重点词汇

starve, plenty, satisfy, ancestor, lead, feast, origin, trick, poet, arrival, gain, independence, gather, agricultural, European, custom, award, handsome, admire, energetic, clothing, daily, religious, social, possibility, permission, apologise, drown, obvious, wipe, lonely, couple, weep, announcer, forgive.

take place, starve to death, plenty of, lead to, in memory of, dress up, play a trick on, look forward to (prep.), day and night, as though(if), have fun, turn up, keep one’s word, hold one’s breath, apologise to sb for sth, wipe off, a couple of, in the shape of

主要句型

1. 请求（Request）

Could/Would you please…?  Could I have…? Could we look at…?

I look forward to…          May I see…?

2. 感谢（Thanks）

It’s very kind of you…        Thanks a lot.

It was a pleasure. Don’t mention it. You are most welcome.

3. They would starve if food was difficult to find.

4. It looks as though it might be covered with pink snow.

5. Festivals are meant to celebrate important events.

6. In Japan the festival is called Obon, when people should go to clean graves and light incense