新时代主题大学英语视听说教程（第二册）Unit3 Script

Unit3GlobalArtandCulture

PartOne

UnderstandingShortConversations

LanguageandCulture

1.MADD(Conver.1)

MothersAgainstDrunkDriving,anon-profitorganizationintheUnitedStates

andCanadathatseekstostopdrunkdriving.

2.ThanksgivingDay(Conver.2)

ThanksgivingDayisanationalholidaycelebratedonvai'iousdatesinCanada,

theUnitedStates,someoftheCaribbeanislands,andLiberia.Itbeganasadayof

givingthanksfortheblessingoftheharvestandoftheprecedingyear.Thanksgiving

DayiscelebratedonthesecondMondayofOctoberinCanadaandonthefourth

ThursdayofNovemberintheUnitedStates,andaroundthesamepartoftheyearin

otherplaces.

3.WorldVision(Conver.5)

WorldVisionInternationalisanEvangelicalChristianhumanitarianaid,

development,andadvocacyorganization.

ScriptswithKey

1.W:IplantojoinanorganizationcalledMADD.ItstandsforMothersAgainst

DrunkDriving.DrivinganautomobiledrunkisaseriouscrimeinCanadaand

theUSA.

M:Iknowaboutthatgroup.ItwascreatedbyCandaceLightner,afteradrunken

driverkilledher13-year-olddaughter.Thegroupworkstoreducedeathscaused

bydrunkdriving.

Q:WhatmadeCandaceLightnerdecidetocreateMADD?

2.M:WhyarethepeoplehereinCanadasounfriendly?Isaid,uHappyThanksgiving^^

toseveralpeople,buttheydidn'treply.

W:Don'tyouknow?CanadacelebratesThanksgivingamonthearlierthan

Americans.IfsinOctoberhere.

Q:Whyaren'ttheCanadiansreplyingtotheman's"HappyThanksgiving”

greeting?

3.W:MyfriendfromGermanytoldmeThailandhasbeautifulbeaches.Wehave

beenheretwodays,andIstillhaven'tseenanybeaches.

M:That'sbecauseweareinthenorthpartofthecountry.Thebeachesareinthe

southpart.

Q:Whyhaven'ttheyseenanybeaches?

4.M:DidyouknowthattherearemillionsofpeopleinwesternAfricathatdonot

havesafedrinkingwater?AsaCanadian,it'shardtoimaginesuchadeadly

crisis.

W:Yes,butcharitiesarehelping.Forexample,WorldVisionhasmadea

breakthroughbyprovidingsafedrinkingwaterformorethan5millionpeople

aroundtheworld.

Q:WhohasWorldVisionprovidedsafedrinkingwaterfor?

5.W:SomedayIwouldliketotakeanexcursiontoAntarctica,butI'mafraidIwould

bereallylonelythere,andreallycold.

M:Actually,about500peopletravelthereeveryyear,mostlyforscientificresearch.

Theyliveinwarmbuildings,eatnormalfood,andevenhaveagymwhereyou

canplaybasketballandvolleyball.

Q:WhatisthereasonformostpeopletogotoAntarctica?

PartTwo

UnderstandingLongConversations

LanguageandCulture

X.FilipinoChristmas(Conver.1)

FilipinoChristmas,ChristmasinthePhilippines,oneoftwopredominantly

ChristiancountriesinAsia,isoneofthebiggestholidaysinthearchipelago(群岛).

Thecountrycelebratestheworld'slongestChristmasseason.Everyyear,Filipinos

fromaroundtheworldmarkSeptember1stasthebeginningofthecountdownto

Christmas.Thiscountdown,whichspansfromSeptembertoDecember,isoneofthe

mostimportanttraditionsthatmakestheworld'searliestandlongesttimespanofa

Christmasseason.

2.NickVujicic(Conver.2)

NickVujicicwasborn,withoutarmsandlegs,in1982inMelbourne,Australia.

Nickfacesallkindsofproblemsandtroublesinhislife.Buthenevergivesup.Now

Nickhashisownspeakingcompany:AttitudeIsAttitude.Andhehastraveledaround

theworldtogivespeeches.Heshareswithhisaudiencetheimportanceofvisionand

dreamingbig.Hesaysattitudeisthemostpowerfultoolinthelifeandfailureisjusta

learningexperience.

