新概念英語第二冊逐句精講語言點 第96課 亡靈返鄉(xiāng) (2)

　　As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them. Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way. All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.

　　句子講解：

　　3、As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them.

　　因為預料到他們在長途旅行之后會感到饑俄，所以為他們擺放好了食品.

　　語言點 sth. be laid out for sb.某物為某人而擺放

　　expected

　　adj. 預期的;預料的

　　v. 預期;盼望(expect的過去分詞)

　　例句:

　　Parents usually expect too much of their children.

　　父母通常都對子女寄予過大希望。

　　journey ['d??:ni]

　　n. 旅行;行程

　　vi. 旅行

　　例句:

　　Life is a journey, not a destination.

　　人生是一個旅程，而非目的地。

　　laid [leid]

　　v. 放;鋪設;安排(lay的過去分詞)

　　adj. 松弛的;從容不迫的

　　例句:

　　She also laid out her own leadership goals.

　　她還詳細闡明了自己的領導目標。

　　4、Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way.

　　人們把特制的燈籠掛在各家的門外，以幫助這些亡靈找到回家的路。

　　語言點 to help the dead to find動詞不定式作目的狀語

　　lanterns

　　n. 燈籠，提燈(lantern的復數(shù))

　　例句:

　　They make masks and lanterns.

　　他們做了面具和燈籠。

　　hung [h??]

　　v. 懸掛;垂落(hang的過去式和過去分詞)

　　例句:

　　Her long black hair hung loosely about her shoulders.

　　她那長長的黑發(fā)松散地飄垂在雙肩上。

　　5、All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.

　　整個夜晚人們栽歌載舞。第二天清晨，人們便把為死者擺放的食品扔到河里或海里去。因為人們認為活人吃了這些東西會不吉利。

　　considered [k?n'sid?d]

　　adj. 經(jīng)過深思熟慮的;被尊重的

　　例句:

　　But once again science gives at least partial credence to something that was once considered only a myth.

　　但是科學至少再一次給了那些曾經(jīng)被認為只是神話的東西一部分的信任。

　　unlucky [,?n'l?ki]

　　adj. 不幸的;倒霉的;不吉利的

　　例句:

　　1. Friday is believed to be an unlucky day.

　　星期五被認為是不吉祥的日子。