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Lesson 16 The dead return
亡灵返乡
文章讲解
A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them. Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way. All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world. This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.
一、词汇部分
festival/ˈfes.tə.vəl/ n. 节日
lantern/ˈlæn.tɚn/ n. 灯笼
spectacle/ˈspek.tə.kəl/ n. 景象，壮观，场面
一、文章讲解
1.A Festival for the Dead is heldonce a year in Japan. This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living.
1)hold用法总结
1.hold a grudge 记仇。
例：I'm still holding a grudge against him. He stole my girlfriend in college.
例：He holds a grudge against me for embarrassing him in front of the whole company.
2.Hold one’s liquor 有酒量
例：One shot of tequila and he is under the table.
例：Don’t urge him to drink too much. He can’t hold his liquor.
3.Hold your horses 别急
例：Hold your horses. It’s all yours.
例：Hold your horses and don’t jump to conclusions.
4.Don't hold your breath. 别指望了
例：Don’t hold your breath. It’s not gonna happen.
例：Don’t you really think Stanford will send you an offer? Don’t hold your breath.
5.Hold on a second. 等会
6.Hold water 站得住脚
例：I don’t trust him. His explanation doesn’t hold water at all.
例：What he said doesn’t hold water. Use your brain.
7.Hold +名词表示握住
Hold the door/elevator/my bag, please.
Hold hands
Hold one’s nose.
例：It smells really bad here. Hold your nose.
8.Get hold of something掌握
例：It’s all about proficiency. If you keep practicing, you will get hold of it.
例：English is just a tool for communication. It’s not rocket science. Don’t give up and you’ll get hold of it.
9.Hold back
例：She could barely hold back the tears.
例：There is no holding him back.
例：When Peter told her he wanted to break up, she can’t hold it back.
1)How are you holding up?你怎么样啊？
2)How are you (doing)? /What’s up?
3)I cannot hold it anymore.
4)I'll put you on hold.
5)Hold the line, please.
6)Hold tight.
7)Hold the cilantro, please.
2)频率表达：once/twice/three times a day/week/month/year…
How often do you go to America?
2.As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them. Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way. All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.
1)Laid-out
to spread something out, or to arrange things so you can see them easily
e.g. She opened her suitcase and laid her clothes out on the bed.
e.g. A display of local history material was laid out on the table.
to explain something carefully and clearly
e.g. The documents lay out the principles clearly enough.
lay out something for something: to spend an amount of money
e.g. They had already laid out a substantial sum for the wedding.
2)定语从句 + as 引导的原因状语从句
The food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.
3.In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world. This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.
1)定语从句：
In towns that are near the sea
he tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before
2)分词作状语
Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world
This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.
vt. 安排，整理，计划，改编(乐曲)
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