Halloween

Children in America like Halloween very much. On the evening of the 31st,October, they put on special clothes for “ Trick or Treat”. Some children might dress like witches and ghosts, some children just dress like their favorite characters such as Cinderella , Snow White, little mermaid , spiderman and so on. They go to their neighbors’ houses and knock at the doors, when the neighbors open the doors the kids say “ Trick or Treat”.  Then Children usually get sweets from their neighbors, they play a trick on them if their neighbors don’t give them some treats. 

Children like Halloween very much and they like their treats from their neighbors.

Halloween 万圣节

trick 把戏，恶作剧，戏法

 treat n.款待，招待，乐趣，

might  可能，或许

witch  女巫，巫婆 ghost 鬼，幽灵

character n 角色

Cinderella 灰姑娘, Snow White 白雪公主, little mermaid 小美人鱼 , spiderman 蜘蛛侠

neighbor 邻居

sweet 糖果，甜食

Christmas Day

Christmas Day comes in winter. It is a big holiday in western countries. It is always on December 25th. People set up beautiful Christmas trees and give presents to each other. They usually get days off for Christmas so they travel long distance to be with their families and relatives. People usually have a big Christmas lunch, they play games and they have a good time together.  Children are very excited on Christmas Day and they get up early to open their presents, they love Christmas very much. 

Holiday 假日，节日

Western adj. 西方的

on December 25th

set up 建立， 准备，安排

present 礼物 gift

Here’s a present( gift for you)

each other  互相，彼此

We should help each other. We should learn from each other

travel v. 旅行；进行；经过

distance 距离

excited  adj.激动的，兴奋的

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Chinese Festival   中国节日

the Spring Festival 春节  ; the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节; 

the Dragon Boat Festival 端午节    the Lantern Festival 元宵节

pay a visit to sb. 拜访某人   

pay a Spring Festival visit to sb. 给某人拜年

pay a New Year visit to sb. 给某人拜年

relative  n. 亲戚

firecracker鞭炮   mooncake月饼  rice dumpling粽子 , 

Dragon Boat race, 龙舟比赛；赛龙舟 

traditional  adj. 传统的

Celebrate  v.庆祝，祝贺

according to  根据， 按照； 据....所说

lunar calendar  阴历

glutinous adj. 粘的.    glutinous rice糯米

take place  发生，举行

The Halloween party will take place next week.

southern  adj.南方的，南部的

southern China  中国南方

where 哪里，在哪里

此处是where引导的定语从句，where后面的there are many rivers and lakes用来修饰where前面的 the southern China

This is Xi’an where I have lived for fourty years.

This is the place where I was born.

The Mid-Autumn Festival  中秋节

on August 15th  在八月十五日

August  八月 September 九月   October十月

Lunar calendar 农历，阴历

fall  v.落下

in the open air  在户外

the story of   关于….的故事

Teachers’ Day  教师节

one day off (a day off)  一天假  two days off 两天假

The kids have one day off for Children’s Day.

strict   adj.严格的，严谨的

My Chinese teacher is very strict.

smart  adj.聪明的

She is a smart young lady.

card   n. 卡片

best wishes 祝福，美好的祝愿

moved adj. 受感动的  touched

I am deeply touched.

Teachers’ Day
Today is Teacher’s Day. Our teachers have one day off and we don’t go to school. It is sunny and cool, we are having a good time with Mr. Zhang in the park. Mr. Zhang teaches us English, he is strict and smart, we all like him very much. We really want to celebrate Teacher’s Day for him, so we make him a big beautiful card, we all write best wishes in the card, Mr. Zhang is so moved when he sees the card. We are very happy together, we sing ,we dance and we play games together, we have a wonderful day today.
 
Teachers’ Day  教师节
one day off (a day off)  一天假  two days off 两天假
The kids have one day off for Children’s Day.
strict   adj.严格的，严谨的
My Chinese teacher is very strict.
smart  adj.聪明的
She is a smart young lady.
card   n. 卡片
best wishes 祝福，最美好的祝愿
moved adj. 受感动的  touched

The Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in China. It is on August 15th according to Chinese Lunar calendar. It usually falls in September or October.
On that day, people visit their relatives and eat a big family dinner. Mooncakes are very popular and they are very delicious . At that night, the moon is usually round and bright,  some people like to watch the moon when they have dinner in the open air, they also enjoy the story of Chang’e with the children.
 
The Mid-Autumn Festival  中秋节
on August 15th  在八月十五日
August  八月 September 九月   October十月
Lunar calendar 农历，阴历
fall  v.落下
in the open air  在户外
the story of   关于….的故事

The Dragon Boat Festival

The Dragon Boat Festival is very interesting and it is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to lunar calendar. People always eat rice dumplings and watch dragon boat races to celebrate it.
The rice dumpling is made of glutinous rice , meat and so on. There are different kinds of rice dumplings and they are all very delicious. The dragon boat races usually take place in the southern China where there are many rivers and lakes, it is very popular.
I love the Dragon Boat Festival 
 
Celebrate  v.庆祝，祝贺
according to  根据， 按照； 据....所说
lunar calendar  阴历
glutinous adj. 粘的.    glutinous rice糯米
take place  发生，举行
The Halloween party will take place next week.
southern  adj.南方的，南部的
southern China  中国南方
where 哪里，在哪里
此处是where引导的定语从句，where后面的there are many rivers and lakes用来修饰where前面的 the southern China
This is Xi’an where I have lived for fourty years.
This is the place where I was born.

