外研必修五Module4課文及翻譯

1、Module 4 CarnivalThe Magic of the MaskThink of carnival, and you think of crowds, costumes, and confusion.想到狂歡節(jié)你就會(huì)想到群眾、服裝和混亂。The sounds and sights change from one country to another but the excitement is the same everywhere .隨著國(guó)家的變化聽(tīng)到的和看到的都是不同的，但是任何地方人們都是興奮的。“ Carnival” comes from two Latin words, m

2、eaning“ no more meat“狂歡節(jié) ”是由倆個(gè)拉丁詞演變而來(lái)的，它的意思是“不要吃肉 ”?！盜n Europe, where it began, carnivalwas followedby fortydays withoutmeat, as people prepared fortheChristian festival of Easter .歐洲是狂歡節(jié)的發(fā)源地，在接近狂歡節(jié)的四十天里是不能吃肉的，人們準(zhǔn)備迎接基督教的“復(fù)活節(jié) 。People saw Carnival as a last chance to have fun at the end of the winter

3、season. Having fun meant eating,drinking, and dressing up.人們把狂歡節(jié)做為冬天結(jié)束前最后的一個(gè)玩樂(lè)機(jī)會(huì)，盡情的吃喝玩了、打扮。The most famous carnival in Europe was in Venice .歐洲最著名的狂歡節(jié)是在威尼斯。At the beginning, it lasted for just one day . People ate, drank, and wore masks.剛開(kāi)始的時(shí)候，狂歡節(jié)只持續(xù)了一天。人們會(huì)吃喝玩樂(lè)并且會(huì)帶上面具。As time passed, however, the c

4、arnival period was extended, so that it began just after Christmas .隨著時(shí)間的推移，狂歡節(jié)的時(shí)間被延長(zhǎng)了，所以狂歡節(jié)在圣誕節(jié)過(guò)后就開(kāi)始了。For weeks on end people walked round the streets wearing masks, doing what they wanted without being recognised.連續(xù)幾個(gè)星期人們都會(huì)戴著面具在大街上四處走動(dòng)，做他們想做的任何事并且不會(huì)被人們認(rèn)出來(lái)。Ordinary people could pretend to be rich a

5、nd important, while famous people could have romantic adventures in secret.普通人可以裝扮成富有人和重要人物，然而有名的人可以密密的有一個(gè)浪漫的奇遇。Many crimes went unpunished . The government realised that wearing masks had become a problem .許多罪犯都不會(huì)被懲罰。政府意識(shí)到了戴面具成了一個(gè)問(wèn)題了。Their use was limited by laws, the first of which dates back to t

6、he fourteenth century.面具的使用受到了法律的限制最早出現(xiàn)在十四世紀(jì)。Men were not allowed to wear masks at night; and they were not allowed to dress up as women .男人不允許在夜晚戴面具并且不被允許裝扮成女性。In later times more laws were passed .在那以后有更多的法律出現(xiàn)了People who wore masks could not carry firearms; and no one could enter a church wearing

7、a mask . 戴面具的人不可以攜帶火器也不可以進(jìn)入教堂。If they broke the laws, they were put into prison for up to two years.如果他們打破了這條法律，他們就會(huì)被關(guān)到監(jiān)獄里長(zhǎng)達(dá)兩年的。Finally, when Venice became part of the Austrian empire, at the end of the eighteenth century, masks were banned completely, and carnival became just a memory .最后，在十八世紀(jì)末的時(shí)候

8、當(dāng)威尼斯成為奧地利帝國(guó)的一部分時(shí)，面具徹底被禁止了，狂歡節(jié)只是變成了一個(gè)記憶。But in the late 1970s the tradition was revived by students .但是在二十世紀(jì)七十年代后期，這個(gè)傳統(tǒng)又被學(xué)生恢復(fù)了。They began making masks and organising parties, and threw bits of brightly coloured paper (called coriandoli) at tourists .他們開(kāi)始制造面具組織集會(huì)并且向游人拋撒小塊彩色紙片。The town council realised

9、 that carnival was good for business, and the festival was developed for tourists . 這個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)議會(huì)認(rèn)識(shí)到狂歡節(jié)有益于商業(yè)并且這個(gè)節(jié)日吸引了游客。Today, carnival in Venice is celebrated for five days in February .今天，威尼斯的狂歡節(jié)會(huì)在二月開(kāi)始持續(xù)五天People arrive from all over Europe to enjoy the fun . Hotels are fully booked and the narrow streets

10、 are crowded with wonderful costumes .來(lái)自歐洲各地的人們都會(huì)來(lái)著盡情的享受狂歡節(jié)的樂(lè)趣。旅店被訂滿狹窄的街道被穿著美麗服飾的人所積滿。German, French and English seem to be the main languages.德語(yǔ)、法語(yǔ)、英語(yǔ)似乎成了主要語(yǔ)言But the spirit of Venice carnival is not quite the same as the great American carnivals.但是威尼斯狂歡節(jié)和美國(guó)的狂歡節(jié)是有很大不同的。If the key to Rio is music and

11、 movement, then in Venice it is the mystery of the mask.如果里約熱內(nèi)盧主要的是音樂(lè)和游行，而在威尼斯則是神秘的面具。As you wander through the streets, you see thousands of masks elegant or frightening,sad or amusing,traditional or modern - but you have no idea what the faces behind them look like .當(dāng)你走在街上時(shí)你會(huì)看到成千上萬(wàn)的面具- 精美的、令人恐懼的、悲

12、傷的、有趣的、傳統(tǒng)的、現(xiàn)代的，但是你卻不知道面具之后的臉你卻不知道。Nobody takes them off ，If the masks come off, the magic is lost .沒(méi)有人把面具摘下，如果面具摘掉了的話，魔力就消失了。清代 “紅頂商人 ”胡雪巖說(shuō)：“做生意頂要緊的是眼光，看得到一省，就能做一省的生意；看得到天下，就能做天下的生意；看得到外國(guó)，就能做外國(guó)的生意。一個(gè)人的希望和夢(mèng)想，決定了他的人生暗淡或輝煌?！笨梢?jiàn)，一個(gè)人的心胸和眼光，決定了他志向的短淺或高遠(yuǎn)；人生能有幾回搏，有生不搏待何時(shí)！所有的機(jī)遇和成功，都在充滿陽(yáng)光，充滿希望的大道之上！我們走過(guò)了黑夜，就迎來(lái)了黎明；走過(guò)了荊棘，就迎來(lái)了花叢；走過(guò)了坎坷，就走出了泥濘；走過(guò)了失敗，就走向了成功！一個(gè)人只要心存希望，堅(jiān)強(qiáng)堅(jiān)韌，堅(jiān)持不懈，勇往直前地去追尋，去探索， 去拼搏，他總有