6. ... is coming. ……节日就要到了。
对话示例
— Thanksgiving Day is coming, I brought you a white wine. Have you figured out what you're ready to eat?
— Sure. I have booked two turkeys, and I'm going to cook some English cheese pies, pumpkin pies, and mashed sweet potato etc. Do you want to join us?
— No, thank you. I also prepared a lot of food. I wish you have a good time that day.
— Thank you.
— 感恩节就要到了，我给你带了白葡萄酒。你已经想好准备什么食物了吗？
— 当然了，我已经预订了两只火鸡，我还准备制作一些英国奶酪派、南瓜派、红薯泥等。你要加入我们吗？
— 不了，谢谢。我也准备了很多的食物。祝愿你在那天过得愉快。
— 谢谢。
句型分析
... is coming．这个句型是正在进行时表将来，意为“就要来了”，而在这里限定的是“节日”，因此is前面需要加上节日名称。对外国人而言比较重要的节日有：圣诞节（Christmas Day）、万圣节前夕（Halloween）、感恩节（Thanksgiving Day）、情人节（Valentine's Day）等。
句子示例
• Christmas Day is coming; how are you going to spend the time with your husband？圣诞节就要来了，你打算怎么和你的丈夫度过这段时间？
• Thanksgiving Day is coming; I am looking forward to eating pumpkin pie made by my mom．感恩节就要来了，我很期待吃到妈妈制作的南瓜饼。
• Valentine's Day is coming; what kind of present are you going to give your girlfriend？情人节就要来了，你打算送你女朋友什么礼物？
重点单词
pumpkin [ˈpʌmpkɪn] n．南瓜
Valentine [ˈvæləntaɪn] n．情人