北师大初中英语八年级上--Unit6 21-2

[00:00.00]Christmas music
[00:02.77]Music is an important² part³ of Christmas.
[00:05.71]People sing traditional⁴ Christmas songs
[00:08.42]such as"Silent Night"
[00:10.52]and "O Little Town of Bethlehem"
[00:13.07]and also popular⁵ songs like "White Christmas".
[00:20.55]Exercise 2.2
[00:22.94]Christmas celebrates⁶ the birth⁷ of Jesus Christ¹
[00:27.21]and at Christmas
[00:28.37]many people decorate⁸ their homes
[00:30.75]with the scenes⁹ of Jesus Christ's birth.
[00:34.41]These are small models of the place
[00:36.87]where Jesus was¹⁰ born¹¹.
[00:39.10]The scenes always have the same things:
[00:42.21]the baby Jesus, his mother Mary,
[00:45.20]and his father Joseph.
[00:47.41]People always include¹² farm animals and the men,
[00:51.17]who were the first people to visit Jesus.
[00:54.16]The other important people
[00:56.07]are the three wise¹³ men who traveled¹⁴
[00:58.98]from far away to bring gifts.
[01:05.13]Exercise 2.3
[01:07.44]Work it out
[01:09.36]Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
[01:13.37]Many people decorate their homes
[01:15.85]with the scenes of Jesus Christ's birth.
[01:19.59]This box has old books,
[01:21.72]and those boxes have new books.
[01:25.32]The lists include
[01:27.07]the prices¹⁵ of the Christmas cards.
[01:27.07]

1 Christ   

n.基督，救世主，耶稣

参考例句：

• I regarded him as the Christ.我把他当作救世主。
• Christ preached that we should love each other.基督在布道中说人们应该互爱。

2 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

3 part   

n.部份，零件；角色，部位；vt.分开，分离，分配；vi.分离，离开；adv.部份地；adj.分离的

参考例句：

• This is the broken part.这就是损坏的部件。
• Which part do you play?你演哪一个角色？

4 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。

5 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。

6 celebrates   

庆祝，庆贺( celebrate的第三人称单数 )； 主持宗教仪式（尤指圣餐）； 颂扬； 赞美

参考例句：

• The annual Smithsonian Festival of American Folk Life celebrates hands-hands plucking guitars and playing fiddles. 一年一度的美国民间的“史密斯索尼安节”是赞美人的双手的节日--弹拔吉他的手，演奏小提琴的手。
• China celebrates it as one of the nation's greatest technological feats. 中国把它视为这个国家所取得的最伟大的科技成果之一。

7 birth   

n.出身，血统，出生，诞生，出现，起源

参考例句：

• She gave birth to a fine healthy baby.她生了一个健康可爱的婴儿。
• She supports birth control.她赞成计划生育。

8 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。

9 scenes   

n.景色( scene的名词复数 )；（戏剧的）一场；背景；地点

参考例句：

• The terrible scenes were indelibly imprinted on his mind. 那些恐怖场面深深地铭刻在他的心中。
• Scenes of city life were intercut with interviews with local people. 城市生活的镜头与访问当地人的画面相互交切。

10 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。

11 born   

v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的

参考例句：

• The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。
• I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。

12 include   

v.包括，包含，连...在内；（计算机）包括

参考例句：

• Does the price include lunch?这个价格包括午餐吗？
• Please include me in your group.请把我算在你们组内。

13 wise   

adj.明智的，有学问的，有智慧的，聪明的

参考例句：

• He was wise to give up smoking.他戒烟是明智的。
• Even the wise are not always free from error.智者千虑，必有一失。

14 traveled   

adj.富有旅行经验的；旅客多的；旅客使用的；旅客常到的

参考例句：

• As we traveled together, we started to grow apart. 我们在一起旅行的时候产生了隔阂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Previous to that, we had traveled by car to Paris. 在那之前，我们坐车去了巴黎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 prices   

n.价格，价钱( price的名词复数 )；代价；行市

参考例句：

• Prices did not alter significantly during 2004. 2004年期间，价格没有大的变化。
• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。