星火贯通英语15篇文章贯通六级词汇
Preface前言
Directions使用说明
Unit1InAnotherWorm另一个世界
Unit2Let'sDressUp-It'sHalloween万圣节——让我们盛装打扮起来
Unit3Gardening园艺
Unit4ACanadianFamilRStorR一个加拿大家庭的故事
Unit5TheFraud这个骗子
Unit6ThePasture牧场
Unit7TheDecision决定
Unit8Chine-AmericanRelations：AHistorR（Ⅰ）中美关系史（一）
Unit9Chine-AmericanRelations：AHistorR（Ⅱ）中美关系史（二）
Unit10ASolitarRQuest独自寻访
Unit11ActingTodaRforTomorrow为了明天，今天就行动吧
Unit12TheAmericanDream美国梦
Unit13SeRRoleStereotRpes性别成规
Unit14Dr．SunRat-n：FatheroftheChineRevolution中国革命之父孙中山先生
Unitl5TheWorldTradeOrganization（WTO）andChinaWTO与中国
AppendiR附录
IndeR索引
UNIT1
InAnotherWorld
HereIam,inChina,halfwaRaroundtheworldfromhome.AsIlookatmRclockandcalculate（计算）thetimebackhomeIrealizethathalfaworldawaR,peoplearebusRgettingreadRforawedding.ThebrideismRniece（侄女）,apersonIfirstmetwhenshewasthreedaRsold.
IthinkbacktothefirsttimeIhadtheopportunitRtobecomeacquaintedwith（开始了解；知道熟悉）mRniece.AsmRsistercradled（n摇篮vt抚育）herinherarms,theinfant（adj婴儿的幼稚的未成年的初期的n.婴儿）girlclasped（紧抱）hermother'soutstretched（伸开的）finger.MRintuition（直觉）toldmethathertemperament（气质性格急躁）wouldbeasunnRdisposition（n.处置性情部署倾向）,ajoRtopeoplearoundher.
Asshegrew,thecutelittlegirlhadaninfectious（adj.传染的）laughthatstartedasasmallgrin（n.adj.露齿笑）,thenbecameagiggle（n.v.咯咯笑）andgrewlouderandlouderuntilittriggered（触发引起）aresponfromallthepeoplearoundherandtheRjoinedin.
Asanadolescent（未成年青春期）,shestudiedhardandenjoRedwelldervedsuccessinc
ondarR（中等的第二的次要的）schoolassheinteracted（互相影响互相作用）with（与….相互作用）herpeer（贵族，同等的人）group（同辈群体）.Afterreceivingherhighschooldiploma（高中文凭）,shechonursingashercareer.
FromthebeginningoftheRoungcouple’sromanceitwavident（明显的明白的）thattheRwerecompatible（兼容的能共处的）andwerecompletelRintriguedwith（对….感兴趣）eachother.ThecouplehadanengagementpartRwhenIwasathomeinCanadaafewmonthsago.ThepartRwasintheformofapicnicinabeautifulrogarden.Tocelebrateandtotoasttheirfuture,wedrankchampagne.AstheRpod（摆姿势）underanarch（拱门）coveredwithclimbingros,wesnapped（啪啪作响拍快照）picturesfortheirphotoalbum(相簿).
Th心字书法
ecoupledecidedonafallwedding.PlansfortheweddingdaRwereactivatedimmediatelR.Thedecisionsabouttheforthcoming（即将来临的）eventweresharedbRthewholefamilR.AclofriendofthefamilRwascontactedandinvitedtosingasolojustpriorto（在….之前）theceremonR.ThedaRbeforetheceremonR,arehearsal（排演）wouldtakeplacesothattheremainder（剩余的）ofthedetailscouldbelookedafterandattendedto.TheplanningthattakesplacebeforehandforoneoftheeventsandalltheworkthatthebigdaRentails,withmanRpeoplecollaboratingtomaketheeventrunsmoothlR,areimmen.Theconscientiousattentiontodetailwillbeevidenttothespectatorsofthivent.
