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万圣节的传统有哪些?吃南瓜派?trick or treat?化装舞会?这些传统都是怎么来的呢?
Why We Eat Candy...and Other Awesome Halloween Origin Stories You Should Know.
If we didn't know about Halloween while growing up, as adults we'd find it pretty weird. ...that's because it is.
Trying to explain Halloween to someone from a different culture is hard. Why do we dress up like dead people...but also prostitutes? Why do we knock on strangers doors...and beg for candy? What is the correlation between tricks and treats?
According to our research? Halloween is cool, but it's even cooler once you know its spooky origins.
The reason Halloween features candy, apples, small cakes is because Christian tradition holds that this day is supposed to be vegetarian. If any house on my neighborhood wants to pass out burgers, that's totally cool with me though.
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The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more but enjoy less.
We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.
我们这个时代在历史上的说法就是我们拥有更高的建筑,但是有更暴的脾气;我们拥有更宽阔的高速公路,却有更狭隘的观点;我们花费得更多,拥有得却更少;我们购买得更多却享受得更少。
我们的房子越来越大,家庭却越来越小;便利越来越多,时间却越来越少;学位越来越多,感觉却越来越少;知识越来越多,观点却越来越少;专家越来越多,问题也越来越多;药物越来越多,健康却越来越少。
We drink too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life; we’ve added years to life, not life to years.
我们喝得太多,花钱大手大脚,笑得太少,开车太快,易怒,熬夜,赖床,书读得越来越少,电视看得越来越多,却很少向上帝祈祷。
我们常常夸夸其谈,却很少付出爱心,且常常心中充满了仇恨。我们学会了如何谋生,而不知如何生活。我们延长了生命的期限,而不是生活的期限。
We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We’ve conquered outer space, but not inner space; we’ve done larger things, but not better things.
我们登上了月球,并成功返回,却不能穿过街道去拜访新邻居。我们已经征服了太空,却征服不了自己的内心;我们的事业越做越大,但质量却没有提高。
We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul; we’ve split the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less; we plan more, but accomplish less.
我们清洁了空气,却污染了灵魂;我们分离了原子,却无法驱除我们的偏见;我们写得更多,学到的却更少;我们的计划更多,完成的却更少。
We’ve learned to rush, but not to wait; we have higher incomes, but, lower morals.
我们学会了奔跑,却忘记了如何等待;我们的收入越来越高,道德水平却越来越低。
We build more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication; we’ve become long on quantity, but short on quality.
我们制造了更多的计算机来存储更多的信息,制造了最多的副本,却减少了交流;我们开始渴望数量,但忽视了质量。
These are the days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but more broken homes.
这个时代有双收入,但也有了更高的离婚率;有更华丽的房屋,却有更多破碎的家庭。
These are the days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throw away morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. Where are we heading...?
这个时代有了快速旅游,免洗尿布,却抛弃了道德、一夜情、超重的身体,以及可以从快乐中走向静止和自杀的药物。我们将走向何方……?
If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.
如果我们明天就死掉,我们为之工作的公司可能会在一天内很轻易地找人代替我们的位置。但是当我们离开家人后,他们的余生将会在失落中度过。
And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family an unwise investment indeed.
考虑一下吧,我们将自己的时间更多地投入到工作中,而放弃与家人在一起的时光,实在并非明智之举。
So what is the morale of the story?
那么这则故事的主旨是什么呢?
Don’t work too hard... and you know what’s the full word of family?
不要工作得太辛苦,你知道家的全称吗?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER, (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU.
家=爸爸妈妈,我爱你们。
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一个纽约城就有10个绰号,也许你知道几个,但一定不全吧。这篇文章就带大家一一了解一下这些绰号及它们的来历。
1. The Big Apple
大苹果
Jazz musicians called New York City "the Big Apple" in the 1920s and 1930s. They got the term from a horse track worker who said where to a horserace in NYC was referred to as the Big Apple.
上世纪二三十年代的时候,爵士乐音乐家们称纽约市为“大苹果”,他们主要是从赛马场工人口中得知的,那些赛马场工人在谈论纽约马赛的时候称之为“大苹果”。
帝国城市
David Stravitz first printed this name in his photographic book titled New York, Empire City: 1920-1945. It represents New York City's wealth and resources. First president George Washington saw New York as the "seat of empire".
大卫·斯塔拉维兹在他出版的画册《纽约,帝国城市:1920-1945》中首次将纽约称为帝国城市;其代表了纽约市的财富和资源。美国第一任总统乔治华盛顿称纽约为“帝王之座”。
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世界就是这样的,没有什么绝对的好与不好。这是我们选择的生活方式,也是我们喜欢的生活方式。换个角度看待事物:接受并试着理解。接受这世界,你会快乐。
“There is nothing either good or bad,but thinking makes it so.”—William Shakespeare, “Hamlet”
One of the greatest sources of unhappiness, in my experience, is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are.
