Unit 2 I think that mooncakes are delicious!
Section A
mooncakes
People eat mooncakes and enjoy the
moon on the Mid-autumn Festival.
中秋节人们吃月饼，赏月。
Mooncakes are in the shape of a full
moon on the Mid-autumn Festival.
在中秋节，月饼是满月的形状。
2.lantern [ˈlæntə (r)n] n. 灯笼
lantern cn. pl. lanterns
Lily can make red lanterns.
莉莉会做红灯笼。
◆sky lanterns 天灯；孔明灯
◆the Lantern Festival 元宵节
Raise the Red Lantern is a film
directed by Zhang Yimou.
《大红灯笼高高挂》是张艺谋导演的一
部电影。
3.stranger [ˈstreindʒə (r)] n. 陌生人
strange+r→stranger strange adj. 奇
怪的；陌生的
stranger cn. pl. strangers
Don't talk to strangers.
不要和陌生人说话。
◆注意区分stronger和stranger 的拼
写。
(strong adj. 强壮的，stronger是
比较级）
4.relative [ˈrelətiv] n. 亲属；亲戚
relative cn. pl. relatives
Do you have any relatives in
Shanghai? 你在上海有亲戚吗？
My parents took me to visit relatives
when I was young.
小时候，我父母带我去拜访亲戚。
5.put on 增加（体重）；发胖
动副短语。
①put on增加（体重）；发胖
◆put on 5 pounds
I've put on five pounds recently.
我最近胖了五磅。
◆put on weight 增加体重
He's putting on weight.
他的体重在增加。
He has put on weight since I last saw
him.
自从我上次见到他以来，他长胖了。
②put on 穿上；戴上
It's raining outside. You should put
on your raincoat.
外面在下雨。你应该穿上雨衣。
③put on 上演；举办
They will put on a new play next
weekend.
下周末他们将上演一出新戏。
6.pound [paund] n. 磅（重量单位）；
英镑(英国 货币单位）
pound cn. pl. pounds
①pound cn.磅（重量单位）
a pound of tomatoes 一磅西红柿
two pounds of potatoes两磅土豆
②pound cn.英镑(英国货币单位）
5 pounds=£5 5英镑
5 dollars= $ 5 5美元
5 yuan=￥5 人民币5元
7.folk [fəuk] adj. 民间的；民俗的
◆folk stories 民间故事
◆folk music民间音乐
He played a famous piece of folk
music.
他演奏了一首著名的民间音乐。
8.goddess [ˈgɔdes][ˈɡɑdəs] n. 女神
goddess cn. pl. goddesses
Chang'e is a goddess in the Moon
Palace. 嫦娥是月宫里的一位女神。
【拓展】god [ɡɒd] n. 神;上帝(God)
◆ god cn. two gods 两个神仙
◆当“上帝”讲，首字母大写，拼作
God
Do you believe in God?
你信上帝吗？
God!或Oh,God!或My God!或Good
God！天呀！
表示痛苦、悲哀或愤怒等。
9. whoever [hu:ˈevə] pron.无论是谁；
不管谁；任何人
①引导名词性从句，主要是引导主语从
句和宾语从句。
Whoever wins the match will have
the chance to travel around the
world.
谁赢了这场比赛谁就有机会周游世
界。
Whoever took this magic medicine
could live forever.
不管是谁吃了这种神奇的药都会长生
不老。
I'll take whoever wants to go.
谁想去我就带谁去。
②引导让步状语从句,相当于 no matter
who。
Whoever you are，you can't go.
=No matter who you are，you can't
go. 不管你是谁，你都不能去。
Whoever you are, I won't open the
door.
= No matter who you are,I won't
open the door.
不管你是谁,我都不会开门。
10.steal [sti:l] v. (stole [stəul], stolen
[stəulən]) 偷；窃取
① steal one's sth.
=steal sth. from sb.偷某人的东西
He stole my money.
=He stole some money from me.
②steal sb. sth.
=steal sth. for sb. 为某人偷某物
He stole her a cell phone
=He stole a cell phone for her.
11.lay [lei] v. (laid [leid], laid) 放置；
安放；产（卵）；下（蛋）
lay lays laying laid laid
I laid the exam papers on the desk.
我把试卷放在桌子上。
Birds and insects lay eggs.
鸟和昆虫产卵。
The hen laid an egg ten minutes ago
and I laid it in the box.
母鸡十分钟前下了一个蛋，我把它放在
盒子里。
◆lay out 摆开；布置
He quickly laid out her favorite fruits
and desserts in the garden.
他迅速地把她最喜欢的水果和甜点摆
在花园里。
He lays out the table and put some
fruit on the table.
他摆好桌子，在桌子上放了一些水果。
12.dessert [diˈzɜ:(r)t] n.（ 饭后）甜
点； 甜食
①dessert 一般用作不可数名词，泛指
甜点，即甜食的总称。
Children like dessert.
孩子们喜欢甜点。
◆for dessert甜点；甜食；作为甜食
Would you like some apple pie for
dessert?
你想不想要些苹果派当甜点?
She had ice cream for dessert.
她甜点吃的是冰淇淋.
◆这种用法和for+三餐（breakfast/
lunch/supper)一样。
I had an egg and some rice for
breakfast.
◆dessert也可作可数名词，复数为
desserts，指具体的一种或多种甜
食，但是不会出现a dessert，two
desserts。
I want an apple dessert and two
chocolate desserts.
我要一份苹果甜点和两份巧克力甜
点。
注意：desert，dessert的拼写和读音，
不要弄混哦!
desert [ˈdezət] n.沙漠
dessert [diˈzɜ:(r)t] n.(饭后)甜点；甜食
13.garden [ga:(r)dn] n. 花园；园子
garden cn. pl. gardens
in the garden. 在花园
There are all kinds of flowers in the
garden.
花园里有各种各样的花。
14.tradition [trəˈdɪʃn] n.传统
tradition n.→traditional adj. 传统的
① tradition cn.& un.
◆the tradition of+n./pron./doing
People started the tradition of
admiring the moon.
人们开始了赏月的传统。
◆ It's a tradition to do.
It's a tradition to eat dumplings
during the Sping Festival.
春节期间吃饺子是一个传统。
【拓展】traditional adj. 传统的
The Spring Festival is a traditional
festival in China.
春节是中国的传统节日。
The story of Chang'e is one of many
traditional folk stories.
嫦娥故事是许多传统民间故事之一。
15.admire [ədˈmaiə (r)] v. 欣赏；仰慕
admire admires admiring admired
admired
①admire v. 欣赏
◆ admire the moon
=watch the moon赏月
People sit outside to admire the
moon. 人们坐在外面赏月。
②admire v. 仰慕
◆admire sb. 仰慕某人
He admires you so much.
他非常仰慕你。
You can't imagine how much she
admired you.
你想象不到她多么仰慕你。
16.tie [tai] n. 领带 v. 捆；束
①tie cn. 领带 pl. ties
She bought her father a beautiful
tie for his birthday.
她给父亲买了一条漂亮的领带作为生
日礼物。
◆ wear a shirt and tie 穿衬衫打领带
注意：一般成套出现的事物前用一个冠
词。
a shirt and tie 衬衫领带
a knife and fork 一套刀叉
②tie v. 捆；束
tie ties tying tied tied
◆tie…to…→be tied to
把…捆到…上→被捆到…上
Please tie the dog to a tree.
请把狗拴在树上。
The big dog was tied to a tree.
那只大狗被拴在树上。