星期二

Shrove Tuesday is the day before the beginning of Lent, the 40-day period before Easter in the Christian year.

忏悔星期二是大斋节的前一天，大斋节是圣诞年的复活节前为期40天的斋戒和忏悔时间。

Shrove or Pancake Tuesday is the last day before the beginning of the forty-day fast that precedesEaster.

忏悔日或谢肉节星期二之后就开始了为期40天的封斋期，随后迎来复活节。

The poll of 2,000 children, aged eight to 15, revealed that 13 per cent didn't know why pancakes were eaten on Shrove Tuesday.

调查结果显示，百分之十三的儿童不知道为什么每当忏悔星期二都要吃薄烤饼。

Traditionally Lent was a fasting period, and Shrove Tuesday saw a mad dash to use up any perishables, including milk, eggs, and butter.

按照惯例，四旬斋期间需要禁食，而忏悔星期二是个转折点，要吃光所有易坏的事物，包括牛奶，鸡蛋和黄油。

The pre-Lenten festival of Shrove Tuesday .

忏悔星期二的斋戒日。

So, if you like to practice in a group in a simple and peaceful environment, then come any Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday night .

如果你喜欢在一个简单而平和的场所，跟大家一起共修，那么，就在任何一个星期二、四、六晚上来吧。

Explanation: On Tuesday, May 6, while standing on planet Earth and sweeping your binoculars along the western horizon just after sunset , you might have encountered this arresting skyscape.

说明： 5月6日星期二，在日落后站在地球上用双筒望远镜朝西方地平线扫去，你可能就会看到这一壮观的风景。

Tuesday, a little slip changed the course of a ballgame, as Robertson was tagged for five runs on six hits in an explosion that sparked an 8-4 Yankee win that put Detroit in an 0-1 hole.

星期二，小小滑了一跤改变了球赛的结果，而萝卜生在一次打击大爆炸里被打出六支安打掉了五分，让洋基获得8比4的胜利也让老虎落入0胜1负的情况。

But on Tuesday, President Bush said in Slovenia that the relative value of economies will end up setting the proper valuation of the dollar.

" 但是在星期二，总统布什在斯洛文尼亚说"相关的经济价值将结束设定合适的美元价值。

As I watched Tuesday night's Celtics-Knickspreseason snoozer, the thing that stuck—other than Eddie HOFand Clyde Frazier noting "Pruitt, do it"—was KG's frame of mind.

我在星期二的时候看了凯尔特人对战纽约尼克斯的季前赛比赛，我看得昏昏欲睡，那些如同球神附体般的神奇表演没有出现，我们既没有看到埃迪-豪斯手热得发烫，也没有看到 Pruitt （ Gabe Pruitt 是上赛季才加盟凯尔特人队的新秀）如弗雷泽附体，但是我听到了加内特在叫喊" Pruitt ，胆大去啊"，这就是他的心境。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。