festivals around the world 全世界的节日.ppt

Language points Unit 1 1. mean的用法 mean to do意欲做,打算做 be meant to do What do you mean to do with it? mean sb to do 打算让某人干 mean doing意味着做 Missing the bus means waiting for another one hour. I didn’t mean him to help me. mean sth for 打算把～～用作～～ I mean the room for my bedroom. ①mean adj. 卑鄙的，自私的 ②means n.方式，方法，手段，工具　（单复数同形） A car is a means of transport. Every means is very good. ③meaning n. 意思，意义，含义 meaningful adj. 富有意义的，意味深长的 meaningless adj. 无意义的，无目的的 ---You should have thanked her before you left. ---I meant _____, but when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere. A. to do B. to C. doing D. doing so B take place 发生；举行 ① The performance didn’t take place after all. 演出终于没有进行。 Great changes ___ in the rural areas in the last two decades. A. have taken place B. took place C. have been taken place D. are happening A take place 不能用于被动语态中，句中短语 in the last two decades 可确定句子的时态为现在完成时。 大家注意了！ 4. …would starve if food was difficult to find, ... 如果食物难找到, 他们会挨饿。 starve v. 挨饿; 饿死 ; 渴望，极需要 He said he would starve rather than beg for food. starve to death 饿死 be starved of =be starved for 渴望，急需，缺乏 e.g. The people in the disaster area __________________________________. 灾区人民急需用药。 are starved of/ starving for medicine 1) 光荣，荣誉(n) They fight for the honour of the country. One must show honour to one’s parents. 2) in honour of 为了纪念 A festival is set in honour of the hero. 7. honour 3) an hounour 光荣的人或事情 Liu Xiang is an honour to our country. 4) 尊敬,给以荣誉（v） Children should honour their parents. 8.. …, or satisfy the ancestors,… satisfy: 满足；使满意 satisfy sb./ sth. _____________________ be satisfied with sb./ sth. _______________________________ be satisfied to do sth. ____________________ 使……满意（满足） 对……感到满意 对做……感到满意 e.g. 1) The colours of the picture quite_____________. 这幅画的色彩很悦目。 2) She_______________________________ anything but t