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1、Unit2PublicholidaysPublicholidaysintheUSThemajorholidaysChristmas1“Tistheseasontobejolly,”saystheChristmassong.December25commemoratesthebirthofChristandisthebiggestholidayoftheyear.Itscelebrationgoesfarbeyonditsreligiousorigins,andmostofthefestivitieshavelittletodowithreligion.
2、Infact,theholidaymayoriginallyhavebeenapre-Christiancelebrationofthewintersolstice(December21),whenthedaysstarttogetlongeragain.2Christmascallspeoplehomefromfarawaytobewiththeirfamilies,andeachfamilyhasitsownChristmastraditions.AlthoughJewsandmembersofsomeotherreligionsmayprefe
3、rnotto,mosthouseshaveadecoratedChristmastree,andpeoplecook(orbuy)specialfoodsfortheseason–Christmascookies,plumpuddings,fruitcakes.EverybodyisexpectedtohaveafamilyorfamilysubstituteatChristmastime;itistheonlytimeofyearthatsomefamiliesseeeachother.Itisalsoaparticularlydepressing
4、timeforthosewhoarealone.WordsandExpressionsjolly:adj.happy,cheerful(slightlyold-fashioned)快活的celebration:n.aparty,feastorothereventtocelebratesomething,egabirthday庆祝活动commemorate:v.tobeareminderofsomebodyorsomething作为对。。。的纪念religious:adj.concernedwithreligion宗教的origin:n.theplac
5、ewheresomethingbegan起源NooneknowstheexactoriginofthNorthAmericanNativeAmericans.festivity:n.celebrations节日，欢庆IalwaysenjoythefestivitiesduringChineseNewYear.religion:n.abeliefinthlifeofthesoulorspirit,andusuallyinone(ormore)gods宗教tradition:n.anoldcustomthatsomepeoplestillfollowto
6、day传统Jew:n.apersonwhobelievesinthesameGodasChristianity(andIslam),butisnotabelieverinChrist,orafollowerofMuhammad犹太人decorated:adj.madetolookattractive,egaweddingcakemaybedecorated.经装饰的cfthenoundecoration:Christmastreedecorationscookies:n.smallsweetsnacks曲奇饼biscuitsinBritishEngl
7、ishplumpudding:adeliciousandrichpuddingmadeoffruit(butnotusuallyplums)ratherlikeacake干果布丁（圣诞节传统食物）substitute:n.areplacement,somethingyouuseinsteadofsomethingelse.egsometeamshaveplayerswhoaresubstitutes,andwhomaybecalledontoplayifnecessary.代替者Somepeopleputsugarintheirtea;others
8、preferasugar-substitute.Textbooksarenosubstituteforrea
