2022年stepbystep第二冊答案

1、Unit 1 Happy Family Life Speaking Topic 1 春節(jié)詞匯 Spring Festival Words 節(jié)日名 Greeting season 燈籠 lantern: a portable light 春節(jié) The Spring Festival 煙花 fireworks 農(nóng)歷 lunar calendar 爆竹 firecrackers People scare off evil 正月 lunar January; the first month by spirits and ghosts with the loud pop. lunar calendar

2、舞獅 lion dance The lion is believed to 除夕 New Years Eve; eve of lunar New be able to dispel evil and bring good Year the beginning of New Year luck. dragon dance to expect good 初一 舞 龍 元宵節(jié) The Lantern Festival weather and good harvests 習(xí)俗 Customs 戲曲 traditional opera 過年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festi

3、val 雜耍 variety show; vaudeville 對 聯(lián) poetic couplet: two successive 燈謎 riddles written on lanterns rhyming lines in poetry 燈會 exhibit of lanterns 春聯(lián) Spring Festival couplets 守歲 staying-up 剪紙 paper-cuts 拜 年 pay New Years call; give New 年畫 New Year paintings Years greetings; New Years visit 買年貨 special

4、 purchases for the Spring 禁忌 taboo Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping 去晦氣 get rid of the ill- fortune 敬酒 propose a toast 祭 祖 宗 offer sacrifices to ones -可編輯修改 - 第 1 頁,共 46 頁ancestors 祝 您 新 的 一 年 快 樂 幸 福 ！ Wish you 壓 歲 錢 red envelopes/red packets/a happiness and prosperity in the coming cash gift

5、; gift money; money given to year. children as lunar New Year gift 祝 您 事 業(yè) 成 功 , 家 庭 美 滿 Wish you 辭舊歲 bid farewell to the old year success in your career and happiness of 掃 房 spring cleaning; general your family. house-cleaning 食品 Food 希望語 Blessings 年 糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year 金玉滿堂 Treasures f

6、ill the home cake 生意興隆 Business flourishes 團圓飯 family reunion dinner 歲歲平安 Peace all year round 年夜飯 the dinner on New Years Eve 恭喜發(fā)財 Wishing you prosperity 餃子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli 和氣生財 Harmony brings wealth 湯 圓 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of 心想事成 May all your wishes come true 吉利如意 Everything g

7、oes well sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings 國 泰 民 安 The country flourishes and 糖果盤 candy tray people live in peace 什錦糖 assorted candies - sweet and 招財進寶 Money and treasures will be fortune plentiful 蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth 一帆風(fēng)順 Wishing you every s

8、uccess and good health 步步高升 Promoting to a higher position 金桔 cumquat - prosperity 出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go 糖 蓮 子 candied lotus seed - many -可編輯修改 - 第 2 頁,共 46 頁descendents to come 紅棗 red dates - prosperity 糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love 花生糖 peanut candy - sweet relationship Tradition

9、s and cultures of Spring Festival The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a mon

10、th from the Spring Festival. Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees. The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian calendar. It originated in the Shang Dynasty c. 1600 BC-c. 1100 BC from th

11、e peoples sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one. Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spr

12、ing Festival Eve and the first three days. The Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year. Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened. On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make

13、laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of Jobs tears, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko. -可編輯修改 - 第 3 頁,共 46 頁The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve. At this time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. Now however, most fa

14、milies make delicious food to enjoy themselves. After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the coming New Year. This is called Seeing the New Year in. Store owners are busy then as everybody goes out to purchase necessities for the New Year. Materials not only include edible oil, rice, fl

15、our, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. Whats more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing. Before the New Year comes, the people completely clean the

16、 indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their utensils. Then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity. All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with

17、 black characters on red paper. The content varies from house owners wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year. Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance. The Chinese character fu meaning blessi

18、ng or happiness is a must. The character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down, for in Chinese the reversed fu is homophonic with fu comes, both being pronounced as fudaole. Whats more, two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door. Red paper-cuttings can be seen -可

19、編輯修改 - 第 4 頁,共 46 頁on window glass and brightly colored New Year paintings with auspicious meanings may be put on the wall. People attach great importance to Spring Festival Eve. At that time, all family members eat dinner together. The meal is more luxurious than usual. Dishes such as chicken, fish

20、 and bean curd cannot be excluded, for in Chinese, their pronunciations, respectively ji, yu and doufu, mean auspiciousness, abundance and richness. After the dinner, the whole family will sit together, chatting and watching TV. In recent years, the Spring Festival party broadcast on China Central T

21、elevision Station CCTV is essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad. According to custom, each family will stay up to see the New Year in. Waking up on New Year, everybody dresses up. First they extend greetings to their parents. Then each child will get money as a New Year gif

