【大家说英语】 第431期:校园里的各种活动(2)

 What are you laughing at, Alex? 阿莱克斯，你在笑什么？

A funny photo. I got it on LINE. 一张有趣的图片。我在LINE上面收到的。

Why is it funny? 为什么好笑呢？

My friends went to our old high school's anniversary¹ celebration². They're eating chicken feet in the picture! See? 我的朋友去参加了我们高中的纪念日活动。照片中他们在吃鸡爪子！看到了吗？

Those don't look like good snacks! 那个吃食看起来不太好吃！

They are! A school's anniversary celebration is like a fair. You can eat all kinds of snacks there. 其实很好吃！一所学校的纪念日活动就像一场园游会一样。你可以吃到各种小吃。

Hi, Alex. Linda told me about your picture. 嗨，阿莱克斯。琳达给我讲了你的照片的事儿了。

She didn't like it. But chicken feet are a delicious snack. 她不喜欢。但是鸡爪子真是一种美味的小吃。

I know. I remember my school's fall festivals. They were fun. 是啊。我想起了我们学校的秋季节日。非常有意思。

Do Americans have school celebrations³? 美国人有学校庆祝活动吗？

Yes. When I was a student, we made signs and decorated the school. We sold food, too. 有。我上学的时候，我们会制作标语，布置学校。另外我们也卖食物。

Wow. I should go to an American school's fair. 哇。我应该去一场美国的学校园游会。

Hi, Taylor. Did you hear the radio ad⁴ for Washington⁵ elementary school's fall fair? 嗨，泰勒。你听到华盛顿小学的学校秋季园游会的广播广告了吗？

Yes. I want to go. 是的。我想去看看。

I do, too. We should go and take Alex. 我也想。我们应该叫上阿莱克斯。

Great idea! He would like the food and games. 好主意！他一定会喜欢那里的食物和游戏的。

I like the food and games, too! 我也喜欢食物和游戏！

They often do face painting at school fairs. That's fun. 学校园游会通常会有面部彩绘。很有趣的。

It's all fun! Let's plan to go! 所有活动都很有趣！我们安排时间去吧！

1 anniversary   

n.周年(纪念日)

参考例句：

• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
• Today is my parents'30th wedding anniversary.今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。

2 celebration   

n.庆祝，庆祝会；典礼

参考例句：

• The celebration passed off successfully.庆祝活动圆满结束。
• The celebration of Christmas is a custom.庆祝圣诞节是一种习俗。

3 celebrations   

n.庆祝( celebration的名词复数 )；庆祝会（仪式）

参考例句：

• The mayor was there to dignify the celebrations. 市长的光临为庆祝活动增辉。
• Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee celebrations 维多利亚女王登基50周年庆典

4 ad   

abbr.(advertisement的缩写)广告；n.(缩)广告

参考例句：

• That ad really makes me angry.那广告真叫我发火。
• We put an ad in the paper.我们在报纸上刊登了一则广告。

5 Washington   

n.华盛顿特区(是美国首都)

参考例句：

• His birthplace is Washington,but he lives in San Francisco.他出生于华盛顿，但住在旧金山。
• They, together with my father,have gone to Washington.他们和我父亲一起去华盛顿了。