文档介绍:Module 8 Public holidays
Unit 1
celebrate Independence Day 庆祝独立日( on 4th July in America )
national day 全国性的节日( National Day 国庆节)
used to do sth. 过去常常做某事(即现在不做了)
. My mother used to be a teacher. 我的妈妈过去是位老师.
Did the UK and the US use to be one country? 英国和美国以前是一个统一的国家吗?
That’s right. 那是正确的. ( 反义: That’s wrong. 那是错误的. )
区别于: 1) That’s all right. 没关系(用来回答Thank you或Sorry)
2) All right. 好! 行! (与That’ll be fine. / OK. 同义, 用来答应别人的建议, 如Let’s go.)
a public holiday 公共假期
take a vacation 过假期, 度假
on that day 在那天
most of…绝大多数的…
have a ic 野餐
in the countryside / country 在乡村(反义: in town 在城镇)
Labour Day / Labor Day 劳动节
the holiday/vacation season 假日聚集的一段时间
make plans for…为…制定计划
be close to…离…近
the closest Monday to May 1st 离五一最近的星期一
have/take a day off 休息一天
16. 形容词修饰不定代词( something , anything , nothing , somewhere , anywhere , nowhere ) 要将形容词后置
. something special 某些特别的事
somewhere nice 某个很好的地方
go camping 去露营
(类似的表达有: go swimming, go skating, go fishing, go boating, go sightseeing, go cycling )
get warmer/cooler/better/worse 变热/冷/好/糟
as soon as…一…就…( 引导时间状语从句, 也遵循主祈从现、主将从现或主情从现)
. Ring me up as soon as you get there. 你一到那儿就给我打电话.
We will go back to school as soon as the May Day holiday is over.
五一节一过完我们就回到学校去.
20. enjoy oneself 玩得高兴(= have a good time)
21. (日期的写法)You write: 1st January or January 1st
(日期的读法)You read: the first of January