Dialogue 1: The Spring Festival festival,.节，节日 (The Spring Festival is drawing near.Some Christmas is one of the festivals of the foreign students at Shanghai International Study Christian church.圣诞节是基督教的节日 University are talking with their teacher Mr.He in 之 the classroom.) lunar,,a.月的，月球的 Tom:Mr.He,would you please tell us something a lunar landing,登月 about the Chinese New Year. a lunar eclipse.月食 He:With pleasure.You know that it is a Lunar month.阴历 traditional festival celebrated throughout China.But long before,..之前很久 do you know when it is? It wasn't long before they came to Maria:The first day of the first Lunar month. know each other.没有多久他们就相互认 He:Right.But the preparation for the festival 识了。 usually begins long before it arrives.Weeks before prepare for:为. 做准备 the arrival of the day people start to prepare for it. We prepared a room for our guest. Jack:What do they prepare? 们为客人准备了一间房间。 He:They do shopping,thorough cleaning,and The guests prepared for their departure cooking. 客人们准备走了。 Jack What do they do when the day comes? do shopping (cleaning,cooking) He:The most exciting time is the Eve of the eve,n前夜，前夕（前面常接介词on) lunar New Year.Before the dinner firecrackers are set We are giving a party on Christmas eve off.After the dinner people sit down to watch the 在圣诞节前夜我们将举行聚会。 New Year celebration programs on TV.By the On the eve of the great war..在大战 midnight there is a highlight of fireworks and 前夕 firecrackers.Dialogue 1: The Spring Festival (The Spring Festival is drawing near. Some foreign students at Shanghai International Study University are talking with their teacher Mr. He in the classroom.) Tom: Mr. He, would you please tell us something about the Chinese New Year. He: With pleasure. You know that it is a traditional festival celebrated throughout China. But do you know when it is? Maria: The first day of the first Lunar month. He: Right. But the preparation for the festival usually begins long before it arrives. Weeks before the arrival of the day people start to prepare for it. Jack: What do they prepare? He: They do shopping, thorough cleaning, and cooking. Jack: What do they do when the day comes? He: The most exciting time is the Eve of the lunar New Year. Before the dinner firecrackers are set off. After the dinner people sit down to watch the New Year celebration programs on TV. By the midnight there is a highlight of fireworks and firecrackers. festival, 节，节日 Christmas is one of the festivals of the Christian church.. 圣诞节是基督教的节日 之一。 lunar, a. 月的，月球的 a lunar landing , 登月 a lunar eclipse. 月食 Lunar month. 阴历 long before, …之前很久 It wasn’t long before they came to know each other. 没有多久他们就相互认 识了。 prepare for: 为… 做准备 We prepared a room for our guest. 我 们为客人准备了一间房间。 The guests prepared for their departure. 客人们准备走了。 do shopping (cleaning, cooking) eve , n. 前夜，前夕（前面常接介词on） We are giving a party on Christmas eve 在圣诞节前夜我们将举行聚会。 On the eve of the great war.. 在大战 前夕