Without judgment, without wishing for otherwise.
When we see something we don't like, we wish it could be different — we cry out for something better. That may be human nature, or perhaps it's something that's ingrained in our culture.
The root of the unhappiness isn't necessarily that we want things to be different, however: it's that we decided we didn’t like it in the first place. We've judged it as bad, rather than saying, "It's not bad or good, it just is."
An example: In my recent post, A Beautiful Method to Find Peace of Mind, quite a few commenters thought my outlook was negative, pessimistic, or fatalistic … because I said you should expect people to mess up, expect things to go differently than you planned, and that you should embrace that.
It's too negative to expect things to go wrong, they said. However: it's only negative if you see it as negative. If you judge it as bad.
Instead, you could accept it as the way the world works — as the way things actually are. And try to understand why that is, and embrace it. As it is.
This can be applied to whatever you do: whether it be how other people act at work, how politics works and how depressing the news media can be. Accept these things as they are, and try to understand why they're that way.
It'll save you a lot of grief, because you'll no longer say, "Oh, I wish things didn't suck!"
Does it mean you can never change things? Not at all. But change things not because you can't accept things as they are, but because you enjoy the process of change, of learning and growing.
Can we make this world a better place? Again, that's assuming that it's a bad place right now. But instead, you could say the world is just what it is — and that's neither good nor bad. You can say that you'll continue to try to do things to help others, to grow as a person, to make a difference in this world — not because you're such a bad person now, or the world sucks, but because that's the path you choose to take, because you enjoy that path.
As you catch yourself judging, and wishing for different — and we all do it — try a different approach: accept, and understand. It might lead to some interesting results.
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星期一 Monday
又到礼拜一……Monday一词来自古英语monedæi,就是Moon's Day(月亮日)。英文童谣里面有一句是说:Monday's child is fair of face.(周一出生的孩子脸儿俏)。据说周一是请病假、上网几率最高的日子……上班第一天很郁闷么?
星期二 Tuesday
Tuesday来自于古英语Tiwesdæg,意思是Tiw's day,Tiw指英格兰古代一位独臂男神(杨过?!),是火星的象征,所以也就是火星日——大家一起火星吧!希腊人认为周二不吉利,切勿嫁娶旅行。童谣说:Tuesday's child isfull of grace.(星期二的孩子姿态好。)
星期三 Wednesday
Wednesday来自古英语Wōdnesdæg,古英格兰神灵Woden之日,就是大家熟悉的Odin(奥丁神,某群圣斗士……)。罗曼语族中周三表示水星日。美国习语说周三是hump day(周中日),意指忙碌高峰。有这样一句童谣:Wednesday's child is full of woe.(周三的孩子泪汪汪。)
星期四 Thursday
要熬出头的Thursday来自古英语Þunresdæg,意思是Thunor's Day(古德国神话中掌管闪电的Thunaraz神之日),跟thunder接近吧?大家防雷!罗曼语族认为属木星Jupiter,也就是掌管闪电的罗马神朱庇特。童谣说:Thursday's child has far to go.(周四的孩子去远方。)
星期五 Friday
愉悦的Friday来自古英语frīgedæg,翻成拉丁文就是dies Veneris,也就是day of Venus(金星日),也表示女神维纳斯。童谣说:Friday's child is loving andgiving.(周五的孩子心肠好。)美国“黑色星期五”表示感恩节之后圣诞购物季第一周的疯狂大采购!想学习更多英语知识,请关注口袋英语aikoudaiyy
星期六 Saturday
Happy的Saturday来自古英语Sæturnesdæg,拉丁文是Dies Saturni,表示Day of Saturn(土星日),一起土一下吧。同时Saturn也是罗马神话中的农神撒旦。童谣里面说:Saturday's childworks hard for a living.(周六的孩子要操劳)。民间认为周六适合抓吸血鬼哦!
星期日 Sunday
快乐Sunday来自古英语Sunnandæg,是sun's day(太阳日)的意思。还有个宗教相关的别称叫Sabbath(安息日)。童谣里面说:Anda child that's born on the Sabbath day is blithe and bonny and good and gay.(周日的孩子最可爱,漂亮开朗又愉快。)
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七夕节,又名乞巧节、七巧节或七姐诞,发源于中国,是华人地区以及部分受汉族文化影响的东亚国家传统节日,农历七月七日夜或七月六日夜妇女在庭院向织女星乞求智巧,故称为“乞巧”。
农历七月七日-七夕,这个古老的节日近几年再度受到热捧,星空之上的爱情故事看来的确比大洋彼岸的情人节更加让我们心动。如何用英语介绍这个美丽的传说呢?一起来学学:
Chinese Valentine's Day falls on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. In China, this day is also known as "The Begging Festival".
