世界节假日博览 第11期:澳大利亚国庆日

 　　Australia Day is celebrated¹ annually² on January the 26th. It is an official national holiday and most Australians take the day off work. All schools close. Australia Day commemorates³ the creation of the first British settlement in Australia in 1788. Captain Arthur Phillip, the very first Governor of New South Wales, set up a community to run a prison in what is now Sydney. The earliest records of Australia Day date back to 1808. Not all Australians celebrate this day. Many Aboriginal⁴ Australians do not like the idea of a dayto celebrate the British landing. Aborigines have dubbed⁶ the 26 January as "Invasion Day" or "Survival Day". The latter name celebrates the fact that the Aboriginal peoples and culture have not been wiped out.

　　澳大利亚国庆日定于每年的1月26日庆祝。国庆日是官方假期，绝大部分澳大利亚人会在这一天休息。所有学校放假。澳大利亚国庆日庆祝的是1788年英国在澳大利亚建立了第一个殖民区。新南威尔士州首任总督亚瑟·菲力浦在如今的悉尼建立了监狱。最早的澳大利亚国庆日记录可以追溯到1808年。并不是所有的澳大利亚人都庆祝这一节日。许多澳洲土著居民并不喜欢庆祝英国人登陆的日子。土著人将这一天称之为“侵略日”或是“生存日”。这些名字说明土著人和土著文化依然存在。

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　　The Prime Minister announces the Australian of the Year on the eve of Australia Day. This goes to the Australian who has made a "significant contribution to the Australian community and nation and is an inspirational role model for the Australian community". There are many other celebrations across the country, including many spectacular fireworks displays. The biggest one is in Perth, capital of Western Australia. Sydney holds a tall ships race in its world famous harbour. Other state and territory capitals hold their own celebrations. Australia’s Prime Minister usually makes a speech to the nation and talks about what being an Australian means and how proud Australians should be of their country.

　　首相宣布澳大利亚年度奖将在澳大利亚国庆日前夕公布。奖项将颁给为澳大利亚社区和国家做出过卓越贡献的人，以及那些成为澳大利亚社区精神模范的人。全国将为国庆节将举办多种庆祝活动，包括盛大的烟火表演。其中最大的烟火表演在西澳洲的首都佩斯。悉尼将在世界著名的海港举办高桅横帆船比赛。其他州和地区首都也将拥有自己的庆祝方式。澳大利亚首相经常会在这一天进行演讲，并谈论关于成为澳大利亚人的意义，以及澳大利亚人应该为生活在这个国家感到骄傲等话题。

　　1.fireworks display 烟火表演

　　例句：A young, glittering collection of stars looks like a fireworks display.

　　这个年轻的星体簇犹如一场烟花汇演。

　　2.tall ship 高桅横帆船

　　例句：The Boy Scouts⁷ of America are auctioning⁸ off a 101-year-old wooden tall ship, once used to teach sailing techniques and maritime⁹ history, because it needs costly¹⁰ repairs.

　　近日，美国童子军组织打算在网上拍卖具有101年历史的阿尔戈斯号高桅横帆船，该船过去曾被用来教授航海知识，但由于该组织拿不出巨额修理费对帆船进行维护，只能“忍痛割爱”将其卖掉。

　　3.role model 模范

　　例句：They say it is time to elect a women president, believing such a victory will serve as a role model for the next generation.

　　她们说这正是选举一个女总统的时候相信这样的胜利会给下一代担当一个模范的角色。

　　4.dub⁵ as 认为

　　例句：Some people dub China as "The Bicycle Kingdom". Yet in the past, you could hardly see anyone from this kingdom in the international cycling events.

　　有人将中国比作是自行车王国，然而，在几年前国际自行车赛场上却没有国人的身影。

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

3 commemorates   

n.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的名词复数 )v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• A tombstone is erected in memory of whoever it commemorates. 墓碑是为纪念它所纪念的人而建的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A tablet commemorates his patriotic activities. 碑文铭记他的爱国行动。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 aboriginal   

adj.（指动植物）土生的，原产地的，土著的

参考例句：

• They managed to wipe out the entire aboriginal population.他们终于把那些土著人全部消灭了。
• The lndians are the aboriginal Americans.印第安人是美国的土著人。

5 dub   

vt.（以某种称号）授予，给...起绰号，复制

参考例句：

• I intend to use simultaneous recording to dub this film.我打算采用同期录音的方法为这部影片配音。
• It was dubbed into Spanish for Mexican audiences.它被译制成西班牙语以方便墨西哥观众观看。

6 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 scouts   

侦察员[机，舰]( scout的名词复数 )； 童子军； 搜索； 童子军成员

参考例句：

• to join the Scouts 参加童子军
• The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area. 巡逻人员两个一组，然后开始巡逻这个地区。

8 auctioning   

v.拍卖( auction的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The Army is auctioning off a lot of old equipment. 军队正在把大量旧装备拍卖掉。 来自辞典例句
• So she's auctioning off a chance to go to an awards dinner? 那么她在拍卖与她共赴晚宴的机会了？ 来自电影对白

9 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

10 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。