新概念英語(yǔ)第二冊(cè)逐句精講語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 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?yàn)轭A(yù)料到他們?cè)陂L(zhǎng)途旅行之后會(huì)感到饑俄，所以為他們擺放好了食品.

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) sth. be laid out for sb.某物為某人而擺放

　　expected

　　adj. 預(yù)期的;預(yù)料的

　　v. 預(yù)期;盼望(expect的過(guò)去分詞)

　　例句:

　　Parents usually expect too much of their children.

　　父母通常都對(duì)子女寄予過(guò)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(gè)旅程，而非目的地。

　　laid [leid]

　　v. 放;鋪設(shè);安排(lay的過(guò)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(xì)闡明了自己的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)目標(biāo)。

　　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(mén)外，以幫助這些亡靈找到回家的路。

　　語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) to help the dead to find動(dòng)詞不定式作目的狀語(yǔ)

　　lanterns

　　n. 燈籠，提燈(lantern的復(fù)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(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞)

　　例句:

　　Her long black hair hung loosely about her shoulders.

　　她那長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)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(gè)夜晚人們?cè)愿栎d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?yàn)槿藗冋J(rèn)為活人吃了這些東西會(huì)不吉利。

　　considered [k?n'sid?d]

　　adj. 經(jīng)過(guò)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(xué)至少再一次給了那些曾經(jīng)被認(rèn)為只是神話(huà)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(rèn)為是不吉祥的日子。