ScriptswithKey

SectionAMultipleChoice

Conversation1TheLongestHolidayintheWorld

M:IloveChristmas,Amy,butIhavetospendthisDecemberinthePhilippines.Tm

afraidIwon'tbeabletoenjoytheholidaywhileI'mabroad,sinceChristmasisan

Americanholiday.

W:American?Charles,Christmasisaninternationalholiday.

M:Butit'swestern,andthePhilippinesisintheEast.

W:WhydoyouthinkChristmasiswestern?ItbeganwithabirthintheMiddleEast.

GoingtoaneasterncountrylikethePhilippineswon'tmakeyourholidayjoy

disappear.You'llhaveadelightfuladventure!

M:Whatdoyoumean?I'llbeinadifferentpartoftheworld.

W:PhilippineshasthelongestChristmasseasonintheworld.Citizensworktogether

decoratingtheircommunitieswithbrightlanternsandcolorfulpaper.Theyenjoy

eatingendlessmealsandcelebratingtogetherwithfriendsandfamilymembers.

M:Whendotheybegincelebrating?

W:SometimestheybeginsingingChristmassongsasearlyasSeptember.

M:September?That'sthreemonthsbeforewestartinAmerica!So,Iwon'tbe

disappointed.Ofcourse,Iwillmissmyfamily,butIwon'tbeexcludedfrom

enjoyingChristmas.

W:Infact,Charles,theFilipinoChristmasactivitiescontinueforfourmonths.They

willstillbecelebratingChristmaswhenyoucomebackhome!

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.WhenwillCharlesbeinthePhilippines?

2.WhichstatementbestdescribestheChristmascelebrationinthePhilippines?

3.WhendopeopleinthePhilippinesbeginsingingChristmassongs?

4.WhenwillCharlesreturntoAmerica?

Conversation2OvercomingImpossibleBarriers

W:Lee,youappeartobecarryingsomeanxiety.

M:Yea,Sydney,therearesomanybarrierstothesuccessofmybusiness.Idon't

believeIamcapableofcontinuing.

W:Yourcircumstancesaren'tsodifficult.IattendedaconferenceatBaylor

University.ThespeakerwasNickVujicic,amanbominAustraliawithnoarms

andnolegs.

M:Irememberreadinghisbook,LifeWithoutLimits,whenIwasatOxford

University.

W:IboughtseveralofhisDVDsattheconference.

M:Lefswatchthemtogether.

W:Sure,butImaycry,likeIdidattheconference.Iamdeeplymovedbyhisstory.

M:Yea,hehadtoovercomemultipledisadvantages,butnowhe'sverysuccessful.

W:That'strue.AfterstudyingaccountingatGriffithUniversity,hecreatedhisown

motivationalspeakingcompany.

M:Andhehasabeautifulwifeandfourkids.

W:WecanlearnalotfromNickaboutmakinggreatachievementswhenenduring

endlessdisappointmentsandchallenges.

M:Yes.He'ssuccessful,buthehadtoovercomegreatdifficulties.

W:So,Lee,yourproblemsarequitesmall.

M:YouarerightSydney.IfNickcansucceed,I'msureI'llmakeabreakthroughin

mybusinesstoo.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.Atthebeginningoftheconversation,whydidLeehaveanxiety?

6.WheredidSydneyhearNickVujicicspeak?

7.WhatwasNickVujicic'sdisadvantagedsituation?

8.WhatandwheredidNickVujicicstudy?

PartThree

UnderstandingNewsReports

LanguageandCulture

1.TheFestivalofColors(NR1)

TheFestivalofColorsisthemostpopularIndianspringfestivaltomarkthe

beginningofSpringseason,celebratedwithcolorstobrightenthelife,sometimes

calledfestivaloflove.ItisanancientHindufestivalthathasbecomemorepopularin

SouthAsia,EuropeandotherWesternworlds.

2.Holi(NR1)

HoliisconsideredasoneofthemostreveredandcelebratedfestivalsofIndia

anditiscelebratedinalmosteverypartofthecountry.Itisalsosometimescalledas

the''festivaloflove“asonthisdaypeoplegettounitetogetherforgettingall

resentmentsandalltypesofbadfeelingstowardseachother.

3.St.Patrick'sDay(NR2)

SaintPatrick'sDay,ortheFeastofSaintPatrick,isaculturalandreligious

celebrationheldon17March,thetraditionaldeathdateofSaintPatrick(c.AD

385-461),theforemostpatronsaintofIreland.

