Bastille Day is Frances most important national holiday. It is celebrated on the 14th of July every year. Every city, town and village becomes red, white and blue as everyone hangs out the French tricolour flag. The holidays name in French is Fete Na

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 世界节假日博览

Flag Day is celebrated in the United States on June 14. It commemorates the birth of the countrys flag on June 14, 1777. It was not until 1916 that President Woodrow Wilson recommended a day for all Americans to celebrate their flag. His recommendati

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[00:01.74]In France, Mother's Day [00:03.76]is like a family birthday. [00:06.09]It takes place on the last Sunday [00:08.37]in May and the whole family [00:10.73]has a big dinner together at home. [00:13.83]At the end of the meal, [00:15.35]the moth

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AS IT IS 2015-05-21 Nigerians 'Trek' to Celebrate Historic Election 尼日利亚人庆祝历史性选举 Nigerians elected former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari as their president last month. The elections are considered historic. It was the first t

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The holidays are a time for embracing tradition. No matter what that means for your family and friends, here are some tips for celebrating a truly traditional Christmas. 假日是拥抱传统的时间。不论这对你的家人朋友意味着什么,这

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Students work hard at school. 学生们在学校里努力学习。 But school isn't all work. Schools also have celebrations. 但是学校不只是读书而已。学校还有很多活动。 Some celebrations raise money for a school. 有一些活动是

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The Lunar New Year is just one week away and that officially signals the start of festivities. Our reporter Fei Ye brings us this report now from an exhibition in Beijing, which is showcasing and celebrating the many traditions associated with this t

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在社交和外向性格备受推崇的文化中,成为内向的人可能会很难,这甚至是可耻的。但是,当你聆听苏珊凯恩激情澎湃的演讲时,你会发现内向的人给这个世界带来了惊人的天赋和能力,这是

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英国政府考虑把法定假日五一劳动节挪到10月,并更名为英国节或特拉法尔加节,以促进旅游业。负责旅游事务的部长官员说,新节日设在秋天,不仅能促进旅游业发展,还能让我们所有人专注

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LOS ANGELES This month, Hollywood celebrates the 100th birthday of producer and director Stanley Kramer - who made controversial films and explored the unpopular topics of his time. Kramer not only challenged American society, he challenged powerful

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患病的泰国国王普密蓬不同寻常地在公开场合露面,庆祝登基65周年。普密蓬是世界上在位时间最长的君主。 星期二,泰国电视台实况转播了87岁的泰王普密蓬离开曼谷医院的情形,他已住院几

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图片1 More than 1,000 soldiers took part in the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony to mark the Queen's official birthday. Thousands of spectators also watched the annual meticulous display of army drill, music and horsemanship. The Queen and Duke

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Freda Bright says, Only in opera do people die of love. It's true. You really can't love somebody to death. I've known people to die from no love, but I've never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can't love one another enough. 弗里达-布赖

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NAIROBI, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday vowed to deal decisively with corruption blamed for under- development in the country and urged Kenyans to forge a united front against problems facing the country. Speaking at the

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That's not fair! That's not fair!I'm sorry. I'm sorry.All right. All right.Congratulations! It's all right. 这不公平 这不公平 对不起 好了 没关系 恭喜你们 没关系 That's enough celebrating and throwing it in my face. 行了 你们够

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GWEN IFILL: The future of patient care is only one of the concerns casting a shadow over the Crescent City 10 years later. A new report out today has a sobering assessment of other problems plaguing its majority African-American community. Among its

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Having cake at work to celebrate colleagues birthdays, engagements or just surviving the week is a danger to health, a senior dentist argues。 一个资深牙医劝告说:在办公室用蛋糕来庆祝同事的生日、订婚或只是庆祝大家

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今天就是圣诞节了!在中国,圣诞节早已从一个宗教性节日变身成一个全民娱乐,或者说是一个浪漫的节日。除了多了圣诞老人和圣诞树的点缀,对于大多数来说,这只不过是在12月过的一个情

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Subject:I will arrive on the dot. 迷你对话A: Hello! This is Ben speaking. 你好,我是Ben。 B: Ben, this is Terry. Tomorrow night a party will be held in my apartment. I hope you can come. Ben,我是Terry。明天晚上我家有一个聚会

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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

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