Li Lei is interested in Easter and Steven is telling him some customs about it.
Li Lei: Steven, can you tell me what the origin of Easter is?
Steven: The Bible says that Jesus Christ was resurrected three days later after he was crucified. People commemorate that as a festival called Easter.
Li Lei: Oh, then when do you celebrate Easter?
Steven: We celebrate it on the first Sunday after the full moon following the spring equinox.
Li Lei: How do you celebrate it?
Steven: We make a lot of Easter eggs and then paint some designs on them. We'll also go to church and pray.
Li Lei: That sounds interesting.
李雷对复活节很感兴趣,史蒂文正在给他介绍一些相关的风俗。
李雷: 史蒂文,你能告诉我复活节是怎么来的吗?
史蒂文: 《圣经》上说耶稣被钉在十字架上,三天之后复活了。为了纪念他,人们把那天定为复活节。
李雷: 哦,那你们什么时候庆祝?
史蒂文: 春分月圆后的第一个星期日。
李雷: 那你们一般怎么庆祝呢?
史蒂文: 这一天我们会做很多彩蛋,然后我们还会在彩蛋上画上各种图案呢。我们还会去教堂参加礼拜和祷告。
李雷: 听起来很有趣。
origin [ˈɔridʒin] n. 起源;原因;出身
resurrect [ˌrezəˈrekt] v. 复活;复兴
crucify [ˈkru:səˌfai] v. 钉在十字架上;折磨
1. Easter is a movable feast. 复活节的日期因年而异。
2. Did you find Easter eggs?你找到复活节的彩蛋了吗?
3. They always go to church at Easter. 他们在复活节时总是去教堂。
4. People love to have the nice white lily as part of the Easter gift.人们喜欢把白色的百合作为复活节的礼物。
5. Have a merry Easter. 希望你有个美好的复活节。
6. When do you celebrate Easter? 复活节是哪天?
7. Easter is a time for colored eggs. 复活节那天有许多彩蛋。
8. By Easter, tourists were arriving in strength. 复活节到来时, 游客大批地涌来。
9. Lily is a perfect gift of nature to beautify our Easter.百合花是大自然赐予复活节的,是美化复活节的完美礼物。
10. How did the custom of coloring Easter eggs begin?你知道复活节涂彩蛋是如何开始的吗?
11. I got many Easter eggs at Easter. 复活节时我得到很多复活节彩蛋。
12. You must be very happy at Easter. 想必你复活节过得非常愉快。
13. It is the time to color Easter eggs. 是给复活节彩蛋着色的时候了。
14. The kids enjoyed searching for the Easter eggs. 孩子们喜欢四处寻找复活节彩蛋。
15. At Easter, attendances at church rose. 复活节期间,到教堂做礼拜的人多了。
16. We could get some chocolate Easter eggs, jelly-beans and hot-cross-buns. 我们可以弄点儿复活节巧克力蛋、豆胶糖和十字面包。
17. One American tradition associated with Easter is the Easter egg hunt.美国的复活节有一个传统,那就是寻找复活节彩蛋。
18. The orchestra and chorus performed an Easter oratorio. 乐团和合唱队表演了复活节圣乐。
19. The lawn is filled with children today for the Easter Egg Roll. 今天草坪上挤满了来参加复活节滚彩蛋的孩子们。
20. We made some beautiful Easter eggs. 我们做了一些美丽的复活节彩蛋。
精悍对话,句句含金
A: Do you want to paint your own Easter eggs?
B: Of course. Could you teach me?
A:你想亲手绘制自己的复活节彩蛋吗?
B:当然。你能教我吗?
OK!(Okay!) 好的!
通常用来表示自己愿意干什么。
例:
——Baby! Would you give me a hand? 宝贝儿,能帮我一把吗?
——OK! / Okay! 好的。
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