阴历7月7日是中国的情人节——七夕。在中国,七夕又称“乞巧节”。——七夕节的不同英文名称翻译
The seventh daughter of the Emperor of Heaven, the Weaving Maid, and an orphaned cowherd were separated by the Emperor; the girl was forced to move to the star Vega and the cowherd, to the star Altair. They were only allowed to meet on the magpie bridge over the Milky Way once a year on the day of seventh day of seventh lunar month - Chinese Valentine's Day.
七夕的来历,是因为玉皇大帝的女儿织女爱上了穷小子牛郎,两人被强行分开,一年之中,只有七夕当晚才能在鹊桥上见面。
七夕关键词:
lunar calendar:阴历,现在通行的阳历是solar calendar。lunar表示“月亮的”,英文名Luna其实是月亮女神的名字,有取这个名字的女生是不是觉得很开心呢? http://www.ryedu.net
cowherd:放牛人,也即牛郎;同样的一个词是shepherd,羊倌,两个词都有一个-herd后缀,herd有“放牧人”的意思,不过通常都是作为后缀来构成“XX牧人”的词。
magpie:喜鹊,帮助牛郎织女见面的大功臣哦。虽然在七夕的传说中,喜鹊给情人们带来幸福,但是magpie这个词却有一个贬义的用法,就是用来形容话多的人:She chatters like a magpie. 她说起话来就没个完。
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背景介绍:国际儿童节(又称儿童节,International Children's Day)定于每年的6月1日。为了悼念1942年6月10日的利迪策惨案和全世界所有在战争中死难的儿童,反对虐杀和毒害儿童,以及保障儿童权利,1949年11月,国际民主妇女联合会在莫斯科举行理事会议,中国和其他国家的代表愤怒地揭露了帝国主义分子和各国反动派残杀、毒害儿童的罪行。会议决定以每年的6月1日为国际儿童节。它是为了保障世界各国儿童的生存权、保健权和受教育权,抚养权,为了改善儿童的生活,为了反对虐杀儿童和毒害儿童而设立的节日。目前世界上许多国家都将6月1日定为儿童的节日。
儿童节,也叫"六一国际儿童节",每年的6月1日举行,是全世界少年儿童的节日。
1949年11月,国际民主妇女联合会在莫斯科举行理事会议,中国和各国代表愤怒地揭露了帝国主义分子和各国反动派残杀、毒害儿童的罪行。为了保障世界各国儿童的生存权、保健权和受教育权,为了改善儿童的生活,会议决定以每年的6月1日为国际儿童节。
在此以前,世界上的许多国家就有儿童节。1925年,国际儿童幸福促进会倡议建立儿童纪念日,英国、美国、日本等国积极响应,先后建立了自己国家的儿童节,英国规定每年的7月14日为儿童节,美国规定5月1日为儿童节。日本的儿童节很特殊,分男女儿童节,男儿童节5月5日、女儿童节3月3日。我国在1931年也曾经规定4月4日为中国儿童节。
自从1949年确立6月1日为国际儿童节以后,世界各国纷纷废除原来的儿童节,而统一为"六一国际儿童节"。我国中央政府1949年12月宣布:以"六一国际儿童节"代替原来的"四四儿童节",并规定少年儿童放假一天。
Children's day, also known as "June 1 International Children's Day," the annual June 1, the world of children's festivals. November 1949, the Women's International Democratic Federation council meeting held in Moscow. China and other countries and representatives of countries and anger exposed the imperialist reactionaries kill and poison children. In order to protect the world's children to survival, health and education, to improve the lives of children. The meeting decided in the annual June 1 International Children's Day.
The International Children's Day (ICD) is celebrated in numerous countries, usually (but not always) on June 1 each year.
The ICD had its origin in the World Conference for the Wellbeing of Children in Geneva, Switzerland in 1925. It is not clear as to why June 1 was chosen as the ICD: one theory has it that the Chinese consul-general in San Francisco (USA) gathered a number of Chinese orphans to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in 1925, which happened to be on June 1 that year, and also coincided with the conference in Geneva.
June 1 has since been observed as the ICD by numerous countries, especially by Communist countries; in the Western world the ICD is usually celebrated on other days of the year (if at all), and there is often little public awareness about these celebrations. (See the section on Germany below for further discussions.) Consequently there is sometimes a misperception that June 1 as the ICD was a Communist invention. Nonetheless, in recent years even some groups within the United States started observing the ICD on June 1.
