新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点 第96课(1)

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:

1、A Festival for the Dead is held once a year inJapan.

在日本,人们每年都会过一次"亡灵节"。

语言点a Festival forsb.为了纪念某人的节日,如a Festival forQuyuan为了纪念屈原的节日。

2、This fesdval is a cheerful occasion, for onthis day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed bythe living.

这个节日是一个欢乐的日子,因为在这一天,据说死去的`人都会回到他们的家里来,活着的人则对他们表示欢迎。

语言点a cheerfulloccasion 一个让人欢乐的日子;sb. / sth. be saidto据说