大家说英语 第626期:丰收节日

People from many cultures¹ around the world celebrate² harvest³ festivals.

世界各地许多不同文化的人，都会庆祝丰收节日。

Many harvest festivals are in the fall.

而许多丰收节日都在秋天举行。

Some Asian⁴ countries celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival.

有些亚洲国家庆祝中秋节。

It is on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunar⁵ calendar⁶.

时间在中国农历的八月十五日。

It is at the time when rice is harvested⁷.

中秋节正是稻米收成的时候。

At that time, the moon is very bright.

在那个时节，月亮非常明亮。

Families gather⁸ together. They share⁹ a big meal¹⁰ and admire¹¹ the moon.

家人都会团圆，一同共进大餐以及赏月。

People in Britain¹² celebrate the harvest in September.

英国人在九月庆祝丰收。

The harvest festival is a time to give thanks for a good harvest.

丰收节日是对于丰收表达感恩的时节。

After farmers finish the harvest, they enjoy a big meal at home with their families.

农民完成收成工作之后，会和家人在家中共进大餐。

Then they play games to celebrate the end of the harvest.

然后他们会做游戏，庆祝收成的结束。

People also decorate¹³ churches¹⁵ with baskets of fruit and food.

大家也会以一篮篮的水果和食物妆点教堂。

Later¹⁶ the church¹⁴ gives these to poor people.

然后，教堂会把这些食物分发给穷人。

Not all harvest festivals are in autumn.

并不是所有的丰收节日都在秋季。

The Chanthaburi Fruit Fair¹⁷ is in Thailand. It happens during¹⁸ the summer fruit harvest.

禅塔布里水果节是泰国的节日，举行于夏季水果收成时。

People can taste Thailand's most popular¹⁹ fruits.

大家都可以品尝泰国最受欢迎的水果。

There are art shows and produce²⁰ contests²¹, too.

而且也有艺术表演与农作物竞赛。

On a stage²², people can watch traditional²³ Thai music and dancing.

民众可以观看舞台上的传统泰国音乐与舞蹈表演。

There is also a parade²⁴ with floats²⁵ made²⁶ from thousands of tropical²⁷ fruits and vegetables.

除此之外，还有一场花车游行，其中的花车都是由数以千计的热带水果与蔬菜搭建成的。

1 cultures   

n.文化( culture的名词复数)；[生物学]（微生物等的）培养；休养；养殖

参考例句：

• a conflict between two cultures 两种文化的冲突
• There is an obvious contrast between the cultures of East and West. 东西方文化之间存在着明显的差异。

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 harvest   

n.收获，收成，结果，成果；v.收获，收割

参考例句：

• There was a good harvest that year.那一年收成好。
• The autumn harvest is about to start.秋收即将开始。

4 Asian   

adj.亚洲的；n.亚洲人

参考例句：

• She won two gold medals in the Asian Games.在亚洲运动会上她赢得了两枚金牌。
• An Asian is a person born or living in Asia.亚洲人是指出生或居住在亚洲的人。

5 lunar   

adj.阴历的，月的，微亮的（指光）

参考例句：

• The Spring Festival is the lunar New Year.春节即农历新年。
• The lunar New Year arrived.阴历新年来了。

6 calendar   

n.日历，月历

参考例句：

• A big calendar is hanging on the wall.墙上挂了一本大月历。
• Is there a calendar clock in your family?你家有日历钟吗？

7 harvested   

收割，收成( harvest的过去式和过去分词 )； 收到； 收割（庄稼），捕猎（动物、鱼）

参考例句：

• He harvested rewards in fame and wealth for his successful experiment. 他因试验成功而名利双收。
• The first grapes are harvested in mid-August. 第一茬葡萄通常在8月中旬收获。

8 gather   

vt.使聚集，使聚拢；采集，搜集，收；渐增，积聚，恢复；推测；vi.聚集，聚拢；增加

参考例句：

• He likes to gather stamps in his spare time.他业余时间喜欢收集邮票。
• I gather information from the internet.我从互联网搜集资料。