22、t, wrapped up in red paper. People in northern China will eat jiaozi, or dumplings, for breakfast, as they think jiaozi in sound means bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new. Also, the shape of the dumpling is like gold ingot from ancient China. So people eat them and wish for money and

23、 treasure. Southern Chinese eat niangao New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour on this occasion, because as a homophone, niangao means higher and higher, one year after another. The first five days after the Spring Festival are a good time for relatives, friends, and classmates as well as collea

24、gues to exchange greetings, gifts and chat leisurely. Burning fireworks was once the most typical custom on the Spring Festival. People thought the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits. However, such an activity -可編輯修改 - 第 5 頁,共 46 頁was completely or partially forbidden in big cities

25、 once the government took security, noise and pollution factors into consideration. As a replacement, some buy tapes with firecracker sounds to listen to, some break little balloons to get the sound too, while others buy firecracker handicrafts to hang in the living room. The lively atmosphere not o

26、nly fills every household, but permeates to streets and lanes. A series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held for days. The Spring Festival then comes to an end when the Lantern Festival is finished. China has 56 ethnic groups. Mi

27、norities celebrate their Spring Festival almost the same day as the Han people, and they have different customs. Useful words and expressions family 家庭 spouse 配偶 single 單身 life 婆婆 dowry 嫁妝 mamas boy 沒有男 span 壽 命 marriage life 婚 姻 生 活 子氣概的男人 uxorious 疼愛妻子的 twin bachelor 單 身 漢 spinster 老 處 女 雙 胞 胎 dau

28、ghter 女 兒 son 兒 子 courtship 求愛 lad 少年 , 少女 female maternal 母 親 的 paternal 父 親 的 friend 女 性 朋 友 play house 過 家 家 children 子女 parental 父母 親的 filial play hide-and-seek 捉迷藏 puppy love 子 女 的 divorce 離 婚 consolation 初戀 friendship 友情 engagement 訂婚 money 撫慰金 alimony 撫養(yǎng)費 single fianc 未婚夫 fiance未婚妻 wedding pa

29、rent 單親 fall in love 戀愛 fight for ceremony 婚 禮 honeymoon 蜜 月 divorce 提 請 離 婚 訴 訟 widow 寡 婦 newlyweds 新 婚 夫 婦 husband 丈 夫 widower 鰥 夫 separation 分 居 wife 妻子 happiness 幸福 mother-in-law bridesmaid 女 儐 相 best man 男 儐 相 -可編輯修改 - 第 6 頁,共 46 頁monogamy 一 夫 一 妻 制 in laws 姻 親 descendant 后代 family tree 家 譜 anc

30、estors 祖 先 1. 跟別人要錢 mooch off someone 我最厭惡跟別人要錢的人了； I feel sick of those who mooch off others. 2. 錢掙海了 coin money 這幾年老張的錢掙海了；誰也沒料到他會發(fā)這么大的財； Lao Zhang is coining money these few years. Who can ever expect he would be able to make bundles like this. 3. 錢多得花不完 have money to burn 老李的錢多得花不完,要不他敢這么揮霍？ Lao

31、 Li has money to burn. Otherwise, anything. 4. 錢能生錢 money begets money 錢能生錢；沒本錢又怎能掙大錢那？ how could he splash his money about like Money begets money. Without money in hand, how can you make bundles. 5. 沒錢 be broke 我手頭沒錢了,咱們別到外面去吃了 I dont want to eat out today. I m broke.6. 錢來之不易 moneydoesnt growon tr

32、ees 你不應(yīng)當如此揮霍；錢來之不易阿！ You should not splash your money about like this. Money doesn -可編輯修改 - t growon trees. 7. 敲竹杠 a clip joint 那可是一家漫天要價,大敲竹杠的商店阿 That shop is plain a clip joint. 8. 生活很富有 be well fixed 自從中國對外開放以后,有些農(nóng)夫也成了企業(yè)家,而且大部分農(nóng)夫的生活都富有起來了； Since China opened to the outside world, some farmers hav

33、e become entrepreneurs and many are well-fixed, living a much more comfortable life. 9. 吃了上頓沒下頓 not know where the next meal comes 雖然許多人都已經(jīng)富有起來了,可是人有些人吃了上頓沒下頓 In spite the fact that many have now become well-fixed, some people still remain in a state that they do not know where the next meal comes.