4.FullMoon(NR3)

TheFullMoonisthelunarphasewhentheMoonappearsfullyilluminatedfrom

Earth'sperspective.ThisoccurswhenEarthislocateddirectlybetweentheSunand

theMoon.

5.Hunter'sMoon(NR3)

October'sFullMooniscalledthe“Hunter'sMoon”orsometimesthe“Blood

Moon^^or"SanguineMoon."ItisthefirstFullMoonaftertheHarvestMoon(theFull

MoonnearesttheAutumnalequinox)anditgetsitsnamefromhunterswhotracked

andkilledtheirpreybyautumnmoonlight,stockpilingfoodforthewinterahead.

ScriptswithKey

NewsReport1Holi:FestivalofColors

CARLAZUZ,CNN10ANCHOR:You'reatthemidpointof(在...的中点)

theweekandastartofaneweditionofCNN10globalnewsexplained.Fmhappy

you'rewatching.TmCarlAzuz.

AZUZ:MovingacrossSouthernAsia,Hindus(印度教教徒)inthenationof

India,theyaccountforthelargestreligionintheworld'ssecondmostpopulated

country,celebratedtheFestivalofColorsthisweek.TheeventiscalledHoli(胡里

节),that'sH-O-L-LIfsanancientHinducelebrationthatlaststwodays.Itmarksthe

beginningofspringandthetriumphofgoodoverevil.

AndduringHoli,statusisputaside(忽视),whilecelebrants(宗教礼仪主持人)

throwandsmear(涂抹)colorsovercrowdsandonthefacesoftheirlovedones.

MillionsofHindusparticipatewithcelebrationsalsotakingplacethroughoutNepal

(尼泊尔)andsomeothercountriesworldwide.

I'mCarlAzuzforCNN10.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.WhatdoyouknowaboutHoli?

2.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothenewsreport?

NewsReport2DyeingtheChicagoRiverGreenforSt.Patrick'sDay

CARLAZUZ,CNN10ANCHOR:Youknowwhafsmoreawesome（极好的）

thanFridays?FridaytheSt.Patrick'sDayawesome.ThisisCNN10andFmCarl

Azuz.

AZUZ:InChicago,Illinois,aSt.Patrick'sDaytraditiongoeswellbeyond

wearinggreen.Fordecades,theChicagoJourneymen（熟练工）Plumbers（水管工）

havebeenhelpingtheChicagoRivergogreenbyputtingvegetabledyeinit.Officials

sayit'scompletelysafeandafteroneboatdumpsitin,anothersailsthroughtostir

itupandspreaditout.Theysayittakesabout45poundsofdyetoturnpartofthe

riveroneofthecolorsoftheIrishflag.

It'salsothecolorofnature,thecolorofenvy,thecolorofmoney.So,ifit'sin

someone'snaturetoenvythecolorofmoney,youcouldsay,thisriveristodyefor.

ThecharmingthingaboutChicagoonSt.Patrick'sDay,ariverrunsthroughitand

youhavetoagreethatthegreenisjustacolorthatwouldkeepanyonefromturning

blue.

I'mCarlAzuz.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.What'sofficials9attitudetowardsputtingvegetabledyeintheChicagoRiver?

4.WhatisthecharmingthingaboutChicagoonSt.Patrick'sDay?

NewsReport3NativeAmericanFullMoonNamesandTheirMeanings

JENNIFERGRAY,CNNMETEOROLOGIST:Manyofthemoon'snicknames

datebacktotheearlyNativeAmericans.Theynamedeachfullmoonineverymonth

tohelpthemkeeptrackoftheirplantingandharvestingschedule.

SUBTITLE:What'sinamoon'sname?

GRAY:ThefullnameinAprilisknownasthePinkMoon,signalingthefirst

appearanceofthewildgroundphlox,oneoftheearliestspringflowers.

Whenyouhavetwofullmoonsinacalendarmonth,thesecondoneiscalledthe

BlueMoon.

Oneofthemorenotable（值得注意的，显著的）moons,theHarvestMoonin

October,alsoknownastheHunter'sMoonortheBloodMoon.Thisiswhenthe

leavesarefallingoffthetreesandtheanimalsarefat.So,thissignaledtotribes（部落）.

Itwastimetohuntalltheycouldtogetthemtothatlongwinter.

