festival [ˈfestivəl] n. 节日
【扩】feast 节日，盛宴
【搭】Spring Festival 春节 Mid-autumn Festival 中秋节
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A: What other traditional festivals have you got besides Christmas Day?
B: We have also got Thanksgiving Day, Halloween and so on.
A：你们除了圣诞节还有什么其他传统节日？
B：我们还有感恩节、万圣节等。
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lantern [ˈlæntən] n. 灯笼
【搭】ice lantern 冰灯 paper lantern 纸灯笼
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A: Harbin has a name for ice lantern.
B: Yes, I have heard about it before.
A：哈尔滨以冰灯著称。
B：是的，我之前听说过。
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spectacle [ˈspektəkəl] n. 景观，壮观，场面
【搭】make a spectacle of oneself 出洋相
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A: Such a spectacle has seldom been seen these years.
B: Yes, we won't forget it in the next few years.
A：这样的景观近年来很少见。
B：是啊，我们接下来的几年都不会忘记的。
noun [专属名词]活动节期，纪念活动；节日，节庆 - Many towns hold their own summer festivals of music, theatre, and dance.
adjective [原级]节日的，喜庆的 - Shavuot is a two-day festival for Orthodox Jews.
- traditional festival 传统节日：指在某个国家或地区，历史悠久、具有特定文化内涵和民俗习惯的节日。
- Spring Festival 春节：中国农历新年的另一种称呼，是中国最重要的传统节日之一。
- Dragon Boat Festival 端午节
- celebrate a festival 庆祝节日：参加或举办庆祝某个特定节日的活动。
noun [具体名词]灯笼，提灯；（灯塔上的）灯室；天窗 - The night lantern glowed softly in the darkness.
noun [抽象名词]精彩的表演，壮观的场面；壮观的景象；不寻常的事，出人意料的情况；<正式>眼镜（spectacles） - It was a spectacle not to be missed.
verb [vi. 不及物动词]飘移，漂流；任其自然地（或不知不觉地）进入（某种状态）；流浪，漂泊；缓慢移动；传出；吹积 - We proceeded to drift on up the river.
noun [抽象名词]流动，趋势；吹积物，雪堆；主旨，大意；偏航；不作为，优柔寡断；丛生的植物；冰碛；水平巷道 - Why don't you let the nest drift as usual?
① vi. 漂流，漂移
- Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea.
- The boat drifted gently across the water.
② vi. 漂泊，游荡
- He has lost his job and just drifts in the city all day long.
- He drifted from France to Italy.
verb [vt. 及物动词]带领，引导（某人至某地）；任向导；指导，影响；解释，阐明 - Our 10-page guide will help you to change your life for the better.
noun [具体名词]指南，手册；导游，向导；准则，指针；女童子军，女童子军成员 - He took the bewildered Elliott by the arm and guided him out.
① vt. 给……领路
- The old man guided the explorers through the forest.
- These lanterns will guide the dead on their return journey to the other world.
② vt. 指导（……的行动）；影响（……的决策等）
- We should be always guided by truth. 我们应该永远受真理的指导。
- Don’t let your wife’s opinion guide your actions.