34、10. 發(fā)財 rake it in 它在海南掙了許多錢,真沒想到他會發(fā)財 He made bundles in Hai Nan. He was unexpectedly raking it in. 11. 太宰人了 cost an arm and a leg 這個飯館太宰人了,一個白菜豆腐湯也得要上幾十元； Eating in this restaurant will cost you an arm and a leg. You for even a soup of cabbage and beancurd 12. 跟別人比闊 keep up with the Joneses 我可不像你,老是

35、和別人比闊 I m not your sort wholike to keepupwith the Joneses. 13. 養(yǎng)家糊口 bring home the bacon -可編輯修改 - ll have to pay tens of yuan 第 8 頁,共 46 頁一個家里總得有個養(yǎng)家糊口的人 Some one has to bring home the bacon in the family. 14. 與 私通 have an illicit love affair with 據(jù)說那個法官與一個電影明星私通； The judge is said to have an illicit

36、 love affair with a film star. 15. 婚外戀 a double life 我們這兒的人都感覺到他有婚外戀 People around here all feel that he s leadingadouble life. 16. 深深愛上 be head over heels in love with 聽說小麗愛上一個比她大三十歲的老頭子；愛情這個東西真是難琢磨； I hear Xiao Li is head over heels in love with an old man who is 30 years older than her. Love is r

37、eally a mystery. 17. 與門第比自己低的人結(jié)婚 marry with the left hand 皇太子舍棄了王位,與比自己門第低的人結(jié)了婚并到國外度蜜月去了 The son of the Emperor gave up his stewardship as King and married with the left hand. Hes nowontheirhoneymoonabroad.18. 嫁妝 marriage portion 離婚時,她要求男方把她結(jié)婚時的全部嫁妝仍給她； On the point of their divorce, she demanded on

38、 his returning to her all the lot she has brought as her marriage portion. 19. 外快 side money 在過去的幾年中老張掙了一大筆外快 -可編輯修改 - 第 9 頁,共 46 頁Lao Zhang has made a huge sum of side money in the past few years. 20 買得廉價 buy something on the cheap 他的那部車買得可真廉價 He bought that car on the cheap. 21. 輸?shù)镁?be taken to t

39、he cleaners 那幫人合伙欺負他,結(jié)果讓他輸?shù)镁猓?The guys ganged up on him and they took him to the cleaners. 22. 調(diào)情 make a pass at someone 當一個生疏男子開頭向我調(diào)情時,我瞪了他一眼就離開了； When I found that a stranger began to make a pass at me, I gave him a stern look and left. 23. 花費 outgoings 他一個月才掙 300 多塊錢,怎么能支付得起家里全部的花費那？ He gets abo

40、ut 300 yuan a month .How could he possibly balance his family s outgoings with such a small income. 24. 重要約會 a heavy date 她說她今晚有重要約會,所以不能來了； She says she is having a heavy date tonight, so she won t come. 25. 向 求婚 pop the question to 他向我求婚時說一輩子只愛我一個人；可是現(xiàn)在呢？情形可大不一樣了； When he popped the question to me

41、 he said that I was the only one he would love but now, the story is quite different. -可編輯修改 - 第 10 頁,共 46 頁26. 把 給甩了 give somebody the air 最終她仍是把他給甩了； She had as supposed given him the air at last. 27. 懷孕了 be heavy with child 你怎么能忍心讓一個大肚子的女人干這樣重的活呢？ How could you have the heart to let a woman heavy

42、 with child to do such a rough job. 28. 生在富貴人家 born with a silver spoon in one s mouth一般說來,生在富貴人家的孩子很少有什么出息, Generally speaking, very few of those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths will make the mark. 29. 開價 make a price 我看過你的那部車了,現(xiàn)在你開個價吧； I veseenyourcarandnowyoucanmakeaprice.30. 賣個

43、好價錢 fetch a good price 他的那部車在這次拍賣會上確定能賣個好價錢； His car is certain to fetch a good price at the auction. 31. 摟摟抱抱 play kossy-poo 公園里那些年輕人摟摟抱抱的真讓人看不下去 It s plainaneye-soreseeingthoseyoungstersplayingkissy-pooin the park. 32. 正經(jīng)人家 a respectable family 他是個正經(jīng)人家的女孩子,我不信任她會干出這種事； Shes arespectablegirl. I don

44、t thinkshecouldhavedone this. -可編輯修改 - 33. 勾引別人的女伴侶 beatsomebodys time withsomeone據(jù)說他經(jīng)常勾引別人的女伴侶 It is said that he often beats other people 34. 零花錢 pocket money 我不贊同給孩子們許多零花錢 s time withtheirgirlfriends.I do not favour the idea of giving children a lot of pocket money. 35. 向某人作媚眼 make eyes at 從她向老板作

45、媚眼的那個德行你就知道她是個什么樣的人了； From the way she is making eyes at the boss you she is . 36. 一見鐘情 take a shine to someone 他和她一見鐘情； She took shine to him on their blind date. 37. 家丑 a skeleton in the closet 許多家庭都有不行外揚的家丑 Many families have a skeleton in the closet. 38. 婚姻破裂 marriage on the rocks 據(jù)說他們的婚姻已經(jīng)瀕于破裂；

