UNIT 6 Connect Lesson 46: Mothers and Fathers Are Special

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[0:00.427]Unit 6 第六单元
[0:02.500]Connect 连接
[0:03.719]Lesson 46: 第46课：
[0:05.975]Mothers and Fathers Are Special 妈妈和爸爸是特别的
[0:10.231]THINK ABOUT IT! 想一想
[0:11.518]When is Mother's Day? 母亲节是在什么时候？
[0:13.378]How do people celebrate² it? 人们怎样庆祝？
[0:15.524]What about Father's Day? 父亲节呢？
[0:17.599]How did³ Mother's Day start? 母亲节的起源是什么？
[0:20.389]In North America, 在北美，
[0:22.106]people do special things for their mothers and fathers on one day each year. 人们每年中在一天为他们的爸爸和妈妈做特别的事。
[0:28.902]Mother's Day is in May -- right about now! 母亲节在五月——就在最近！
[0:33.338]If you do something special for your mother this month, 这个月如果你为你的妈妈做了特别的事情，
[0:37.845]you can think about millions⁴ of people in North America doing the same thing. 你可以想象在北美有几百万的人跟你做同样的事情。
[0:45.070]What day is Mother's Day? 母亲节是哪一天？
[0:48.433]Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May every year. 母亲节是每年五月的第二个星期天。
[0:54.513]How do people celebrate it? 人们是怎样庆祝的呢？
[0:57.303]People give presents to their mothers. 人们送给他们的母亲礼物。
[1:00.880]Sometimes children make a special breakfast for their mothers. 有时孩子们为他们的母亲做一次特别的早餐。
[1:06.532]They also try to help their mothers all day, 他们还会整天都尽力帮助母亲，
[1:10.824]so their mothers can rest. 这样他们的母亲就可以休息了。
[1:13.972]When was⁵ the first Mother's Day? 第一个母亲节是什么时候？
[1:17.120]In England in the 1600s, 在十七世纪的英国，
[1:20.768]people celebrated⁶ "Mothering Sunday." 人们庆祝“拜望双亲日”。
[1:24.417]In the United⁷ States⁸, 在美国，
[1:26.849]a woman named Anna started Mother's Day in the early 1900s, 一位叫做安娜的妇女发起了二十世纪早期的母亲节，
[1:33.288]after her own⁹ mother had¹⁰ died¹¹. 就在她自己的母亲死后。
[1:36.435]She asked the president¹² of the United States to make it a special day. 她要求美国总统将它作为一个特殊的日子。
[1:43.089]She wanted children to say "thank you" to their mothers, 她想要孩子们对他们的母亲说“谢谢”，
[1:47.810]while their mothers were still alive¹³. 当他们的母亲依然活着的时候。
[1:51.101]Do other countries have Mother's Day? 其他国家有母亲节吗？
[1:54.535]Many countries of the world celebrate Mother's Day, 世界上许多国家都庆祝母亲节，
[1:58.970]but not all of them celebrate it in May. 但不是全都在五月庆祝。
[2:02.977]Is there Father's Day? 有父亲节吗？
[2:05.409]In North America, 在北美，
[2:07.126]Father's Day is the third Sunday of June. 父亲节是六月的第三个星期天。
[2:11.561]People give their fathers presents. 人们送给他们的父亲礼物。
[2:14.781]On Father's Day, 在父亲节，
[2:16.640]fathers can do whatever¹⁴ they want! 爸爸们可以他们做想做的任何事情。
[2:20.289]How did Father's Day start? 父亲节是怎样开始的？
[2:23.437]The first Father's Day was in 1910 in the United States. 第一个父亲节是在1910年的美国。
[2:29.446]Mrs. John Dodd wanted a special day for her father. 约翰夫人想要为他的父亲申请一个特别的日子。
[2:34.525]Her father was her hero¹⁵. 她的父亲是她心目中的英雄。
[2:37.387]Since his wife¹⁶ had died young, 他的妻子早逝后，
[2:40.105]he alone¹⁷ had taken care¹⁸ of his five children. 他独自抚养他的五个孩子。
[2:44.778]Look! 看！
[2:45.851]I got¹⁹ something for my mother for Mother's Day. 我给妈妈准备了礼物过母亲节。
[2:49.929]It's in this box! 就在这个盒子里！
[2:52.433]What's in the box? 盒子里是什么呢？
[2:54.579]Candy! 糖果！
[2:56.422]Parents have always worked hard for their children. 父母总是会为了自己的孩子辛勤工作。
[3:00.040]On Mother's Day and Father's Day, children say "thank you". 在母亲节和父亲节，孩子们要说“谢谢”。
[3:04.704]On Father's Day, you can say "thank you" to your grandfather, too! 在父亲节的时候，你也可以对祖父、外祖父说声“谢谢”。
[3:09.752]LET'S DO IT! 做一做！
[3:11.206]Make a card or write a letter to your mother or father. 为你的妈妈或爸爸做张卡片或写封信。
[3:15.180]Tell her or him why you think she or he is special. 告诉他或她为什么你觉得她或他很特别。
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1 connect   

vt. 连接, 联合, 联系;vi. 连接, 联合, 联系;

参考例句：

• I cannot connect the two things in my mind.在我心中,我无法将这两件事情联系在一起。
• The wires connect under the floor.电线是在地板下接通的。

2 celebrate   

vt.庆祝；颂扬，赞美；vi.庆祝，过节

参考例句：

• On October lst we celebrate our National Day.十月一日我们庆祝国庆。
• We want to celebrate his birthday.我们要庆祝他的生日。

3 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

4 millions   

n.数百万；百万( million的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job. 对数百万失业者来说，通货膨胀率的微降是不起作用的安慰。

5 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

6 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

7 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

8 states   

国家( state的名词复数 )； 州； [the states][口语]美国； 心态

参考例句：

• the assumed differences between the two states 两种状况的假定区别
• He barnstormed across the southern states in an attempt to woo the voters. 他在南方各州作巡回演说，企图拉选票。

9 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

10 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

11 died   

vbl.死亡，消逝v.死亡，枯萎( die的过去式和过去分词 )；死时处于（某种状态）或具有（某种身份）adj.死亡的，消逝的

参考例句：

• He was banished to Australia, where he died five years later. 他被流放到澳大利亚，五年后在那里去世。
• He was utterly bereft when his wife died. 他的妻子去世时，他十分凄凉。

12 president   

n.总统；总裁；校长；院长；会(社)长；主席

参考例句：

• They selected him to be president.他们选举他为总裁。
• The president's speech lacked sincerity.校长的演讲缺乏诚意。

13 alive   

adj.活着的

参考例句：

• Was the lion alive or dead?这只狮子是死或活？
• He is still alive.他仍然活着。

14 whatever   

adj.不管怎样的；adv.无论如何，不管怎样；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• Whatever you do, try your best.无论你做什么，都要尽力而为。
• Whatever you say,facts are facts.任凭你怎么说，事实总是事实。

15 hero   

n.英雄；男主角；男主人公

参考例句：

• He is a nameless hero.他是无名英雄。
• Bob is the hero of the novel.鲍勃是那小说中的男主人公。

16 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

17 alone   

adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅

参考例句：

• He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
• It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。

18 care   

n.小心，照料，忧虑；v.关心，照顾，喜爱，介意

参考例句：

• I really care about the students in my class.我的确喜欢这个班上的学生。
• Her work is to take care of the children.她的工作是照料好孩子。

19 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。