Unit 1 Festivals around the world 1.starve(vi.& vt.) (使)饿死;饿得要死2.belief(n.) 信任;信心;信仰3.trick(n.) 诡计;恶作剧;窍门(vt.) 欺骗;诈骗4.gain(vt.) 获得;得到5.gather(vt.,vi.& n.) 搜集;集合;聚集6.award(n.) 奖;奖品 (vt.) 授予;判定7.energetic(adj.) 充满活力的;精力充沛的;积极的8.obvious(adj.) 明显的;显而易见的9.remind(vt.) 提醒;使想起10.forgive(vt.) 原谅;饶恕11.independence (n.)独立;自主→independent (adj.)独立的;自主的12.origin(n.)来源;由来;起因→original(adj.)原始的;最初的13.religious(adj.)宗教上的;信奉宗教的;虔诚的→religion(n.)宗教信仰14.admire(vt.)赞美;钦佩;羡慕→admirable(adj.)令人钦佩的→admiration(n.)钦佩;羡慕15.permission(n.)许可;允许→permit(vt.)允许16.apologize(vi.)(道歉;辩白)→apology(n.)道歉1.take_place 发生2.dress_up 化装;打扮3.look_forward_to 期望,期待,盼望4.as_though 好像5.parking_lot 停车场6.keep_one’s_word 守信用;履行诺言7.set_off 出发;动身;使爆炸8.in_memory_of 为纪念……9.play_a_trick_(on_sb.) 欺骗,开玩笑10.day_and_night 日夜;昼夜;整天11.have_fun_with 玩得开心12.turn_up 出现;到场13.hold_one’s_breath 屏息;屏气14.remind...of... 使……想起……11 . At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find,especially during the cold winter months.在那个时代,如果食物难以找到,特别是在寒冷的冬天的岁月,人们就会挨饿。名师指津:主语+be+adj.+to do 句式。例句仿写:那十一个人很难被说服,但最终我还是说服了他们。Those eleven men were_very_difficult_to_persuade,but I managed it in the end.2 . Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors,who might return either to help or to do harm.有些节日是为了纪念死者,或者使祖先得到满足,因为祖先们有可能回到世上(给人们)提供帮助,也有可能带来危害。名师指津:either...or...意为“或者……或者……”。例句仿写:要么你要么校长在会议上给那些有天赋的学生颁奖。Either_you_or_the_headmaster is to hand out the prizes to those g...