【趣谈英语】绘彩蛋在乌克兰是一件很庄重的事情-Egg Decorating Is Serious Business In Ukraine

Pre-Listening Vocabulary

• serious business: considered important; not a joke or “just for fun”
• intricate: very detailed¹
• dye: a substance that adds colour to something
• construct: to make; to build
• motif: a repeated design

Egg Decorating Is Serious Business In Ukraine-绘彩蛋在乌克兰是一件庄重的事情

 

People have been decorating eggs in the springtime for thousands of years. Eggs are associated with life and rebirth. Long ago, Christians² painted eggs red to symbolize³ Christ’s blood. In Ukraine, egg decorating is serious business. An entire museum is dedicated⁴ to intricately decorated eggs called pysanky. The word pysanky comes from the Ukrainian word “to write”. The egg designs are written in hot wax before dye is applied⁵. Several layers of wax and dye are used to create the design. Ukraine’s Museum of Eggs was built in the year 2000. The museum itself was constructed in the shape of an Easter egg. Over 10,000 hand-crafted eggs are on display. Ukrainian eggs typically feature plant and animal motifs⁶.

1 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

2 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

3 symbolize   

vt.作为...的象征，用符号代表

参考例句：

• Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。
• Dolphins symbolize the breath of life.海豚象征着生命的气息。

4 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

5 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

6 motifs   

n. （文艺作品等的）主题( motif的名词复数 )；中心思想；基本模式；基本图案

参考例句：

• I try to develop beyond the old motifs. 我力求对传统的花纹图案做到推陈出新。 来自辞典例句
• American Dream is one of the most important motifs of American literature. “美国梦”是美国文学最重要的母题之一。 来自互联网