一 词组

1 fancy dress 化装服

2. keep .... alive 保持...的活力

3. as long as one can 尽可能长久地

4. address... to sb寄（信，包裹）给某人

5. complain about抱怨……

6. wrap... up 把...包起来

7. be keen on 热衷于，喜爱

8. eat out 在外面吃放

9. in one`s opinion/eyes 在某人看来

10.not only...but also 不仅……而且……

11.share the true spirit of giving

分享真正的奉献精神

12.express love for children 表达对儿女的爱

13. refuse to embrace the change

拒绝接受改变

14.change the form of the tradition

改变传统的表现形式

15. regard ... as...把...当做...，把...视为...

16. have nothing to do with

与...毫无关系

17 UNESCO`S List of Intangible Cultural Heritage 联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产名录

18 give thanks for 为某事而感谢

19 a good harvest 大丰收，好收成

20 regardless of 不管;不顾;不理会

21 racial inequality 种族不平等

22 be made into 被制成；被做成

23 be based on 基于;以…为基础

24 as well as 除…之外（也)

25 stop(prevent /keep sb from doing sth

阻止某人做某事

26 put up建造;搭起;设立;张贴;挂起

27 dress as 打扮成;装扮成

28 check out 核实;查实;退房;

29 wave at 朝…挥手（致意）

30 have big sales 销量大

31 rice balls 汤圆，饭团

32 do one`s best to do sth 尽力做某事

33 receive a red envelope 收到红包

34 decorate...with..用...装饰

36 hold a lantern riddle competition 举行猜谜比赛

37 the mind map 思维导图

38 no less than 多达；不少（低）于

39 clean up 清理;清扫;把…弄干净;

40 on the eve of Spring Festival 除夕之夜

41 by the presence of 由于...的存在

42 interact with 与...互动

43 on the contrary 正好相反

44 get up on stage 上台

45 present...to... 向...展示，向...捐赠

46 in memory of 为了纪念

47 take place 发生，举行

48 be known as 作为...而闻名

49 feel like 感觉就像;摸起来像是..;想要；

二 句型

1 May Day is a festival to celebrate the start of summer, with celebrations held across Europe and in parts of North America.

五一节是一个庆祝夏季开始的节日，在欧洲和北美部分地区都有庆祝活动。

2 As parents, they try to keep that magic alive for their children for as long as they can.

为人父母，他们也想让自己的孩子尽可能长久地相信这份魔力的存在。

3 That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year.

因此，有些人把圣诞节视为每年的特别时光，对于他们，《圣诞老人的来信》可能是一本再合适不过的书了。

4 The children must have been very excited as they opened it.

孩子们打开时一定很兴奋。

5 Interestingly, the letters did not contain the usual warnings to children that they might not receive their presents if they were not good.

有趣的是，信中并没有那些常见的对孩子们的警告，比如表现不好就可能收不到礼物之类的话。

6 The letters did, however, change as Tolkien’s children got older.

不过，随着托尔金的孩子们逐渐长大，信的内容确实发生了一些变化

7 Nowadays, some people choose to have the dinner in a restaurant, but not everyone is keen on this idea.

有些人选择在饭店吃年夜饭，不过，不是每个人都支持这一想法。

8 I really don’t think it’s worth the effort of spending so much time preparing for a single meal, and then another hour cleaning up the mess after it’s over.

花这么长的时间准备一顿饭，然后饭后再花一个小时来收拾，我真心觉得不值。

9 It was not only for the delicious food that we seldom got to eat, but for the opportunity to have our whole family gathered together.

年夜饭不仅可以吃到平时难以吃到的美食，而且全家人能有机会团聚在一起。

10 Now ,more and more countries around the world are holding celebrations for Chinese Spring Festival.

现在，世界上越来越多的国家都在庆祝中国的春节。

11.What`s more,not only are these attended and enjoyed by Chinese citizens living abroad,but by many other nationalities

还值得一提的是，不仅居住在国外的中国公民，而且许多其他国家的人参加并享受了这些活动。

12 People are also discovering the fun of interacting with the celebrations ,rather than simply watching as part of an audience.

人们也发现了与庆祝活动互动的乐趣，而不仅仅是作为观众的一份子观看。

12.It seems that Chinese Spring Festival is becoming a global celebration of joy and love.

中国的春节似乎正在成为全球欢庆欢乐和爱情的节日。