Book III Lesson 8 Fireworks Festival at Yenshui Rosalie Lin 2013.1.31 Play hard, study hard

Book III Lesson 8 Fireworks Festival at Yenshui

Rosalie Lin 2013.1.31

Play hard, study hard.

[1] firework

n. [C] (usu. pl.)an object that explodes and produces loud noises when lit煙火Fireworks are beautiful to see, but I always feel that they are a waste of money.

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>>Vocabulary>>Words for Production

[2] extreme

[0k'strim] adj.in or to the greatest degree極度的，極大的She was in a car accident two years ago, and she still has extreme pain in her leg.


[2-1] extreme

n. [C]極端The weather these days seems to go from one extreme to the other.


[2-2] extremely

adv.極度地，極其地似： veryShe was extremely relieved to find out that she would not lose her job.


[3] crowd

v. [I]to move into a place in large numbers聚集，擁擠Thousands of people crowded onto the beach to see the movie star.


[3-1] crowd

n. [C]人群A big crowd of fans gathered around the singer, hoping to get a look at her.


[3-2] crowded

adj.擁擠的The buses are often crowded with people at this time of day.


[4] firecracker

n. [C]a small firework that makes a loud noise when it is lit鞭炮，爆竹Children like to set off firecrackers during the Chinese New Year.


[5] rocket

n. [C]a kind of firecracker ； a tube-shaped aircraft that travels into space（火箭式）煙火，衝天炮；火箭Children shouldn’t play with bottle rockets—they are dangerous.

A rocket is traveling to the moon.


[5-1] rocket

v. [I]迅速上升Prices of fruits and vegetables have rocketed this past week.


The mall was c d with shoppers during the big sale last week.

crowded

Focusing is e y difficult for my child.

Is there anything I can do to help him?

extremely

[6] rack

n. [C]a frame on which you can put things架子，擱物架Please put the wet plates on the dish rack to dry.


[7] cannon

n. [C]a large, powerful gun that is usually on wheels大砲

A cannon was used to create a special effect.


[8] light

[la0t] v. [T, I] (light, lit/lighted, lit/lighted)to make something start burning ； to make a place brighter點燃；照亮She lit a candle and put it on the table before kissing her son good night.

A fireworks display will light up the sky over Kaohsiung Harbor on January 1.


[9] suddenly

['sKd%l0] adv.quickly and unexpectedly突然地似： all of a sudden, all at onceDuring the rainstorm, all the lights suddenly went out.


[9-1] sudden

['sKd%] adj.突然的We were surprised by Sam’s sudden decision to get married.


[10] wild[wa0ld] adj.crazy and exciting ； living or growing in nature瘋狂的，氣氛熱烈的；野生的，未經馴化的反： tame 溫馴的Carol didn’t get much sleep because her neighbors were having a wild party that lasted all night.

It is against the law to keep wild animals as pets.


[10-1] wild

n. [C] (usu. pl.)荒野，荒地Some fruits are only found growing in the wild.


A: Do you sell the magazine Let’s Talk in

English?

B: Yes, it’s on the magazine r k.rack

• We need to protect w d animals

because they have the right to exist on

this planet as much as we do.

wild

[11] flashing

adj.sending out light in sudden short bursts閃亮的，閃爍的A flashing yellow light means you should slow down and drive very carefully.


[11-1] flash

v. [T, I]使閃光，使閃爍；閃現I wonder what’s wrong. The car behind us keeps honking and flashing its lights at us.

When I was taking a shower, an idea flashed through my mind.


[11-2] flash

n. [C]閃光，閃爍Suddenly, there was a flash—like someone had just taken a picture.


[12] deafening

adj.extremely loud震耳欲聾的The sudden noise was deafening. The walls shook and I couldn’t even hear the TV.


[12-1] deafen

v. [T]使……感到震耳欲聾，使聾，使聽不見I think that listening to too much loud music has deafened me in one ear.


[12-2] deaf

adj.聾的The old man is completely deaf; he can’t hear a thing.


[13] explosion

n. [C]burst爆炸It is reported that at least eight people died in the gas explosion.


[13-1] explosive

adj.會爆炸的，爆炸（性）的All explosive materials must be kept in a safe place.


[13-2] explode

v. [I, T]爆炸；使爆炸；大發雷霆We heard a string of firecrackers exploding.

My father exploded when he heard what my sister had done.


[14] shoot

v. [I, T] (shoot, shot, shot)to fire (a gun or some other weapon)射出，發射；射擊The fireworks shot up into the sky and could be seen from far away.

The hunter shot at the bear but missed it.


[14-1] shot

n. [C]射擊The policeman tried to stop the thief by firing a warning shot.


[15] horizontally

[`hCrD'zAntDl0] adv.flat and parallel to the ground成水平方向地，水平地Now stand up and stretch out your arms horizontally.


