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1、NewYearCelebrations1NewYearCelebrations新年庆典AScottishNewYear苏格兰新年Readthetextbelowanddotheactivitythatfollows.阅读下面的短文，然后完成练习。TheNewYearisatimeforcelebrationsforalmosteveryonearoundtheworld.InBritain,peoplegotopubsandnightclubstodancetheoldyearaway,andtowelcomeint
2、henewoneatmidnight.Everyonewantstokisssomeonespecial(boyfriend,girlfriendorevenacompletestranger!)asthebellsringoutatmidnight.Inrecentyears,streetpartieshavebecomemorepopular.Hundreds,oreventhousandsofpeoplegatherinsquares,mainstreetsorontheriverbankstolistento
3、bandsplayingandtoseefabulousfireworksdisplays.Forpeoplewhostayathome,mostwatchspecial,liveNewYearshowsonTVandcountdown,alongwiththepresenters,from10to1asthelastsecondsoftheoldyeartickawayandthebellsoftheNewYeararerung.InScotlandNewYear'sEveiscalled"Hogmanay".At
4、midnight,peoplevisittheirneighboursanddrink,danceandgenerallyhaveagoodtimeorhaveinScottishwhat'scalled"aceleidhi"(pronounced"kay-lay").Ifyou'reinvitedtoaScottishhouseonHogmanayit’simportanttoknowwhattobringwithyou:alumpofcoal,someshortbreadandsomewhisky.Butwhat
5、dothesegiftsmean?Well,thecoalsignifieswarmthsoyou'rewishingthatthepeopleyouvisitwillhaveenoughheatinthecomingyear.Theshortbread,representsfood,soyou'rehopingthatthepeoplewillhaveenoughtoeatintheNewYear.Andthewhisky?Well,that'seasy.SomeScotscallwhisky"thewaterof
6、life",sowhenyouhandoveryourbottletoyourhosts,itmeansyouwantthemtohaveenoughtodrinkoverthenext12months.Andyoumightthinkyourdutiesasaguestendthere.Butthere'sonemorekeytaskyoustillhavetoperformifyoucan.Thefirstpersontoknockonaneighbour'sdoor(or"firstfoot"themasthe
7、ysayinScotland),issupposedtobeatall,dark,handsomeman.Ifyouare,you'llbringgoodlucktothehousehold.Butwhatifthat'snotyou?Well,don'tringthebelljustyet.Tomakesureyoudon'tbringbadlucktoyourfriends,waitawhileandtherightpersonisboundtoturnupsoon!2Glossary词汇表celebration
8、s–庆祝todancetheoldyearaway–用舞步送走旧的一年bellsringoutatmidnight–钟声squares–广场在午夜敲响riverbanks–河边countdown–倒计时presenters–主持人tickaway–使(分秒)在滴答声中溜走NewYear'sEve–新年除夕alumpofcoal–一大块煤炭sho
