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Task1听力the British Isles不列颠群岛patron saints day 英 [?peitr?n seint] n. 保护圣徒，守护神Irelands St Patricks Day 爱尔兰圣帕特里克节emblematic英 [?embl??m?t?k] adj. 象征性;象征的，可当标志的aspects英 [?spekts] n. 方面( aspect的名词复数 );面貌;方位;样子boozed adj. 喝醉的 v. 喝酒，痛饮( booze的过去式和过去分词 )tipple英 [?t?pl] n. 致醉的饮料，烈酒 v. 不断喝，饮烈酒stout英 [sta?t] 美 [sta?t] n. 烈性黑啤酒;plumpsettled英 [?setld] adj. 不变的，稳定的;固定的;妥;停当descent英 [d??sent] n. 下降;血统;倾斜parade英 [p??re?d] v. 游行;展览;招摇过市;接受检阅 n. 游行;检阅;炫耀;一系列spectator英 [spekte?t?s] n. 观众，旁观者predominant英 [pr??d?m?n?nt] adj. 主要的，占主导地位的;占优势的，卓越的;有影响的;特优种All of the countries in the British Isles have a patron saints day but the biggest celebrations are always held on March 17th, