【英语趣味课堂】复活节-Easter

 Easter is a holiday celebrated¹ in March on the Sunday after the full moon, or on the Sunday after the first day of spring which I think is March 23rd. So it would be the Sunday after March 23rd.

 

Easter is a Christian³ holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ². That means the rebirth of Jesus Christ, when he was born again after his death. If you ask children, however, what Easter is all about, they will say that it is about Easter eggs and the Easter bunny. It’s interesting this tradition comes from a non-Christian source.

 

A long time ago when non-Christians would celebrate the springtime, there is a story of a bird who had a broken wing and a magician⁴ turned him into a rabbit so he would be able to survive the winter better. And this rabbit was still able to lay eggs like a bird. So now they celebrate the Easter Bunny during springtime and we—children paint eggs and adults hide them and the children have to go find the eggs and put them in their Easter basket.

 

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resurrection

 

Easter is a Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

 

A 'resurrection' is when someone comes back to life after being dead. In Christianity the resurrection is when Jesus came back to life. Notice the following:

 

I believe in the resurrection as I am Christian. 

Mary was the first one to discover the resurrection. 

broken

 

There is a story of a bird who had a broken wing.

 

When something is 'broken' it means that it has been damaged and is in need of repair. Many times when something is broken it doesn't function in the way that it should.

 

Notice the following:

 

I think I have might have broken my leg. 

Did you see your brother break my vase?

turn into

 

A magician turned him into a rabbit.

 

When somethings 'turns into' something it means that it changes form and becomes something else. 

 

Notice the following:

 

Do you think that Jesus really did turn water into wine?

If you study hard then you will turn into an intelligent person. 

survive

 

So he would be able to survive the winter better.

 

When you 'survive' something it means that you live through something despite difficulties and obstacles⁵. 

 

Notice the following: 1. I do not know how long a human could survive without food and water. 

2. It would be very hard to survive in the desert. 

 

lay eggs

 

This rabbit was still able to lay eggs like a bird.

 

When an animals 'lays eggs' it means that it produces an egg out of which its young will hatch⁶. The baby is not born in live form, it is born in an egg and is cared for like this until it hatches⁷.

 

Notice the following:

 

Chickens lay eggs that we can eat. 

I think fish lay eggs. 

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 Christ   

n.基督，救世主，耶稣

参考例句：

• I regarded him as the Christ.我把他当作救世主。
• Christ preached that we should love each other.基督在布道中说人们应该互爱。

3 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

4 magician   

n.魔术师，变戏法的人，术士

参考例句：

• With a wave of his hand,the magician made the rabbit vanish.魔术师手一挥兔子便不见了。
• The magician transformed the man into a rabbit.魔术师把那个人变成了兔子。

5 obstacles   

n. 干扰；障碍

参考例句：

• I think most of these obstacles can be surmounted. 我认为这些障碍大多数都是可以克服的。
• There's no formidable obstacles in the world. 世上没有无法逾越的障碍。

6 hatch   

n.孵化，舱口；vt.孵，孵出，策划；vi. 孵化

参考例句：

• No one knows how the new plan will hatch out.谁也不知道这新方案将怎样制订出来。
• The bird mistook the pebble for egg and tried to hatch it.这只鸟错把卵石当蛋，想去孵它。

7 hatches   

出生、订婚、结婚和死亡栏

参考例句：

• Each of these eggs hatches out into a tiny grub. 这些虫卵中的每一个都将孵化出一条小幼虫。
• The larva hatches out and lives in the soil. 幼虫孵化之后就在土壤里生活。