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Splash! It's the Water Festival!

http://www.sina.com.cn 2002/05/23 12:02 空中美语

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　　课文内容

　　As the city begins to heat up for summer, some foreign residents will celebrate the beginning of the wet season in other Asian countries. Thai and Burmese workers will join locals, many of whom have lived in Thailand and Burma, in dousing each other with water. They will be celebrating the Thai and Burmese New Year with the annual Water Festival.

　　Splashing water about is the most important element of the festival. A water dousing is a symbolic cleansing, washing away any bad luck from the old year before the new one is ushered in. Though be advised: cameras and other electronic equipment benefit less from the water cleansing than their human owners. If you participate in the Water Festival, it might not be a bad idea to leave the camera at home.

　　If you are lucky enough to visit Thailand or Burma during the Water Festival, you may need a hot shower by the end of the day. One local Thai and Burmese custom is to rub white clay on the faces of passersby, giving random strangers a special gesture of goodwill for the New Year.

那天我从你门前经过 ……

　　翻译

　　当这个城市因夏日来临而开始逐渐炎热的时候，一些外籍侨民将会在亚洲其它国家庆祝雨季的开始。，泰国和缅甸的工人会和许多曾在泰缅住过的当地人，一起相互朝对方泼水。他们会以一年一度的泼水节庆祝泰国和缅甸的新年泼水是这个节日最重要的一个组成部分。泼水象征清洁，在新的一年到来前洗去旧年的厄运。不过要建议你的是：照相机和其它电子器材可不像它们的主人能从泼水清洁中获益。如果你要参加泼水节，把照相机留在家里可能不是个坏主意。

　　如果你有幸在泼水节期间光临泰国或缅甸，在一天快结束的时候你也许需要洗个热水澡。泰国与缅甸当地的一个习俗就是把白色粘土抹在过往路人的脸上，表示对不期而遇的陌生人一个特别的新年祝福。

　　活用词汇

　　1. Thailand n.泰国

　　2. Burma n.缅甸

　　3. Thai adj.泰国的

　　4. Burmese adj.缅甸的

　　5. goodwill n.善意

　　Splash! It's the Water Festival!那天我从你门前经过…

　　Word Practice

　　造句练习(用提示的短语，造出语法正确、内容具体、意思清楚的句子。)

　　1. heat up

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　　2. usher in

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　　3. benefit from

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　　1. I am going to heat up yesterday’s soup for dinner.

　　2. The bombing of Hiroshima ushered in the nuclear age.

　　3. These small businesses have benefited greatly from the fall in interest rates.

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空中美语专栏

Annotation

1. heat up
phr. v. to gradually become hotter变热
In the afternoon sun, the sand on the beach began to heat up.
在午后阳光的照射下，海滩上的沙开始变热。

2. local
n. a person who lives in or around an area you are talking about当地人
When we moved to this town, the locals were so nice to us.
我们搬到这个镇上时，当地人对我们十分友好。

3. douse
v. to throw a lot of water or liquid on sb. or sth.弄湿；浸泡
After we doused him with water, he had to go home and change his wet clothes.
我们用水把他泼得湿漉漉后，他不得不回家换掉他的湿衣服。

4. element
n. important quality or feature that is needed要素；元素
A cake is an important element of a birthday party.
蛋糕是生日聚会里的一个重要组成部分。

5. symbolic
adj. regarded as a symbol of sth. else象征的
A wedding ring is usually a symbolic gesture of love.
结婚戒指通常是爱情象征的表示。

6. usher in
sth. phr. v. when sth. comes before, or causes, a change引导
There was a ceremony to usher in the new government.
举行了一个典礼迎接新政府。

7. passerby
n. sb. who is walking past sth. or sb.过路人，行人
The beggar sat outside the building asking passersby for money.
那个乞丐坐在大楼外向路人讨钱。

8. random
adj. chosen with no plan, purpose, or pattern随意的；随便的
He closed his eyes and chose random people from the crowd.
他闭上眼睛随机从人群中选了几个人。





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