9 share   

vt./vi.分享，共有，分配；n.共享；份额

参考例句：

• I will share in the cost with you.我愿意和你一起负担费用。
• Children should learn to share.小孩应该学会与人分享东西。

10 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。

11 admire   

vt.钦佩，赞赏，羡慕；称赞，夸奖

参考例句：

• Don't forget to admire the baby.不要忘了夸奖那孩子。
• I admire him for what he has done.我对他所做的事很钦佩。

12 Britain   

n.英国；不列颠(英格兰、威尔士和苏格兰)

参考例句：

• London is the capital city of Britain.伦敦是英国的首都。
• I was not in Britain at the time.当时我不在英国。

13 decorate   

v.装饰，装璜，布置

参考例句：

• My mother likes to decorate rooms.我妈妈非常喜欢装饰房间。
• John will decorate his house tomorrow.约翰明天将装饰他的房子。

14 church   

n.教堂，礼拜堂；教会

参考例句：

• Mary joined a church yesterday.玛丽昨天加入了教会。
• She was standing on the church steps.她正站在教堂门前的台阶上。

15 churches   

n.（基督教的）教堂( church的名词复数 )；礼拜仪式；教派；基督教牧师

参考例句：

• Dad, nominally a Methodist, entered Churches only for weddings and funerals. 爸名义上是卫理公会教徒，可只去教堂参加婚礼和葬礼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The frescoes in these churches are magnificent. 这些教堂里的壁画富丽堂皇。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

17 fair   

adj.公平的，晴朗的，美丽的；(皮肤，毛发等)浅色的；白皙的；n.展览会，市集

参考例句：

• I think it is not fair.我认为那不公平。
• And never I'd seen a girl as fair.我从没见比她更美丽的女孩。

18 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

19 popular   

adj.受欢迎的；流行的；通俗的

参考例句：

• " Mary " is a very popular name for a girl.“ 玛丽 ”是个很常见的女孩名字。
• He likes to play football and to sing popular songs.他喜欢踢足球和唱流行歌曲。

20 produce   

n.产品，农作物；vt.生产，提出，引起，分娩，制片；vi.生产，制造

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The company markets its new produce.该公司出售它的新产品。

21 contests   

v.争夺，竞争( contest的第三人称单数 )；争辩，提出异议

参考例句：

• She has taken an active part in all past contests. 她积极参加历次比赛。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The amphitheater was a sealed off round structure. Swordplay, wresting, gladiatoral and other contests were held there. 该竞技场为四周封闭式结构，可以举行斗剑、格斗、斗兽及其他竞赛项目。 来自《简明英汉词典》

22 stage   

n.阶段，舞台，时期；vt.上演，表演

参考例句：

• She was mad about the stage.她狂热地迷恋着舞台生活。
• Take it easy when you are on the stage.上台的时间不要紧张。

23 traditional   

adj.传统的，惯例的

参考例句：

• I prefer traditional chinese music.我更喜欢传统的中国音乐。
• My mother is a traditional woman.我母亲是位传统的女人。

24 parade   

n.游行，炫耀，阅兵，检阅，阅兵场；v.游行，炫耀，夸耀，（使）列队行进

参考例句：

• She is on parade in her new dress in the street.她穿着新衣服在大街上走来走去。
• The boys loved watching the soldiers on parade.男孩子们爱看士兵们列队行进。

25 floats   

n.彩车( float的名词复数 )；漂浮物；（学游泳用的）浮板；浮有冰淇淋的饮料v.（使）浮动( float的第三人称单数 )；（使）漂浮[飘动]；（使货币汇率）自由浮动；轻盈走动

参考例句：

• The salesmen in this company have floats for their traveling expenses. 这家公司的推销员准备了在路上用的零钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Dust floats in the air. 灰尘飘浮在空中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

26 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

27 tropical   

adj.热带的，热带的，炎热的

参考例句：

• You must grow these tropical flowers in a glasshouse.你必须把这些热带花卉种在温室里。
• This disease is widespread in tropical areas.这种疾病在热带地区蔓延很广。