satisfaction

完全/远不令人满意far from satisfactory 5. 对…有害do harm to sb/sth对…有好处do good to sb/sth 损害 do damage to … 6. 以…形状in the shape of以…形式in the form of 7. 因为感激某人 be grateful to sb for sth 8. 赏月admire the moon 9. 压岁钱，零花钱

lucky money/pocket money 10. 用鲜花和水果来装饰教堂decorate churches with flowers and fruit

11. 在一起吃吃喝喝玩得很开心get together to eat,drink and have fun with each other 12. 为…感到骄傲自豪 be proud of…---take pride in…pride oneself on …

13. 一会儿for a little while 14. 沉浸在咖啡中，以咖啡来消愁drown his sadness in coffee 15. 跟结婚get married to sb---be married to sb---marry sb

16. 给某人礼物have a gift for sb 17. 在某方面很有天赋 have a gift for …----be gifted in …

unit1: 课文挖空训练 1. Festivals and celebrations______ all kinds________(hold) everywhere since ancient times.

2. At that time people would starve if food was difficult ______( find), especially during the cold winter months.

3. Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return _______ to help or to do harm.

4. _____this important feast day,

people eat food in ______shape of skulls and cakes ______ ―bones‖ on them.

5. It is now a children’s festival,

______they can dress up and go to their neighbors’ homes to ask for sweets.

6. Festivals can also ________(hold) to honour famous people .

7. In the USA Columbus Day is in

memory of the _______(arrive) of Christopher Columbus in New World.

8. In ________(Europe) countries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls _____ flowers and fruit, and will get together to have meals. 9. Some people might win awards for their farm produce, _____ the biggest watermelon or the _____handsome rooster. 10. The most_______(energy) and

important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring. 11. Some Western countries have

very exciting carnivals, _____ take place forty days before Easter, usually in February.