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7.3 British holidays
7.3 英国假日

Hi， welcome back!
嗨，欢迎回来

In these two episodes,
在这两节中

we will talk about something enjoyable, holidays.
我们将谈论一个有趣的话题——假日

Many festivals and holidays in Britain
英国有许多历史悠久的

are centuries old.
节假日

Every town and village in Britain
英国每个城镇和乡村

has its own traditions,
都有属于自己的传统

some involving months of careful planning
有些传统需要几个月的精心策划

and preparations
服装准备

of costumes and practice of dancing,
和舞蹈练习

others requiring simply a worrying desire
有些则只是简单地出于一种令人担忧的愿望

to make a complete and utter fool of oneself.
让自己成为一个彻头彻尾的傻瓜

In this episode,
在这一节中

we will focus on four British festivals,
我们将聚焦四个英国节日

New Year, Easter, Trooping the Colour
元旦、复活节、阅兵式

and Christmas.
和圣诞节

New Year
新年

British celebrate New Year on January 1.
英国人在每年的1月1日庆祝新年

Traditionally, British New Year celebrations
习惯上，英国的新年庆典

begins on New Year's Eve
开始于新年前夜

and go on till the dawn of the New Year's Day.
并一直持续到元旦的黎明

Setting off fireworks
放烟火

is an important celebration tradition,
是一项重要的庆祝传统

which gained eminence in last few years.
在最近的几年里收获了极高的知名度

As soon as church bell rings
当半夜12点教堂的钟声

twelve at the midnight,
敲响十二次后

the fireworks are set off.
烟花即刻燃放

Also, people all around the place
同时，目睹这一切的人们

wish and hug one another
纷纷祝福和拥抱彼此

while spreading and celebrating immense cheer
传播和庆祝着新年带来的

and joy associated with New Year.
热烈欢呼和无限喜悦

Also, tradition of sending gifts,
同样，赠送礼金

presents, New Year’s cards, flowers,
礼物、新年贺卡、鲜花

cakes, and candles to near and dear ones
蛋糕和蜡烛给亲近的人的传统

have also gain immense popularity.
也受到人们的欢迎

The Edinburgh part of Scotland holds
苏格兰的爱丁堡地区常

a massive party on New Year's Eve,
在新年前夜举办一次盛大的聚会

which extends from Prince's Street
宴会从王子街

and goes on through Royal Mile to end
一直延申到皇家英里大道，最后

at Edinburgh Castle.
到达爱丁堡

In England,
在英格兰

there is a tradition of opening the back door
有一种传统习俗是当教堂敲响

of the house as soon as the church bell rings twelve.
十二次钟声的时候开启家里的后门

It is considered to be a reflection of one's farewell
这被认为是对旧的一年的

to the old year.
一种告别

Then a dark haired person,
然后，一个黑头发的人

preferably young and good looking,
最好是年轻漂亮的类型

is asked to enter through the front door
被要求随身带着盐、木炭和面包

with salt, coal, and bread in his possession.
从前门走进房子里

Doing so is traditionally believed to bring good luck,
之所以做这么是因为传统观念认为这样会带来好运

and also ensure abundance of food,
确保在新的一年里迎来

money, and warmth in the coming year.
丰富的食物、钱币和温暖

Easter
复活节

Easter is the time for holidays,
复活节是度假的节日

festivals and a time
是赠送

for giving chocolate Easter eggs.
巧克力味复活节彩蛋的时间

But Easter means much more....
但复活节的意义远不止这些

Easter is the oldest
复活节是最古老

and the most important Christian Festival, 
也最重要的基督教节日

the celebration of the death and coming to life again
是一场庆祝耶稣死而复生

of Jesus Christ. 
的庆典

For Christians,
对基督徒而言

the dawn of Easter Sunday
复活节当天的黎明

with its message of new life
氤氲新生的讯息

is the high point of the Christian year.
是基督教一年中的高潮时刻

Easter is called a moveable feast
复活节被称作移动的节日

because the date of Easter changes every year.
因为每年复活节的日期都会变化

Easter Sunday can fall on any date
复活节可能是3月22日到

from 22 March to 25 April.
4月25日中的任意一天

And it always falls on the first Sunday
而且复活节日期总是在3月21日后

following the full Moon after 21 March.
满月之后的第一个星期日

If the Full Moon falls on a Sunday
如果某个星期日是满月的话

then Easter is the next Sunday.
那么下一周周末就是复活节

At Easter time in the UK
英国复活节期间

they have two bank holidays,
有两个银行假日

those are public holidays, 
都为公众假日

Good Friday and Easter Monday.
即受难日和复活节次日

This means that many families can enjoy
这意味着许多家庭都能够一起享受

a long weekend together.
一个长周末了

Christians gather together on Easter Sunday
基督徒们在复活节当天聚集在一起

for a Sunrise Service.
进行晨拜

This service takes place on a hill side
这个仪式常常在山坡上举行

so everyone can see the sun rise.
因此每个人都可以看见日出

The Easter Eucharist
复活节圣餐

is a particularly joyful service.
是一项特别令人愉悦的仪式

It is a popular time for baptisms
这是最受欢迎的受洗

and renewal of baptism vows.
及重申洗礼誓言时间

The traditional Easter gift is a chocolate egg.
传统的复活节礼物是一颗巧克力蛋

They are given to children as gifts.
常被作为礼物赠送给孩子们

The eggs are either hollow or have a filling,
这个蛋要么是空心的要么是有馅的

and are usually covered
表面常被包裹上

with brightly coloured silver paper.
一层色彩鲜明的锡箔纸

Around 80 million chocolate eggs
英国每年要吃掉

are eaten each year in Britain.
约8000万颗巧克力蛋

The other activity popular on Easter
复活节的另一项流行活动

is Easter Egg Hunt.
是寻找复活节蛋

Traditionally,
传统上

small chocolate eggs are hidden
会藏起小小的巧克力蛋

for the children to find .
让孩子们去搜寻

In recent years
近几年里

this game has been linked to the Easter Bunny,
这个游戏和从美国来到英国的

which only arrived in England from America.
复活节小兔联系在了一起

Boiled eggs are traditionally served at breakfast,
传统上在早餐吃水煮蛋

then Easter cards and gifts may be exchanged.
接着互相交换复活节卡片和礼物

Roast lamb, which is the main dish
烤羔羊肉是犹太人逾越节

at Jewish Passover,
的一道主菜

is the traditional meat for the main meal on Easter Day.
同时也是复活节的一道传统主菜

It is served with mint sauce and vegetables.
这道菜往往搭配着薄荷酱和蔬菜

The traditional Easter pudding
传统的复活节布丁

is custard tarts sprinkled with currants
是一种洒满了醋栗和复活节饼干

and flat Easter biscuits.
的蛋挞

Trooping the Colour
皇家军队阅兵式

The official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II
英女王伊丽莎白二世的官方生日

is marked each year by a military parade
每年都因一场阅兵式和游行

and march-past,
而人所共知

known as Trooping the Colour.
这被称为皇家军队阅兵式

Trooping the colour means the carrying of the Flag.
皇家军队阅兵式意味着运送国旗

The official name is “the Queen's Birthday Parade”.
官方名称是“女王的生日游行”

