北师大初中英语八年级上--Unit6 22-2

[00:00.00]Exercise 2.2
[00:08.87]So tell me more about your New Year.
[00:12.02]Well, on the day before New Year's Day ...
[00:15.48]You mean New Year's Eve¹?
[00:17.20]Yes, on New Year's Eve,
[00:19.19]in the evening,
[00:20.58]we always have a big meal² with all the family.
[00:24.23]It is a very special meal.
[00:26.61]Do  you always eat at home?
[00:28.71]Yes, always.
[00:30.51]We never go out for our New Year's meal.
[00:34.08]And what do you eat at this meal?
[00:36.35]Oh, we eat many different things.
[00:39.44]We usually have some soup
[00:41.81]and we always have some dumplings³
[00:44.22]that have a little coin⁴ hidden⁵ inside⁶.
[00:47.36]This is a special tradition⁷ for New Year.
[00:51.26]I see.
[00:52.54]And we usually eat meatballs and chicken
[00:55.87]and fish.
[00:57.16]You know,
[00:58.53]there is also a tradition about the fish.
[01:01.26]Really?
[01:02.51]Yes. You see, the Chinese word of "fish"
[01:06.83]sounds like the word that means⁸ "extra  food".
[01:10.14]I see.
[01:11.20]And so at the New Year's dinner,
[01:14.37]families often put some fish
[01:16.45]in the middle of the table-
[01:18.33]but they usually don't eat it!
[01:20.54]No?
[01:21.92]No.They leave the fish and this means that
[01:25.65]there are always some food left over
[01:28.13]during the year to come.
[01:30.46]I see. That's a nice idea.
[01:33.24]And what else do you eat?
[01:34.94]We eat special food called "Nian Gao".
[01:37.93]It's delicious⁹!
[01:37.93]

1 eve   

n.(节日等的)前夜，前夕

参考例句：

• The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.晚会将在除夕那天举行。
• What will they do on Christmas Eve? 他们在圣诞夜将做什么事？

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 dumplings   

n.汤团( dumpling的名词复数 )；饺子；水果布丁；矮胖的人

参考例句：

• chicken with herb dumplings 芳草鸡肉饺子
• beef stew and dumplings 牛肉炖丸子

4 coin   

n.硬币，货币；v.铸造(硬币)，创造(新词)

参考例句：

• Paper money is easier to carry than coin.纸币比硬币携带方便。
• Your coin collection is worth how much?您的钱币收藏是值得多少？

5 hidden   

hide的过去分词

参考例句：

• Our trips are all-inclusive—there are no hidden costs. 我们的旅行费用全包—没有任何隐含性费用。
• There are fears of a hidden agenda behind this new proposal. 人们担心这一新提议的背后有不可告人的目的。

6 inside   

n.内部，内脏，内幕；adj.内部的，秘密的，户内的；prep.在...之内

参考例句：

• Two minutes later we were inside the taxi.两分钟以后我们已经坐在出租车里面了。
• He will be back inside two days.他将在两天内回来。

7 tradition   

n.传说，传统，惯例，引渡，交付

参考例句：

• This tradition has lasted until our own time.这一传统一直保持到我们这个时代。
• They still follow the tradition of their fathers.他们仍然继承着他们祖先的传统。

8 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

9 delicious   

adj.美味的，可口的

参考例句：

• The apples are big and delicious.苹果又大又好吃。
• The beer tastes very delicious.这啤酒尝起来很可口。