第 3 版 Mini-world 万花筒

1. 第3版 Mini-world 万花筒

2. 你知道“庆祝新年”为什么又被叫做“过年”吗？你知道“庆祝新年”为什么又被叫做“过年”吗？ Guo Nian: Celebrate the New Year A long time ago, there was a beast called “Nian.” He had a very big mouth, and would eat a lot of people in one bite.

3. One day, an old man came. He said to Nian, “You are very strong, but people are very weak. Can you eat other animals instead of people?” Then he said to the people, “You can put up red paper decorations on your windows and doors at the end of every year. Because red is the colour Nian fears the most.” After that, the old man rode on Nian and disappeared. He was an immortal god! From then on, people started to celebrate the New Year, and they called it “Guo Nian” in Chinese.

4. Quiz • 请根据文章内容判断对错。 • People put up red paper decorations, because Nian • feared the colour red. ( ) • 2) People celebrated the New Year, because they • wanted to please (使高兴) Nian. ( ) T F

5. Meaning: A person who usually stays up and is active late into the night. 夜猫子 Story: 猫头鹰绝大多数是夜行性动物，昼伏夜出。所以，人们喜欢用 night owl 形容一个人像猫头鹰一样，白天没精神，晚上不想睡，很清醒，很活跃，也就是我们常说的“夜猫子”。 Example: Michael is a night owl, so the best time to call him is from ten at night until two in the morning. 麦克是个夜猫子，所以打电话找他最好在晚上十点到清早两点之间。 night owl

6. Word Bank 超纲词汇 beast /bi:st/ n. 野兽 bite /baIt/ n. 一口，bite做动词还表 示“咬”的意思 other /'28=/ adj.别的，其他的 decoration /;dek='reI5=n/ n. 装饰(品) fear /fI=/ v. 害怕，畏惧 disappear /;dIs='pI=/ v. 消失，不见 celebrate /'selIbreIt/ v. 庆祝

7. a long time ago 很久以前 instead of 代替 put up 张贴 at the end of ... ……的末尾 fear the most 最害怕 immortal god 神仙 from then on 从那以后

8. 第4-5版 Super Classroom 超级课堂

9. 十二生肖的小动物们都来给你拜年啦！ Chinese Zodiac

10. 考考你：请在下图中找出12生肖的英文名称。 rat (鼠) ox (牛) tiger rabbit dragon (龙) snake horse ram (公羊) monkey rooster (鸡) dog pig

11. 同样被称为“龙”，“东方龙”和“西方龙”可是大相径庭呢！同样被称为“龙”，“东方龙”和“西方龙”可是大相径庭呢！ Chinese Dragon and Western Dragon The year of the Dragon is coming. The dragon is the only Chinese zodiac animal that is legendary. It looks like a snake but has four legs. It has no wings but can fly. Chinese like dragons, because they believe dragons can bring them happiness and luck.

12. We can see western dragons in Greek mythology. They are very different from Chinese dragons. They are lizard-like animals with two or four legs and large wings. Some dragons can spit out fire, and some may eat people. They are so evil that people don’t like them. But Chinese dragons and western dragons have similarities too. For example, they both live in mountains, seas or rivers. And they both lay eggs!

13. “龙生九子”都是哪“九子”呢？ Dragon’s Nine Sons ★ Qiu Niu (囚牛) loves music. You can find him on the head of stringed instruments. ★ Ya Zi (睚眦) likes fighting, so you can see him on ancient weapons. ★ Chao Feng (嘲风) loves to watch from high places. You can find him on roofs. ★ Pu Lao (蒲牢) lives near the sea, but he is afraid of whales.

14. ★ Suan Ni (狻猊) looks like a lion. He likes smoke and fire. ★ Ba Xia (霸下) looks like a tortoise. He is strong and likes carrying heavy things. ★ Bi An (狴犴) looks like a tiger. He can tell who is good or bad. ★ Fu Xi (负屃) likes reading and writing. You can find him on stone tablets. ★ Chi Wen (螭吻) looks like a fish. He is in charge of the rain, and he can put out fire.

15. Culture The Chinese Dragon 寒假来了，你是不是很期待春节呢？因为有丰盛的年夜饭吃，还有红包拿。我们马上要送走兔年，迎来吉祥如意的龙年了。中国龙在我们的文化传统中占有非常重要的地位。与西方人认为龙是邪恶的相反，中国龙是吉祥的象征，深受人们的喜爱和崇敬。中国龙还象征着权力和力量，它们能呼风唤雨，这也是中国的皇帝们喜欢用龙来作为他们帝王权力象征的原因。 下面让我们来了解一下中国传统文化中和龙相关的习俗吧。 Dragon Boat Race 赛龙舟 At the Dragon Boat Festival, dragon boat races are held (被举行) in many cities in China. You can see a carved (雕刻的) dragon at the head of the boat. Usually, a group of 12 people rows the boat (划船) together.

