Unit8. The Seasons and the Weather
Topic 1
1. What‘s the weather like in spring? 春天的天气怎么样？
2. =how is the weather in spring
3. It is warm. 天气很暖和
4. It is a good season for flying kites. 是放风筝的好季节。
5. In spring /summer/fall/winter 在春，夏，秋，冬
6. It‘s a good time to do sth. 是... 的好时候。
7. It is a good time for sth/for doing sth 是...的好时候。
8. make snowmen 堆雪人
9. It‘s hard to say. 这很难说
10. last year 去年
11. take a walk = have a walk =go out for a walk 散步
12. What‘s the temperature? 温度是多少？
13. answer the following questions 回答下列问题
14. summer/winter holidays 暑假/寒假
15. plan to do sth 计划做某事
16. had better do sth 最好做某事
17. had better not do sth 最好不要做某事
18. need to do sth 需要做某事
19. remember to do sth 记得去做某事
20. remember doing sth 记得做过某事
21. wear warm clothes 穿暖和的衣服
22. in most parts of China 在中国大部分地区
23. the sun shines brightly 阳光明媚
24. later on 以后，后来，随后
25. be different from 和...不同
26. weather report 天气预报
27. Spring returns in March. 三月春归。
28. get warm/cold/hot 变暖和/冷/热
29. come back to life 苏醒，复苏，复活
30. It rains heavily. 雨下得大。
31. the harvest season 收获的季节
32. be busy doing sth 忙于做某事
33. from...to... 从...到...
34. come out 开花，出版，发行
Topic 2
1. travel around the country 周游全国
2. hope to do sth 希望做某事
3. get together with 与...在一起
4. has a good plan for the holidays 有一个美好的假期计划
5. on the beach 在海滩上
6. sure = of course = certainly 当然
7. the best time to go there 去那里的最佳时间
8. all the year round 一年到头
9. go on a trip/journey 去旅行
10. go on a picnic 去野餐
11. go on a vacation 去度假
12. the Great Wall 长城
13. The Palace Museum 故宫博物院
14. customs in different countries 不同国家的风俗
15. enter someone‘s home 进入别人家里
16. take off 脱下，脱掉，起飞
17. put on 穿上
18. point to 指向
19. point at 指着
20. point out 提出，指明
21. touch a child on the head 摸小孩的头
22. make money = earn money 挣钱
23. per/every month 每个月
24. arrive in 大地点 arrive at 小地点 到达…
Topic 3
1. Spring festival 春节
2. Thanks giving day 感恩节
3. Easter 复活节
4. mid-autumn festival 中秋节
5. lantern festival 元宵节
6. mother’s day 母亲节
7. teacher’s day 教师节
8. Halloween 万圣节
9. the National Day of the PRC 国庆节
10. International Labor Day 国际劳动节
11. May Day “五一”劳动节
12. Dragon Boat Festival 端午节
13. perform lion and dragon dances 舞龙舞狮
14. give each other presents 互赠礼物
15. watch a lantern show 看灯展
16. guess riddles 猜灯谜