About the Topic (话题提示)
Almost all of us like holidays and every people has their own
holidays. Most Western holidays have to do with religion, but somealso derive from folk traditions. In the trend of globalization many Chinese people begin to observe Western festivals. It is indeed a good thing to have some of those holidays, but we should also know the names of the holidays that we observe, how they came into being, and what their significances are.
几乎每个人都喜欢过节，每个民族都有自己的节日。西方的传统节日大多跟宗教有关，有的是民俗相传下来的。现在的国际化浪潮已经让很多中国人也过起了西方节日，有节过当然是好事，不过也要知道那些节日该怎么说、是怎么来的，以及节日所代表的意义。
Unit 1 Western Festivals
西方节日
Vocabularies（词汇）
All Saints’ Day 万圣节 alternate v. 交替，轮流，改变
blonde n. 金发碧眼的女人 colony n. 殖民地
decoration n. 装饰品 festival n. 节日
flatter v. 奉承；讨好 Halloween 万圣节前夜
historical adj. 跟历史有关的 proclaim v. 宣布；表明
religious adj. 宗教的 romantic adj. 浪漫的
Useful Expressions (常用表达)
I. Religious Festivals （宗教节日）
1. Christmas is the most important festival in the West. 圣诞节是西方最盛大的节日。
2. Where will you spend your Christmas Eve? 你准备在哪里过圣诞夜？
3. What do you usually do on Thanksgiving Day? 感恩节你们通常会做什么？
4. What date is Easter this year? 今年的复活节是哪一天？
5. Why do children enjoy Halloween so much? 为什么孩子们这么喜欢万圣节？
6. Thanksgiving Day is to express thanks to God for harvest and health.
感恩节是为了丰收与健康向上帝表示感恩的日子。
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