AndanotherthingtonoteisthatthemoondoesnotappearpinkduringthePink

Moon,redduringtheBloodMoon,orblueduringtheBlueMoon.Theonlythingthat

canreallyalterthewayweseethemoonisifthere9salotofdust,haze,ashorsmoke

intheatmosphere,themooncansometimeshaveanorangeorredglow.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.WhatisthenicknameofthefullmooninApril?

6.Whendoesabluemoonhappen?

7.What'snotthecoloroftheBloodMoon?

PartFour

UnderstandingPassages

LanguageandCulture

1.AprilFools5Day(Pass.1)

AprilFools'Day(sometimescalledAllFools'Day)isanannualcelebrationin

someEuropeanandWesterncountriescommemoratedonApril1byplayingpractical

jokesandspreadinghoaxes.Thejokesand

theirvictimsarecalledAprilfoolsor“AprilFish.”

2.Eastereggs(Pass.2)

Eastereggs,alsocalledPaschaleggs,aredecoratedeggsthatareusuallyusedas

giftsontheoccasionofEaster.Assuch,Eastereggsarecommonduringtheseasonof

Eastertide(Easterseason).Theoldesttraditionistousedyedandpaintedchicken

eggs,butamoderncustomistosubstitutechocolateeggswrappedincoloredfoil,

hand-carvedwoodeneggs,orplasticeggsfilledwithconfectionerysuchaschocolate.

However,realeggscontinuetobeusedinEasternEuropeantradition.

3.Anglo-Saxon(Pass.2)

TheAnglo-SaxonswereapeoplewhoinhabitedGreatBritainfromthe5th

century.TheycomprisepeoplefromGermanictribeswhomigratedtotheislandfrom

continentalEurope,theirdescendants,andindigenousBritishgroupswhoadopted

someaspectsofAnglo-Saxoncultureandlanguage.

4.countyfair(Pass.3)

Countyfairoragriculturalshow,apubliceventexhibitingtheequipment,

animals,sportsandrecreationassociatedwithagricultureandanimalhusbandry.

ScriptswithKey

Passage1

AprilFools9Dayisadaytoplayjokesonothers.Nooneknowshowthis

holidaybegan,butpeoplethinkitfirststartedinFrance.Inthe16thcentury,French

peoplecelebratedNewYear'sDayfromMarch25toApril1.Inthemid-1560sKing

CharlesIXchangeditfromMarch25toJanuary1.Butsomepeoplestillcelebratedit

onApril1,sootherscalledthemAprilFools.EachcountrycelebratesAprilFools9

Daydifferently.InFrance,peoplecalltheAprilFools"AprilFish”.Theytapeapaper

fishtotheirfriends9backstofbolthem.Whenheorshefindsout,theyshoutuApril

Fish!”

InEngland,peopleplayjokesonlyinthemorning.Youarea“noodle”if

someonefoolsyou.InScotland,AprilFools9Dayis48hourslong.TheycallanApril

Fool"AprilGowk."Gowkisanothernamefbracuckoo(杜鹃，布谷鸟)bird.

InAmerica,peopleplaysmalljokesontheirfriendsandmanyotherpeopleon

thefirstofApril.Theymaypointdowntoyourshoeandsay,"Yourshoelaceis

untied.^^Ifyoubelievethemandlookdowntosee,youareanAprilFoolthen.

Questions1to3arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.WhichcountryisthefirstonetocelebratetheAprilFools'Day?

2.WhatdoFrenchpeoplecalltheAprilFools?

3.WhendopeopleinEnglandplayjokesonAprilFools'Day?

Passage2

Easter（复活节）isatimeofspringtimefestivals.TheEasterwecelebratetoday

isacombinationofdifferenttraditions.Partly,itcomesfromoldfestivalstocelebrate

spring.AndpartlyitcomesfromtheChristiancelebrationoftherebirth（再生、复兴）

ofJesusChrist（耶稣）.

Mostpeopleagreethattheword“Easter“comesfromtheAnglo-Saxon（盎格

鲁-撒克逊的；盎格鲁-撒克逊人）GoddessEastre,asymbolofSpring.Itiseasyto

seehow“Eastretime“became"Easter

AsachiefChristianfestival,EasteriscelebratedonthefirstSundayafterthe

firstfullmoonafterthe1stdayofspring.ItcanbeasearlyasMarch22,oraslateas

April25!ManydatesoftheChristiancalendararedependentonEaster.The

celebrationsofEasterhavemanycustomsandlegendsthathavenothingtodowith

Christianity（基督教；基督教教义）.OfallthesymbolsassociatedwithEaster,the

eggs,thesymbolofrichnessandnewlife,isthemostimportant.

