四级英语对话练习

Night is falling

Trev: Do you know about Mardi Gras?

Wei: Doesn't it have something to do with Easter?

Trev: Yeah. It means Fat Tuesday in French.

Wei: I heard it's a celebration before Easter when you've supposed to fast.

Trev: You've got it. New Orleans used to be a French city. It was the French who brought Mardi Gras.

Wei: Who are those people singing on the corner?

Trev: Those guys are singing bebop. It used to be really popular.

Wei: Let's go check it out.

夜幕低垂

崔佛：你知道马蒂格拉吗？

小薇：那不是跟复活节有关系吗？

崔佛：没错。它是法文里「肥胖星期二」的'意思。

小薇：我听说这是复活节之前的庆祝活动，期间应该要斋戒。

崔佛：没错。纽奥良以前是个法国城市。是法国人引进马蒂格拉的。

小薇：那些在街角唱歌的人是谁？

崔佛：那些家伙唱的是咆勃爵士。以前很受欢迎。

小薇：我们去看看。

重点解说：

Easter (n.) 复活节

celebration (n.) 庆祝

You've got it. 你说得对。没错。

have_something_to_do_with... 跟…有关系

fast (v.) 斋戒