时间:2019-03-05 作者:英语课 分类:美国文化脱口秀


英语课

   今天是3月17日。在欧洲、北美,甚至国内,很多外国人都会戴上绿帽子。因为今天是爱尔兰的盛大节日:St. Patrick's Day (圣派特里克日)。这是一个外国人放飞天性的节日:穿绿衣、戴绿帽、喝啤酒!快跟Jenny, Adam感受吧!


  关键词:
  3月17日是圣派特里克节:
  St. Patrick's Day: 圣派特里克日的全称
  St. Paddy's Day: 更口语的说法, 爱尔兰人也被称为Paddy
  An Irish holiday: 是个爱尔兰的节日
  Widely celebrated 1 across Europe and North America: 但在欧洲、北美广泛庆祝
  Commenmorate Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland: 节日纪念爱尔兰的守护神圣派特里克
  Green is the color of Ireland: 绿色是代表爱尔兰的颜色
  Green everything on St. Patrick's Day: green hats, green clothes, etc: 所以圣派特里克日到处都是绿,绿帽子、绿衣服
  St. Patrick's Day parades: 圣派特里克日庆祝游行
  绿帽子
  "绿帽子"在英语里完全没有中文的含义。
  英语里等同“带绿帽子”的说法:
  To cheat on one's husband/boyfriend
  To go behind their back
  To have an affair
  这个原因让外国人戴绿帽子
  全民喝嗨
  不仅爱尔兰庆祝圣派特里克日,美国、加拿大也有盛大的庆祝。
  Lots of early immigrants to America were from Ireland: 美国很多早期移民都来自爱尔兰
  They brought their culture with them: 他们带去了自己的文化
  Many non-Irish celebrate St. Patrick's Day: 现在很多非爱尔兰人也会庆祝圣派特里克日
  Irish pubs are very popular in North America: 爱尔兰酒吧在北美也很流行
  Old-fashioned decor, down to earth: 酒吧的装修风格都很老,接地气
  St. Patrick's Day is a day of drinking: 喝酒庆祝圣派特里克日
  英语“喝醉”怎么说?
  下面3个不同的词,形容不同醉的程度,由轻到重排列:
  1) Get drunk:醉了
  2) Get wasted:很醉
  3) Get hammered:大醉
  圣派特里克日还有个别名:
  Amateur night: “业余酒鬼夜”,因为很多平时不怎么喝的人也会在这天狂欢、喝醉
  喝什么?
  St. Patrick's Day当然要喝爱尔兰的国民啤酒:
  Guinness: 吉尼斯/建力世
  The world's most famous dark beer: 世界最著名的黑啤
  The Guinness World Records: 吉尼斯世界纪录就是这家啤酒公司创立的
  除了带绿帽子 男人还要穿裙子
  注意:爱尔兰、苏格兰、威尔士男士的传统格子裙,不叫skirt或者dress。而叫:
  Kilts: 爱尔兰、苏格兰、威尔士传统的男人裙子
  Tartan: 格子
  Tartan kilts: 格子裙

adj.有名的,声誉卓著的
  • 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。
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