情景英语口语100主题 046special occasions特殊场合

046　special occasions¹

Word
Birthday celebration party budget (10th)anniversary² wedding decorations merchandise³ commemorate⁴ parade centenary dress up dancing fireword
Phrases
Visit friends
Have visitors
Put into practice
Hold a party
Mark an anniversary
Put up decorations
Celebrate a wedding

Beginner
A: is everything ready for Billy’s birthday party?
B: yes. I’ve finished making the birthday cake and I’ve put all the things on the table. Did you find the party hats?
A: yes, I did. I’ve put one on the table for each child. I put up the big “happy birthday” sign too.
B: thanks. Do you think we have enough for the kids to eat and drink?
A: I’m sure of that. There’s enough food here to feed an army!
B: that birthday cake looks wonderful, but you haven’t put any candles on it yes.
A: thanks for reminding me. I’ve prepared some party games for the children too.
B: I’ve brought a tape with lots of children’s songs on it.
A: hopefully, that will keep everyone happy.

Intermediate⁵
A: how should we commemorate the centenary of the founding of the university? We have been given quite a large budget to pay for some events.
B: we should certainly hold a big party for the professors and students. We could have a firework display.
A: do you think that we should invite alumni and former professors?
B: if we do, too many people might attend. Perhaps we should invited all of them, but make a small charge to attend.
A: good idea. We should also hold a series of presentations. We could have presentations on the history of the university, the course we offer, and our links with other universities.
B: good idea! I think we could also have presentations by former students on how their experience here helped them in their lives.
A: we could have another on the successes of graduates from here.
B: I think that we could also produce some merchandise for the centenary-you know, T-shirts, mugs, plates, pens, and things like that.
A: that’s an excellent idea. Hopefully, we would be able to make a profit! A few professors and students are writing a book on the history of the university.
B: I’m looking forward to reading that. We could have book signings by famous professors an alumni.
A: a group of students from the art and music faculty⁶ are producing a short film.
B: I’m sure that will be very popular.. OK, let’s think about how we can put these ideas into practice.

1 occasions   

n.机会( occasion的名词复数 )；时刻；原因；需要

参考例句：

• The prosecution stated that intercourse had occurred on several occasions. 控诉方称发生过数次性交。
• He has been late on numerous occasions. 他已经迟到过无数次了。

2 anniversary   

n.周年(纪念日)

参考例句：

• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
• Today is my parents'30th wedding anniversary.今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。

3 merchandise   

n.商品，货物；v.经营，推销，销售，经商

参考例句：

• There's no use in manufacturing an item unless you can merchandise it.除非能够销售得出，否则生产产品就没有价值。
• Please don't handle the merchandise.请不要摸这些商品。

4 commemorate   

vt.纪念，庆祝

参考例句：

• This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
• We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

5 intermediate   

adj.中间的，居间的，中级的；n.中间体，媒介物

参考例句：

• This country is now at an intermediate stage of development.这个国家目前正处于发展的中间阶段。
• Gray is intermediate between black and white.灰色介于黑色和白色之间。

6 faculty   

n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员

参考例句：

• He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
• He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。