四級英語對話練習

Night is falling

四級英語對話練習

Trev: Do you know about Mardi Gras?

Wei: Doesn't it have something to do with Easter?

Trev: Yeah. It means Fat Tuesday in French.

Wei: I heard it's a celebration before Easter when you've supposed to fast.

Trev: You've got it. New Orleans used to be a French city. It was the French who brought Mardi Gras.

Wei: Who are those people singing on the corner?

Trev: Those guys are singing bebop. It used to be really popular.

Wei: Let's go check it out.

夜幕低垂

崔佛:你知道馬蒂格拉嗎?

小薇:那不是跟復活節有關係嗎?

崔佛:沒錯。它是法文裏「肥胖星期二」的'意思。

小薇:我聽說這是復活節之前的慶祝活動,期間應該要齋戒。

崔佛:沒錯。紐奧良以前是個法國城市。是法國人引進馬蒂格拉的。

小薇:那些在街角唱歌的人是誰?

崔佛:那些傢伙唱的是咆勃爵士。以前很受歡迎。

小薇:我們去看看。

重點解說:

Easter (n.) 復活節

celebration (n.) 慶祝

You've got it. 你說得對。沒錯。

have_something_to_do_with... 跟…有關係

fast (v.) 齋戒