【正文】 第一篇：高中英語必修三unit1課文翻譯(人教) Festivals and celebrations節(jié)日和慶典Festivals and celebrations of all kinds have been held everywhere since ancient ，世界各地就有各種各樣的節(jié)日和慶典。Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in 、春季的種植和秋天的收割。Sometimes celebrate would be held after hunters had caught ，在獵人捕獲獵物后，也舉行慶?；顒?dòng)。At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter ，如果食物難以找到，特別是在寒冷的冬月，人們會(huì)挨餓。Today’s festivals have many origins ,some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or ，一些是宗教上的，一些是季節(jié)性的，一些是紀(jì)念特殊的人和事件的。Festivals of the Dead亡靈節(jié)Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do ，是為了紀(jì)念死者，或使祖先得到滿足，因?yàn)樽嫦葌冇锌赡芑氐绞郎希ńo人們）提供幫助，也有可能帶來危害。For the Japanese , people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ，人們要掃墓、燒香，以緬懷祖先。They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to ，奏響樂曲，因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為這樣做可以把祖先引回到世上。In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early ，亡靈節(jié)是在11月初。On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on ，人們會(huì)吃制成顱骨形狀的食物，和裝點(diǎn)有“骨頭”的蛋糕。They offer food, flowers and gifts to the 、鮮花和禮品。The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead ，認(rèn)為亡者的靈魂會(huì)返回人間。It is now a children’s festival, when they can dress up and to their neighbours’ homes to ask for ，這天他們可以喬裝打扮上到鄰居家要糖吃。If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on ，那么孩子們就可以捉弄他們了。Festivals to Honour People紀(jì)念名人的節(jié)日Festivals can also be held to honour famous 。The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient poet, Qu （龍舟節(jié)），是紀(jì)念著名古代詩人屈原的。In the USA Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in New 哥倫布發(fā)現(xiàn)“新大陸”的日子。India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s independence from ，紀(jì)念莫漢達(dá)斯甘地，他是幫助印度脫離英國(guó)而獨(dú)立的領(lǐng)袖。Harvest Festivals慶豐收的節(jié)日Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy 。People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is ，農(nóng)活結(jié)束了，人們都心懷感激。In European countries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and will get together to have ，人們通常用花果來裝飾教堂和市政廳，在一起聚餐。Some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome （參加各種評(píng)選）而獲獎(jiǎng)，比如最大的西瓜或最帥的公雞。China and Japan have midautumn festivals, when people admire the moon and in China, enjoy ，這時(shí)，人們會(huì)賞月。在中國(guó)，人們還品嘗月餅。Spring Festivals春天的節(jié)日The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the ing of ，就是告別冬天、迎來春天的日子。At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red 、魚和肉，還要給孩子們送紅紙包著的壓歲錢。There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together.（他們）舞龍燈、狂歡，全家人聚在一起歡慶陰歷年。Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals, which take place forty days before Easter, usually in ，通常在二月，復(fù)活節(jié)前的四十天。These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all ，人們身著各種艷麗的節(jié)日盛裝，伴隨著鼓噪的音樂，在街頭游行，晝夜跳舞。Easter is an important religious and social festival for Christians around the 。It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the ing of spring and new ，也歡慶春天和新生命的到來。Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little ，日本就迎來了櫻花節(jié)，The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as thought it is covered with pink snow.（節(jié)日里）整個(gè)國(guó)度到處是盛開的櫻花，看上去就像覆蓋了一層粉紅色的雪。People love to get together to eat , drink and have fun with each 、喝、玩耍。節(jié)日讓我們享受生活，F(xiàn)estivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little ，還可以暫時(shí)忘掉工作中的煩惱。 1 A SAD LOVE STORY一段傷心的愛情故事 Li Fang was 。It was Valentine’s Day and Hu Jin had said she would meet him at the coffee shop after ，胡瑾說她下班后會(huì)在咖啡館和他見面的。But she didn’t turn 。She could be with her friends right now laughing at ，正在取笑他呢。She said she would be there at seven o’clock, and he thought she would keep her ，他(李方)認(rèn)為她會(huì)守信用的。He had looked forward to meeting her all day, and now he was alone with his roses and chocolates, like a ，而現(xiàn)在他拿著玫瑰花和巧克力獨(dú)自一人守候著，像個(gè)傻瓜一樣。Well, he was not going to hold his breath for her to ，He would drown his sadness in 。It was obvious that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leavehe wiped the tables, then sat down and turned on the TVjust what Li Fang needed!很明顯，咖啡館里的經(jīng)理在等李方離開一一他擦好桌子，然后坐下來，打開電視機(jī)。這正合了李方的意！A sad Chinese story about lost 。The granddaughter of the Goddess of Heaven visited the 。Her name was Zhin252。, the weaving ，做紡織活的女孩。While she was on earth she met the herd boy Niulang and they fell in love.(“Just like me and Hu Jin,” thought Li Fang.)她在人間遇到了牛郎，兩人相愛了。(李方想“這正像我和胡瑾?！?They got married secretly, and they were very happy.(“We could be like that,” thought Li Fang.)于是他們秘密結(jié)了婚，并且生活得十分幸福。(李方想,“我們也可以像他們那樣幸福的。”)When the Goddess of Heaven knew that her granddaughter was married to a human, she became very angry and made the weaving girl return to ，她勃然大怒，強(qiáng)行把織女帶回到天宮。Niulang tried to follow her, but the river of stars, the Milly Way, stopped ，卻被銀河阻擋住了。Finding that Zhin252。 was heartbroken, her grandmother finally decided to let the couple cross the Milky Way to meet once a ，最后王母娘娘決定讓這對(duì)夫妻每年跨過銀河相會(huì)一次。Magpies make a bridge of their wings so the couple can cross the river to meet on the seventh day of the seventh lunar ，喜鵲們會(huì)展翅搭橋，讓這對(duì)戀人過河相會(huì)。People in China hope that the weather will be fine on that day, because if it is raining, it means that Zhin252。 is weeping and the couple won’t be able to ，因?yàn)槿绻龅较掠辏@就意味著織女在哭泣，兩個(gè)戀人不能見面。The announcer said,” This is the story of Qiqiao ：“這就是乞巧節(jié)的故事。When foreigners hear about the story, they call it a Chinese Valentine’s 。It’s a fine day today, so I hope you can all meet the one you love.” 今天天氣晴朗，我希望你們都能見到所愛的人?！盇s Li Fang set off for home, he thought,” I guess Hu Jin doesn’t love ’ll just t