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Let’sdothat配套文本及練習(xí)配套文本Cathy:I'msorrythatImissedSpringFestival.Iwasreallyinterestedinseeinghowpeoplecelebrateit.凱茜:我很遺憾我錯過了春節(jié)。我真的很想看看人們是怎么慶祝春節(jié)的。Mr.Jones:It'saboutatwo-weeklongholidaywhenpeoplevisittheirfriendsandrelativesandeveryonecooksalotofgoodfood.瓊斯先生:春節(jié)大約有兩周的假期，人們拜訪親朋好友，并烹飪美食。Cathy:Whatisthereasonforit?凱茜:為什么這么做？Mr.Jones:It'stheChineseNewYear.It'sacelebrationforthestartofthenewyearaccordingtotheChinesecalendar.瓊斯先生:它是中國的新年，人們按照中國的陰歷慶祝新的一年的開始。Cathy:IsitanythingliketheMardiGrasinNewOrleans?凱茜:是不是類似于新奧爾良的狂歡節(jié)？Mr.Jones:Notreally.Onecelebratesthenewyear,theotheronecelebratesthetimeleadinguptoEaster.瓊斯先生:還不是。一個是慶祝新年，另一個是慶祝復(fù)活節(jié)前夕的日子。Cathy:SotheMardiGrasisareligiousfestival?凱茜:那么狂歡節(jié)是一個宗教節(jié)日嗎？Mr.Jones:It'sconnectedtoareligioustimeoftheyearbutMardiGrasitselfisnotareligiousfestival.Infact,it'salmosttheoppositeofthat.瓊斯先生:狂歡節(jié)與一年當中的一個宗教時刻有關(guān)，但是狂歡節(jié)本身并不是一個宗教節(jié)日。實際上，幾乎與之相反。Cathy:Whatdoyoumean?凱茜:什么意思？Mr.Jones:Well,youknowhowMuslimshaveRamadan,whichisamonthlongperiodofprayerandfasting?瓊斯先生:你知道穆斯林的齋月吧，那是長達一個月的祈禱與齋戒時期。Cathy:Yes.凱茜:是的。Mr.Jones:AndChristianshaveLent,whichisafortydayperiodofprayerandfasting.瓊斯先生:基督教徒也有四旬齋，四十天的祈禱和齋戒。Cathy:SohowdoesMardiGrasfitintothat?凱茜:那為什么取名為狂歡節(jié)呢？Mr.Jones:ThenameactuallycomesfromtheFrenchlanguage.InFrenchitmeansFatTuesday.ThiscomesfromthetraditionofusingupallthemeatandfatsinthehomebeforethestartofLentwhichalwaysbeginsonaWednesday.瓊斯先生:實際上這個名字來源于法語。在法語中的意思是油膩星期二。這種說法來自一種傳統(tǒng)，就是在總是從星期三開始的四旬齋以前，吃光家里所有的肉和油脂。Cathy:FatTuesday.Thatsoundsfunny.凱茜:油膩星期二，聽起來很滑稽。Mr.Jones:Itdoes,doesn'tit?MardiGrassomehowsoundsbetter.AndwhenpeoplethinkofMardiGrastheythinkofabigpartyjustbeforeLentstarts.瓊斯先生:是很滑稽啊，不是嗎？狂歡節(jié)好聽一點兒。當人們想起狂歡節(jié)的時候，就會想起四旬齋開始前的大派對。Cathy:Thatsoundslikefun.凱茜:聽起來真有趣。Mr.Jones:Itis.Thereareparadeswithpeopledressedinfancycostumesthatarethebiggestyouhaveeverseen.Andthereisnotonlydancing,anddrinking,butalso,ofcourse,lotsofgoodfood.瓊斯先生:是的。有你所見過的最盛大的游行，人們穿著奇裝異服。不只跳舞飲酒，當然還有許多美食。Cathy:HaveyoueverbeentotheCarnivalinBrazil?凱茜:你去過巴西的狂歡節(jié)嗎？Mr.Jones:Yes,abouttenyearsagoIwasinRiodeJaneiroonabusinesstriprightatthetimeoftheMardiGras.Itwasgreatfun,thoughIdon'tthinkIgotmuchbusinessdone.ActuallyIrememberwritingalettertoyouaboutit.瓊斯先生:是的，十年前在里約熱內(nèi)盧出差時正好趕上狂歡節(jié)。