首页
登录
职称英语
Public holidays and festivals are an important part of a country’s life. They
Public holidays and festivals are an important part of a country’s life. They
游客
2023-10-20
11
管理
问题
Public holidays and festivals are an important part of a country’s life. They give everyone a break from routine and they form part of the annual life in that country. Sometimes they celebrate a day in a country’s history, commemorate a special person , mark the passing of time or celebrate a religious festival.
Many national festivals have been celebrated for years, but occasionally new ones come along and old ones gradually disappear. This is unlikely to happen to Burns’ Night or St. Patrick’s Day, however.
The two festivals are celebrated far beyond their native land. The first of these, Burns’ Night on 25 January, marks the birthday of the Scottish poet Robert Burns(1759—1796). It is celebrated by his countrymen and admirers, not only in Scotland but all over the world, from New York to Sydney, from Toronto to Tokyo.
On Burns’ Night the guests eat haggis. Haggis is chopped mutton and other ingredients encased in sheep’s gut, which is boiled before being served. The haggis is brought into the room to the sound of the bagpipes and the chief guest "addresses" it reciting Burns’ poem "Ode to the Haggis". After eating, the other guests recite more of Burns’ poems, sing Scottish tunes and drink a lot of whisky.
Another widely celebrated festival is St. Patrick’s Day(17 March), which celebrates the life of the 5th-century saint, St. Patrick. St. Patrick was Bishop of Ireland, and it is said that he gave Ireland its national symbol when he illustrated his religious teaching with the shamrock—a three-leafed clover. But the festival is now more than anything a celebration of "Irishness" , whether it takes place in Dublin, Auckland, Melbourne, Montreal or Boston.
On St. Patrick’s Day there are big parades, and people wear shamrocks. In some places people add green colouring to the beer and even to rivers and streams. They go out and have " a good craic"(pronounced "crack")—Irish for good fun.
Questions 56—60
Complete the table with no more than three words from the passage.
[br]
选项
答案
January
解析
(由文章第三段第二句话“The first of these,Burns’Night on 25 January…”可知1月25日为伯恩斯之夜。)
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3114454.html
相关试题推荐
Hisexpenditureonholidaysandluxuriesisratherhighin________tohisincome.
Ifthecountrywantstopullitsweightontheglobalstage,itwillhavetosho
Thecountrywasonthevergeofbecomingprosperousandsuccessful.Theunderlin
Shewasonceayoungcountrywifewithchickensinthebackyardandaviewof___
Atfirst,thespeakerwasreferringtotheproblemofpollutioninthecountry,
Houserepairs,holidays,schoolfeesandother________havereducedhisbankba
________moreimportant,notonlywerethelostcitiesrecovered,butthenewcit
They’veliftedatwo-year-longeconomic________onthecountry.A、enclosureB、rest
________thepeopleconcernedhadanythingimportanttosay.A、NooneofB、Nobody
MakeYourHolidaysMoreMeaningfulⅠ
随机试题
DothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgiveninReadingPassage
Inourlives,wehavetomakemanydecisions.Somepeoplesaythatweshould
[originaltext]M:(19)IhavebeenstudyingtoomuchandIreallyneedachange.
中国是全球最大的黄金生产国,最近还取代了印度成为全球最大的黄金消费国。中国黄金的年产量约为300吨,年消费量则约为400吨。这使得中国的黄金进口量激增。
WhenCarlyFiorinabecameHewlett-Packard’sfirstfemalechiefexecutiveoff
若用256KX8bit的存储器芯片,构成地址40000000H到400FFF
疑为颅内动脉瘤破裂出血引起的蛛网膜下腔出血(SAH),选择哪段时间进行造影并发症
金银花具有抗菌作用,其有效成分是A、绿原酸 B、水杨酸 C、马兜铃酸 D、
高频保护通道的工作方式,可分为长期发信和故障时发信两种。
计算工程索赔时最常用的方法是()。A.总费用法 B.修正预算单价法 C.修正
最新回复
(
0
)