The Trooping the Colour
皇家军队阅兵式

takes place on the second Saturday in June 
在每年六月第二个星期六

at Horse Guards Parade, in London.
伦敦的皇家骑兵卫队阅兵场举行

Each June, 
每年六月

the Queen and other members of the Royal Family
女王和其他皇室成员

attend the Trooping the Colour ceremony.
都会参加这一阅兵式

The Queen attends the ceremony
女王出席这一典礼

to take the salute from thousands of guardsmen 
接受数千名检阅国旗的卫兵们

who parade the Colour.
的敬礼

It is the biggest royal event of the year.
这是一年之中最大的皇室盛会

Christmas
圣诞节

Christmas is a truly magical season,
圣诞节确实是一个神奇的日子

bringing families and friends together
家人和朋友们聚在一起

to share the much loved customs and traditions
共享着他们所喜爱的

which have been around for centuries.
已持续几个世纪的风俗习惯

How do the British prepare for Christmas?
英国人怎样为圣诞节做准备呢

During the weeks before Christmas Day,
圣诞前一周

they send cards,
他们互赠卡片

watch nativity plays and go to carol services.
观看耶稣诞生的戏剧并且参加颂歌仪式

Christmas starts at sunset on 24 December.
圣诞节在12月24日日落后开始

Christmas Eve is traditionally the day
平安夜是传统中装饰

for decorating churches and homes.
教堂和家里的日子

It marks the beginning of the period formally known
这标志着圣诞节假期的

as Christmas-tide. 
正式开始

Night time on Christmas Eve
平安夜当晚

is a very exciting time for young children.
是孩子们最兴奋的时刻

It is the time when Father Christmas comes.
圣诞老人将在这个时刻到来

The children leave mince pies and brandy
孩子们给圣诞老人留下肉馅饼

for Father Christmas, and a carrot for the reindeer.
和白兰地，给他的驯鹿留下胡萝卜

Children hang Christmas stockings or bags up ready
孩子们挂上圣诞长袜或者袋子等待着

for Father Christmas,
圣诞老人

who will hopefully fill them up with presents,
圣诞老人有可能用礼物填满这些袜子或袋子

if the children have been good.
前提是孩子们足够优秀

For Christians,
对基督徒而言

they go to a special carol service at their church
他们会在平安夜当晚去到教堂里参加一个

on Christmas Eve night.
特殊的颂歌仪式

On the 25th December,
12月25日

most people are on holiday in the UK
英国大多数人都已经放假

and stay at home with their family on Christmas day
在家与家人们共度圣诞

and celebrate with a Christmas dinner 
并且在中午的时候和家人

at midday for the whole family. 
一起吃圣诞节大餐庆祝节日

Many Christians will go to church
多数基督徒都会在圣诞节当天

with the best clothes to sing carols
穿上自己最好的衣服去教堂颂歌

and to celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day.
庆祝耶稣的诞生

More people attend the church on this day
这一天去教堂的人比

than any other day of the year.
一年中的其他任何一天都多

A traditional feature of Christmas afternoon
圣诞节午后的一项传统特色

is the Queen's Christmas Message.
就是女王的圣诞致辞

At three o'clock in the afternoon,
下午三点钟

the Queen gives her Christmas Message
女王向整个国家发表

to the nation.
圣诞节演说

After Christmas comes another holiday,
圣诞节过后又迎来了一个节日

Boxing Day.
节礼日

In Britain,
在英国

Boxing Day is usually celebrated
节礼日通常在

on the following day after Christmas Day,
圣诞节的次日进行庆祝

which is 26 December.
即12月26日

However,
然而

strictly speaking,
严格来说

Boxing Day is the first weekday after Christmas.
节礼日是圣诞节后的第一个工作日

Like Christmas Day,
和圣诞节一样

Boxing Day is a public holiday. 
节礼日是一个公众假日

This means it is typically a nonworking day
这代表着一个英国典型的

in the whole of Britain.
非工作日

It was the day to open the Christmas Box
