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1、A More Bona Fide Irish Tale 在很久以前有一个小男孩在晚上的时候出来玩耍,可是他突然在一片草丛里听见叫声:“help(救命)!”他听见以后猛的在草丛旁边寻找声音。突然他在草丛里看见一个留有白胡须和白头发的小矮人。他一把抓这小人问:“你是谁?”小矮人(小精灵)说:“你放开我吧。”小男孩说你把你的金子藏在的地方告诉我我就放了你。”小矮人说:“好,好我告诉你就在那颗树的下面。”小男孩立刻就放了小矮人,他跑过去想把土挖开可是他没有铲子所以他就想回家去拿可是他又怕忘记了所以就把身上的黄色手帕给绑在树上,并提醒小矮人不可以把手帕给栽下。可是第二天当他拿着铲子来的时候,发现整个森林
2、里的树都有黄色的手帕所以他就丧气的回家了,而躲在树后的小精灵说:“我可没有把手帕给栽下来!”IntroductionThe person who was to become St.Patrick,the patron saint(守护神)of Ireland,was born in Wales about AD 385.His given name was Maewyn,and he almost didnt get the job of bishop(主教)of Ireland because he lacked the required scholarship.为了纪念爱尔兰守护神圣帕特里
3、克,起源于,5世纪末期,爱尔兰。Far from being a saint(圣徒)(圣徒),until he was 16,he considered himself a pagan(无宗教信仰的人).At that age,he was sold into slavery(奴隶)by a group of Irish marauders(掠夺者)that raided(劫夺)his village.During his captivity(俘虏),he became closer to God.His wishes were to return to Ireland,to convert(
4、改变)(改变)the native pagans to Christianity.Patrick was quite successful at it.He also set up schools and churches which would aid him in his conversion of the Irish country to Christianity(基督教基督教).His mission(任务)(任务)in Ireland lasted for thirty years.After that time,Patrick retired(隐退)(隐退)to County Do
5、wn.He died on March 17 in AD 461.That day has been commemorated(纪(纪念)念)as St.Patricks Day ever since.One traditional icon of the day is the shamrock(三叶草,爱尔兰的国花)(三叶草,爱尔兰的国花).And this stems(茎)(茎)from a more bona fide(有诚意(有诚意的)的)Irish tale that tells how Patrick used the three-leafed shamrock to explai
6、n the Trinity(复活主日)(复活主日).He used it in his sermons to represent how the Father,the Son,and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements(元素)(元素)of the same entity(实体)(实体).His followers adopted the custom of wearing a shamrock on his feast(宗教节日)(宗教节日)day.The St.Patricks Day custom came to Ame
7、rica in 1737.That was the first year St.Patricks Day was publicly celebrated in this country,in Boston.Gradually other states took it up(继续继续).And it was New York that took out the largest ever St Patrick s Day parade.Held since 1762,the New York City parade on St Patricks Day draws more than one mi
8、llion spectators(旁观者旁观者)each year.These apart Irish community in various cities celebrate the Day with social and community(社区)(社区)works.Making charities(慈善机构)(慈善机构),attending mass(团体)(团体),promoting their own culture,and feasting with their foods.EasterDayisoneofthemostimportantholidayscelebratedinW
9、esternworld.MostWesternholidayshaveareligious(宗教的宗教的)origin.EasterDayoccursonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoonfollowingthespringequinox(春分春分).Itisoriginally the day tocommemorate(纪念纪念)theResurrection(复活复活)ofJesusChrist.Andthisyear,EasterMondayfallsonApril4.But now for mostpeople,Easterisasecular(世俗的)sp
10、ringholiday,whileforthechildren,itmeans,morethananythingelse,butEastereggsorchocolateeggs!TheEasterBunnyisarabbitspirit.Longago,hewascalledthe“EasterHare(复活节兔子)”.Haresandrabbitshavefrequent(时常发生的)multiple(多个的)birthssothey becameasymboloffertility(繁殖力).ThecustomofanEasteregghuntbeganbecausechildrenbe
11、lievedthathareslaideggsinthegrass.TheRomansbelievedthat“Alllifecomesfromanegg.”Christiansconsidereggstobe“theseedoflife”andsotheyaresymbolicoftheresurrection(复活)of Jesus Christ.On EasterSundaymorning,thebreakfasteggsareboiledinseveralpans(盘子)in some families.Eachcontainingadifferentvegetabledye(染料),
12、sothatwhentheyareservedtheshells(贝壳)arenolongerwhiteorpalebrownincolor,butyelloworpink,blueorgreen.Eastereggsaremeanttogiveenjoymentand theydo!Theyareprettyanddecorative(作装饰的),they signal(表示)goodwishesandsharedhappinessinthechangingseasons.复活节岛与复活节复活节岛与复活节在烟波浩渺的南在烟波浩渺的南太平洋太平洋上,有一个面积仅为上,有一个面积仅为165165
13、平方公里的小岛平方公里的小岛复活节岛复活节岛,它以神秘的巨石,它以神秘的巨石人像和奇异的风情吸引着无数游人。复活节岛是人像和奇异的风情吸引着无数游人。复活节岛是智利的一个小岛,距智利的一个小岛,距智利智利本土本土36003600多公里。据说,多公里。据说,17221722年年荷兰荷兰探险家雅可布探险家雅可布 洛吉文(洛吉文(Jabbo Jabbo RoggeweenRoggeween)在南太平洋上航行探险,突然发现一)在南太平洋上航行探险,突然发现一片陆地。他以为自己发现了新大陆,赶紧登陆,片陆地。他以为自己发现了新大陆,赶紧登陆,结果上岸后才知道是个海岛。正巧这天是复活节结果上岸后才知道是个海岛。正巧这天是复活节(17221722年年4 4月月5 5),于是就将这个无名小岛命名为),于是就将这个无名小岛命名为复活节岛。复活节岛。18881888年,智利政府派人接管该岛,说年,智利政府派人接管该岛,说来也巧,这天又正好是复活节。来也巧,这天又正好是复活节。
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