Situational Words and Phrases 情景词汇
1.April Fool's pay 愚恳人节
A: Do you know about April Foot's Day?
甲:你了解愚人节吗?
B: Yeah, on that day, people play all kinds of tricks on others, and anyone easily taken in is called a fool.
乙:是的，在那一天，人们做各种各样的愚人把戏，易被骗的那位则成了“四月愚人”。
2.celebrate v. 庆祝
A: Spring Festival seems to be the most important holiday in your country.
甲:春节看来是贵国最重大的节日了。
B: You're right. People celebrate the occasion all over the country.
乙:对。全国人民都庆祝这一节日。
3.Christmas spirit 圣诞精神
A: Mom, what's Christmas spirit?
甲:妈妈，什么是圣诞精神?
B: Christmas spirit~it's better to GIVE than to RECEIVE.
乙:圣诞精神就是奉献而不思索取。
4.costume n. 服装，化装用服装
A; What do you adults do on Halloween?
甲:万圣节那天你们大人都干什么?
B: It's a good chance to get together with friends and attend a costume party.
乙:那是和朋友聚会并参加化装舞会的好机会。
5.Dragon Boat Festival 端午节
A: Could you tell me the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival?
甲:你能向我讲一下端午节的来历吗?
B: Well, it's a way to commemorate a great poet, Qu Yuan, and the race is a symbol of the attempt to save him.
乙:噢，这是纪念伟大诗人屈原的一种方式，龙舟赛象征着救他的尝试。
6.Easter n. 复活节
A: How many days do you take off for Easter?
甲:你们复活节放几天假?
B: Usually we have a month off.
乙:通常放一个月。
7.Fourth of July 七月四日独立日
A: We'll just have a regular Fourth of July picnic. How about you?
甲:我们准备搞一次通常的独立日野餐。你们呢?
B: That sounds like fun. We'll have a barbecue.
乙:听起来不错。我们打算搞一次烧烤会。
8.Halloween n. 万圣节
A: Excuse me, but what is Halloween?
甲:打扰了，可什么是万圣节?
B: Halloween takes place on the 31st of October every year in Canada and the United States. It's a fun day mainly for children.
乙:万圣节在加拿大和美国是每年的1U月31日。它主要是儿童们的欢乐节日。
9.Lantern Festival 元宵节
A: Are there any other festivals and holidays in the Lunar calendar?
甲:还有其他的阴历节假日吗?
B: Quite a few:the Lantern Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-autumn Festival, and Pure brightness Festival, etc.
乙:相当多呢:元宵节、端午节、中秋节以及清明节，等等。
10.Mid-autumn Festival 中秋节
A: How do you celebrate Mid-autumn Festival?
甲:你们怎样庆祝中秋节?
B: We have a special kind of rake, it's called a moon cake.
乙:我们吃一种特殊的点心，叫做月饼。
11.Mew Year's Eve 除夕夜
A: Where are you going on New Year's Eve?
甲:你们除夕夜都到哪去?
B: There's always a fireworks display put on by the government. We're going to have a look.
乙:政府每年总是组织放焰火。我们准备去看看。
14.resolution n. 决心
A: Chen, what's your New Year's resolution?
甲:陈，新的一年你决心要做的是什么?
B: I'm going to study French every day. And I'm going to be less sky about speaking French.
乙:我打算每夭学法语。我要更大胆地讲法语。
15.Santa Claus n. 圣诞老人
A: So Santa Claus doesn't bring toys to BAD children. He only brings toys to GOOD children.
甲:因此，圣诞老人只把玩具带给好孩子，而不给坏孩子。
B: And GOOD children know the meaning of Christmas. They know what-Christmas spirit is. Is that right, daddy?
乙:好孩子懂得圣诞的含义，他们知道什么是圣诞精神。对吗，爸爸?
16.Spring Festival 春节
A: What festival in China matches Christmas in importance, Mr.Wang?
甲:王先生，在中国什么节日同圣诞节一样重要?
B: Spring Festival. It's also called Lunar New Year because it's celebrated according to the lunar calendar.
乙:春节。因为是根据阴历来庆祝，故也叫阴历年。
17.Thanksgiving Day 感恩节
A: The turkey smells good. I'm looking forward to dinner.
甲:火鸡闻起来好香啊。我迫不及待要吃了。
B: I'm glad you feel that way, Chen, because the turkey is the centerpiece of Thanksgiving Day.
乙:你这样想我很高兴，陈，因为它是感恩节的主菜。
18.toast n. 祝酒，干杯
A: Alright, everyone, before the New Year arrives, let's make a toast to LAST year.
甲:各位，在新的一年到来之前，让我们为过去的一年干杯。
B: That's a great idea, Jack.
乙:好主意，杰克。
19.vacation n. 假期
A: Where would you like to go for our vacation this year?
甲:今年的假期你们想到哪去度过?
B: I liked going to the cabin last year. It was fun going fishing on the lake.
乙:去年去的那座木屋我很喜欢。在湖里钓鱼很有趣。
20.Valentine's Day 情人节
A: I'm sure he stir loges you, Diana. He probably just forgot that February fourteenth is Valentine's Day.
甲:戴安娜，我保证他仍爱你的。他也许只是忘了2月14日是情人节。
B: I don't think so. I reminded him three times last week! And he knows that Norman's
taking YOU out fishing with them.
乙:我不这样认为。上周我提醒过他三次!而且他知道诺玛今晚要带你出去吃晚饭的。
21.Water Shrinking Festival 泼水节
A: Is Water Shrinking Festival official in China?
甲:中国的泼水节是法定节日吗?
B: No, most of the traditional festivals of the minority nationalities are not official, but they are more interesting.
乙:不是，大部分少数民族的传统节日都不是法定节日，但这些节日却很有趣。
