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Unit 3 Festivals and customs(1)
1．In the days before the festival，young women gather(采集) leaves and wild flowers，which
they use to dye sticky rice with bright colors.
2．The loser must give the winner a gift，but the winner is expected to give(be expected to do被
期望做) a gift in return(作为回报) too.
3．For example，a pair of chopsticks means(v.意味着) she wants to marry the man，while(是并
列连词，表示“然而”) garlic shows that she is not interested.
4．Finally，the pair overcame(vt.战胜；克服) their parents’ opposition and were allowed(vt.
允许) to marry.
5．Immersed(沉浸) in folk，tradition，culture，religion，digital arts(数字艺术) and the
experimental，the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown (DLR) Festival of World Cultures presented(v.呈现)
a various(adj.各种各样的 ) program of concerts and club nights ，fairs and markets ，
performances，street events，workshops and is Ireland’s first Global Carnival.
6．A definite(adj.不容置疑的) highlight(n.亮点) will be the spectacular(adj.壮观的，令人惊
叹的) audio-visual show Hotel Kiev，a night-time visual montage(蒙太奇) projected(熟词生义
vt.投射) onto the front wall of the Royal Marine Hotel.
7．With a diverse world music line-up，food fairs，art exhibitions(n.展览)，workshops and
cultural demonstrations as well as a Festival newspaper and nightly Festival Club where Irish artists
jam with world musicians，this family-friendly celebration is a round-trip ticket(往返票) to a
world of culture.
8．The smaller size makes it possible to easily carry(“make it＋ adj.＋动词不定式”结构)
the calendar in a jacket pocket，a purse，or a computer bag or a briefcase without taking up(占
据) much room.
9．The typical pocket calendar includes pages that are very similar to(与……相似) a wall
calendar.
10．Many pocket calendars also serve as(当作；作为) a day planner，and include other pages to
record information such as phone numbers，and email addresses.
11．All the same functions can be handled(熟词生义：v.处理) with calendar and planner
software that are included in handheld devices such as cellular phones，and in software included
on laptop computers.
12．The diversity in materials used to create various brands of the pocket calendar makes it
possible to purchase inexpensive types that are functional(adj.实用的)，or more elaborate(adj.
精心制作的) and costly(adj.昂贵的) versions.13．I’ve been working as a UN Peacekeeper in the Central African Republic for the past two
years(意为“在过去的两年里”，常与现在完成进行时连用)．
14．However，I felt it was my duty to help innocent people who are caught in trouble(陷入困
境)，so I signed up with(与……签约) the United Nations.
15．The three main colors considered lucky in people’s daily lives as well as on special
occasions(在特殊场合) are red，yellow，and green.
16．Famously popular in relation to(与……有关) anything Chinese，red is the national color
representing happiness，good luck，success and good fortune，which is widely used during
festivals and important events like weddings.
17．Yellow—corresponding to(与……对应) earth—symbolized royalty in ancient China and was
reserved(v.保留，预留) for the emperor.
