精美英文欣赏:英国音乐节

UK Music Festivals

英国音乐节

Summer in the UK is traditionally¹ the time when people go on holiday.

按照英国人的传统，夏天是人们外出度假的日子，

It is also the time for quiet picnics and spending lazy days doing nothing.

也是人们享受宁静的野餐，优哉游哉无所事事的日子。

Alternatively, you could watch the Wimbledon Tennis Championship,or spend five days watching cricket,a sport nobody seems to understand.

你也可以选择观看温布尔登网球冠军赛，或者花5天时间观看似乎没有人能懂的板球运动。

Does this sound too dull?

这些活动听起来很无趣吗？

Well, it is also the time for outdoor music festivals.

那么，此时也是参加户外音乐节的好时候。

Let's look at some of the most famous ones.

让我们来看一下一些最富盛名的音乐节吧。

The Glastonbury Festival first started in 1970,and is often seen as the standard to judge other festivals by.

格拉斯伯顿音乐节始于1970年，它经常被视为评判其他音乐节的标准。

It takes place on a farm in the south-west of England over 3 days,and visitors camp in the fields around the site.

该音乐节在英国西南部的一个农场上举行，为期3天。来参加音乐节的游客会在附近扎营。

While Glastonbury tries to keep an air of peace and love,the Reading Festival is a noisier, more aggressive² weekend.

格拉斯伯顿音乐节努力营造的是一种宁静和喜乐的气氛，而在周末举行的雷丁音乐节则是一个更喧闹，更活跃的节庆活动。

It is much easier to attend as it is in the centre of the city of Reading,and although you can camp you can also go just for the day.

由于雷丁节的举办地位于市中心，所以参加该音乐节就更方便了，你不仅可以扎营也可以当天到场。

Up to 55,000 people are expected to attend on the weekend of the August Bank Holiday,and top British acts such as Franz Ferdinand and The Kaiser Chiefs will entertain³ the crowds.

在八月公共假期的周末，预计将有多达55000人来参加该音乐节，届时，像弗朗兹·费迪南和恺撒·切佛斯这些英国顶级乐队也会到场献艺。

If you prefer house music to rock,then Creamfields is probably the place for you.

如果你喜欢大众舞曲更甚于摇滚乐，那么利物浦电音俱乐部派对可能更适合你。

Since 1998, this festival of dance music has taken place in Liverpool,also on the final weekend of August,but only for one day, so there is no need to bring your tent.

该音乐活动自1998年开始，每年8月的最后一个周末在利物浦举行，但只表演一天，所以你就不用带帐篷了。

Instead, just enjoy a boogie to top DJs and live acts.

相反，你只要跟着顶级音乐主持人和现场表演好好享受摇滚乐就行了。

Finally, Knebworth—Knebworth is a huge manor⁴ house and the festival takes place in the gardens.

最后，内捕沃思音乐节—内布沃思是一个巨大的庄园主住宅，音乐节的活动就在花园里举行。

It first took place in 1974,and since then acts such as The Rolling Stones, Queen,Elton John and Paul McCartney have all featured.

这个音乐节创办于1974年，自此诸如滚石乐团，皇后乐队，艾尔顿·约翰和保罗·麦克卡特尼都有在该音乐节上表演过。

So, whatever your tastes in music there is a festival taking place in England to suit you.

因此，不管你的音乐口味如何，总有一个英国的音乐节适合你，

Just don't forget to pack your raincoat.

只是别忘了带好你的雨衣。

1 traditionally   

adv.传说地；传统地

参考例句：

• Traditionally,people clean the house before the Spring Festival.传统上，人们在春节前打扫房子。
• Medicine is traditionally the first of the Nobel prizes awarded each year.根据传统，医学奖是诺贝尔奖每年颁发的第一个奖项。

2 aggressive   

adj.侵略的，好斗的；敢作敢为的

参考例句：

• You'd better keep the two aggressive boys apart.你最好把那两个好斗的男孩分开。
• These fish are very aggressive.这些鱼极具攻击性。

3 entertain   

vt.招待，款待；使欢乐，使娱乐；vi.款待，请客

参考例句：

• Emma will be happy to entertain you.爱玛会很高兴招待你的。
• They entertain a great deal.他们常常招待客人。

4 manor   

n.庄园，领地

参考例句：

• The builder of the manor house is a direct ancestor of the present owner.建造这幢庄园的人就是它现在主人的一个直系祖先。
• I am not lord of the manor,but its lady.我并非此地的领主，而是这儿的女主人。