英语课程计划-New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Eve is the last day of the year. It is always an exciting time because people look forward to welcoming a new year. It is also a good time to think back and say goodbye to the old year. New Year’s Eve is a national holiday for many people around the world. In a lot of countries, people go back to their hometown for the New Year, so the roads, trains and buses are packed. In England, there is always a New Year’s Eve party you can go to. The party is usually in someone’s home and the host invites friends, families and neighbours¹. The living room becomes a mini disco² as everyone dances to loud music. Everyone then waits until midnight³ to hear Big Ben chime twelve times. That’s the signal⁴ a new year has arrived.

I have lots of good memories of New Year’s Eve. When I was very young, my parents let me stay up until midnight. This was very exciting and a special treat. When I became a teenager, I really looked forward to going to parties. I spent one freezing⁵ New Year’s Eve in Trafalgar Square in the centre of London. There were no trains to go home so I waited until morning outside the train station. It snowed. It was really cold. I also spent many wonderful New Year’s Eves in Japan. There, it is traditional to visit a shrine⁶ and pray⁷ for good things to happen. I think wherever⁸ you are, New Year’s Eve is always fun. Maybe the best way to welcome the New Year is by watching one of the many amazing fireworks⁹ displays in the world’s capital cities.

1 neighbours   

邻居( neighbour的名词复数 )； 邻近的人[物]； 邻国； 世人

参考例句：

• The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。
• He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。

2 disco   

n.迪斯科舞厅，迪斯科舞会

参考例句：

• Can you find a disco?你能找到迪斯科舞厅吗？
• Disco was not my scene.我对迪斯科舞不感兴趣。

3 midnight   

n.午夜

参考例句：

• The ship pulled in to the shore at midnight.那船半夜时靠岸。
• He looked at the moon and made the time to be midnight.他看了看月亮，估计时间是半夜了。

4 signal   

n.信号，暗号

参考例句：

• This is a signal failure.这是明显的失败。
• A train must not pass a signal that is at danger.火车切不可越过危险信号。

5 freezing   

adj.冰冻的，冷冻用的，严寒的

参考例句：

• It is freezing outside, and put on your winter coat.外面很冷，穿上你的大衣吧。
• It's freezing in the river.河水冰人。

6 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

7 pray   

v.祈祷，祈求；请求，恳求

参考例句：

• We pray to God to deliver us from evil.我们祈求上帝把我们从罪恶中拯救出来。
• We pray you to set the child free.我们恳求你放了这个孩子。

8 wherever   

adv.（究竟）在哪里；conj.无论什么地方，各处，处处

参考例句：

• She used to follow after him wherever he went.以前，他走到哪里，她总是跟到哪里。
• The foolish boy was laughed at wherever he went.这个愚蠢的男孩不论走到哪里都受到讥笑。

9 fireworks   

n.烟火

参考例句：

• Children enjoy a fireworks display.孩子们喜爱看烟火。
• Kids like to set off fireworks.孩子们爱放烟花。