新概念 2 册 Lesson96
The dead return
生词和短语
festival n. 节日
lantern n. 灯笼
spectacle n. 景象，壮观，场面
festival n. 节日
Spring Festival 春节
traditional festival 传统节日
dragon boat festival 端午节
lantern festival 元宵节
课文
The dead return
A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them. Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way. All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world. This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.
参考译文
日本每年过一次“亡灵节”。这个节日是个欢乐的日子，因为在这一天，据说死去的人要回到他们的家里来，活着的人则对他们表示欢迎。因为预料到他们在经过长途旅行之后会感到饥饿，所以为他们摆放好了食品。特制的灯笼挂在各家的门外，为的是帮助亡灵看清道路。整个夜晚人们载歌载舞。一大早，人们便把为死者摆放的食品扔进河中或海里，因为人们认为活着的人吃了这些东西是不吉利的。在靠海的城镇中，头天夜里挂在大街小巷的小灯笼在节后就放在了水里。成千上万只灯笼慢慢漂向大海，指引着亡灵返回另一个世界。这是一个感人的场面，人们成群地伫立在海岸上，注视着灯笼远去，直到再也看不见为止。
语法讲解
本课重点:复习分析长难句
A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.
the + adj. 表示一类
the dead
the living 活着的人
the rich 富有的人
the poor 穷人
A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.
魂祭
This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living.
for + 句子表因为
… for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are
welcomed by the living.
be said to do sth. “据说”
be welcomed by … 被动语态
As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them.
lay -- laid -- laid
v. 放置，摆放／产卵，下蛋
lay out food
Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way.
specially-made 特制的
adv. + done = adj.
well-dressed 穿的很好
well-ventilated 通风很好
newly-arrived 新到的
All night long, people dance and sing.
In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.
had been laid
is thrown
is considered
连接词开始，到何处结束？
标点
下一个连接词之前
下一个谓语动词之前
In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.
In the early morning, the food… is thrown into a river or into the sea…
taht 定语从句
as 原因状语从句
In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over.
In towns…, the tiny lanterns…, are placed into the water…
Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.
return journey 回程
This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.
知识拓展
英语的基础：词汇 + 语法
英语的应用：听 说 读 写 译
一个成功的人，
不是从不失败，
而是从不放弃。
