M6U3 Project学案

1. This means they need to move around to gather food. (P46) 这意味着他们需要到处去寻找食物。

gather

vt. to collect or obtain several things, often from different places or people:

I went to several libraries to gather information about the scheme.

vi. When people or animals gather, they come together in a group:

A crowd had gathered to hear her speak.

Gather (a)round, children, and I'll tell you a story.

gathering

n. [C]

There will be a gathering of world leaders in Vienna next month.

gather (up) strength/courage

to prepare to make a great effort to be strong or brave:

I spent a week gathering the courage to say no.

2. The Innuit usually live in small family groups but have large summer gathers for feasts and celebrations where they swap stories. (P46) 因纽特人往往以小的家庭团体居住，但他们在夏天聚会，进行宴会和庆祝，并交流见闻。

feast

n.1) [C] a special meal with very good food or a large meal for many people:

"What a feast!" she said, surveying all the dishes on the table.

a wedding feast

(2) [S] a very enjoyable experience for the senses, especially a visual or musical experience:

a visual feast

His food is a feast for the eyes as well as the palate.

swap

vi. or vt. to give sth. and be given sth.else instead; to exchange:

When you've finished reading your book, and I've finished mine, shall we swap?

We swapped addresses with the people we met on holiday.