M2U1（6分钟）

Module 2 Public holidays

Unit 1 My family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.

Tony: The First of October is China's National Day, isn 't it,  Lingling?

Lingling: Yes. The People's Republic of China was founded on 1st October 1949. People have celebrated the National Day since then.There are flowers and national flags everywhere, and we have a three-day holiday.

Tony: Do you have any plans for the holiday this year?

Lingling: Yes. My parents and I are going to visit some friends in Shandong Province and will stay there until the end of the holiday.While we're staying with our friends, we're going to spend one day in Qingdao. When is your national day, Betty'?

Betty: Our national day is called Independence Day. It's on 4th July. We've celebrated it since 1777. It's a public holiday,but we only have one day off. On that day, there are all kinds of holiday activities. It's the start of the vacation season and most people take a vacation sometime in July or August.

Lingling: And is there anything special on that day?

Betty: Well, you can see American flags everywhere. We usually have a picnic somewhere nice. Kids have great fun. We also watch bands play music in public parks.

Daming: Do you have a national day in the UK, Tony?

Tony: No, we don't --- we celebrate Christmas with a two-day holiday. And my family always go somewhere interesting as soon as the holiday begins.

生词表：

October  十月

China's National Day 中国国庆节

The People's Republic of China  中华人民共和国

was founded  被建立

have celebrated  已经庆祝（现在完成时）

since then 从那时

national flags  国旗

plans  计划

Province  省

is called  被称为

Independence Day 独立日

public  公共的

one day off 一天假期

activities 活动

vacation season  休假季节

special  特殊的

usually  通常

somewhere nice 好地方

bands  乐队

celebrate  庆祝

Christmas  圣诞节

as soon as 一...就

汉语译文：

假期一开始，我们一家就会去某些好玩的地方。

托尼: 玲玲, 10月1日是中国的国庆节，对吗？

玲玲: 是的。中华人民共和国成立于1949年10月1 日。从那时开始，中国人（每年）都庆祝国庆节。（国庆节时）到处都有鲜花和国旗，我们休假3天。  

托尼: 这个国庆假期你有什么计划吗？  

玲玲: 有。我和爸爸妈妈准备去山东省拜访一些朋友。我们会一直待在那里，直至假期结束。和朋友们在一起期间，我们会去青岛玩一天。贝蒂，你们的国庆节是什么时候呀？  

贝蒂: 我们的国庆节叫独立日，在7月4日。从1777 年以来，我们一直庆祝这个节日。独立日是一个公共假日，但我们只放一天假。那一天有各种各样的节日活动。这个时间是休假季节的开始，大多数人都会在七月或八月的某段时间休假。  

玲玲: 那天有什么特别的事情吗？  

贝蒂: 嗯，到处都可以看到美国国旗。我们通常会去一些好地方野餐。孩子们玩得可开以了。我们也可以在公园里观看乐队演奏乐曲。  

大明: 托尼，你们英国也过国庆节吗？  

托尼: 不，我们没有。我们放假两天庆祝圣诞节。假期一开始，我们一家就会去某些好玩的地方。