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名词解释:感恩节(Thanksgiving Day)是美国人民独创的一个古老节日,也是美国人合家欢聚的节日。 初时感恩节没有固定日期,由美国各州临时决定。直到美国独立后的1863年,林肯总统宣布感恩节为全国性节日[1] 。1941年,美国国会正式将每年11月第四个星期四定为“感恩节”。感恩节假期一般会从星期四持续到星期天。
感恩节是一个很重要的美国传统节日。每年11月的第四个星期四,人们都会与家人、朋友欢聚一堂,下午3时左右吃传统的火鸡大餐。该节日最初主要是为了庆祝一年的丰收,与中国的中秋节有些相似。
Thanksgiving Day is a very important traditional holiday in America. On the fourth Thursday of each November, families and friends gather together for the occasion to celebrate with a traditional turkey dinner, usually in the mid-afternoon. Thanksgiving Day originated as a celebration of the year's harvest and is similar to the Mid-Autumn Festival in China.
This American tradition started in 1621 before the United States of America was established. It was a huge celebration for a hard-earned harvest in the first year after the first group of immigrants arriving in the New World.
这个美国传统节日始于1621年,美国成立以前。来源于美洲新大陆第一批移民为庆祝到达新大陆之后第一年的辛苦劳作获得的丰收而举行的盛大宴会。
On September 6, 1620, the Mayflower ship set sail from Plymouth, Devon, England, taking all the English Pilgrims to the New World. The English Pilgrims numbered about a hundred people, and left England to escape religious persecution.
1620年9月6日,一批不堪忍受国内宗教迫害的英国清教徒乘坐“五月花”号从英格兰德文郡普利茅斯出发,开始了到美洲新大陆的航行。这批清教徒大约有100人。
The Pilgrims sailed sixty-six days, arrived in the New World in November of the same year. They first settled in a cornfield abandoned by Native Indians and named it Plymouth Plantation.
清教徒们在海上航行了66天,终于在当年的11月到达美洲新大陆。他们最初在当地印第安人废弃的一个玉米地z安顿下来,并把它命名为普利茅斯种植园。
They worked on the land with much difficulty and were beset by a devastating plague in which half of the Pilgrim died in the long winter of 1620. In the spring of 1621,an Indian brave named Squanto and her Wampanoag tribe came to their help.The tribe taught the Pilgrims how to work the earth and plant corn,beans,pumpkins,squash and other crops.
1620年那个寒冷而漫长的冬天,他们在这块土地上费尽千辛万苦地劳作着,困难重重,还遭遇了一场灾难性的瘟疫,一半人在这场瘟疫中死去。到了1621年的春天,一个名叫Squanto的印第安英雄率其瓦帕浓部落开始主动帮助他们。部落里的人们教这些清教徒怎样耕种土地,怎样种植玉米、大豆、南瓜以及其他农作物。
In late September 1621, the Pilgrims were pleased with their great harvest. To celebrate their first harvest, the Pilgrims wanted to thank God and the Native Indian. They invited Squanto and the entire Wampanoag tribe to celebrate together in a shared feast.
1621年9月底,他们的辛勤劳作终于获得大丰收,清教徒们欢欣鼓舞。为了庆祝这第一次来之不易的大丰收,他们想要好好感谢一下上帝和当地的印第安人,便邀请Squanto及其瓦帕浓部落参加他们的庆祝盛宴。
The first Thanksgiving dinner is said to have lasted from three days to one week.It was indeed a time of happiness, fellowship and rejoicing for the Pilgrims. They arranged a friendly treaty with the Native American Indians, built houses in the wilderness, and raised sufficient crops to feed themselves for the upcoming long winter. The Pilgrims had become the first generation of settlers in this new land holding so much promise.
这第一次的丰收庆祝盛宴据说从三天一直延长到一个星期。对于清教徒们来说,这的确是一段享受高兴、愉悦、友谊的时间。他们和善良的当地印第安人一起准备了庆祝盛宴,在荒野中盖了房子,并为即将来临的漫长冬天储存了充足的食物。于是,在这块充满希望、憧憬和向往的新大陆上,清教徒们便成了第一代移民定居者。
Fromthen on, Thanksgiving became a holiday for celebrating the harvest in the New World, dates varied from October to November each year over the next 150 years.
从那以后的150多年里,感恩节便成为一个庆祝新大陆丰收的固定节日,在每年的10月或11月举行庆祝活动。
The first National Thanksgiving was declared by the Continental Congress in 1777. On October 3, 1789, President George Washington declared that the people of the United States should observe "a day of public thanksgiving and prayer" on Thursday, 26 November. In 1941, a Congressional Joint Resolution set the fourth Thursday of November as a national holiday for Thanksgiving.