46、 It s said that theirmarriageison the rocks. 39 舊情人 an old flame llcertainlyknowwhat sort of person昨天晚上和你一起吃飯的那個人確定是你過去的情人 The one you were dinning with last night must be your old flame. -可編輯修改 - 第 12 頁,共 46 頁40. 裝修房子 spruce up 這次我們裝修房子花了近 30 , 000 元； We spent nearly30, 000 yuan op sprucing up the

47、house. 41. 包辦,買賣婚姻和其他任何干涉婚姻自由的行為都是被禁止的； Arranged or mercenary marriage and any other acts of interference with the freedom of marriage are forbidden. 42. 她以婚姻關(guān)系破裂為由申請離婚； She petitioned for divorce on account of the breakdown of their marriage. Listening Part Warming up B Vocabulary: fatigue, foxhole

48、, distracted, abuse, strike out 1. dates, spending special time together 2. specific, complain, request, praise 3. fatigue, insecurities, foxhole, striking out, protect 4. distant 5. all marriages, Work together to understand 6. Respect, danger, professional, physical, verbal 7. understand, win C Vo

49、cabulary: attest, reside in residence, configuration, spouse, mate, partner 40, excel, domestic argument, losing, -可編輯修改 - 第 13 頁,共 46 頁win-win, lose-lose, win, a gift, returns, argue over, arent, Who, in control, fear, didnt need,ought not to, couldn t, tried to, destroy, marriage, love, loved, sec

50、ure, discover, garden, cultivate, the most precious, own self, bloom, obtain, our partner, loved and respected, control Part All you need is love. A Vocabulary: ethnic, propose, criterion criteria A2: similar social backgrounds; the same race or same ethnic background; the same religion A3: Japan/ 9

51、.2%/ arranged marriages, 3%/ between blacks and whites B Vocabulary: sustain, differentiate 1. physical appearance that attracts 2. what somebody looks like, look beyond the physical appearance 3. the high percentage of divorces 4. falling in love with somebody, loving somebody CVocabulary: just-rig

52、ht wife/ husband, Mr. Right, athletic, vow, upper portion, designer clothing one of the biggest decisions they will make in life; as the “just-right”wife for him; definition of what the“just-right”wife is; the millionaireman and the poor man; her -可編輯修改 - 第 14 頁,共 46 頁physical qualities; different w

53、ords; by her physical qualities; by her athletic qualities; in two different atmospheres; also have their definitions of the“just-right”wife; the German mans definitionis different from the Spanishmans Part First meetings Vocabulary: frizzly, yearbook, platonic Plato, hit it off to have a good relat

54、ionship, become good friends, chap a man or boy, trip over to catch one s foot andloseones balance a baseball diamond; frizzly hair/ glasses/ funny/ monologue pizza a wine bar; pizza a fancy-dress party; the man dressed as Cheshire Cat outside a cinema; coincidence/ he dalsomissed the filma boat/ th

55、e river bank; fell in river/ he dived in and rescued her Part A Valentine story Vocabulary: intrigue, insightful, budding, lapel, provocative, grip, square, salute tuck, plump, thrust, uphold, B: book; choked; disappointment; take you to dinner; tolerant smile; went by; rose; big restaurant; underst

56、and and admire Additional Practice: Dictation 1 Town and Country Life in England There is a big difference between town life and country life in England. In the country, everybody knows everybody else. They know what time you get up, what time you go to bed and what you have for dinner. If you want

57、help, you will always get it and you will be -可編輯修改 - 第 15 頁,共 46 頁glad to help others. In a large town like London, however, it can sometimes happen that you have never seen your next door neighbor and you do not know his name or anything about him. People in London are often very lonely. This is b

58、ecause people go to different places in the evenings and at weekends. If you walk through the streets in the centre of London on Sunday, it is like a town without people. One is sorry for old people living on their own. They could die in their homes and would not be discovered for weeks or even mont

59、hs. Unit 2 Shaping and Reshaping Personality Aries 白羊座 3 月 21 日 - 4 月 19 日 Keywords are: spontaneity 自發(fā)行為 , naivety 天真 , energy 活力 , idealism 理想主義 , freshness 精神飽滿 , openness 率真 , egocentricity 自我中心 , simplicity 純樸 , integrity 正直 , ignorance 無知 . Taurus 金牛座 4月 20 日 -5 月 20 日 專心 , inflexibility 頑固 ,

60、sensuality 耽于 Keywords are: determination 決心 , concentration 聲色 , security 安全 and coherence 一樣性 . Gemini 雙子座 5 月 21 日 -6 月 21 日 Keywords are: lightness 輕率 , flexibility 靈敏性 , language, detachment 分別 , speed, shallowness, dispassion 冷靜 . Cancer 巨蟹座 6 月 22 日 -7 月 22 日 Keywords are: emotionalism 感情主義 ,