Happy Labor Day! 五一快乐！五一劳动节的由来是什么呢？
中国的劳动节和美国的劳动节有什么不一样？
01. 核心词汇
celebrating v.庆祝
International Workers Day n.国际劳动节
officially adv.正式地
Labor Day n.劳动节
late 1800s n.十九世纪末
I take it phr.我猜想
hit the beach phr.去沙滩
camping n. 野营
back-to-school sales n.返校季销售
hanging up phr.挂起来
no-no n.禁忌
tell me about it phr.我也这么想
tug of war n.拔河
a ton of fun phr.很有趣
02. 核心对话
A: Hey Barney, how long has China been celebrating International Workers Day?
B: Officially, since 1950. What about the US?
A: Actually, we don't celebrate it. But we're had our own Labor Day on he first Monday of every September since the late 1800s.
B: That's cool. So I take it you guys go travel, spend time with family and shop like we do?
A: I usually just have a cookout at home, but a lot of people like to hit the beach, go camping or even hit the back-to-school sales before hanging up their white pants for the season.
B: White pants?
A: Yeah, for some reason it's long been a fashion no-no to wear white pants after Labor Day.
B: Really? That sounds silly, Fred.
A: Tell me about it. So besides traveling, what else do you guys do on Labor Day?
B: That depends, places like my hometown have a big tug of war competition every year.
A: That sounds like a ton of fun!
03. 课后练习
1. Well, you're smiling and look very relaxed, so I __A__ it you had a good time.
A. take
B. put
C. assume
D. guess
take it 可以表示“我猜想”，后接从句。 guess和assume直接接从句，没有put it + 从句的搭配方法。
2. If we turn left at the next junction, we should __A__ the main road after five miles or so.
A. hit
B. tug
C. go
D. pick
如果我们在下个交叉路口左转，应该会再开个五公里就到达主路。 hit 到达；tug 拉；pick 挑；go 走
3. Former Vice President on Thursday __D__ announced he is running for president in 2020.
A. correctly
B. orderly
C. equally
D. officially
前副总统在周四正式宣布他要参加2020年总统大选。officially 正式地；orderly 有秩序地；correctly 正确地；equally 平等地；
4. "The old people in the village still celebrate the local traditions." Here the bold word could be replaced by __B__.
A. publicize
B. observe
C. proclaim
D. dedicate
celebrate在表示庆祝的时候和observe含义相似。proclaim 宣告；dedicate 奉献；publicize 宣传；
5. The late 19th century refers to the period of time __near__ the __end__ of 1800s
grown beginning end near close
19世纪末指的是1800年代的末期。
6. "Tell me about it" is often used as a lighthearted response when someone wants to say "__B__".
A. I beg to differ
B. I'm well aware of that
C. Don't tell me what to do
D. You gotta be kidding me
Tell me about it在口语中常用来表示“我明白、我懂”的含义，类似I'm well aware of that.
Don't tell me what to do 别告诉我应该做什么；
You gotta be kidding me 你是开玩笑吧；
I beg to differ 我不能苟同；
7. His handwriting is better than __D__ in his class.
A. anyone's
B. anyone's else
C. anyone else
D. anyone else's
是同类事物比较，所以不能选anyone else,因为是和班里其他人比较，所以也不能选anyone's, else做其他任何代词（除who外）的后置定语时，其所有格形式一律为“代词+else's", 所以选anyone else's.
8. "Well, it could be confusing to figure out the exact schedules of these long holidays. Would you be willing to work this weekend to make up for the extra days you're taking off?" According to the recording, the speaker is asking if the other person ____.
A. can attend the meeting this weekend
B. can give her an exact schedule
C. can make up for the missed time
D. can take a few extra days off
这种长假的具体安排的确容易搞不清楚。你愿意这个周末加班，把你要多请假的时间补上吗？
可知说话人希望另一个人把缺失的时间补上=make up the missed time.
9. "A: I usually just have a cookout at home, but a lot of people like to hit the beach, go camping or even hit the back-to-school sales before hanging up their white pants for the season.
B: White pants?
A: Yeah, for some reason it's long been a fashion no-no to wear white pants after Labor Day."
What can we know from the conversation?
A. The first speaker wants to get rid of his white pants at a season sale.
B. There is an unwritten fashion rule concerning Labor Day.
C. The first speaker prefers to hang out and participate in some activities on Labor Day.
D. Some people are not willing to wear white after Labor Day for it's inauspicious.
我通常就是在家做做户外烹饪，但是很多人喜欢去沙滩、野营或者甚至参加返校季销售之后再挂起他们的白裤子。
嗯，出于某些原因，在劳动节后穿白裤子是一种禁忌，这流行已久了。
可知关于劳动节有个不成文的穿衣规矩there is an unwritten fashion rule concerning Labor Day. 但没有担到第一个说话人想卖掉白衣服或者他喜欢出去玩参加活动，也没有说穿白衣服不吉利。
10. "You know, I'm from D.C.. So if you don't feel like going to the beach or going camping, because we're the capital of America, there is usually some sort of Labor Day celebration. Yeah it's the same thing with all the other big American holidays."
What do we know about American Labor Day?
A. Washingtonians like to go camping to celebrate the holiday.
B. Normally there are events you can take part in in D.C..
C. Labor Day celebration is often bigger than other American holidays.
D. As the capital, D.C. has certain restrictions on local celebrations.
我来自华盛顿DC, 你不想去沙滩或者去野营的话， 我们毕竟是美国首都，总是有某些劳动节庆祝活动的，就和其他大型美国节日一样。
可知作为首都，华盛顿一般都有劳动节庆祝活动，Normally there are events you can take part in in D.C..
04. 语法语用
句式
Besides...what else...
The "besides..., what else..." question pattern is used when asking others to add to a list of things or actions. It's similar to saying, "IN addition to (noun/gerund), what other things does (person) need to do or get?" Just remember, that the noun/gerund that comes after "besides" has already been mentioned.
And, when referring to places or people, "what else" should be changed to "where else" or "who else". For example, "Besides New York, where else would you like to go?"
例句：
Besides meat, what else should we buy for the cookout?
Besides skiing, what else do you like to do in winter?
Besides brunch, what else do you plan to do today?
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