Từ vựng
Vocabulary
carnival
epic
vô cùng lớn hay phức tạp
vô cùng lớn hay phức tạp
the Middle Ages
giai đoạn lịch sử ở châu Âu từ khoảng năm 1000 đến 1500 sau Công nguyên
advances
sự tán tỉnh
sự tán tỉnh
clean-up
làm sạch
làm sạch
Bài khóa
Transcript
This is no ordinary carnival.
It's an epic food fight, called the Battle of the Oranges.
The event takes place in Ivrea in northern Italy, and is based on a legend from the Middle Ages, when the daughter of a miller rejected the advances of an evil lord.
People take the celebration very seriously indeed. And with several hundred tonnes of oranges thrown in three days, the clean-up operation is a battle in itself.
Bản dịch
Translation
Đây không phải là lễ hội đường phố bình thường.
Đây là cuộc chiến thực phẩm to lớn, được gọi là Trận chiến của những Quả cam.
Sự kiện diễn ra ở Ivrea, miền bắc Italy, dựa theo thần thoại thời Trung Cổ, khi con gái một chủ cối xay bác bỏ lời tán tỉnh của một nhà vua xấu.
Người dân rất xem trọng lễ hội. Và với hàng trăm tấn cam được ném trong ba ngày, chiến dịch làm sạch không khác gì một trận chiến.
Bài tập
Exercise
Hãy dùng các từ và cụm từ dưới đây ở dạng thích hợp để hoàn thành những câu sau:
carnival / epic / the Middle Ages / advances / clean-up
1. Historic Scotland, which looks after the property, hopes that archaeologists will uncover new clues to castle life in _________.
2. The city, one of the worst hit by the storm, is undergoing a massive _________ with aid agencies paying locals a couple of dollars a day to help clear the debris.
3. State Health Minister Shabir Ahmed Khan quit after the senior gynaecologist alleged that he "made sexual _________" and tried to molest her.
4. The best samba schools of Rio de Janeiro have paraded amid Brazil's _________ festivities.
Thousands of dancers and musicians showed off their colourful costumes and artistic skills to entertain the crowds that gathered to enjoy the spectacle.
5. A large snake has swallowed a crocodile following an _________ struggle in northern Australia.
Giải đáp
Answers
the Middle Ages
Source: Conservation work for Barra's Kisimul Castle
http://bbc.in/1hFmlvV
http://bbc.in/1hFmlvV
2. The city, one of the worst hit by the storm, is undergoing a massive
clean-up with aid agencies paying locals a couple of dollars a day to help clear the debris.
clean-up with aid agencies paying locals a couple of dollars a day to help clear the debris.
Source: Typhoon Haiyan: Thousands join Tacloban clean-up
http://bbc.in/1n6rYVx
http://bbc.in/1n6rYVx
3. State Health Minister Shabir Ahmed Khan quit after the senior gynaecologist alleged that he "made sexualadvances" and tried to molest her.
Source: Kashmir minister accused of 'trying to molest' woman quits http://bbc.in/1gT2ifJ
4. The best samba schools of Rio de Janeiro have paraded amid Brazil's carnival festivities.
Thousands of dancers and musicians showed off their colourful costumes and artistic skills to entertain the crowds that gathered to enjoy the spectacle.
Source: Brazilian massive extravaganza at Rio's carnival
http://bbc.in/1n6mcmG
http://bbc.in/1n6mcmG
5. A large snake has swallowed a crocodile following an epic struggle in northern Australia.
Source: Snake eats crocodile in Northern Australia
http://bbc.in/1cqq8xI
http://bbc.in/1cqq8xI
