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Steven and Bill are visiting Yunnan and they are talking about the Water-splashing Festival there.
Steven: Look, my clothes are wet.
Bill: Mine are wet, too.
Steven: Unexpectedly, a young girl threw a bucket of water on me.
Bill: She wished good luck to you.
Steven: The Dai people are enthusiastic.
Bill: Yes. And this will be an unforgettable experience.
史蒂文和比尔在云南旅游，他们正在谈论那里的泼水节。
史蒂文： 看，我的衣服湿了。
比尔： 我的也湿了。
史蒂文： 一个年轻女孩出乎意料地把整桶水向我泼来。
比尔： 她是在祝福你好运。
史蒂文： 傣族人真热情。
比尔： 是的。这肯定会是一次难忘的经历。
enthusiastic [inˌθju:ziˈæstik] adj. 热情的，热烈的
unsuspecting [ˈʌnsəsˈpektiŋ] adj. 信任的；没有预料的
bucket [ˈbʌkit] n. 桶；大量；桶装
1. Water-splashing Festival is the most characteristic festival of the Dai Nationality.泼水节是傣族最富民族特色的节日。
2. The Water-splashing Festival marks the beginning of a new year in the Dai calendar.在傣族日历里，泼水节标志着新年的开始。
3. Songkran usually falls on April 13. 泼水节的时间在每年4月13日。
4. The Water-sprinkling Festival lasts for three or four days. 泼水节历时3至4天。
5. People sing, dance and splash water on each other for good luck.人们载歌载舞，互相泼水，表示祝福。
6. The most important holiday of the Dai people is the Water-splashing Festival.傣族最重大的传统节日是泼水节。
7. Water-splashing is a symbol of good luck. 泼水是好运的象征。
8. The Dai people ring out the old year and bring in the new. 傣族人们辞旧迎新。
9. The Dai people sprinkle water to each other to celebrate the New Year.傣族人民相互泼水以庆祝新年。
10. The street is the busiest during the Water-splashing festival. 这条街在泼水节期间是最繁忙的。
11. The water-splashing reaches a climax on the Water-splashing Festival. 泼水活动在泼水节当天达到了高潮。
12. There are a lot of folk tales about the origin of the Water-splashing festival.关于泼水节的起源，有很多神话故事。
13. She threw a bucket of water on me unexpectedly. 她把整桶水向毫无准备的我泼来。
14. The custom of water-splashing is an unforgettable experience to many tourists. 泼水节的传统对于很多游客来说都是一次难忘的经历。
15. Is Water-sprinkling Festival an official holiday?泼水节是法定节日吗？
16. Songkran has become a sea of joy. 泼水节成了欢乐的海洋。
17. There are many legends about the Water-sprinkling Festival. 关于泼水节，有许多传说。
18. A young Dai girl approached me with a pail of water.一个年轻的傣族女孩提着一桶水靠近了我。
19. Many foreign guests and visitors came here to attend the Songkran.很多外国人和游客来参加泼水节。
20. Songkran activities are rich in content. 泼水节的活动内容丰富。
精悍对话，句句含金
A: Why do people splash water on me?
B: Take it easy. It is the way to celebrate their festival.
A：为什么人们要朝我泼水？
B：别紧张，这是他们庆祝节日的方式。
Cool! 很好！真棒！太神了！
不管在什么时候，我们对其他人或事表示赞同或赞赏，或者认为一件事非常神奇时，都可以说 cool ，也可以说 it's cool 或者 that's cool 。
例：
——Cool! I can hardly believe it! 太神了，我简直不敢相信！
——Me, too! 我也是！