ThecustomsandtraditionsofusingeggshavebeenassociatedwithEasterfor

centuries.Originally,Eastereggswerepaintedwithbrightcolorstorepresentthe

sunlightofspringandwereusedinEaster-eggrollingcontestsorgivenasgifts.After

theywerecoloredandprintedwithvariousdesigns,theeggswereexchangedby

loversandromanticadmirers.IntheMiddleAges,eggsweretraditionallygivenat

Eastertotheservants.InGermany,eggsweregiventochildrenalongwithother

Eastergifts.

Questions4to6arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutEasteraccordingtothepassage?

5.WhatisthemostimportantsymbolofEaster?

6.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisNOTtrue?

Passage3

CountyfairsareatraditioninNewEnglandtowns.Theyoffergreat

entertainment.Onepopulareventisthepie-eatingcontest.Ifyouwanttotakepartin

thecontest,itisagoodideatoremembertheseguidelines:First,makesureyour

stomachisnearlyemptyoffood.Eatingawholepiecanbehardifyouhavejust

finishedameal.Next,itishelpfultolikethepieyouaregoingtoeat,thecreamtypes

areagoodchoice.Theyslidedownthethroatmoreeasily.Placingyourhandsinthe

rightpositionaddstothechancesofwinning.Thereisatemptationtoreachoutand

helptheeatingprocess.Thiswillresultinbecomingdisqualified（不合格的）.Don't

justsitonyourhands;ifyourhandsaretiedbehindyourback,youwillnotbe

temptedtomakeuseofthem.

Nowyouarereadytoshowyourtalentateatingpies.Theobject,ofcourse,isto

gettothebottomofthepieplatebeforetheotherpeople.Itisusuallybettertostartat

theoutsideandworktowardsthemiddle.

Thismethodgivesyouagoaltofocuson.Trynottonoticewhattheotherpeople

nearyouaredoing.Letthecheersfromthecrowdspuryouon.Butdon'tlookup.All

youshouldthinkaboutiseatingthatpie.

Questions7to10arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

7.Whereisthepie-eatingcontestusuallyheld?

8.Whatshouldapersondobeforethepie-eatingcontest?

9.Whereisthepersonadvisedtoputhishandsduringthecontest?

10.Whatsuggestionismadetowinthepie-eatingcontest?

SectionDSpotDictation

TheAgriculturalFeast(盛会、庆典)takesplaceafter(1)theIndependenceDay.

Itisnotaworldwidecelebration.OnlyChristiansinMexico⑵lookforwardtoits

arrivalforitsreligiousorigin.

Longago,humans'ancestorswerebad.Theyfooledand⑶playedtrickson

eachotherandnever(4)kepttheirword.SoGodturnedupanddrownedalltheir

crops.Humansstarveddayandnight,weeping.Inorderto

gainGod'sforgiveness,awomanpoet(5)setofftoseeGod.SheadmiredGodand

keptapologizing.Godwasmoved.(6)Withhispermission,humansfinallyhadgood

harvestsagain.So,towipesadnessand(7)remindthemselvesofthebeliefinGod,

peoplebeganthefestival.

Onthefestival,people(8)gatherinopenair,suchasplaygroundsorparkinglots,

andenergetically(9)havefunwitheachotherallnightlong,asthoughtheywere

nevertired.Whenabeauty(10)dress6dupinlovelyclothingreadspoemsinmemory

ofthepoet,everyoneholdstheirbreath.Then,itisthecustomthattheboneofa

rooster(公鸡)headisgiventoherasanaward.

Obviously,thestoryisnottrue,butthefestivalisinteresting.

PartFive

UnderstandingVideoPrograms

LanguageandCulture

1.GroundhogDay(VideoX)

GroundhogDayisapopulartraditioncelebratedintheUnitedStatesandCanada

onFebruary2.ItderivesfromthePennsylvaniaDutchsuperstitionthatifagroundhog

emergingfromitsburrowonthisdayseesashadowduetoclearweather,itwill

retreattoitsdenandwinterwillpersistforsixmoreweeks,andifitdoesnotseeits

shadowbecauseofcloudiness,springwillarriveearly.Whilethetraditionremains

popularinmodemtimes,studieshavefoundnoconsistentcorrelationbetweena

groundhogseeingitsshadowornotandthesubsequentarrivaltimeofspring-like

weather.

