壹蘋派生活美語 復活節島的年度慶典(二)
Easter Islandʼs Tapati Festival
復活節島的年度慶典
For two full weeks, people on Easter Island sing, dance, and party each night and enjoy sports competitions during the days. One big event is a triathlon that involves paddling on a reed canoe, running around a lake carrying two huge bunches of bananas, and then swimming across the lake. Another unique tradition is the Haka Pei. In this extreme sport, competitors slide down a steep hill on a sled made of banana tree trunks.
在整整兩週的期間,復活節島上的人每晚載歌載舞、狂歡享樂,並在白天享受體育賽事。其中一項大型賽事是鐵人三項,這包含划著一艘由蘆葦製成的獨木舟、扛著兩大串香蕉繞著一座湖賽跑,接著泳渡湖。另一項獨特的傳統是 Haka Pei。在這項極限運動中,參賽者乘坐由香蕉樹樹幹製成的長橇,滑下一座陡峭的山坡。
生活必備字詞:
one... another... 一個……另一個……(用於非限定的兩者)
steep a. 陡峭的;急遽的
trunk n. 樹幹
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌,完整內容請見二月號。
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