时间:2018-12-07 作者:英语课 分类:Take Away English


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Party Time 狂欢时刻






If you love to party and are crazy about samba dancing , there is only one place to go in August - London . Yes, that's right. London . Every year on the last weekend in August, around 1.5 million people go to west London to take part in and enjoy one of the largest street parties in Europe , Notting Hill Carnival 1.

With a colourful procession of dancers, a wide range of music and an atmosphere of fun and celebration, the carnival is not to be missed.






A reveller 2 at the Notting Hill Carnival




The roots of the carnival date back to 1833 when slavery was abolished . In that year the former slaves in Trinidad, a British colony in the Caribbean , took to the streets in celebration for their own carnival party with music, dance and costumes .


Over the years, carnival developed into an important tradition throughout the Caribbean, particularly in Trinidad . It was here that the 5 disciplines of carnival were established.


The disciplines consist of mas - this discipline refers to the exotic costumes and beautiful floats ; calypso - t his is a traditional type of music from Trinidad; soca - this is the modern, more energetic form of calypso; steelpan - a traditional musical instrument from Trinidad; sound systems - these consist of DJs who play a wide range of music.


In the 1950s, immigrants from the Caribbean began to arrive in the UK , and they brought with them their music and traditions. In 1959 the first carnival took place in the St Pancras area of London . For the next few years, the Carnival was celebrated 3 in different parts of London until it finally came to Notting Hill in 1964.


Year after year, immigrants from other countries began to participate in the carnival, as did the local British people, and the carnival grew to reach its current enormous proportions. In 2003 the Notting Hill Carnival received royal approval , when it joined the parade to mark the celebrations for the Queen's 50 th year on the throne.


Although it still has a strong Caribbean influence, it now features many types of music from hip 4 hop 5 to house , reggae to salsa . For many people today, the Notting Hill Carnival is not just a wonderful celebration but a manifestation 6 of the cultural diversity of modern London.







GLOSSARY  词汇表






samba dancing 桑巴舞




procession 行列,队伍






roots 起源




slavery 奴隶制






abolished 废除




costumes 服装






disciplines - 学科,科目




floats 彩车






energetic 充满活力的




immigrants 移民






royal approval 皇家认可




on the throne 登基






hip hop - 嬉蹦 / 嘻哈 (由快板歌、涂墙艺术、霹雳舞等构成的亚文化)




house 浩室舞曲(一种于八十年代由 DISCO 发展出来的跳舞音乐)






reggae - 瑞格舞(西印度群岛的一种舞蹈及舞曲)




salsa 萨尔萨舞(源出拉美的一种吸收爵士乐和摇滚乐某些特点的流行音乐)






cultural diversity 文化多样性




 







 



1
n.嘉年华会,狂欢,狂欢节,巡回表演
  • I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
  • Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。
2 reveller
n.摆设酒宴者,饮酒狂欢者
3 celebrated
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。
4 hip
n.臀部,髋;屋脊
  • The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
  • The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。
5 hop
n.单脚跳,跳跃;vi.单脚跳,跳跃;着手做某事;vt.跳跃,跃过
  • The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛,看谁单足跳跃最快。
  • How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远?
6 manifestation
n.表现形式;表明;现象
  • Her smile is a manifestation of joy.她的微笑是她快乐的表现。
  • What we call mass is only another manifestation of energy.我们称之为质量的东西只是能量的另一种表现形态。
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