大家说英语 第604期:有趣的节日(2)

A festival is like a big party for lots of people.

节日就像是为许多人举行的盛大派对。

Here are five fun festivals from around the world.

以下是世界各地五个有趣的节日。

Do you like hot-air balloons?

你喜欢热气球吗？

Then you should go to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico.

那你应该去参加美国新墨西哥州的阿布奎基国际热气球节。

Fiesta is a Spanish word for festival.

Fiesta是西班牙语里节日的意思。

The balloon festival lasts for nine days and has around 750 hot-air balloons.

这场热气球节持续九天，约有七百五十个热气球。

They are beautiful to see flying in the sky!

这些热气球飞翔在天空看起来很美！

In St. Petersburg, Russia, people celebrate the White Nights Festival.

在俄罗斯的圣彼得堡，人们会庆祝白夜节。

This arts festival is in the summer when there is still light at night!

这场艺术节举行于夏季，太阳在夜里还未落下！

People enjoy concerts, ballets¹ and other events.

人们会欣赏音乐会、芭蕾舞剧以及其他活动。

In Spain, La Tomatina is a lot of fun.

在西班牙，西红柿节非常好玩。

The week-long festival has music, parades², dancing, fireworks -- and lots of tomatoes!

这场长达一周的节庆中有音乐、游行、舞蹈、烟火，还有许多的西红柿！

Thousands of people throw the tomatoes at one another.

数以千计的群众互相丢掷西红柿。

The tomato fight usually lasts between one and two hours.

西红柿大战通常持续一到两个小时。

From January 5 to February 5, Harbin welcomes everyone to its Ice and Snow Festival.

从一月五日到二月五日，哈尔滨欢迎所有人前去参加冰雪节。

People can see all kinds of snow and ice sculptures³.

人们可以欣赏各式各样的冰雕。

Some are lighted with colored lights at night.

有些作品到了夜里还会打上彩色灯光，耀眼夺目。

In Pingxi, people gather for the Pingxi Lantern Festival.

在平溪，人们会聚集参加平溪天灯节。

It ends the Chinese New Year celebration⁴.

这个节日会为春节庆祝活动画下句号。

People buy paper lanterns, light them and let them fly into the sky. What a beautiful sight!

大家购买纸做的天灯，点上火，让那些天灯飞向天空。真是一幅好美的景色！

1 ballets   

n.芭蕾舞( ballet的名词复数 )；芭蕾舞剧；芭蕾舞团

参考例句：

• Tchaikovsky writes several famous ballets. One of them be swan lake . 柴可夫斯基写过几部著名芭蕾舞曲。其中之一是《天鹅湖》。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语
• I'll hate leaving Manhattan and missing certain ballets and concerts. 但我讨厌离开曼哈顿还有错过那些芭蕾剧和音乐会。 来自电影对白

2 parades   

n.（部队的）检阅( parade的名词复数 )v.（使）集合接受检阅( parade的第三人称单数 )；游行，列队行进；展示，炫耀

参考例句：

• There are parades with dragons as part of the New Year celebrations. 新年庆祝的时候，其中一个节目是跑龙套。 来自超越目标英语 第1册
• They usually watch sports and parades on TV. 他们通常在电视上看体育和欢庆活动的节目。 来自超越目标英语 第1册

3 sculptures   

n.雕刻( sculpture的名词复数 )；雕刻品；雕刻术；雕塑术

参考例句：

• She creates sculptures out of scrap materials. 她利用废旧材料进行雕塑创作。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He asked one of his helpers to borrow some hammers and tear down the Buddhist sculptures. 他吩咐帮手去借几个铁锤，让原先几座塑雕委曲一下。 来自汉英文学 - 现代散文

4 celebration   

n.庆祝，庆祝会；典礼

参考例句：

• The celebration passed off successfully.庆祝活动圆满结束。
• The celebration of Christmas is a custom.庆祝圣诞节是一种习俗。