【英语时差8,16】介绍北爱尔兰 -上

Andrea: It was created as a distinct division of the United Kingdom in 1921. And it now shares a border with the Republic of Ireland. Today we're going to be finding out a little bit about Northern Ireland, one of four countries that make up the United Kingdom. Hello. I'm Andrea. Northern Ireland is probably best known around the world for its conflict. "There's no such thing as Catholic or Protestant. You're all Christians¹ and they didn't deserve this. " Andrea: And so Irish identity is complex. But something that brings the country together is Irish dancing. Dr Catherine Foley has studied the origins of Irish dancing. "Irish dance is a very broad concept but if you're looking at Irish step dance, that goes back to end of the 18th century with the arrival of the dancing masters from Europe who would be here in Ireland. They travelled round a 10 mile radius² of their home and they would teach in local villages or got the hire of a hall or a barn, in a house or the kitchen of a house and people went evenings to classes. The patrons were really the agricultural community, the farmers. "

1 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

2 radius   

n.半径，半径范围；有效航程，范围，界限

参考例句：

• He has visited every shop within a radius of two miles.周围两英里以内的店铺他都去过。
• We are measuring the radius of the circle.我们正在测量圆的半径。