2.PunxsutawneyPhil(Video1)

PunxsutawneyPhilisthenameofagroundhoginPunxsutawney,Pennsylvania.

OnFebruary2(GroundhogDay)eachyear,thetownofPunxsutawneycelebratesthe

legendarygroundhogwithafestiveatmosphereofmusicandfood.Duringthe

ceremony,whichbeginswellbeforethewintersunrise,Philemergesfromhis

temporaryhomeonGobbler'sKnob,locatedinaruralareaabout2miles(3km)

south-eastoftown.Accordingtothetradition,ifPhilseeshisshadowandreturnsto

hishole,hehaspredictedsixmoreweeksofwinter-likeweather.IfPhildoesnotsee

hisshadow,hehaspredictedan"earlyspring/9ThedateofPhiPsprognosticationis

knownasGroundhogDayintheUnitedStatesandCanada,andhasbeencelebrated

since1887.PunxsutawneyPhilbecameaninternationalcelebritythankstothe1993

movieGroundhogDay,

3.Presidents9Day(Video2)

Washington'sBirthday,alsoknownasPresidents5Day,isafederalholidayheld

onthethirdMondayofFebruary.ThedayhonorspresidentsoftheUnitedStates,

includingGeorgeWashington,theUSA'sfirstpresident.

4.CalvinCoolidge(Video2)

JohnCalvinCoolidge(July4,1872-January5,1933)wasanAmerican

politicianandthe30thPresidentoftheUnitedStates(1923-1929).ARepublican

lawyerfromNewEngland,bominVermont,Coolidgeworkedhiswayuptheladder

ofMassachusettsstatepolitics,eventuallybecominggovernor.Hisresponsetothe

BostonPoliceStrikeof1919thrusthimintothenationalspotlightandgavehima

reputationasamanofdecisiveaction.Soonafter,hewaselectedVicePresidentof

theUnitedStatesin1920,andsucceededtothepresidencyuponthesuddendeathof

WarrenG.Hardingin1923.Electedinhisownrightin1924,hegainedareputation

asasmallgovernmentconservativeandalsoasamanwhosaidverylittle,although

havingaratherdrysenseofhumor.

5.TeddyRoosevelt(Video2)

TheodoreRoosevelt,knownasoldRooseveltorTeddyRoosevelt(October27,

1858-January6,1919)wasanAmericanstatesmanandwriterwhoservedasthe

26thPresidentoftheUnitedStatesfrom1901to1909.Healsoservedasthe25th

VicePresidentoftheUnitedStatesfromMarchtoSeptember1901andasthe33rd

GovernorofNewYorkfrom1899to1900.AsaleaderoftheRepublicanParty

duringthistime,hebecameadrivingforcefbrtheProgressiveEraintheUnited

Statesintheearly20thcentury.HisfaceisdepictedonMountRushmore,alongside

thoseofGeorgeWashington,ThomasJefferson,andAbrahamLincoln.

ScriptswithKey

Video1GroundhogDay

JENNIFERGRAY,CNNMETEOROLOGIST:IfsGroundhog(土拨鼠)Day.

EveryyearonFebruary2nd,it'sGroundhogDay.Butthishasbeenaroundforalong

time.ThisisaGermantraditionthatdatesbacktothe1700.TheGermansbroughtit

overtotheUnitedStateswhentheysettledinPennsylvania(宾夕法尼亚州).

Now,onGroundhogDay,itallcomesdownto(可归结为)thisguy,Phil,the

GroundhoginPunxsutawney,Pennsylvania,whetherhewillseehisshadowornot.

Now,Philcomesoutofhibernation(冬眠)everyyearonGroundhogDay,on

February2nd.Ififsabright,sunnyday,well,mostlikely,Philwillseehisshadow.

Butthen,hewillgetscared,gobackinhishole,andgobacktosleep:We'llhave

winterforsixmoreweeks.Butifit'sacloudyday,adreary(阴沉的;枯燥的；沉寂

的)day,andhecomesoutanddoesnotseehisshadow,well,he'Hstayout.Andthat

meansspringwillcomeearly.

Now,ifyoucountupalloftheyearsthat