精彩對(duì)白：We'll have a deejay, circus performers...fortune-tellers, atmosphere smoke and neon. Over here will be the V.I.P. Area. We'll have champagne... only the best...
嘉年華：Ashley對(duì)Miss Braden說(shuō)要把masquerade（化妝舞會(huì)）辦成carnival-like（嘉年華一樣的）盛會(huì)，想必大家對(duì)carnival都不陌生，但你了解它的來(lái)歷嗎？西方的carnival又到底是什么樣子的嗎？來(lái)看看相關(guān)介紹吧。
“嘉年華”音譯自英文“Carnival”，是起源于歐洲的一種民間狂歡活動(dòng)，最早可以追溯到1294年的威尼斯。多年以來(lái)，“嘉年華”逐漸從一個(gè)傳統(tǒng)的節(jié)日，到今天成為包括大型游樂(lè)設(shè)施在內(nèi)，輔以各種文化藝術(shù)活動(dòng)形式的公眾娛樂(lè)盛會(huì)。全世界各地有著花樣繁多的嘉年華會(huì)，并成為很多城市的標(biāo)志。 其實(shí)，中國(guó)媒體經(jīng)常提到的世界各地狂歡節(jié)，比如著名的巴西圣保羅狂歡節(jié)、威尼斯狂歡節(jié)、牙買(mǎi)加狂歡節(jié)，英文都是：Saint Paul Winter Carnival, Carnival Venice, Jamaica Carnival。
Carnival這個(gè)美麗的中文名字源于《圣經(jīng)》中的一個(gè)故事：有一個(gè)魔鬼把耶穌困在曠野里，40天沒(méi)有給耶穌吃東西，耶穌雖然饑餓，卻沒(méi)有接受魔鬼的誘惑。后來(lái)，為了紀(jì)念耶穌在這40天中的荒野禁食，信徒們就把每年復(fù)活節(jié)前的40天時(shí)間作為自己齋戒及懺悔的日子，這40天中，人們不能食肉，娛樂(lè)，生活肅穆沉悶，所以在齋期開(kāi)始前的一周或半周內(nèi)，人們會(huì)專(zhuān)門(mén)舉行宴會(huì)、舞會(huì)、游行，縱情歡樂(lè)，而嘉年華最初的含義就是“告別肉食”。如今已沒(méi)有多少人堅(jiān)守大齋期之類(lèi)的清規(guī)戒律，但傳統(tǒng)的狂歡活動(dòng)卻保留了下來(lái)，成為人們一個(gè)重要節(jié)日。 英語(yǔ) Carnival 的最初譯名是“狂歡節(jié)”，Carnival 的發(fā)音，很難恰如其分地用漢語(yǔ)表達(dá)，所以使用了“狂歡節(jié)”這個(gè)意譯，比較直觀好理解。后來(lái)狂歡節(jié)傳到香港，香港人將它改譯為“嘉年華”。這個(gè)譯名，是懂外文又深諳中文的知識(shí)分子的杰作，有兼顧音和義的雙關(guān)之妙，遺憾的是，它不能確切表達(dá)Carnival 的狂歡之義?！凹文耆A”無(wú)論聽(tīng)起來(lái)或看起來(lái)都顯得優(yōu)雅文氣，與Carnival 的熱烈、狂放氣氛不符。事實(shí)也如此，在香港長(zhǎng)期舉行下來(lái)的 Carnival ，業(yè)已變得比較文雅溫和，與巴西式狂歡的Carnival 殊途異趣、大不相同了。
Carnival is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during January and February. Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, masque and public street party. People often dress up or masquerade during the celebrations, which mark an overturning of daily life.
Carnival is a festival traditionally held in Roman Catholic and, to a lesser extent, Eastern Orthodox societies. Protestant areas usually do not have carnival celebrations or have modified traditions, such as the Danish Carnival or other Shrove Tuesday events. The Brazilian Carnaval is one of the best known celebrations today, but many cities and regions worldwide celebrate with large, popular, and days-long events. These include the Carnevale of Venice, Italy, the German Rhineland carnivals, centering on the Cologne carnival; the carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands; the carnival of Cape Verde; of Torres Vedras, Portugal; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Rijeka, Croatia; Barranquilla, Colombia; Jamaica; the Carnaval and the Llamadas in Montevideo, Uruguay and Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. In the United States, the famous Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama, date back to French and Spanish colonial times.
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請(qǐng)將下列句子翻譯成英文：
1. 我們計(jì)劃把這個(gè)舞會(huì)設(shè)計(jì)成嘉年華式的舞會(huì)。
2. 我想讓人們感覺(jué)在這里一切皆有可能。
3. 是啊，她略微有點(diǎn)緊張。
4. 我欠你一個(gè)大人情。
Just My Luck《倒霉愛(ài)神》精講之二參考答案：
1. Home or away?
2. That way, she won't be all over us, watching our every move.
3. What? She's sophisticated, glamorous, gets invited everywhere...
4. Down, girl. You're drooling on my doormat.
精彩對(duì)白：We'll have a deejay, circus performers...fortune-tellers, atmosphere smoke and neon. Over here will be the V.I.P. Area. We'll have champagne... only the best...
（英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津 許雅寧編輯）
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