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1、2019-2020年高一英语Unit14《Festivals》备课资料旧人教版第一册一、异域风情1. Valentine'sDayValentine'sDay(情人节)isnamedforSaintValentine,anearlyChristianchurchmanwhoreportedlyhelpedyounglovers.ValentinewaskilledforhisChristianbeliefsonFebruary14morethan1700yearsago,butthedaythathashisname
2、isevenearlierthanthat.Morethan2000yearsago,theancientRomanscelebrated(庆祝)aholidayforlovers.Aspartofthecelebration,girlswrotetheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandputtheminalargecontainer.Boysreachedintothecontainerandpulledoneout.Thegirlwhosenamewaswrittenonthepaperbecam
3、ehisloverorsweetheartforayear.LoversstillputtheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandtheysendeachotherValentine'sDaycardsthattelloftheirlove.Sometimestheyalsosendgifts,likeflowersorchocolatecandy.Americansusuallysendthesegiftsandcardsthroughthemailsystem.Butsomeuseanotherwa
4、ytosendthismessage.Theyhaveitprintedinanewspaper.Thecostisusuallyafewdollars.Someofthemessagesaresimpleandshort,“Jane,Iloveyouverymuch.”Otherssaymore.Thisone,forexample,“Don,rosesarered.Violets(紫罗兰)areblue.IhopeyoulovemeasmuchasIloveyou.Forever,Mary.”Mostofthen
5、ewspapersthatprintsuchmessagesarelocal,butUSATodayissoldthroughouttheUnitedStatesand90othercountriesaswell.ThismeanssomeonecansendaValentinemessagetoaloverinafar-awaycityortownalmostanywhereintheworld.Thesemessagescost80dollarsandmore.Anemployee(职员)ofUSATodaysa
6、ysreaderscanhaveasmallheartorroseprintedalongwiththeirmessagesthisyear.WillthiskindofValentine'sDaymessagereachtheoneyoulove?Well,justmakesureheorshereadsthenewspaper.2. Cluster-of-lightsFestivalPeopletravelenormousdistancesjusttobehomewiththeirfamiliesforthish
7、appiestandmostimportantofHinduholidays.Andthehomeslookinviting,too,throughoutthelate-autumnweekofDiwali,especiallyatnight,ascelebrantslinewindowsills,porches,andgardenwallswithlongrowsoftinyearthenwareoillamps,whosecottonwicksgiveoffasoft,pulsatingglow.Diwaliis
8、asortofNewYear,atwhichtimepeoplestrivetosettleoldfeudsandquarrelsand,iftheycanaffordit,buybrand-newclothesinwhichtocelebrate.Inthemountainregion,bonfiresdevourtheyear'saccum
