Unit 1 Festivals around the world(Period 2 Learning about language: Important language points)
她在这个国家住了十年后才取得了公民身份。
9. people are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over.
越冬的粮食收集起来了, 而农活季节已经过去, 人们都心怀感激。
gather vt. & vi. come or bring sb. /sth. together in one place搜集; 集合; 聚集
give me time to gather information.
给我些时间搜集资料。
the teacher gathered the pupils round her.
老师把小学生们聚集在她周围。
“children, gather round, and miss alice will tell you a fable. ”
“孩子们, 大家聚拢点, 爱丽丝小姐给你们讲个寓言故事。”
10. some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster.
有些人可能因为他们的农产品（参加评选）而获奖, 比如最大的西瓜或最帅的公鸡。
award
1)n. thing or amount awarded奖; 奖品
she showed us the awards she had won.
她给我们看她赢得的奖品。
mary got an award and was able to finish her study.
玛丽得到了助学金, 得以完成学业。
2)vt. make an official decision to give sth. to sb. as a prize, as payment or as a punishment授予; 判定
the school awarded marry a prize (for her good work).
学校（因为她工作出色而）奖励了玛丽。
he was awarded the gold medal for being the fastest runner.
他跑得最快, 因而获得了金牌。
the court awarded him damages of $50 000.
法庭判给他50 000美元损害赔偿费。
11. china and japan have mid-autumn festivals, when people admire the moon and in china, enjoy mooncakes.
中国和日本都有中秋节, 这时人们会赏月。在中国, 人们还品尝月饼。
admire vt. regard sb. /sth. with respect, pleasure, satisfaction, etc. 赞美; 钦佩; 羡慕
i admire her for her bravery. 我钦佩她的勇气。
we all admired her for she saved the children from the fire.
她把孩子们从大火中救出来, 我们都钦佩不已。
everybody admires him for his fine sense of humor.
人人都钦佩他那绝妙的幽默感。
【拓展】 admirable 令人钦佩的；值得赞美的
admiration n. 钦佩；赞美
12. the most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.
最富生气而又最重要的节日就是告别冬天、迎来春天的日子。
look forward to: expect; anticipate sth. with pleasure期望; 盼望; 期待
look forward to one’s holidays, the weekend, a trip to the theater盼望放假、周末、去看戏
we are so much looking forward to seeing you again.
我们非常盼望再见到你。
【注意】 该短语中to为介词, 后接名词、代词或动名词。类似的短语还有devote. . . to, lead (. . . ) to, be/get used to; get down to; stick to等。
13. the country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow.
整个国度到处是樱花盛开, 看上去就像罩上了一层粉红色的雪。
