全球節慶
A festival where self-expression and self-trust are keys.
In 1986, Larry Harvey and his friend Jerry James created the first-ever Burning Man party on a beach in San Francisco. To end the party, they burned an eight-foot-tall wooden statue of a man on the summer solstice. In 2019, around 78,000 people experienced the craziness of the Burning Man party in the middle of the Black Rock Desert. There, they watched a giant “man” burn to the ground on the final day of the event.
Nowadays, Burning Man has become one of the most famous festivals in the world.It has a different theme each year. However, people can’t go to Burning Man and just sit in a corner and take pictures. Instead, participation is required. The focus of Burning Man includes community and artwork. There is no internet or money for the week-long party. To survive, people have to trade what they bring to the desert with others. In 2004, Larry Harvey wrote up the Principles of Burning Man. He said, however, that they are not rules to live by but a reflection of the community’s beliefs and culture.
Be quiet! I’m trying to focus my mind on this paper.
安靜點!我正設法集中心思在這份論文上。
I am so tired that I cannot focus on anything today.
我今天累死了,做什麼事都沒有辦法集中注意力。
Diana’s beauty made her the focus of attention at the party tonight.
黛安娜的美貌讓她在今晚的宴會成為眾所矚目的焦點。
The main focus of our meeting is the new project.
我們會議的主要重點為這項新企劃案。
This country banned the trade in rare animals many years ago.
這國家多年前就已禁止買賣稀有動物了。
Our company has been trading with this French company for several years.
我們公司已和這家法國公司做生意做好幾年了。
Flora traded bracelets with her friend Sarah.
芙蘿拉和朋友莎拉交換手鐲。
Jim traded his favorite comic book for his brother’s new toy car.
吉姆用他最喜歡的漫畫書和弟弟換新的玩具車。
That poor family's house was burnt to the ground in a big fire.
那戶可憐人家的房子在一場大火中被燒光。
Flora traded bracelets with her friend Sarah.
芙蘿拉和朋友莎拉交換手鐲。
Honesty is the word which I live by.
誠實是我賴以做人處事的原則。
♦ 「數字詞-單位名詞-形容詞」組成的複合形容詞
複合形容詞就是兩個以上的字,用短劃符號「-」(即連字符號)連接形成的形容詞,通常置於名詞之前修飾該名詞。本文 出現的複合形容詞組成如下:
數字詞 + 單位名詞(時間、年齡、距離、長度、重量、價值等)+ 形容詞
注意:這裡的單位名詞一律用單數形。
例:Lucy is a seven-years-old girl. (X)
→ Lucy is a seven-year-old girl. (O)
露西是一個七歲的女孩。
例:A 200-meter-tall department store was built in the city center.
市中心建了一棟兩百公尺高的百貨公司。
請依句意在空格內填入適當的字詞
1. 這隻木製玩偶十分受孩子們歡迎。
This _______ puppet is really popular among kids.
2. 我父親總是試著要依照他自己的價值觀處事。
My dad has always tried to ________ his own values.
3. 梅芙上週和莎拉交換項鍊。
Maeve ______ necklaces with Sarah last week.
答案: 1. wooden 2. live by 3. traded
一個以自我表達及自我信任為關鍵的節日
1986 年,拉里.哈維及他的朋友傑瑞.詹姆斯於舊金山的一座海灘上創立了有史以來第一個火人祭派對。他們在夏至這天焚燒了一 座八英尺高的木製人像來結束這場派對。2019 年時,約有七萬八千人在黑岩沙漠中體驗火人祭的狂熱。在那裡,他們看著一個巨大的「人」在活動的最後一天燒成灰燼。
現今,火人祭儼然成為世界上最知名的節慶之一。它每年都有一個不同的主題。然而,人們去火人祭不能只坐在角落拍拍照。相反地,人們必須參與。火人祭的重心包含社群及藝術品。在這為期一週的派對裡沒有網路或金錢。為了生存,人們必須用他們所帶到沙漠的東西與他人交換。在 2004 年,拉里.哈維撰寫出火人祭的十項原則。 然而,他說它們並非生活的規則,而是此社群信念和文化的反映。
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