庆祝

On Christmas, believers attended church, then celebrated raucously in a drunken, carnival-like atmosphere similar to today's Mardi Gras .

在圣诞节这天，信徒们参加礼拜，然后在类似于现在庆祝四旬斋前的狂欢节的最后一天的酒醉的和狂欢节似的气氛中喧闹地庆祝。

The longest-running Saint Patrick's Day parade in Canada occurs each year in Montreal, the flag of which has a shamrock in one of its corners.

每年，蒙特利尔都会举行圣帕特里克节游行庆祝活动，在所有加拿大城市里庆祝为时最长。蒙特利尔市旗的一角甚至有一枚三叶草的标志。

Wedding guests not attending the rehearsal dinner had what the first lady's Press Secretary Sally McDonough called a Texas-sized celebration at the Salado Silver Spur Theater, hosted by friends of the Bush family.

第一夫人的新闻秘书麦克多诺说，那些没有参加晚宴的婚礼客人在萨拉多银刺剧院参加了庆祝仪式，主持人是布什一家的朋友。麦克多诺说，庆祝仪式的规模跟德州的规模相符合。

Similar celebrations were reported in other Shiite districts of the capital and other cities, most of them apparently peaceful.

有报道称，在什叶派地区的首府和其它城市有类似的庆祝活动但多数城市的庆祝活动显得比较平静。

According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. In Thailand people give fish and birds to the birthdays person as presents.B. In Holland people give presents to unbirthday persons.C. In Nigeria people who were born in the same period may celebrate their birthdays on the same day.

答案： B 由第八段可知，在泰国给过生日的人买活的鱼和鸟让他释放它们，以此带来好运，故选项 A 不正确；由第五段可知，在荷兰过生日的人得到礼物的同时，也送给不过生日的人礼物，故选项 B 正确；由倒数第二段可知，在尼日利亚，同岁的人在同一天集体庆祝生日，并不是出生于同一天的人集体庆祝生日，故选项 C 不正确；由第八段的"In Thailand， two tall candles are lighted the night before a birthday。"

The earliest May Day celebrations appeared in pre- Christian , with the festival of Flora , the Roman Goddess of flowers, and the Walpurgis Night celebrations of the Germanic countries.

五一节庆祝活动最早出现于前基督教的，有节的植物，罗马女神的鲜花，五朔节夜庆祝活动的日耳曼国家。

It's been quite a year for exhausting fashion anniversary bashes, what with Christian Dior's 60th in Versailles, Valentino's 45th in the Palazzo Borghese, and Ralph Lauren's 40th in Central Park, so it was nice to see a youngish brand celebrate its 21st with less pomp and circumstance.

今年是品牌周年纪念的"大"年，各种庆典活动令人疲于奔命：迪奥在凡尔赛宫庆祝其60周年诞辰；华伦天奴在波居榭宫庆祝45岁生日；拉夫劳伦在中央公园摆下40华诞盛宴。

Another good example of the pagan elements of Christmas is the whole concept of Yule, and the Yule log...

圣诞节中异教元素的另一个好例子是圣诞庆祝的整个概念以及圣诞庆祝原木。。。

A different type of Yule log, and perhaps one more suitable for modern practitioners would be the type that is used as a base to hold three candles.

有一种更适合现代女巫们庆祝耶鲁节的方式是用三根蜡烛来庆祝节日。

Celebrant turns to the faithful and bless them Through the prayers of our Lady, the Mother of God and ever-Virgin Mary, of Saint Germain of Paris whose Liturgy we celebrate, of Saint N ..., over whose relics we celebrate the Divine Liturgy, of Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco, Patron of our Western Orthodox Church, of Saint Nicholas the Enlightener of Japan, of Saint N...

礼轮流忠实和保佑他们通过祈祷我们的夫人，天主之母和不断圣母，圣巴黎圣日耳曼的圣礼，我们庆祝，圣无。。。，在我们的文物庆祝神圣的圣礼，圣约翰上海和旧金山，赞助我们西方东正教教堂，圣尼古拉斯的启蒙日本，圣北。。

With Death guitarist Schuldiner adopting vocal duties, the band made a major impact on the scene.

随着死亡的吉他手Schuldiner接受主唱的职务，乐队在现实中树立了重要的影响。

But he could still end up breakfasting on Swiss-government issue muesli because all six are accused of nicking around 45 million pounds they should have paid to FIFA.

不过他最后仍有可能沦为瑞士政府&议事餐桌&上的一道早餐，因为这所有六个人都被指控把本应支付给国际足联的大约4500万英镑骗了个精光。