雖然我覺得我沒做什么事兒，但感覺很有意思。實際上我記得我還為此給你寫過一封信。Cathy:Really?Didyouseetheparade?凱茜:真的？你看過游行了？Mr.Jones:Partofit.Iwasstayingatahoteldowntownandtheparadewentbyclosetothehotel.SoIwentouttoseeit,buttherewerehugecrowdssoitwasdifficulttogetclosetoseeverywell.瓊斯先生:只看了一部分。我那時住在市中心的一家旅館里，那場游行經(jīng)過旅館附近。所以我出去看，但由于過于擁擠，很難靠近看得清楚。Cathy:Itmustreallybesomething.凱茜:那肯定是個大場面。Mr.Jones:Itreallyis.It'slikeabigstreetpartywhereeveryonecomesouttohaveagoodtime.Someofthecostumesthatpeopleintheparadewearareamazingwithlongbrightcloththatspinsaroundastheydance.Peoplewatchingonthesidebothdanceandsing.It'slotsoffun.瓊斯先生:確實。就像一場大型街頭派對，每個人都跑出來享受歡樂時光。一些人游行時穿的衣服非常奇妙，又長又亮的衣料在他們跳舞的時候能旋轉(zhuǎn)起來。在兩邊觀看的人群又唱又跳。非常有意思。Cathy:TellmeabouttheMardiGrasinNewOrleans.凱茜:再說說新奧爾良的狂歡節(jié)。Mr.Jones:Itattractsalotofvisitorstoo.Ihaven'tbeentothatonebutitissupposedtobegood.PlusNewOrleansisthehomeofjazzmusicinAmerica.瓊斯先生:那也會吸引許多游客。我沒去過，但我想應(yīng)該很好。而且新奧爾良是美國爵士樂的故鄉(xiāng)。Cathy:Itseemsoddtohavesuchcelebrationslikethatjustbeforeanimportantreligioustimeoftheyear.凱茜:每年在一個重要的宗教節(jié)日前夕有這樣的慶典，好像很古怪。Mr.Jones:IthinkitgoesbackalongwayinhistorytoRomewhenpeoplecelebratedthenewyearandthebeginningofspringthenhadaperiodoffastinganddenialleadinguptotheholytimeofEaster.瓊斯先生:我覺得它要向上追溯到羅馬時代，那時候人們慶祝新年和春天的開始，然后有一段時期的齋戒與自制一直到神圣的復(fù)活節(jié)。Cathy:SoinawayitisabitlikeSpringFestivalinChina?凱茜:那么在某種程度上它有點像中國的春節(jié)了？Mr.Jones:Onlyinthatitoccursaroundthesametimeoftheyear.ButIdon'tthinktheoriginsarethesame.瓊斯先生:相像的只是都發(fā)生在一年里大約相同的時間，但我想起源不同。Cathy:Iprobablywon'tgetthechancetovisittheCarnivalinBrazil,butIwillgettocelebrateSpringFestivalinChinanextyear.凱茜:我可能沒機會去看巴西的狂歡節(jié)，但我明年會在中國慶祝春節(jié)。Mr.Jones:YouneverknowwhenyoumayhavethechancetotraveltoanothercountrybutyoudefinitelywillbeabletotakepartinSpringFestival.Wemustplansomethingspecialforit.瓊斯先生:你不會知道你什么時候可以有機會去別國旅行，但是你肯定能過上春節(jié)。我們一定要安排一些特別的活動。Cathy:Let'sdothat.凱茜:我們一起計劃吧。

情景劇練習(xí)WhyisCathysorryshemissedSpringFestivalcelebrations?a)Shelikestoeatgoodfood.b)ShewaslatearrivinginChina.c)Shewasinterestedinseeinghowpeoplecelebrateit.WheredoesthetermMardiGrascomefrom?a)France.b)NewOrleans.c)RiodeJaneiro.WhatdidMr.JonesdoduringMardiGrasinRiodeJaneiro?a)Hewentinfortheparade.b)Hewatchedtheparadefromthestreet.c)Hewatchedtheparadefromhishotel.WhatisonesimilaritybetweenMardiGrasandSpringFestival?a)TheybothhaveparadesinBr