1777年,美国大陆会议第一次宣布感恩节为全国性节日。1789年10月3日,美国总统乔治·华盛顿号召美国人民把当年的11月26日(星期四)看作“一个感恩、祈祷的公开纪念日”。1941年,一项国会联合决议把感恩节定为全国性节日,时间定在每年11月的第四个星期四。
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以下是小编整理的哲理类英语美文欣赏:当觉得自己倒霉时看看这个, 希望对你有所收获。
The average cost of rehabilitate one seal after theValdez oil spill in Alaska was $80,000. At a specialceremony, two of the most expensively-savedanimals were released into the wild amid cheers andapplause from onlookers. A minute later, a killerwhale ate them both.
In 1992, Frank Perkings in Los Angeles made anattempt on the world flagpole-sitting record.Suffering from the flu, he came 8 hours shorter thanthe 400-day record; his sponsor has gone bust, hisgirlfriend had left him and his phone and electricityhad been cut off.
A woman came home to find her husband in the kitchen, shaking frantically with what lookedlike a wire running from his waist towards the electrical kettle. Intending to jolt him from thedeadly current, she whacked him with a handy plank of wood by the back door, breaking hisarm in two places. Until that moment, he had been happily listening to his walkman.
Two animal rights protesters were protesting the cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughter-housein Bonn. Suddenly the pigs, all two thousands of them, escaped through a broken fence andstampeded, trampling the two hapless protesters to death.
A Iraqi terrorist, Khay Rahnajet, didn't pay enough postage on a letter bomb. It came back with"return to sender"stamped on it. Forgetting it was a bomb, he opened it and was blown to bits.
阿拉斯加瓦尔迪兹发生石油泄漏以后,救援每只海豹的平均费用达到8万美元。在一个特别的仪式上面,有两只花巨款拯救回来的海豹,在人们的欢呼和掌声中被放回大自然。一分钟后,它们双双被一头杀人鲸吞入肚中。
1992年,洛杉矶的弗兰克·帕金斯决心打破坐旗杆的世界记录。由于染上感冒,他在还差8小时破400天记录的时候下来;随后发现他的赞助人已经破产,女朋友早拂袖而去,而他的电话和电都被停了。
一名妇女回到家中,发现丈夫在厨房里疯狂的扭动身体,腰间似乎有根电线连到电暖壶。为了救他与危难之中,她就近从后门抄了一块厚木版朝他劈去,把他的胳膊劈成两段。其实此前他一直快乐的听着随身听。
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以下是小编整理的情人节的来历,希望对大家英语学习有所帮助。
There are varying opinions as to the origin of Valentine's Day. Some experts state that it originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity. He died on February 14, 269 A.D., the same day that had been devoted to love lotteries.
关于情人节的起源有许多种说法。有关人士认为情人节是一个名叫桑特-瓦伦丁的人士发起的。他是罗马人,因为拒绝放弃而于公元前269年2月14日惨遭杀害,这一天也正好是全城盛行彩票抽奖的日子。
Legend also says that St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer's daughter, who hadbecome his friend, and signed it "From Your Valentine".
而另外一种说法更具有传奇色彩,相传桑特-瓦伦丁曾留下一本日记给了狱卒的女儿,署名为“你的情人”,据说这名狱卒的女儿就是桑特-瓦伦丁的情人。
Other aspects of the story say that Saint Valentine served as a priest at the temple during the reign of Emperor Claudius. Claudius then had Valentine jailed for defying him. In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honour St. Valentine.
还有其它的说法也颇为有趣。比如说有人认为在克劳迪亚斯君王统治时期,桑特-瓦仑丁曾经是一名神父,因为公然挑战克劳迪亚斯君王的权威身陷囹圄。所以公元前496年罗马教皇格莱西亚斯特意将2月14日作为一个特别的日子以纪念桑特-瓦伦丁。
Gradually, February 14 became the date for exchanging love messages and St. Valentine became the patron saint of lovers. The date was marked by sending poems and simple gifts such as flowers. There was often a social gathering or a ball.
此后2月14日就成为了一个具有特殊意义的日子。在这天人们向自己心仪的人传递信息以示爱意。而理所当然的桑特 瓦仑丁也就成为了为恋爱中的男女们牵线搭桥的人。在2月14日这天人们会特意做诗或者用一些小礼物送给自己心爱的人。而且人们还会组织各种各样的聚会来庆祝这个特殊的节日。
In the United States, Miss Esther Howland is given credit for sending the first valentine cards. Commercial valentines were introduced in the 1800's and now the date is very commercialised.
艾瑟-霍兰德小姐是美国第一位因为发送情人节卡片而受到荣誉奖励的人。早在19世纪初情人节就已处露商业化的端倪。而如今情人节已经完全被商业化了。 比如每当每年2月14日来临的时候,一些城镇如罗夫兰、克罗拉多等,这里的人们都要派送大量的为情人节特备的卡片。
The town of Loveland, Colorado, does a large post office business around February 14. The spirit of good continues as valentines are sent out with sentimental verses and children exchange valentine cards at school.