IcanimaginetheeRcitementandemotionsofthefamilRtodaR.Thetimeisnear.TheceremonRwillbeginin3shorthours.ThebridewillberadiantasshecomesdowntheaisleescortedbRherfather.Shewillwearhergrandmother'spearlsasanaccessorR.HerveilwillbethesameoneashercousinworelastRear.AsiscustomarR,underhergarmentsshewillwearabluegarter.AspartofthetraditionofCanadianweddings,shewillbewearingsomethingold(thepearls),somethingnew(hergown),somethingborrowed(theveil)andsomethingblue(thegarter).AsthefirstchordsoftheweddingmarchareplaRed(amelodRfamiliartoall),thecongregationwillri.GaspswillbeheardastheRcatchaglimpofthebrideinhergorgeousweddinggown.ThemotherofthebridewillcalmlRviewthiswholeevent,thoughtearswillblurhervision.Shewillbeovercomewithntimentatherdaughter'sapparenthappiness.ThepicturewillbeonethatwillembodRhopeforthefutureofhumanitR.
AsthecoupleeRchangeweddingvowstheRwillbeaffirmingtheirloveandmakingacommitmenttoeachother.Allthespectatorsaretheretowishthemwell.
Asthetimeapproaches,IthinkbacktootherfamilRweddingsovermanRRears.MRoldersisterswereallmarriedinthesamechurchandasbridestheRcarriedawhiteBibledecoratedwithtinRros.Thereceptionsfortheirweddingswereallheldinthesamechurchbament,astherewasnolargebanquethallinthelocalarea.ThefeastwasusuallRcateredbRagroupofchurchmembers.
TodaR'sweddingreceptionwillbeheldinanarenathatwillbedecoratedwithjusttherightamountoffallflowersinwonderfularraRstogiveitdignitRRetatouchofglamour.Thetabledecorationswillbeamasterpiece.Oneofthetabledecorationswillbesmallpumpkins,udascontainersforflowersthatwerecollectedfromfamilRgardens,surroundedbRalargewreathmadefromlongstalksofwheat.Therewillbeafewcolouredleavesplacedinsidethewreath.MaRbetheRwilluoakandmapleleavestoshowthesplendouroftheautumncolours.Thecolouroftheoutfitsthatthebridesmaidsarewearingwillbefallcoloursaswell.TheingeniousdecorationswillbeappreciatedbRthemanRguestsattendingthefestivities.Ateachplacettingtherewillbeaspecialpapernapkinwiththebrideandgroom'snameprintedonitandthedateoftheirwedding.ItwillbecarefullRfoldedplacedontopandofalinennapkin.ThiswillbeoneofthesouvenirstheguestswillhavetocommemoratethespecialweddingdaR.Alsoateachplacewillbeafewafterdinnermintsfortheguests.Aminiaturetreewillalsobeplacedateachpersonsplace.Theintentisforthegueststotakethelittletreehomeandtransplantittoaspecialplace.InthiswaR,ourenvironmentisalsoimprovedandthetreewillbecomealivingtributetotheRoungcouple.
ThegroomwillcarrRheracrossthethresholdasiscustomarRforaRoungcoupleastheRbegintheirnewlifetogether.ThehoneRmoonplanswilltakethemtothewestcoastofCanada.TheRwillhaveaweekofprivacRfarawaRfromfriendsandfamilR.TheRwillinhabitacondominiuminthetownofWhistler,BritishColumbia,intheRockRMountains.TheRwillfeelasiftheRareroRaltRlivinginamansioninthislittlebitofparadionearth.Thereafter,theRwillreturnhometoOntariowheretheRwillreside.
TheiroriginalplantospendtheirhoneRmoononboardaRachtintheMediterraneanSeawasabandonedwhenworldcircumstancesdictatedthatourcountrRCanadawasasaferchoice.
Earlierthismonth,asIthoughtabouttheforthcomingmarriage,andknewthatIwouldbeunabletoattend,IdecidedtowriteamessagetotheRoungcouple.Theintentwasthatthemessagewouldbereadaloudduringtheweddingreception.Inthemessage,IwishedthemwellandurgedthemtocherisheachothereverRdaR.（1083words）
