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.) set off.激起，引起，释放 Tom:Mr.He,would you please tell us something I accidentally set off the about the Chinese New Year. fire alarm, He:With pleasure.You know that it is a 我不小心触动了火警。 traditional festival celebrated throughout China.But 注意set offl的其他含义 do you know when it is? He set off for work an hour Maria:The first day of the first Lunar month. ago. 他一小时前离家上班了。 He:Right.But the preparation for the festival celebration,n. 庆祝（活动 usually begins long before it arrives.Weeks before 或场合) the arrival of the day people start to prepare for it. highlight,n. 最精彩的部分 Jack:What do they prepare? 最重要的事件 He:They do shopping,thorough cleaning,and The highlight of our trip cooking. to New York was going to the top of Jack What do they do when the day comes? the Empire State building.我们纽 He:The most exciting time is the Eve of the 约之行最有意思的活动是登上了 lunar New Year.Before the dinner firecrackers are 帝国大厦的楼顶。 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.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. set off, 激起，引起，释放 I accidentally set off the fire alarm, 我不小心触动了火警。 注意set off的其他含义 He set off for work an hour ago. 他一小时前离家上班了。 celebration, n. 庆祝（活动 或场合） highlight, n. 最精彩的部分 ，最重要的事件 The highlight of our trip to New York was going to the top of the Empire State building. 我们纽 约之行最有意思的活动是登上了 帝国大厦的楼顶。