实战口语情景对话 第356期:Easter Sunday 复活节

 　　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. 复活节是在三月满月后的周日庆祝的节日，或者说是在春分之后的周日，我想春分是在3月23日。所以复活节是在3月23日之后的周日。 Easter is a Christian² holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 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. 复活节是基督教庆祝耶稣基督复活的节日。耶稣基督复活指耶稣在死后重生。如果你问孩子们什么是复活节，他们会说是和复活节彩蛋和复活节兔子有关的节日。有意思的是这个传统的起源是非基督教的。 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 magician³ 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. 很久以前，非基督教人士会庆祝春令，有一个有关鸟的故事，有一只鸟翅膀受伤了，而一个魔术师把这只鸟变成了兔子，这样它就能更顺利地熬过冬天。而这只兔子还能像鸟一样下蛋。所以现在他们会在春令时分庆祝复活节兔子，而我们孩子就会在蛋上绘画，成年人会把这些蛋藏起来，让孩子们去找彩蛋，找到后放进复活节篮子里。

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 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。

3 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。