Chinese Festivals

We are Chinese. For all of us, the Spring Festival is the most important festival. We pay Spring Festival visits to our relatives. We have firecrackers and we eat dumplings together. I love the Spring Festival best. My mother loves the Mid-Autumn Festival, she makes delicious mooncakes for us. My father is very fond of the Dragon Boat Festival, he really likes rice dumplings and the  Dragon Boat races . My little sister loves the Lantern Festival so much because there are lots of lanterns and dragon dances. She also likes Tangyuan very much, it is a traditional food on Lantern Festival.
I love our Chinese Festivals. 
 
Chinese Festival   中国节日
the Spring Festival 春节  ; the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节; 
the Dragon Boat Festival 端午节    the Lantern Festival 元宵节
pay a visit to sb. 拜访某人   
pay a Spring Festival visit to sb. 给某人拜年
pay a New Year visit to sb. 给某人拜年
relative  n. 亲戚
firecracker鞭炮   mooncake月饼  rice dumpling粽子 , 
Dragon Boat race, 龙舟比赛；赛龙舟 
traditional  adj. 传统的

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1. kilometer  公里，千米 (注意英音和美音有显著的区别)
Her school is two kilometers from her home.
subway  地铁     
subway station地铁站
by 乘（车等交通工具）（by bus, by bike, by subway, by car, by plane ）
She often goes to school by subway. She walks to a subway station then she takes the subway to her school
it takes sb. some time to do sth 某人做某事花多长时间
例如：It takes me ten minutes to walk to school.
2.
film  n.电影     cinema n.电影院
popular  adj. 受欢迎的
ticket  n. 票
The film Frozen is very popular lately, I have two tickets, let’s go to Wanda Cinema to see it.
wanna 相当于want to,  wanna更口语化一些。
far(away) from  离…………很远 
hail  vt 打信号示意（计程车等）停下。
The Wanda Cinema is far from here, let’s hail a taxi.
3.
the way to school  去学校的路
the way home 回家的路
on one’s way to school 在去学校的路上
on a farm 在农场
country  n. 乡下，乡村，郊外countryside
through    prep.通过，穿过，经过，透过，凭借
fish  n.鱼  (名词复数形式fish和fishes都可以)
bridge n. 桥
be so much fun  很好玩 
例如：Camping outside is so much fun.
句型:  see sb. doing sth 看见某人正在做某事
例如：I see Timmy reading 
        I see her swimming in a pool.
He sees white clouds floating in the blue sky.
4. 
transport  n. 运输；运输工具
by air  等同于by plane 乘飞机
airport   n.飞机场    railway station 火车站   bus stop 公共汽车站
have to  不得不，只得，必须
例句：I have to leave now.
She has to go to school on time.
take off （飞机）起飞； 脱掉（衣物）；（使）离开
例句：You must fasten your safe belt before the plane takes off.
Please take off your coat.
convenient  adj.方便的
It is very convenient to live in cities.
catch   vt. 赶上，接住

My favorite transports

Many people like to travel by air because it’s fast, but I don’t like it because an airport is usually far from the city. You have to get there early and wait for a long time for the plane to take off. So I like traveling by trains and buses. I think they are safe and convenient. It’s easy to find a railway station or a bus stop in cities, when you are late for a train or a bus, you can always catch another one. When you ride a train or a bus, you can open the windows to enjoy the beautiful scenery on your way. Trains and buses are my favorite transports.

transport  n. 运输；运输工具
by air  等同于by plane 乘飞机
airport   n.飞机场    railway station 火车站   bus stop 公共汽车站
have to  不得不，只得，必须
例句：I have to leave now.
She has to go to school on time.
take off （飞机）起飞； 脱掉（衣物）；（使）离开
例句：You must fasten your safe belt before the plane takes off.
Please take off your coat.
convenient  adj.方便的
It is very convenient to live in cities.
catch   vt. 赶上，接住

The way to school
Timmy lives on a farm in the country. Through the window of his room, he can see many trees, mountains and a beautiful lake. He can see white clouds floating in the blue sky. Timmy walks to school every day, on the way to his school he sees animals playing together. He also sees farmers working in fields. There is a river on his way to school, he walks on the bridge and sees fish swimming in the water. The way to his school is so much fun, the sky is clear blue, the air is fresh ,and the animals are lovely, so Timmy is really happy to walk on his way to school.

词汇和短语:
the way to school  去学校的路
the way home 回家的路
on one’s way to school 在去学校的路上
on a farm 在农场
country  n. 乡下，乡村，郊外countryside
through    prep.通过，穿过，经过，透过，凭借
fish  n.鱼  (名词复数形式fish和fishes都可以)
be so much fun  很好玩 
例如：Camping outside is so much fun.
句型:  see sb. doing sth 看见某人正在做某事
例如：

        I see Timmy reading 
        I see him drawing.