专门回答有关英国文化习俗的各种问题。今天和我在一起的是.PDF

BBC Learning English Ask About Britain About this script Please note that this is not a word for word transcript of the programme as broadcast. In the recording and editing process, changes may have been made which may not be reflected here. 关于台词的备注 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。 Official Holidays 节假日 Feifei: 大家好，我是冯菲菲。欢迎收听英国问答Ask About Britain, 我们在这个节目中 专门回答有关英国文化习俗的各种问题。今天和我在一起的是Helen. Helen: Hello, everyone. Now let s get started. Our question today is from Anson Chan. Feifei: Anson 是来自广东的一位朋友，他问我们除了圣诞节之外，英国人还过哪些节日？ Helen: What are other festivals in Britain besides the biggest one, Christmas? And how do people celebrate them? Feifei: 那先让我们听听普通英国人怎么说吧。 Insert We have Easter which is normally in April or March. But apart from that, we don t have many festivals. So we have Easter, that s quite a big thing. So we do is buy chocolate Easter eggs, for each other and there s an Easter bunny, so you have the Easter bunny comes along and hides eggs in the garden and you have hunts and things like that. Feifei: 对很多人来说，除了圣诞节之外，另一个比较大的节日就是每年三月或者四月份的复 活节Easter. Helen: Easter is usually in March or April. We get a bank holiday on either side of the weekend. So that s four days off in a row. Feifei: Bank holiday 公众假期。从周五开始放假，一共4 天，所以很多人都借此机会外出 旅游，take a mini break. Helen: It s also a popular time for chocolate gifts. In the shops you ll see lots of chocolate eggs or chocolate bunnies on sale. Feifei: 对了，这个节日对小朋友们来说很有吸引力，因为他们会得到很多装有巧克力蛋或 者巧克力兔子的礼物。平时兔子的英文说法是 rabbit, 不过bunny 也是兔子的意 思，听起来很可爱是不是？ Helen: Yes, Easter bunnies are usually very cute and delicious to eat too. 1 Feifei: 很多家庭也借这个长假一起聚聚，有孩子的家庭可能会搞些活动，比如把巧克力蛋 藏在花园里，然后让孩子们去找。 Helen: That s the Easter egg hunt on the Sunday of th