【话匣子英语】加拿大的节假日

 

毛拉和杰西在谈论加拿大的节假日，他们的家庭团聚日是否和我们国家的春节有些许的相似呢？

Sample¹ transcript²

Maura: Now, the next holiday … well, it depends where you live in Canada.

Jessie: Yeah. I know this is a bit of a sore spot³ with you, Maura.

Maura: It is, Jessie. Because only a few years ago, Saskatchewan and Ontario, two provinces in Canada, got Family Day. And the province of Alberta has had Family Day since 1990.

Jessie: Right. And Family Day is just an early Monday in February—different depending on the year—when you have the day off from work and you spend time with your family.

Maura: Right. You’re supposed to spend time with your family. And, like I said, it’s a really new holiday, a day off in February because the winter is so long. Like you said, after New Year’s, there are no holidays right away and the winter can be a little bit depressing⁴, so it’s nice to have a holiday in February.

1 sample   

n.标本，样品，例子；vt.取样，采样，抽取...的样品，试验的一部分，尝试

参考例句：

• She made us sample her cooking.她让我们品尝她做的饭菜。
• Show me a sample,please.请拿一个样品给我看看。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 spot   

n.班点，污点，地点，场所，现场；v.沾污，弄脏，侦察；认出，发现

参考例句：

• He's in a spot of trouble.他遇到一点麻烦。
• He did not mention having been on the spot.他没说他当时在场。

4 depressing   

a.令人沮丧的；令人忧愁的

参考例句：

• Laundromat is really depressing. 自助洗衣店真闷。
• The retrospect was depressing. 回想起来令人沮丧。