20xx年秋季高級口譯考試下半場聽力完整文本及答案(已修改)
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【正文】 滬江網(wǎng)校2010 年秋季高級口譯考試下半場聽力完整文本+答案解析Notetaking and GapfillingToday my topic is cultures and traditional holidays. Holiday are special times of respite from work and other routines. In some cases, they are legal holidays when stores, businesses and government offices are officially closed. In other cases, they are celebrated without taking time off from work. Holidays are often times for celebration, revelry, eating, drinking, travel, and family gatherings, but they may also be times of rest and reflection. The current trend is away from rest and reflection, Even Mardi Gras, the day before the traditionally reflective period of Lent, has turned into an entire week of parties, parades and merrymaking for those who make the annual pilgrimage to New Orleans, for example. In most cultures the scheduling of holidays originally was related to the seasons, the lunar cycle, and religion, Christmas (December 25) celebrates the birth of Jesus, but it is not actually known whether Jesus was born in the wintertime. The first Roman emperor to espouse Christianity decided to have Christmas when the days are shortest to bring a spirit of optimism to the long winter months. It also helped bring Christianity to the pagans, who were accustomed to having festivals at the winter solstice, encouraging warmth and sunshine to return. Over the years Christmas has e to symbolize goodwill and generosity for both Christians and nonChristians through the personification of Santa Claus, originally a Christian saint, known as St,Nicholas. Nowadays Rudolph the rednosed
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