holidays and festival.ppt

Holidays and Festivals New Year’s Day St.Valentine’s Day April Fool’s day Thanksgiving Day Mother’s Day Halloween Easter(dyed easter eggs) It is for the remembering of the death of Jesus Christ and his alleged rise to Heaven. Spring Festival Qingming Memorial Day Dragon-boat Festival Mid-autumn Festival Double-ninth Festival Water-sprinkling Festival Torch festival How do people celebrate the Christmas day? Christmas Eve, climax sweep cleaning Christmas tree Christmas cards Christmas dinner Christmas carol (silent night) Christmas : Christ mass Father Christmas: reindeer, sleigh ,chimney,-----sweets, toys , stocking, For millions of people around the world, the very word Christmas brings warmth and joy to their hearts and homes.  Meaning: For a very large number of people throughout the world, even the word Christmas gives them warmth and happiness.Notice that the word very is used before a noun for emphasis. We climbed to the very top of the mountain. 我们爬到的正是山顶。Youre the very person I wanted to talk to. 你就是我想和他谈话的人  To some, it is simply a very popular holiday. But for many, it honors the birth of Jesus Christ.  Meaning: To some people, its only an ordinary holiday, while for many others, it is the time to celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ. simply: adv..1) just; only 仅仅；只不过Im simply asking you to help.我只不过是请你帮帮忙。I bought the house simply because it was large. 我买这栋房子仅仅是因为它面积大。2) in a simple way; easily, plainly, clearly, or naturally 简单地；自然地Please explain it more simply. 请解释得再简单一点。His writing is beautiful and simply expressed. 他的作品文字优美、语言简练。  honor? (honour BrE)vt. show or bring honor to 女王今天莅临是我们莫大的荣幸。 [例] Today, the Queen honored us with her presence. 你同意和我们在一起，我们深感荣幸。 [例] Were honored that you should agree to join us. n. [U] the great respect and admiration people have for a person, country, etc. often publicly expressed 为向客人表示敬意而举行的宴会 [例] a party in honor of the guests 士兵们为国家的荣誉而战。 [例] Soldiers fight