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The Edinburgh International Festival is over fifty years old and has earned its reputation as one of the world's greatest celebrations of the arts.
The founders1 of the Festival believed that the Festival programmes should be of the highest possible artistic2 standard presented by the best artists in the world, that the Festival should enliven and enrich the cultural life of Europe, Britain and Scotland and that it should provide a period of flowering of the human spirit.
The Edinburgh International Festival has developed significantly over the years, yet the founders' original intentions are closely reflected in the current aims and objectives.
Each year during the summer months Edinburgh becomes the world's Festival City. It is the huge range and number of artistic events, performances and exhibitions happening throughout the city which makes Edinburgh unforgettable. It makes you feel that there is always something else happening around the corner which you are missing. There is and you are. This is inevitable3, part of the joy of the Festival.
Since the late 1940s Edinburgh has become a hotspot for artistic talent beginning with the International Festival and the Fringe. The summer programme has grown with the Edinburgh Book Festival, the largest book festival in the world, the Edinburgh Film Festival, a world renowned4 showcase of cinematic talent and the Military Tattoo5 in the magnificent backdrop of Edinburgh Castle. The Jazz festival starting in late July and the Edinburgh Mela in the last days of August bookend a phenomenal six weeks of arts and culture in the city. Hogmanay is the world's most famous celebration of New Year, the Edinburgh Science festival is a springtime journey of discovery in its own right and the Children's Festival starts the summer with playful exuberance6.
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n.创始人( founder的名词复数 ) | |
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adj.艺术(家)的,美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的 | |
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inevitable
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adj.不可避免的,必然发生的 | |
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renowned
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adj.著名的,有名望的,声誉鹊起的 | |
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tattoo
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n.纹身,(皮肤上的)刺花纹;vt.刺花纹于 | |
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exuberance
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n.丰富;繁荣 | |
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