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1、Unit3ThePresentI.Backgroundinformation1.TraditionalBirthdayCelebrationinWesternCountriesIntheWest,itiscustomarytoholdapartyincelebrationofaperson’sbirthday.Theguestswillcometothepartywithbirthdaypresentsandsay“HappyBirthday”tothebirthdayperson.Thegueststhenwatch
2、himorheropenthepresentsandheorshethanksthemforthepresentstheyhavebrought.Atthepartydrinksandfoodareserved.Towardtheendofthedinnerthelightsintheroomareturnedoff,andsomeonecomesinfromanotherroomwithacakeonwhicharelightedcandles,oneforeachyear.Atthesightofthecaketh
3、eguestsbeginsinging“HappyBirthdaytoYou”andthebirthdaypersonmakesawishbeforeheorsheblowsoutthecandlesonthecake.Itissaidthatthewishwillcometrueifallthecandlesgooutinonepuff.Afterthat,thecakeiscutinslicesusuallybythebirthdayperson,onepieceforeachguest.Whenthepartyc
4、omestoanend,theguestswishthebirthdayperson“HappyBirthday”againandleave.2.ImportantbirthdaysintheWestAt21,theageofmajority(nowloweredto18inmanycountries),onebecomesanadult.Usuallythefamilyhasabigpartyforthenewadultandamajorpresent—anexpensivewatchoracar—isgivenhi
5、morher.Thepresent,ofcourse,variousfromfamilytofamily.Anybirthdaypast70iscelebratedinaspecialwaybyfamilymembersjustbecausethebirthdaypersonisgettingoldandmaydiebeforeanotherbirthdaycomesround.ThatiswhytheauthorofThePresentsays“eightywasaspecialbirthday”.Andthen,1
6、00—thecentennialbirthday—isgenerallyregardedasanunusualoccasionbecausefewpeoplereachit.Thecentenarianmayevenreceiveatelegramoraletterofcongratulationsfromprominentpoliticalfigures,suchasthePrimeMinisterandtheQueeniftheanniversaryiscelebratedinBritain.Againthefam
7、ilymayholdapartyattendedbyrelativesandsurvivingfriendsaswell.Amongotherthingsthecentenariantakesdelightincountinggreatgrandchildrenandgrandchildrenattheparty.Ⅱ.NewWords1.rare:adj.nothappen/seeoften;(ofasubstance,esp.atmosphere)thin,notdenseExample:Environmentswe
8、reabletopreservetherareturtlebeforeitreached.Naturalresourcesarerareinthisregion.12Thehigherwegoabovetheearth,therarertheairis.Wouldyoulikeitrare,medium,orwell-done?★