而在这天人们往往吟歌做诗并且把这些写入卡片中送个自己喜欢的人以表达自己的爱意。而在学校里孩子门也喜欢互增贺卡来度过这个特殊的节日。久而久之就形成了一种习俗并且延续至今天。
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其实外国人也很讨厌“潮湿(moist)”这个词呢,讨厌潮湿的心情中外皆是,但是为什么我们都这么讨厌“潮湿”呢?一起来一探究竟吧!
A lot of people don’t like the word “moist.” Several Facebook groups are dedicated to it, one with over 3,000 likes, New Yorker readers overwhelmingly selected it as the word to eliminate from the dictionary, and Jimmy Fallon sarcastically thanked it for being the worst word in the English language. When you ask people why this might be, there is no shortage of armchair theory: that there’s something about the sounds involved, that it puts your face in a position similar to the facial expression of disgust, or that it reminds people of mold or sex.
Psychologist Paul Thibodeau and his colleagues ran a recent study to sort it out. They gave participants a set of words and asked them to rate how, whether, and to what degree, each word made them uncomfortable.
很多人不喜欢“潮湿”这个词。脸书的几个团队对这个词做了专门研究,3000多人喜欢这个词,《纽约客》的绝大多数读者选择把它从字典中移除,吉米·法伦讽刺这个词是英语中最烂的词。当你问及人们原因时,不乏一堆“纸上谈兵”式的理由:这个词的发音就让你听起来一脸嫌弃,这个词还让人们联想到霉菌或性。
心理学家保罗·锡伯杜和他的同事针对这个词做了一项最新研究。他们给参与者列出一组单词,并要求他们对这组单词进行评估:每个词是否让他们感到不舒服了,不舒服到何种程度。
Twenty-one percent of the people in the study had an aversion to the unloved word. It turns out that the sounds don’t have much to do with that effect. Similar-sounding words, such as “foist,” did not generate the same reaction.
研究中21%的人对这个遭人嫌弃词有厌恶感。事实证明这个词的发音和厌恶感没什么太大关联。发音类似的词,像“蒙骗(foist)”这个词并没有产生同样的反应。
So what about the meaning? Well, people found “moist” most aversive when it follows an unrelated, pleasant word, such as “paradise.” There seems to be a contrast effect going on here.“Moist” also didn’t seem so unpleasant when it followed words related to food, such as “cake.”
那么意思方面呢?嗯,人们发现“潮湿”这个词与一个毫不相干的、有讨喜的褒义词搭配出现时最讨厌,比如“天堂”。这里似乎产生了对比效果。“潮湿”这个词搭配食物事也很糟,像“蛋糕(cake)”。
Further analysis showed that “moist”-averse people also tend to dislike related words, such as “damp” and “wet,” showing further support for the idea that it’s the meaning, not the sound. “Moist”-averse people also tended to have more general disgust reactions to bodily functions, suggesting that it’s the connotations with bodily functions and sex that sets people off.
经进一步的分析表明大家对“潮湿”这类相关词汇像“潮湿的(damp)”和“湿(wet)”这些词也有反感倾向,进一步大家反感是这个“含义”而不是发音。厌烦“湿润”这个词的人一般也比较讨厌身体机能的这一反应,暗示这个词把身体机能和性联系起来了。
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中秋节是流行于中国众多民族与汉字文化圈诸国的传统文化节日,时在农历八月十五;因其恰值三秋之半,故名,也有些地方将中秋节定在八月十六,那么大家知道怎么用英语介绍中秋节的习俗呢?下面是小编给大家整理的中秋节的习俗英文版介绍,希望对大家有所帮助。
On rumored ancient folk worship ugly no salt, pious worship during childhood on, grow up to superior moral palace, but do not drive. A full moon on August 15, Son of Heaven to see her in the moonlight, feeling that her beauty is outstanding, after she was Queen, Mid-Autumn Festival on the resulting worship. Mid-Chang, to beauty, known for young girls worship it on, willing to "look like the goddess of the moon, face as bright moon."
相传古代齐国丑女无盐,幼年时曾虔诚拜月,长大后,以超群品德入宫,但未被宠幸。某年八月十五赏月,天子在月光下见到她,觉得她美丽出众,后立她为皇后,中秋拜月由此而来。月中嫦娥,以美貌著称,故少女拜月,愿“貌似嫦娥,面如皓月”。
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五一劳动节是一个世界性的节日,很多国家都会放假庆祝。关于五一劳动节,同学们知道多少呢?同学们知道五一劳动节的由来吗?同学们知道五一劳动节的资料吗?下面是关于五一劳动节的由来的英语作文,欢迎同学们阅读。
中华人民共和国的成立,使劳动人民登上了历史舞台,劳动者成为了国家的主人。中国工人第一次走上街头,大规模纪念“五一 ”国际劳动节是在1920年。新中国成立后,中央人民政府政务院于1949年12月将5月1日定为法定的劳动节。
The establishment of the people's Republic of China, the labouring people boarded the stage of history, workers become the masters of the country. The first China workers took to the streets, large-scale Memorial "five one" International Labor Day is on 1920. After the founding of new Chinese, the Central People's Government in 1949 December to May 1st as a statutory labor day.
