2.treat:v. 请客,款待,招待 。常用搭配 treat sb. to sth.,意为 “请某人吃某物”,如 I want to treat you to an ice cream. 我想请你吃冰淇淋.
3.British:adj. 英国的;英国人的,如 British people 英国人.
4.however:adv. 然而,不过,但是 ,表示转折关系,可用于句首、句中或句末,如 He is rich. However, he is not happy. 他很富有。然而,他并不快乐.
5.myself:pron. 我本人,我亲自,我自己,是 I 的反身代词,如 I can do it myself. 我自己能做这件事.
6.dumpling:n. 水饺,常用复数形式,如 I like eating dumplings. 我喜欢吃饺子.
7.whole:adj. 全部的,整个的,如 the whole family 全家人.
8.become:v. 成为,变成,后接形容词或名词作表语,如 He wants to become a doctor. 他想成为一名医生.
9.chef:n. 厨师,如 He is a famous chef. 他是一位著名的厨师.
10.even:adv. 甚至,即使,用于加强语气,如 He even didn't know his mother's birthday. 他甚至不知道他妈妈的生日.
重点短语
1.Spring Festival:春节,是中国最重要的传统节日之一,如 We celebrate Spring Festival every year. 我们每年都庆祝春节.
2.family reunion:家庭团聚,如 Spring Festival is a time for family reunion. 春节是家庭团聚的时刻.
3.cook sth. for sb.:为某人做饭,如 My mother often cooks delicious food for me. 我妈妈经常为我做美味的食物.
4.on the phone:在打电话,如 He is talking with his friend on the phone. 他正在和他的朋友通电话.
5.in one hour:在一个小时内,如 I can finish my homework in one hour. 我能在一个小时内完成我的作业.
6.the dining hall:餐厅,如 We have lunch in the dining hall. 我们在餐厅吃午饭.
7.be shocked:吃惊,如 She was shocked when she heard the news. 当她听到这个消息时,她很吃惊.
8.stand for:代表,如 The dove stands for peace. 鸽子代表和平.
9.a piece of:一块,一片,一段等,如 I want a piece of cake. 我想要一块蛋糕.
10.around the world:世界各地,如 People around the world like music. 世界各地的人都喜欢音乐.
重点句型
1.It was my first Spring Festival in the UK.:这是我在英国的第一个春节。此句是主系表结构的一般过去时句型,用于描述过去的状态或事实,其中 it 作形式主语,真正的主语是 Spring Festival2.
2.I wanted to treat my British friend, Emilia, to a Chinese dinner.:我想请我的英国朋友艾米莉亚吃一顿中国晚餐。该句为主谓宾宾补结构的一般过去时句型,表达过去的愿望或意图,其中 treat sb. to sth. 是一个常用的短语,意为 “请某人吃某物”.
3.I often watched Grandma cook, but I never cooked anything myself.:我经常看奶奶做饭,但我自己从来没做过饭。此句中包含两个并列的主谓宾结构的句子,由 but 连接,表示转折关系,其中 watch sb. do sth. 表示 “观看某人做某事”,强调动作的全过程25.
4.It was midnight in China, time for dumplings.:在中国是午夜,该吃饺子了。time for sth. = time to do sth.,意为 “到做某事的时间了”,如 It's time for class. = It's time to have class. 到上课的时间了.
5.My family always have it at the Spring Festival. Its round shape stands for family reunions.:我的家人总是在春节吃它。它的圆形代表着家庭团聚。此句中 stand for 表示 “代表”,family reunions 意为 “家庭团聚”,体现了中国文化中食物所蕴含的象征意义.
语法知识
1.一般过去时:本单元中出现了较多一般过去时的句子,如 It was my first Spring Festival in the UK. I wanted to treat my British friend... 等。一般过去时表示过去某个时间发生的动作或存在的状态,常与表示过去的时间状语连用,如 yesterday, last week, ago 等。其谓语动词要用过去式,规则动词的过去式一般在词尾加 - ed,不规则动词的过去式则需要特殊记忆.
2.频率副词:频率副词如 always、usually、often、sometimes、seldom、hardly、never 等,用于描述动作发生的频率。always 表示 “总是”,usually 表示 “通常”,often 表示 “经常”,sometimes 表示 “有时候”,seldom 表示 “很少”,hardly 表示 “几乎不”,never 表示 “从不”。这些频率副词在句子中的位置一般是放在行为动词之前,be 动词、助动词或情态动词之后,如 I often watch TV. She is always late for school..