新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点 第96课(3)

A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. 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. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world. This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.

句子讲解:

6、In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before are placed into the water when the festival is over.

在海边的城镇,头天夜里挂在大街小巷的小灯笼在节后就放到水里去。

语言点 are placed into the water被放置在水中

7、Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the otherworld.

成千上万只小灯笼慢慢漂向大海,指引着亡灵返回另一个世间。

语言点 drift out to sea漂向大海

8、This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.

这是一个感人的场面,人们成群地伫立在海岸上,注视着灯笼远去,直到再也看不见为止。

语宫点 no more强调不再出现。