本週主題 ：元宵節 (Lantern Festival)
1. stick 木棒 10. phoenix 鳳凰
2. lantern 燈籠 11. candle 蠟燭
3. dragon 龍 12. crayons 蠟筆
4. paint 油漆；顏料 13. markers 麥克筆
5. battery 電池 14. colored paper 色紙
6. light bulb 燈泡 15. tape 膠帶
7. string 繩子；細線 16. horse 馬
8. scissors 剪刀 17. calendar 月曆
9. fireworks 鞭炮 18. glutinous rice dumplings 湯圓
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1. fair 展覽會；市集
2. festival 節慶；節日
3. fireworks display 放煙火
4. folk dance 民俗舞蹈
5. full moon 滿月；月圓
6. lunar calendar 陰曆
7. riddles 謎語；謎；謎題
8. Year of the Horse 馬年
9. zodiac 黃道帶；十二宮圖
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  • 俚語 　Slang
    • Fire it up. 開始運轉吧！（指機器）
    Let's get the show on the road. 我們開始（表演）／出發吧！
     
  • 成語　Idioms
    • lighten up 放輕鬆
    lighten 是「使（重量）變輕」，而這（重量）原來是指有形的重量，也就是「負擔；負荷」，也可引用為「心理上的；無形的重量」。使心理上的重量變輕就是「放輕鬆」的意思。
    Hey! Lighten up! I'll buy you a replacement CD for the one I scratched.
      嘿！放輕鬆點！被我刮傷的那張 CD 我會買一張新的還給你。
    　Dialogue 1.
    Sally and Tim are getting ready to go to the Lantern Festival.
    莎莉和提姆準備好要去參加元宵燈會。
    Tim: I want to make my own lantern this year, not buy one. 提姆︰ 我今年想要自己做一個燈籠，而不是用買的。
    Sally: Me too, we need scissors, paper, tape and a light bulb. 莎莉︰ 我也是，我們需要剪刀、紙、膠帶和一個燈泡。
    Tim: What design are you going to put on yours? 提姆︰ 妳的燈籠上面要放什麼圖案？
    Sally: I want a dragon. How about you? 莎莉︰ 我想放一條龍。你呢？
    Tim: A phoenix. Do we have batteries for the light bulbs? 提姆︰ 鳳凰。我們有電池嗎？
    Sally: I've got them right here. 莎莉︰ 我這裡就有。
    　Dialogue 2.
    Mark and Tina are reading the paper.
    馬克和蒂娜正在看報紙。
    Tina: Look! There's going to be a fireworks display downtown to celebrate the Lantern Festival. 蒂娜︰ 你看！城裡要放煙火慶祝元宵節耶。
    Mark: Really? I hope they're going to have performances as well. 馬克︰ 真的嗎？希望他們也有表演節目。
    Tina: It says here, they'll have folk dances after the fireworks. 蒂娜︰ 這上面說，他們放完煙火還會表演民俗舞蹈。
    Mark: They'll probably have plenty of yummy things to eat too. 馬克︰ 也許他們還有很多好吃的東西呢。
    Tina: You'd better get off work early. 蒂娜︰ 你最好早點下班。
    Mark: I will. Tonight is going to be a lot of fun. 馬克︰ 我會的。今天晚上一定會很好玩。
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    Fill in the blanks
    a. phoenix b. candle c. scissors d. tape e. glutinous rice dumplings
    f. fireworks g. paint h. colored paper i. calendar j. battery
    1.
    		   You use this to know what day of the week it is.
    2.
    		   You use these to cut paper.
    3.
    		   This is used to make a flashlight work.
    4.
    		   This food is popular during the lantern festival.
    5.
    		   This sticky stuff is used to stick things together.
    6.
    		   This paper is used to make pretty lanterns.
    7.
    		   This animal is a popular symbol during the Lantern Festival.
    8.
    		   You can use this to color paper and add designs to your lantern.
    9.
    		   This can be used when the lights go out.
    10.
    		   Light these with a match and they'll make a lot of noise.
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