新标准初中英语九年级(下):UNIT2 Mother's Day

[00:01.74]In France, Mother's Day
[00:03.76]is like a family birthday.
[00:06.09]It takes place on the last Sunday
[00:08.37]in May and the whole¹ family
[00:10.73]has a big dinner together at home.
[00:13.83]At the end of the meal²,
[00:15.35]the mother receives³ a beautiful cake
[00:17.39]from her family.In Japan, Mother's Day
[00:21.18]is on the second Sunday in May.
[00:23.92]On that day, children give their mothers
[00:26.63]presents and do the housework for them.
[00:30.29]Every four years, a national⁴ exhibition⁵ called
[00:33.59]'My Mother'is held to celebrate⁶ Mother's Day.
[00:37.53]Many children between the ages of six
[00:40.57]and 14 draw pictures for the exhibition.
[00:44.57]From the largest countries to the smallest ones
[00:48.34]people everywhere celebrate Mother's Day.
[00:51.76]The dates and the ways
[00:53.65]they celebrate may be different,
[00:55.94]but the idea is the same--
[00:58.29]to show love and respect⁷ to their mothers.
[01:00.73]

1 whole   

adj.整整的；全部的；完整的

参考例句：

• It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
• The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。

2 meal   

n.膳食，一餐，谷物粗粉；vi.进餐

参考例句：

• Did you enjoy the meal?你喜欢这顿饭吗？
• Mother cooked us a good meal.妈妈给我们做了一顿可口的饭。

3 receives   

v.收到( receive的第三人称单数 )；接到；接纳；接待

参考例句：

• The hospital receives a good deal of money in donations. 这家医院收到捐赠来的大笔款项。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• China Daily receives dispatches from all parts of the world. 《中国日报》收到世界各地发来的电讯。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 national   

adj.国家的，民族的；n.国民

参考例句：

• In our country new year's day is a national holiday.在我国，元旦是全国性的假日。
• Tomorrow is a national holiday.明天是全国性节日。

5 exhibition   

n.展览；展览会

参考例句：

• They went to an exhibition of modern art yesterday.昨天，他们参观了现代美术展览。
• The exhibition will open tomorrow.展览会明天开幕。

6 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。

7 respect   

vt.尊敬，尊重；考虑，重视；n.（不可数）尊敬，尊重；敬意，问候；考虑，重视

参考例句：

• The new teacher soon won the respect of his students.这位新来的老师很快就赢得了学生们的尊重。
• He did it quite without respect to the result.他做这事一点也不考虑后果。