庆典

Record breaking U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps will take part in the 2012 Olympic hand-off celebrations in London next weekend.

破记录的美国游泳运动员迈克尔·菲利普斯将参加下周末在伦敦举行的2012年奥林匹克交接庆典。

Across the bridge is the Thai Hoa Palace used for official receptions and other important court ceremonies.

越过桥是泰和皇宫，这是官方会客接待及供重要皇室庆典的地方。

For many centuries, fire ceremonies have been an important part of Hogmanay.

几个世纪下来，有关火的庆典仪式一直都是&除夕夜&最重要的庆祝方式。

Today, Hogmanay includes huge celebrations on the streets of Glasgow and Edinburgh on New Year's Eve. More than one-hundred-thousand people attend these street parties.

如今，对&除夕夜&的庆典活动又包含了在格拉斯哥和爱丁堡的街上举行盛大的聚会，差不多有超过10万的人加入了街上组织的各种派对活动。

Scotland has a famous celebration called Hogmanay. No one knows for sure where the word came from. It could be from the Anglo-Saxon words for "holy month." Another possibility is a Gaelic expression for "new morning."

如众所周知的苏格兰人&除夕夜&庆典，没有人确定&除夕夜&这个词来源于哪里，可能来源于盎格鲁撒克逊语中的&圣谕&一词，另外一种可能是盖尔语中对&新生&的表达。

Scotland has a famous celebration called Hogmanay. No one knows for sure where the word came from. It could be from the Anglo-Saxon words for "holy month." Another possibility is a Gaelic expression_r for "new morning."

如众所周知的苏格兰人&除夕夜&庆典，没有人确定&除夕夜&这个词来源于哪里，可能来源于盎格鲁撒克逊语中的&圣谕&一词，另外一种可能是盖尔语中对&新生&的表达。

In recent times, it has become customary to invite units from France's close allies into the parade; for instance, in 2004 during the centenary of the Entente Cordiale, British troops (the band of the Royal Marines, the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, Grenadier Guards and King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery) led the Bastille Day parade in Paris for the first time, with the Red Arrows (the Royal Air Force's aerobatic display team) flying overhead.

最近，邀请法国的亲密盟国派部参加阅兵成为了一种惯例；如，在2004年纪念《友好协议》签署百周年的庆典上，英国部队(皇家海军陆战队乐队、近卫骑兵团、掷弹兵卫队以及皇家骑兵炮队中的禁卫军部队)就首次走在了巴黎&巴士底日&阅兵队伍的前列，其中&红箭&(皇家空军特技飞行表演队)还贯空而过。

There was a man called Jack who arranged the celebration. Rosie nearly won all the competition. She was particularly good at throwing hoops over Jack's head.

接着一个名叫JACK的男士来安排这次庆典，玫瑰花几乎赢了所有的比赛，她尤其擅长往JACK的头上掷圈。

An ancient legend explains how Pitch Lake came to be:Many centuries ago two Indian tribes fought a great battle.The victorious tribe built a village and held a victory celebration, They killed hundreds of beautiful hummingbirds, ate them, and used their feathers to decorate their clothing.

一则古老的传说解释了沥青湖的来历：许多世纪以前，两个印地安人部落打了一次大仗，获胜的部落建立了一个村庄，并举行胜利庆典，他们杀死了数以百计的美丽的蜂鸟，吃了鸟肉，并且用鸟的羽毛装饰他们的衣裳；伟大的圣灵被这些蜂鸟惨遭杀害所震怒，便让全村沉入地下。

An ancient legend explains how Pitch Lake came to be:Many centuries ago two Indian tribes fought a great battle.The victorious tribe built a village and held a victory celebration, They killed hundreds of beautiful hummingbirds, ate them, and used their feathers to decorate their clothing.The Great Spirit was so angered that the birds had been killed that he caused the entire village to sink into the earth.

一则古老的传说解释了沥青湖的来历：许多世纪以前，两个印地安人部落打了一次大仗，获胜的部落建立了一个村庄，并举行胜利庆典，他们杀死了数以百计的美丽的蜂鸟，吃了鸟肉，并且用鸟的羽毛装饰他们的衣裳；伟大的圣灵被这些蜂鸟惨遭杀害所震怒，便让全村沉入地下。

As she looked at Warrington's manly face, and dark, melancholy eyes, she had settled in her mind that he must have been the victim of an unhappy attachment.

每逢看到沃林顿那刚毅的脸，那乌黑、忧郁的眼睛，她便会相信，他一定作过不幸的爱情的受害者。

Maybe they'll disappear into a pothole.

也许他们将在壶穴里消失