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UNIT 3 CELEBRATIONS(二)
1．Most of us take the task of buying a cup of coffee for granted(认为……是理所当然的，
对……不以为意)，as it seems simple enough.
2．Ibby Piracha lost his hearing when he was only two years old，and he now goes to his local
cafe in Leesburg，Virginia to order(熟词生义：v.点饮料、菜等) a cup of coffee at least three
times a week.
3．Though all the baristas who work there have his order memorized(have 的复合结构：have
sth done)，Ibby always writes his order on his phone and shows it to the barista.
4．“I’ve been learning sign language just so you can have the same experience as everyone
else，” the note read(熟词生义：v.有……的字样，写着)．
5．Ibby posted a photo of Krystal’s note online，and it quickly went viral(迅速走红，疯传)，
getting hundreds of likes(熟词生义：n.点赞) and comments that praised Krystal for her kind
action.
6．And while(引导让步状语从句，意为“虽然”) you may be less willing to get involved
in(参与……；与……有关联) the Christmas jumper trend，Christmas Jumper Day now enables
you to do more with your jumper than build up sweat in an incredibly warm office.
7．The origin of the Christmas jumper can date back to(追溯到＝date from) the late 19th
century in the USA.
8．If you’re still unconvinced that it’s about time you bought yourself a Christmas
jumper(到了给自己买一件圣诞毛衣的时候了)，then maybe the fact that Taylor Swift，Justin
Bieber and Snoop Dogg have all been spotted wearing Christmas jumpers will raise your
enthusiasm.
It is time for sth.到了做某事的时间了。
It is time for sb to do sth.到了某人做某事的时候了。
It is high time that sb did/should do sth.到了某人做某事的时候了。
9．One summer night in a seaside cottage，a small boy was in bed，sound asleep(酣睡/睡得正
香)．
10．It flashed(v.掠过，闪过)across the sky like a golden fire(使用了比喻的修辞手法)．
11．That was all：just an unexpected encounter(n.邂逅) of something magic and beautiful.
12．That night，my father opened a door for his child，leading him into an area of splendid(adj
极佳的，非常好的) newness.
13．This art of adding new dimensions(n.维度；方面) to a child’s world doesn’t necessarilyrequire a great deal of time.
14．That night is still deeply rooted in(根植于) my memory.
15．For the Olympics，participants(n.参与者) from all over the world train for years and try
their best to win.
16．In his honor(in sb’s honor＝in honor of sb为了纪念某人)，French had the official status
and priority(n.优先权) over other languages at the Olympics.
