必修 3 Unit 1 Festivals around the world1. Festivals are meant to celebrate important times of year.(p.1) 节日的目的是纪念重要事件。 [探究学习] 阅读下列句子，注意 mean 的搭配及意思。 (1)I didn't mean you to_do anything to hurt her.(要求某人做) (2)You are_meant_to_pay before you come in.(被要求做) (3)Learning English well sometimes means having more chances.(意味着) (4)—Why haven't you bought any butter? —I meant_to，but I forgot about it.(打算做，企图) 选用上述单词或短语完成下列小片段。 When I was young，Mother always (1)meant me to do extra exercises and my brother (2)was_meant_to practise playing the piano.We (3)meant_to give up，but Dad told us persistence (4)meant success while laziness (5)meant losing good chances and failure，so my brother and I had to do as we were told. 2. Discuss when they take_place，what they celebrate and what people do at that time.(p.1) 讨论它们(节日)的时间、庆祝的内容以及人们在节日要做的事情。 take place：发生，不能带宾语，也没有被动语态。 A．翻译下列句子。 (1)自 20 世纪 80 年代以来，我国发生了巨大变化。 Great_changes_have_taken_place_in_our_country_since_1980s. (2)春节通常在每年的一月或二月。 The_Spring_Festival_usually_takes_place_in_January_or_February_every_year. B．选用上述单词或短语填空。 (1)I happened to be at the gate when the guests arrived. (2)Just then an idea occurred to me. (3)Can you tell me how the accident came_about? (4)World War Ⅱ broke_out in 1939. (5)The meeting took_place at 8：00 as planned. 3. Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors.(p.2) 有些节日是为了纪念死者，或者为了使祖先得到满足。 [词语归纳] sth. satisfy sb.某事使某人得到满足 feel/be satisfied with 对……满意 to one's satisfaction 使某人满意的是 satisfactory adj.令人满意的 ——————————————————————— 选...