新中国成立50多年来,在不同时期涌现出千千万万劳动模范,他们是广大劳动者的杰出代表。1989年后,国务院基本上每5年表彰一次全国劳动模范和先进工作者,每次表彰3000人左右。无论是时传祥、王进喜、张秉贵等老一代劳动模范,还是蒋筑英、包起帆、李素丽、徐虎、王启民、许振超 、李斌等新一代劳动模范,他们以自己的实际行动,铸就了爱岗敬业、争创一流、艰苦奋斗、勇于创新、淡泊名利、甘于奉献的伟大劳模精神,成为我们民族宝贵的精神财富,成为伟大民族精神的重要组成部分。
More than 50 years since the founding of new China, the emergence of thousands on thousands of labor models in different periods, they are outstanding representatives of the majority of workers. After 1989, the State Council basically once every 5 years in recognition of the national model workers and advanced workers, about 3000 people each in recognition. Whether it is Shi Chuanxiang, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Binggui and other older generation of labor model, or Jiang Zhuying, Bao Qifan, Li Suli, Xu, Wang Qimin, Xu Zhenchao, tiger Li Bin, a new generation of labor model, with their own practical action, created the dedication, striving for excellence, hard work, innovation, dedication, fame and fortune. The great spirit of model workers, become a valuable spiritual wealth of our nation, has become an important part of the great national spirit.
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国际劳动节又称“五一国际劳动节”、“国际示威游行日”(International Workers' Day或者May Day),是世界上80多个国家的全国性节日。下面是关于五一劳动节的由来的英语作文100字,欢迎同学们阅读。
中华人民共和国的成立,使劳动人民登上了历史舞台,劳动者成为了国家的主人。中国工人第一次走上街头,大规模纪念“五一 ”国际劳动节是在1920年。新中国成立后,中央人民政府政务院于1949年12月将5月1日定为法定的劳动节。
The establishment of the people's Republic of China, the labouring people boarded the stage of history, workers become the masters of the country. The first China workers took to the streets, large-scale Memorial "five one" International Labor Day is on 1920. After the founding of new Chinese, the Central People's Government in 1949 December to May 1st as a statutory labor day.
新中国成立50多年来,在不同时期涌现出千千万万劳动模范,他们是广大劳动者的杰出代表。1989年后,国务院基本上每5年表彰一次全国劳动模范和先进工作者,每次表彰3000人左右。无论是时传祥、王进喜、张秉贵等老一代劳动模范,还是蒋筑英、包起帆、李素丽、徐虎、王启民、许振超 、李斌等新一代劳动模范,他们以自己的实际行动,铸就了爱岗敬业、争创一流、艰苦奋斗、勇于创新、淡泊名利、甘于奉献的伟大劳模精神,成为我们民族宝贵的精神财富,成为伟大民族精神的重要组成部分。
More than 50 years since the founding of new China, the emergence of thousands on thousands of labor models in different periods, they are outstanding representatives of the majority of workers. After 1989, the State Council basically once every 5 years in recognition of the national model workers and advanced workers, about 3000 people each in recognition. Whether it is Shi Chuanxiang, Wang Jinxi, Zhang Binggui and other older generation of labor model, or Jiang Zhuying, Bao Qifan, Li Suli, Xu, Wang Qimin, Xu Zhenchao, tiger Li Bin, a new generation of labor model, with their own practical action, created the dedication, striving for excellence, hard work, innovation, dedication, fame and fortune. The great spirit of model workers, become a valuable spiritual wealth of our nation, has become an important part of the great national spirit.
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百姓原指没有权势、地位的各种姓氏国民的统称。现在多用来表示国民。那么,你知道百姓的英语怎么说吗?
相声这种艺术形式让老百姓喜闻乐见。
Cross talks are an art form people love to see and hear.
战争期间无辜百姓横遭蹂躏。
Many atrocities are committed on innocent people in wartime.
平民,百姓相对上层阶级而言普通的人民
The common people as opposed to the upper classes.
王公贵族以不屑一顾的傲慢态度对待平民百姓。
The nobles treated the common people with haughty contempt.
百姓被从城里疏散到了农庄。
The civilians were evacuated from the city to farms.
国王以牺牲百姓为代价来扩大自己的权势。
The terrorists have chosen to play a deadly game with the civilian population.
他们使用重型武器对付手无寸铁的平民百姓。
They used heavy weapons against unarmed civilians.
