandv for vacation.
 我是去泰国度的假。
124. My favorite² holiday is Christmasw.
 我最喜欢的节日是圣诞节。
125. The holiday season runs from Thanksgivingx to New Year’s Day in America.
 在美国，假日季节是从感恩节一直到新年。
126. My whole³ family goes on vacation together.
 我们全家人一起去度假。
127. We are meeting⁴ at my grandparents’ house on Christmas.
 圣诞节我们在我爷爷奶奶家团聚。
128. I really could⁵ use a vacation this year.
 今年我真的很需要放一放假了。
129. Air flights⁶ cost⁷ more during⁸ the holidays.
 节假日飞机票涨价。
130. We can’t afford⁹ a vacation right now.
 我们现在没有钱度假。
131. We had¹⁰ a barbecue¹¹ for the holiday.
 这次放假我们去烧烤了。
132. We have a family tradition¹² of gathering¹³ at my grandparents’ home for dinner.
 我们家的传统是在我祖父母家聚餐。
133. I guess I’d better get out the Christmas ornamentsy. 
 我想我最好把圣诞节装饰物挂出去。
134. That’s one of my favorite parts¹⁴ of Christmas, the children’s surprised¹⁵ faces when they open their presents under the tree on Christmas morning.
 在圣诞节早上，看到孩子们在圣诞树下打开礼物时那充满惊喜的脸，那是圣诞节我最喜欢的事情之一了。
135. Aren’t you excited¹⁶ about the coming summer vacation?
 暑假就快到了，你难道不激动吗？

【生词解读】
1. vacation             [vei5keiFEn]    n. 休假；假期；休庭期；休假日
2. Thailand           [5tailAnd]      n. 泰国
3. Christmas          [5krismEs]     n. 圣诞节
4.Thanksgiving      [5WANks7giviN] =Thanksgiving Day 感恩节
5. ornament          [5C:nEmEnt]   n. 装饰品

1 vacation   

n.假期，休假；vi.度假

参考例句：

• I'll take a vacation this weekend.这个周末我要休假。
• The vacation passed away quickly.假期过得很快。

2 favorite   

n.特别喜爱的(人)物；adj.特别喜爱的

参考例句：

• Spring and autumn are my favorite seasons.春秋是我喜欢的季节。
• Her most favorite fruit is orange.她最喜欢的水果是桔子。

3 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。

4 meeting   

n.会议；集会

参考例句：

• Will you be at the meeting?你会来开会吗？
• We would like to hold the meeting at an early date.我们希望早日举行这次会议。

5 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

6 flights   

n.（物体的）飞行( flight的名词复数 )；航班；飞翔；楼梯的一段

参考例句：

• All flights have been cancelled because of bad weather. 因天气恶劣，所有航班均被取消。
• Passengers on long-haul flights are being warned about the risks of deep vein thrombosis. 长途航班上的乘客须注意可能出现深静脉血栓。

7 cost   

n.价钱，费用，成本；损失，牺牲

参考例句：

• What does the book cost?这本书值多少？
• He saved his daughter at the cost of his life.他以牺牲自己的生命挽救了女儿。

8 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

9 afford   

vt.提供，负担得起的(后果，损失等)，给予

参考例句：

• At last they could afford a house.他们终于买得起房子了。
• I'll afford you a chance.我将给你提供一个机会。

10 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

11 barbecue   

n.（户外的）烤肉，尤指户外；vt.烤肉，烧烤

参考例句：

• The barbecue starts at around six.烧烤晚会大约六点钟开始。
• Can you make the best barbecue sauce in America?你作出最好的烧烤酱油在美国？

12 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。

13 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

14 parts   

n.部( part的名词复数 )；一部分；零件；角色

参考例句：

• Creolized forms of Latin were spoken in various parts of Europe. 当时欧洲各地区都讲克里奥尔语形式的拉丁语。
• The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country. 大雨使全国许多地方泛滥成灾。

15 surprised   

adj.感到惊讶的，感到惊奇的

参考例句：

• Is that anything to be surprised at?那有什么可怪的？
• The news greatly surprised us.这消息使我们非常惊异。

16 excited   

adj.激动的；兴奋的

参考例句：

• He was so excited that he could not speak.他太兴奋，连话都说不出来了。
• The excited children forgot to take the presents to the party.孩子们兴奋得忘了把礼物带到聚会上了。