在这一天，人们打开圣诞礼物

to share the contents with the poor. 
并与穷人们分享礼物

The Christmas box was a wooden or clay container
圣诞礼物盒是一个木制或土制的容器

where people placed gifts.
用于盛放礼物

The tradition of giving money to workers
给工人们发钱的传统

still continues today.
一直持续到今天

It is customary for householders
户主们习惯

to give small gifts or monetary tips
赠送一些小礼物或者小费

to regular visiting trades people
给定期上门的服务人员

like the milkman, dustman, paper boy etc.
像送奶工、清洁工、送报人等

and, in some work places,
而在一些工作场所

for employers to give a Christmas bonus
雇主则给予雇员们一定数额的

to employees.
圣诞节红利

Another British Christmas tradition is pantomime.
另一个英国圣诞节日传统就是哑剧表演

A pantomime is a traditional British Christmas play.
哑剧是英国传统的圣诞演出

They are an important part of the Christmas festivities.
在圣诞庆典中扮演着重要的角色

They are performed in theatres,
哑剧常常在剧院

villages halls and community centres. 
乡村大厅和社区中心演出

Pantomimes traditionally start on Boxing Day
哑剧演出按照传统开始于节礼日

and run for two or three months in theatres
并在全国各地的剧院巡回演出

around the country.
两到三个月

Now-a-days,
现在

pantomimes are great family entertainments
哑剧成为了一场重大的家庭娱乐活动

pop stars, comedians, sports people and TV personalities
流行歌手、喜剧演员、体育明星以及电视名人

often take part in them.  
常常参与其中

All right,To end this episode,
好了，为了给本章画上一个句号

we have a letter from England
我将朗读一封来自英国的信

telling us about their Easter…
向我们讲述有关复活节的内容……

Hi, my name is James
嗨，我叫詹姆斯

and I want to tell you
我想给你们讲讲

what I do in England during the Easter festival .
复活节期间我在英国做了什么

Easter is the time when we celebrate
复活节是我们庆祝

the resurrection of Christ from the dead.
耶稣死而复生的日子

We have two weeks off school when it is Easter.
复活节期间，我们有两周的节假日

We finish school a few days before the Easter weekend.
学校在复活节前几天放假

On Good Friday,
在受难节那天

my mum toasts Hot Cross Buns for tea.
我妈妈烤热十字面包作为晚餐

I like them with butter.
我喜欢配上黄油一起吃

On Easter Sunday,
复活节那天

I get up very early.
我很早就起床了

My family join other families on a hill
我们家和其他家庭一起去到山上

to watch the sun rise.
看日出

We then have breakfast with the other families.
接着和其他家庭一起吃早餐

After breakfast we all go to church
早餐后再去教堂

for a service to celebrate Jesus rising from the dead.
参加一个庆祝耶稣复活的仪式

Afterwards,
之后

at home,
呆在家里

everyone gives each other chocolate eggs.
每个家庭成员互赠巧克力蛋

Children in England get big ones filled with sweets.
英国的孩子们可以得到一个装满糖果的大蛋

I do not eat mine all at once,
我没有把我的蛋一次性吃完

that would be greedy.
这会显得我很贪吃

I save some of mine to eat during the week.
我特意留了一部分这星期吃

For dinner,mum cooks roast lamb.
妈妈做了烤羔羊肉作为晚餐

After dinner,
晚饭后

my mum and dad
爸爸妈妈

hide small chocolate eggs in the garden
在花园藏了一些小巧克力蛋

for my sister and I to find.
让我和妹妹去找

I love playing this game
我喜欢这个游戏

and usually beat my sister in collecting the most.
并且经常比我妹妹找得多

Of course,
当然

I always give her some
我总是分给她一些

so that we have the same amount.
使我俩的数目保持一致

Later in the afternoon,
下午晚些时候

my aunt and uncle and cousins come over for tea.
我的叔叔婶婶和表兄弟姐妹们来我们家喝下午茶

We have a special Easter Cake for tea.
我们吃了一个特别的复活节蛋糕作为下午茶

by James
詹姆斯