Unit 1 Festivals around the world 课文知识点解析Warming up1.Festivals are meant to celebrate important events.人们通过节日来庆祝重要的事情。此句假如改成积极语态，就很容易翻译了:People mean festivals to celebrate important events.(1)mean vt. mean sb. or sth. to do sth.=intend sb. or sth. to do sth.意欲、打算让某人做某事e.g. I never mean her to read those comments.我没打算让她读那些评论。The diagram is meant to show the different stages of the process.这个表格是准备用来展示进展的不一样阶段的。(2)event[C] n.重要的事，大事e.g. All of these are the most important events of 1994.所有这些事都是 1994 年最重要的事。2.Discuss when they take place...讨论它们何时发生……take place 发生e.g. The next meeting will take place on Tuesday.下一次会议在星期二召开。Reading：Festivals and Celebration1.Ancient festivals 古代节日ancient adj. 古代的e.g. ancient civilization of Asia亚洲的古代文明ancient Rome 古罗马to study ancient history 研究古代历史2.Festivals and celebrations of all kinds are held everywhere.世界各地的人们举行多种各样的节日和庆祝活动。of all kinds 作后置定语a kind of+单数/复数名词+单数谓语动词e.g. There is a kind of tree(s) in the garden whose flowers are very beautiful.在花园里，有一种树，它的花很美。this kind of+单数/复数名词+复数动词思维拓展mean to do=intent to do 故意做某事e.g. I didn’t mean to hurt you.我并不是故意伤害你的。思维拓展event[C] n.比赛项目e.g. track events 经营项目思维拓展happen 偶尔发生e.g. A car accident happened yeste-rday.昨天出了一次车祸。思维拓展ancient n. (前面与 the连用)古代人，古希腊人，古罗马人思维拓展kind adj.仁慈的；善良的；好心的e.g.be kind to animals 爱惜动物She was kind to me when I was unhappy.当我不快乐的时候，她对我很好。思维拓展harvest vt. 收割(庄稼)，收获e.g. harvest rice 割稻子思维拓展starve to death 饿死全析提醒light vi. 引着，着（火）e. g. The wet wood doe...
