圣帕特里克节有关的英语

Why wear green?
• -One of Ireland's nicknames is "the Emerald Isle". 爱尔兰的其中一个别称是「翡翠之岛」。
• --Green is one of the 3 colors of the Irish flag. • 绿色是爱尔兰国旗的三种顏色之一。 • -Shamrocks, a symbol of Ireland, are green. • 象徵爱尔兰的三叶酢酱草是绿色的。
• Question 2: Answer (False). A recent study from Cambridge believes that St. Patrick's father was a Roman tax official in Wales who wanted out and used a Roman legal clause that allowed him to join the clergy and pass the job on to his son. However, Patrick did not want the job and, fearing for his life, fled to Ireland. • Question 4: Answer (True). Rumor has it that this tradition started because wearing green makes you invisible to leprechauns, who pinch anyone they see.
• Question 2 • True or False - St. Patrick True or False - In America, it's a tradition to pinch anybody who isn't wearing green on St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patrick's Day圣帕特里克节
英国的凯特王妃穿上绿色大衣； 美国总统奥巴马系上绿色领带； 澳大利亚的悉尼歌剧院变成绿色
Why Are They All In Green?
Why Are They All In Green?
爱尔兰的大瀑布也都变成绿色； 连Google Doodle都被设计成绿色。
节日传说
• 在很久以前有一个小男孩在晚上的时候出来玩耍，可是 他突然在一片草丛里听见叫声：“help（救命）！”他 听见以后猛的在草丛旁边寻找声音。突然他在草丛里看 见一个留有白胡须和白头发的小矮人。他一把抓住这小 人问：“你是谁？”小矮人（小精灵）说：“你放开我 吧。”小男孩说:“你把你的金子藏在的地方告诉我，我 就放了你。”小矮人说：“好，好，我告诉你，就在那 颗树的下面！”小男孩立刻就放了小矮人，他跑过去， 想把土挖开，可是他没有铲子，所以他就想回家去拿， 他又怕忘记了，就把身上的黄色手帕给绑在树上，并提 醒小矮人不可以把手帕给摘下。可是第二天当他拿着铲 子来的时候，发现整个森林里的树都有黄色的手帕，所 以他就丧气的回家了，而躲在树后的小精灵说：“我可 没有把手帕给摘下。
• The first ever St. Patrick's Day Parade was in 1762 in which country? A. B. C. D. China Ireland the UK the USA
Question 5
• Answer (d). The world’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade was on March 17, 1762, in New York City and featured Irish soldiers serving in the English military and became an annual event afterwards.
Green Beer 绿色啤酒
• 相传St. Patrick 教会了爱尔兰人怎么酿酒从而 帮助他们御寒健体。如今爱尔兰人心头大患之 一就是他们很难摆脱“酒鬼”的形象，St. Patrick’s Day 本属于天主教的斋期，却给了人 们饮酒寻欢的机会。爱尔兰的名酒牌子还真不 少： Guinness 、 Jameson’s 、 Bailey’s ，然而 绿啤酒却是美国的发明。但是爱尔兰人的饮酒 习俗中有个说法叫 wet/drown the shamrock ， 即是在杯子里放几片shamrock ，再倒入Irish Whiskey 饮用。到了美国却是将普通啤酒染成 绿色，畅怀大饮一醉方休。
Questions
• • • • Why are they all in green? What is St. Patrick’s Day? What story? How Do We Celebrate St. Patrick's Day? What are the traditions and symbols for it?
• Just how knowledgeable are you about St. Patrick's Day? Take our short quiz - answers below (no cheating!)
Question 1
• Why is the Shamrock (3 leaf clover) associated with St. Patrick's Day? A. Because they're pretty B. Because the three leaves represent the 3 foundations of the Irish culture C. Because the three leaves represent the Holy Trinity D. Because the three leaves represent the three colors of the Irish flag
Test Your Shamrock Smarts
• Ah, it's that time of the year again - the time for green milkshakes, 4 leaf clover green costume jewelry, and buckets upon buckets of dyed green beer.
St. Patrick’s Day
• St. Patrick’s Day occurs annually on March 17 in observance of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. What began as a religious feast day in the 17th century has evolved into a variety of festivals across the globe celebrating Irish culture with parades, special foods, music, dancing, and a whole lot of green.
Our Favorite St. Paddy's Day Beverages
Fresh Orchard NFC Kiwifruit 320ml 15 RMB
Pfanner, Green Apple 1L 24 RMB
Beverages
Guinness, Foreign Extra Stout Beer 330ml*6 75 RMB
Green
Remember to wear something green, or you will get pinched! Haha
• “带绿帽子”的 说法： • To cheat on one's husband/boyfriend • To go behind their back • To have an affair
Magners, Original Irish Cider 330ml*6 180 RMB
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中文名 St. Patrick's day St. Paddy's Day 爱尔兰人也被称为Paddy 解释 圣帕特里克节 时间 每年的3月17日 性质 爱尔兰的国庆节
Key words
• An Irish holiday: 是个爱尔兰的节日 • Widely celebrated across Europe and North America: 但在欧洲、北美广泛庆祝 • Commemorate Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland: 节日纪念爱尔兰的守护神圣派特里克 • Green is the color of Ireland: 绿色是代表爱尔兰的颜 色 • Green everything on St. Patrick's Day: green hats, green clothes, etc: 所以圣派特里克日到处都是绿， 绿帽子、绿衣服 • St. Patrick's Day parades: 圣派特里克日庆祝游行
St. Patrick’s Day 的三大符号
• Shamrock ，三叶苜蓿草 :Shamrock 是爱尔 兰语“seamrog ”( 小苜蓿草) 的音译。爱尔 兰人崇尚“好事成三”，“三”是他们的 吉祥数字。据说St. Patrick 用三叶草来向爱 尔兰人诠释Trinity ： The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit ( 圣父、圣子、圣灵) 。 Shamrock 还衍生出了其他意义，譬如Crone, Mother and Virgin ； Love, Valor and Wit ； Faith, Hope and Charity ；还有人开玩笑说是 wine, women and song 。
Question 3
• Answer (b). The white color in the Irish flag actually represents the wish for peace and harmony between Catholics and Protestants.
Question 5
Question 3
• The three colors of the Irish flag represent different things. Green stands for Catholics, orange for Protestants, and white stands for... A. The ghost of Jesus Christ B. A wish for harmony C. Purity D. Save the Polar Bears
Question 1
• Answer (c). The shamrock was originally a teaching tool that St. Patrick is said to have used to explain the what the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) was to the Irish.
Leprechauns 魔域小矮仙
• 爱尔兰的神话传说中有很多精灵妖怪， Leprechauns 只是其中之一。据说他们是独 群索居的矮小精灵，性格刁钻古怪，靠制 鞋为生，且藏有很多金银财宝，特别是那 罐Pot of Gold, 是他们身份的标志。传说彩 虹rainbow出现的地方总有宝藏，那里也必 然就有Leprechauns 。