2011年公共英语(PETS)三级阅读学习笔记(14)

    下面是公共英语三级阅读学习笔记，育路教育网特别为您搜集整理，内容如下：

第十四单元

　　1、 Chang-O was banished to the moon where, according to the legend, Chang-O can be seen at her most beautiful on the night of the bright harvest moon.

　　翻译：嫦娥被驱逐到月宫,根据传说,每当中秋之夜明月当空的时候,可以看到她最美的容颜。---where在这里的用法称为　关系副词，引导非限制性定语从句，对前面的　先行词the moon起补充说明的作用.where=on which.在月亮上

　　2、 Especially exciting are the dragon and lion dances done during the festival.

　　3、 And to cap it all the food in the restaurant is awful. It was so bad we had to eat out all the time despite having paid for meals in the price of our holiday.

　　4、 Ancient people offered the year's first ripe grains to the gods in thanks for the crops that would sustain their communities for the coming year.

　　5、 The ancient harvest festival of Europe helped give rise to contemporary Thanksgiving Day celebrations.