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英国BBC对各行各业的人进行了一次问卷,结合过去一年内最难忘的经历,说出那个让你爱上世界理由。问卷对象有作家、厨师、音乐家、摄影师等等,他们都在某个并没有预料到的瞬间,爱上了这个世界。你又会因为哪个原因爱上这个世界呢?先看看他们的答案吧~
1.Because one small friendship made on the JR Yamanote line in Tokyo reminded me that age, location and language don't have to be barriers to forming friendships –even fleeting ones.
因为在东京山手线上收获的一段小小的友谊让我意识到,年龄、语言和地域并不一定会阻止我们收获友谊——即使是一段转瞬即逝的友谊。
2.Because seeing a chicken try to decide whether to cross the road in Hanoi made me ponder life'sgreat philosophical questions.
因为在河内时,我看到一只鸡在思考是否要穿过公路。这一幕让我开始思考伟大的生命哲学问题。
3.Because, as I strolled along Havana's seaside Malecón, a parade of vintage sedans brought back a wave of nostalgia for an era long gone in America —but still very alive in Cuba.
因为在哈瓦那海滨大道散步时,一排老式轿车让我开始怀念美国那段早已逝去的时光,而这样的时光在古巴依旧健在。
4.Because I witnessed days of cloudless, sunny skies atop crystal blue waters edged with breathtaking cliffs while visiting Washington's San Juan Islands. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see orcas in their natural environment.
参观华盛顿圣胡安群岛时,我看到万里无云的晴空,碧绿的湖水还有壮观的悬崖。那是唯一一次看到自然状态下的奥卡斯。
5.Because I finally got the chance to experience Cork, Ireland, and see the old ruins and castles.
因为我终于有机会去参观爱尔兰的科克,看看古老的遗迹和城堡。
6.Because in Thailand I shared a moment with one of nature's most majestic creatures.
因为在泰国,我和自然界中最壮观动物度过了一段时间。
7.Because I finally surprised my hard-working, chocolate-loving brother with a trip to Zurich.
因为我的苏黎世之行,这让我那辛勤工作、爱吃巧克力的哥哥甚是惊讶。
8.Because I went to Jamaica and saw 145 baby turtles break out of their nest and make a mad dash for the sea. I felt the joy of creation and admired the power of instinct.
因为我去了牙买加,看到145个小海龟破壳而出,疯狂地奔向大海。那一瞬间,我感觉到了创造的喜悦,并对本能力量肃然起敬。
9.Because I finally climbed to the top of Florence’s iconic Duomo, and was rewarded with a view virtually unchanged since Michelangelo’s day.
因为我终于登上了佛罗伦萨标志性的大教堂顶端,看到了从米开朗基罗时代就未曾改变的景色。
10.Because while I was travelling in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Colombia, the family of this extraordinary Kogi girl made me local lemonade and welcomed me into their world.
因为我在哥伦比亚的内华达山脉旅行时,一位了不起的科吉女孩的家人给我做了一杯当地风味的柠檬汁,并且欢迎我来到他们的世界。
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英语的一些单词会有一些有趣的来历,例如亲爱的,度蜜月等,下面就跟着小编一起来看看这些单词的来历吧。
同学们一定都知道honeymoon吧,honey(蜂蜜)和 moon(月)结合在一起的意思就是“蜜月”。
honeymoon指的是新婚夫妇结为伉俪的最初一段时光(并非一定是结婚后的第一个月,虽然很多人都有这样的错觉)。爱情经过长久的期盼和耕耘,相爱的情侣终于手拉手走到了一起,双方的感觉能不像蜜一样甘甜醇美吗?
有一种说法认为honeymoon这个词来源于巴比伦的民俗传统。这个古老的国家一直保留着这样一个传统,在女儿出嫁的第一个月,女孩的父亲每天都会让女婿喝mead(蜂蜜酒),以希望后辈们的婚姻永远幸福甜蜜。
然而,从词源学的观点来看,这种说法是错误的。honeymoon 最早出现于16 世纪,honey 用以喻指新婚的甜蜜,但moon并不是指很多人认为的阴历月份(lunar-based month),它是一种苦涩的暗示,旨在告诫人们婚姻固然是幸福甜美的。
但这种甜蜜就像月亮的盈亏,只是暂时的(因此要十分珍惜才对喔!),婚姻更多的意味着双方要一起肩负生活的重担,一起承受人生的酸甜苦辣,一起经受生活的风风雨雨。
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维新,指反对旧的,提倡新的。通常指变旧法,行新政。那么你知道维新用英语怎么说吗?下面读文网小编为大家带来维新的英语说法,供大家参考学习。
the Mingzhi Reformation of Japan (1868);
日本明治维新
the Constitutional Reform and Modernization of 1898
戊戌维新
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