16. Dragon Dance 舞龙 Have you seen a dragon dance before? We often see dragon dances during (在……期间) Spring Festival. People wear costumes (戏装) and dance with dragon puppets. Some people beat drums and gongs (敲锣打鼓) around the dancers. Proverbs about Dragon 关于龙的谚语 In China, those excellent (优秀的) and outstanding (杰出的) people are compared to (被比作) the dragon. There are many Chinese proverbs about the dragon. 例：望子成龙 hoping one’s child to become a dragon =hoping one’s child to have a bright future (未来)

17. Quiz 请根据文章Chinese Dragon and Western Dragon完成表格。 lizard four two four wings evil spit out fire happiness luck eat people live in mountains, seas or rivers lay eggs

18. Word Bank 超纲词汇 western /'west=n/ adj.西方的 legendary /'led3=nd=rI/ adj. 传说的，传奇的 wing /wI9/ n.翅膀 believe /bI'li:v/ v.相信 happiness /'h7pInIs/ n. 幸福，快乐 luck /l2k/ n. 好运，幸运 evil /'i:vl/ adj.邪恶的

19. similarity /;sImI'l7rItI/ n. 相似点 fight /faIt/ v. 战斗 roof /ru:f/ n. 屋顶 whale /weIl/ n. 鲸 carry /'k7rI/ v. 承载，支撑 Chinese Zodiac 生肖 look like ... 看上去像…… Greek mythology 希腊神话 lizard-like 像蜥蜴的

20. spit out 吐出 for example 例如 lay eggs 下蛋 stringed instrument 弦乐器 ancient weapon 古代兵器 stone tablet 石碑 be in charge of 主管，负责 put out fire 灭火

21. 第6版 Playground 英语操练场

22. 这些春节的传统习俗你都了解吗？ It’s Spring Festival! Spring Festival couplets red packets

23. paper-cut New Year painting

24. firecrackers lanterns

25. rice cake dragon dance New Year’s Eve dinner

26. Quiz 请选择适当的关于春节的单词或词组完成填空。 1. We usually eat ________ at __________________. 2. Jimmy is very happy because he gets a _________ from his parents. rice cakes New Year’s Eve dinner red packet

27. Pussy Cat (II) Pussy cat, pussy cat, What did you do there? I frightened a little mouse Under the chair.

28. My hands are full right now. 这句话的字面意思是“现在我的手上拿满了东西”。既然如此，那肯定没有手去做其他事情啦，所以这句话可引申为“我现在很忙”的意思。下次当你忙得不可开交，分身乏术时，不仅可以说“I’m busy right now.”，也可以用这句话哦！ Mum: You should clean your room, Danny. It’s so dirty. Danny: OK, I will do it later (稍后). My hands are full right now.

29. Word Bank 超纲词汇 couplet /'k2plIt/ n.对联 painting /'peIntI9/ n.绘画 lantern /'l7nt=n/ n.灯笼 dragon /'dr7G=n/ n.龙 pussy /'pUsI/ n.(儿语)小猫，猫咪 frighten /'fraItn/ v.使惊吓，使害怕 paper-cut 剪纸

30. red packet 红包 rice cake 年糕 New Year’s Eve dinner 年夜饭，New Year’s Eve是“除夕”的意思

31. 第7版 Story Zone 故事地带

32. 弗雷德和莎拉走啊走啊，终于找到了宝藏，可是……弗雷德和莎拉走啊走啊，终于找到了宝藏，可是…… The Treasure Map (II)

33. “Turn right at that big tree and go straight to the big pond. Cross the bridge, and turn left in front of the round rock,” the parrot read the map on Sarah’s shoulder. Then they went through a cave and came to a beach. There they found a box behind a square rock. “Over there! Over there!” the parrot shouted. “It’s empty!” cried Sarah.

34. There was an old note in the box: “Dear finder, sorry, but I took my gold. I needed to buy a new pirate ship. Bye, Captain Redbeard.” “Well, at least we had a nice walk,” said Fred. “Yes, and we made a new friend!” Sarah said and smiled at the parrot.

35. Quiz: 请根据文章完成判断题。正确的用T • 表示，错误的用F表示。 • Fred and Sarah found a box on the • beach. ( ) • 2. Fred and Sarah were happy, • because they found the treasure. • ( ) T F

36. Word Bank 超纲词汇 treasure /'tre3=/ n.金银财宝，财富 bridge /brId3/ n.桥 rock /r^k/ n. 岩石 cave /keIv/ n. 洞穴 note /n=Ut/ n.便条 finder /'faInd=/ n.发现者 gold/G=Uld/ n.金，金子

37. go through 通过，穿过 over there 在那儿 pirate ship 海盗船 Captain Redbeard 红胡子船长 at least 至少 have a walk 散步