America's Oldest Parade Goes Online

Top o' the mornin'! It's St. Patrick's Day! Today is a very special day for Ireland. Ireland is a small country in Europe. 今天是愛爾蘭的大日子，愛爾蘭是歐洲一個小國家。 Many Americans have Irish grandparents or great-grandparents. Every year, all over America, Irish Americans like to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with big parades and fun parties! 很多美國人的祖先來自愛爾蘭。他們每一年都會慶祝聖派翠克節，舉辦盛大的遊行和好玩的派對！ At some St. Patrick's Day parties, everything is dyed green! All the food is green, all the drinks are green… and in the city of Chicago, even the river is green! 在一些聖派翠克節的派對，所有東西都染成綠色。所有食物、飲料，甚至在芝加哥還有一整條河都會變成綠色！ New York City has America's biggest St. Patrick's Day parade. The parade has big bands playing traditional folk music. 紐約有全美國最大型的聖派翠克節遊行。隊伍中有樂隊演奏傳統民間音樂。 The New York City St. Patrick's Day event is America's oldest parade. It started 261 years ago, in 1762! 這是美國最古老的遊行，它在1762年就開始了，已經 261 歲了！ This year they're putting the whole parade online. For the first time, people all over the world can watch the party and join in! 今年的遊行在線上直播，所以全世界可以一起看！ ________________________________ Vocabulary 愛爾蘭的節慶，以聖派翠克節最著名，是大家都喜歡參加的節日。 1. celebrate 慶祝 Wow, you're all green today! 哇，你今天全身綠。 Green hat, green shirt, even green shoes. 綠色帽子，綠襯衫，綠鞋子。 Because I'm celebrating St. Patrick's Day! 因為我在慶祝聖派翠克節。 2. grandparents 祖父母 My grandparents lived in Ireland once. 我的阿公阿嬤住過愛爾蘭。 They did? 是嗎？ Yeah, my grandpa studied there. 對，我阿公在那裡讀書。 3. music 音樂 He was a student? 他在當學生？ Right, he studied music. 對，他學音樂。 He was a musician. 他是音樂家。 4. parade 遊行 So will you go to a party? 所以你要參加派對嗎？ No, I'll watch New York's parade on TV and dance. 不，我要看電視紐約遊行並且跳舞。 歡迎參加聖派翠克節！ celebrate 慶祝 grandparents 祖父母 music 音樂 parade 遊行 ________________________________ Quiz 1. Where do Irish people come from? A: America B: Ireland C: Iceland 2. Which American city dyes its river green for St. Patrick's Day? A: Chicago B: New York C: Europe 3. In what year did America's oldest parade start? A: 1772 B: 1762 C: 1672 Answers 1. B 2. A 3. B -- Hosting provided by SoundOn