英语博客:Valentines at school
时间：2019-02-08 作者：英语课 分类：英语博客 A cup of English
Yesterday, I looked over my shopping list, and saw something that my chidren had written down. "Valentines for school", were the instructions that I read. What they meant by that were little cards that are designed especially for school children. Here, in the U.S., it is tradition for the children to give a miniature 1 card to each of their classroom buddies 2. Sometimes the teacher will allow a treat or tiny toy to be attached or taped to the card, something like an eraser, a pencil, or a small chocolate. It is a tradition which is unfortunately driven by materialism 3. Valentine's day itself, is not celebrated 4 in a huge way at all by the general public. It is true that there are cards, flowers, and chocolates all over the place to give as gifts for a loved one, but it is not a holiday. The children take their card distribution very seriously, though. The teachers even print out a list of the names of the children in the class, so each child can write the correct names on the little gifts. The older children will read about St. Valentine; the younger ones will usually cut and paint big, red or pink hearts for their parents or guardians 6. Last night, as my children prepared their Valentines, it was all business. They each counted out the cards, wrote the names, added treats, and put them into a paper bag, ready for school today. And beware 7 anyone who wished to interrupt! "Hey, that's my card!" "Don't use my pencil!" "You'd better leave enough chocolates for my class!" I think some of the Valentine's spirit should have been directed at eachother, let alone their friends.
Grammar notes.
Practice of the preterite with new vocabulary: miniature, driven, guardian 5, beware.
1. My father bought me a miniature, glass house for my birthday.
2. He was driven to madness by her constant nagging 8.
3. Her aunt became her guardian when her parents died.
4. "Beware the stranger from the forest!" warned the old man.
- He's giving a party in miniature on his birthday.他生日那天将举行一个小型晚会。
- Games are real life in miniature.游戏是现实生活的缩影。
- We became great buddies. 我们成了非常好的朋友。 来自辞典例句
- The two of them have become great buddies. 他们俩成了要好的朋友。 来自辞典例句
- Idealism is opposite to materialism.唯心论和唯物论是对立的。
- Crass materialism causes people to forget spiritual values.极端唯物主义使人忘掉精神价值。
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
- The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
- The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。
- Farmers should be guardians of the countryside. 农民应是乡村的保卫者。
- The police are guardians of law and order. 警察是法律和秩序的护卫者。
- Beware of the fire.留心火烛。
- Beware of being too impatient with others.注意不要对他人太没有耐心。