讨论它们(中国节日)是什么时间举行,庆祝的是什么事件,人们在那天做什么事。
take place发生;举行
take the place of 代替;接替
take one's place 就位;就席;就座;替代某人
in place 在适当的位置
in place of sb.= in one's place
替代某人;顶替某人
①The 2022 Winter Olympics will take place in Beijing and Zhangjiakou.
2022年冬奥会将在北京和张家口举行。
②Great changes have_taken_place in China in the last few years.
过去的几年里,中国发生了巨大的变化。
③It would be difficult to find a man to take_the_place_of him.
找一个代替他的人会很难。
[名师点津] take place是不及物动词短语,其后不能接宾语,也不能用于被动语态。
2.(教材P1)At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months.
在那个时代,特别是在寒冷的冬月,如果食物难以找到,人们就会挨饿。
starve vi.饿死;挨饿;饿得要死;渴望;极需要 vt.使饿死;使挨饿
starve to death 饿死
starve to do sth. 渴望做某事
starve for sth. 渴望得到某物
starve sb.into ... 断绝食物(或资金)来源以迫使某人......
①Millions of people are starving now in the poor areas.
现在,贫困地区的数以百万计的人们正在挨饿。
②They got lost in the desert and starved to death (die).
他们因在沙漠中迷路而饿死了。
③There is no doubt that the homeless children starve for love.
毫无疑问,这些无家可归的孩子渴望得到爱。
④They starved the enemy into giving in to them.
他们断绝敌人的食物来源以迫使敌人向他们投降。
3.(教材P2)The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return