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十一月份 第 16 課

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  • (2007-11-22)------

  • US Marks Annual Thanksgiving Holiday
  • 美國人慶一年一度感恩節
  •   Most Americans are off work Thursday to celebrate the nation's annual Thanksgiving Day.
  • 大多數美國人星期四休假慶祝一年一度的感恩節。

  •   Many Americans travel hundreds -- even thousands -- of kilometers to enjoy the day with a large gathering of family and friends, and a huge feast with turkey as the main dish.
  • 許多美國人旅行幾百公里、甚至幾千公里,與家人和朋友大團聚,並享用火雞為主菜的大餐。

  •   They also watch traditional, nationally televised holiday events, including a parade in New York City sponsored by Macy's department store, and National Football League games.
  • (在這一天)他們會在電視上觀看全國直播的傳統假期活動,包括梅西百貨公司贊助的紐約大遊行以及全國美式足球聯盟的比賽。

  •   Although there is a record of earlier Thanksgiving celebrations, the tradition is often traced back to 1621.
  • 儘管感恩節的慶祝活動早有記載,但是人們一般會把這項傳統追溯到 1621 年。

  •   That year, British colonists at the Plymouth settlement in what is now Massachusetts held a feast with a Native American tribe, who taught the colonists how to grow food and hunt for game in their new home.
  • 那一年,在位於現在的麻薩諸塞州的普利矛斯定居點,來到美洲的英國殖民地開拓者與一個當地印第安部落聚餐;這個部落教會了他們如何在新家園種植和狩獵。

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  • (2007-11-22)------

  • China Condemns Dalai Lama's Remarks on Succession
  • 中國譴責達賴喇嘛對繼任人選的說法
  •   China is accusing Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, of violating Buddhist religious tradition after he suggested recently that he might appoint his successor before his death, instead of relying on reincarnation.
  • 中國指責西藏流亡精神領袖達賴喇嘛違反藏傳佛教的傳統.達賴喇嘛最近暗示他可能會在自己去世前指定繼承人,而不是等待轉世靈童。

  •   China's foreign ministry Thursday said such an arrangement would violate Tibetan religious rituals and historic conventions.
  • 中國外交部星期四說,這樣的安排將違反藏傳佛教的習俗以及歷史慣例。

  •   The Dalai Lama said lately his successor could be chosen like the Pope, or that he may decide to declare his own successor before he dies.
  • 達賴喇嘛不久前說,他的繼承人可能會像推舉教皇那樣產生,或者他會在去世前指定自己的繼承人。

  •   The Dalai Lama repeated those remarks this week in an interview with Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun and said the Tibetan people would not support a Chinese-appointed successor.
  • 達賴喇嘛這個星期在接受日本產經新聞採訪時再次重複了上述的說法;他還說,西藏人民不會接受中國政府指定的繼承人。

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