[15-1] horizontal

[`hCrD'zAnt9] adj.地平線的，水平的反： verticalThe teacher told us to draw a horizontal line across the middle of the page.


[15-2] horizon

n. [C]地平線；範圍；眼界The children happily went home as the sun slowly disappeared below the horizon.


Red, pink, white, and orange

fireworks s t up into the night sky, lighting

up the river.shot

It rained heavily and lightning f hed across the night sky.

flashed

[16] round

n. [C]a number of things or group of events一回合，一場，一局Both sides agreed to have another round of talks in the future.


[17] force

[fors] v. [T]to make someone do something he or she doesn’t want to do逼迫，強迫They forced the boy to jump into the swimming pool.


[17-1] force

n. [U]武力；力量Peace cannot be kept by force.

It took a lot of force to get the door open.


[18] fully

adv.completely完全地，充分地似： entirely, whollyIf you are not fully satisfied with the product, you may return it for a full refund.


[18-1] full

[f?l] adj.滿的，充滿的The world is full of difficult problems waiting to be solved.


[19] helmet

n. [C]a protective head covering安全帽，頭盔You have to wear a helmet when you are riding a motorcycle.


[20] means

n. [C] (pl. means)a way or ways方法，手段似： methodMany people use the Internet as a means of learning English.


[21] disease

[d0'ziz] n. [U, C]sickness疾病，病似： illnessThe doctor’s work is to help protect people from disease.

. Stress is known to cause all kinds of diseases.


[22] heavenn. [U](sometimes pl.)the sky ； a place where the souls of good people are supposed to go when they die天空；天堂

The sky lanterns will be launched into the heavens, carrying people’s wishes with them.

Do you believe that people go to heaven after they die?


[23] indeed

adv.really; truly的確，確實似： actually, certainlyThat is indeed a very old building. It was built more than three hundred years ago.


[1] tens of thousands ofan extremely large number of數以萬計的Tens of thousands of people from around the world came together to pray for peace.

>>Idioms and Phrases

[2] be filled withto be full of充滿，填滿，注滿Life is filled with choices. Each choice can lead to another.

[3] face maska protective covering worn over the face面罩，口罩A sandstorm will hit Taiwan today. If you need to go out, you’d better wear a face mask.

[4] as many asup to多達The student center can seat as many as 650 students.

[5] catch fireto start burning, especially by accident著火Dry grass catches fire very easily, especially in summer.

[6] start offto begin開始A good breakfast is a good way to start off the day.

• 廣場擠滿正在歡呼的群眾。• The square ________ ________ (w)________ a

cheering crowd. is filled with

Grammar Focus I

... so that ...I.

此句型可用來表達「為了……（某目的 ) 」。Examples:1. Tens of thousands of people crowd into the streets so that they can be attacked by tens of thousands of firecrackers!

2. Claire exercises every day so that she can stay fit.

( ) Sally bought a computer she could work at home.(A) that (B) so that (C) so as to (D) in order to

B

你應該訂定一個好的讀書計畫，考試之後你才不會後悔。 (so that) (P.203)• You should make a good study plan _____

_____________________________________. so that you won’t feel sorry after your test

Grammar Focus II

Tag questionsII.附加問句 : 前面的敘述若為肯定句，附加問句用否定；前面的敘述若為否定句，則附加問句用肯定。Examples:

( ) There’s nothing wrong with my eye, ?(A) does there (B) doesn’t there (C) is there (D) isn’t there

C

( ) Jeff will go with you, ?(A) would he (B) wouldn’t he (C) won’t he (D) will he

C

( ) There isn’t anyone at the office right now, ?(A) is there (B) isn’t there (C) is it (D) isn’t it

A

( ) He told you lots of things about me, _____

(A) does he? (B) doesn’t he? (C) did he? (D) didn’t he?

D

( ) Nice day, ______

(A) is it? (B) isn’t it? (C) has it? (D) hasn’t it?

B

The Yenshui Fireworks Festival has been called the craziest—and the most dangerous—festival in the world.( 見第 1 行 )（中譯：鹽水蜂炮文化祭被稱作是世界上最瘋狂，也最危險的節慶活動。）【文法句型】S + V + the 形容詞最高級 + in/on/at/... + 群體 .● Linda is the friendliest student in my class. 琳達是我班上所有學生中最友善的。

( . The Nile is very long. Indeed, it is ___ river in the world.(A) long (B) longer (C) longest (D) the longest

D

• what ... is all about 就是……的重點所在

例： The feeling of excitement is what the festival is all about. 刺激的感覺就是這個節慶的重點所在。

( ) Can you tell me this play is all about? I can’t quite follow it.(A) what (B) when (C) that (D) how

A

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