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# 96 · 亡灵返乡

### 第1段

A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them. Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way. All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world. This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.

中文理解：日本每年有一次祭奠亡灵的节日。节日的气氛很欢乐，因为据说这一天，逝去的人会回家，活着的人会迎接他们。 人们觉得，亡灵长途归来一定饿了，便替他们摆好食物。各家门外还挂上特制灯笼，帮亡灵认路。 人们整夜唱歌、跳舞。 清晨，供奉过亡灵的食物会被扔进河里或海里，因为人们认为，活着的人吃了会不吉利。 在海边的城镇，节日结束时，前一晚挂在街上的小灯笼会被放入水中。成千上万盏灯缓缓漂向大海，为亡灵照亮返回另一个世界的路。 这景象十分动人。人们成群站在岸边，望着灯笼渐渐漂远，直到再也看不见。

* **once a year**：每年一次；频率结构，不等于for a year持续一年。

* **laid out**：摆好；陈列好；原句指把食物摆好，供亡者享用；laid是lay放置的过去分词，不是lie躺的过去式。

* **find their way**：找到路；物主代词与寻找路线的人一致；区别lose one's way。

* **All night long**：整整一夜；long强调持续，night通常不加the。

* **out to sea**：向外海；到海上；表示朝海上、外海移动；要连同 drift、sail 等动作理解。

* **return journey**：返程；return作名词定语，指往返中的回程。

#### A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.

简单句，主谓结构，被动语态，节日是被举办的.

#### This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living.

这里 for 是解释原因的并列连词，不是引导普通原因状语从句的 because。for 前为主系表结构；for 后由 and 连接“据说亡灵归家”与“生者欢迎亡灵”两部分，其中 are said to return 是被动报道结构，are welcomed 是被动结构。

#### As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them.

复合句，主句主谓结构，句首是as 引导的原因状语从句，主谓 + 主补结构. 这里如果为expect them to be hungry 就是谓语 + 宾语 + 宾补的结构了.

#### Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way.

简单句，主谓结构，不过这里对于动词不定式短语所作的目的状语进行额外细分，是一个宾语 + 补足语的搭配to help the dead .

#### In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it.

复合句，主句主谓结构，有一个that 引导的定语从句修饰主语food，该定语从句为主谓结构. 最后是as 引导的原因状语从句，it 是形式主语，后面的短语为真正的主语.

#### In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over.

复合句，本句较长，我们把三个从句在主干结构这里做了标记，主句是主谓结构 the lanterns are placed. 接下来我们逐句分析三个从句：1. 这里是一个that 引导的定语从句修饰地点状语towns，属于成分中的细分，为主系表结构；2. which 引导的定语从句修饰主句的主语，为主谓结构；3. when 引导的时间状语从句，为主系表结构.

#### Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.

简单句，主谓结构，不过后面guiding 现在分词短语引导的伴随状语比较长，需要留意，这里只是状语，并非从句.

#### This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.

并列复合句，for 是并列连词，连接前后两句，前句是简单句，主系表结构；后句是复合句，主句为主谓结构，含有一个until 引导的时间状语从句，也是主谓结构.

单元复习

本课为复习课，教材P435的SD 难点栏目提供了复习例句，斜体为正确词汇. 1. He came \[to see me] \[yesterday] \[as usual]. 他昨天像往常一样来见我.

#### Mary’s in the kitchen. She’s washing the plates. 玛丽在厨房里. 她正在洗盘子.

8. \[If you lose your temper] you will regret it. 如果你发脾气，你会后悔的.

## 学完这一课

先沿这条线复述《亡灵返乡》：一年一度迎接亡灵 → 用食物和灯笼迎接 → 彻夜歌舞 → 清早送走供奉的食物 → 让灯笼引导归途 → 岸上的人久久目送。再借一个结构讲自己的事：把本课一个被动句改成有明确执行者的主动句，比较关注点有什么变化。

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