新西兰英语 132 Easter Holidays

　　New Zealand workers have a holiday on Good Friday (yesterday) and Easter Monday. Easter is a Christian¹ holiday to remember when Jesus Christ was killed on the cross and came back to life again. This is called the resurrection.
Easter is a holy time and for this reason shops are closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. The only shops allowed to open are dairies, cafes, petrol stations and some shops in tourist towns like Queenstown. Shops also have to be closed on Christmas Day and the morning of ANZAC Day, that is three and a half days every year.
Some shop owners break the law. This year, inspectors² found 17 shops open for business. These shop owners will probably have to pay a $1,000 fine. Usually the shops which break the law are garden centres. It is interesting that New Zealanders like to spend time in their garden when they have a holiday. They buy plants and other things for their gardens.

1 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

2 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》