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英语：高一晨读每日5分钟（33） Can Schumi make the greatest F1 comeback? 再战一级方程式赛场，车王舒马赫能否重现往日辉煌 THIS year the Formula One buzz (热闹) is: “Schumi is back!”Under normal circumstances (情况), world champion Jenson Button’s move to McLaren, where he joins up with his compatriot (同胞) Lewis Hamilton, would have been huge news.But then, of course, these are not normal circumstances. Three years after competing in his last race, legendary (传奇的) German driver Michael Schumacher is hoping to achieve an eighth world championship. But not with Ferrari. Schumacher is now with Mercedes where he reunites with Ross Brawn, the person who has played such an important role in creating his seven world titles. If Schumacher is as fit as he claims, and he maintains his passion burns as brightly as ever, the only questions that remain are whether he still has his old ability and speed. Schumacher insists that he has “nothing to prove to anyone”. Rather, it is a matter of “proving to myself that I am still able”. “I feel fresh, good, motivated (充满动力的),” he said. His enthusiasm for his return to F1 is such that the 41-year-old told DPA that he felt “like a child looking forward to Christmas”. A little info on Ireland解读有趣的爱尔兰文化 ON Wednesday this week, much of the world will be covered in green. It will be St Patrick’s Day, the day all Ireland celebrates. So who was St Patrick and why is the color green so important to the Irish? *St Patrick is the patron saint (守护神) of Ireland. He was the country’s first bishop (主教). According to legend, he drove all the snakes out of Ireland.*The shamrock (三叶草) is the national symbol (象征) of Ireland. It is common for people to wear green clothes on St Patrick’s Day, as green is the color of the shamrock, spring and hope. It is believed that finding one with four leaves will bring good luck.* Leprechauns (爱尔兰精灵) are another symbol of Irish culture. Leprechauns are little green fairies. They are 2 feet (0.6 meters) tall. Leprechauns live alone, spending their time making sho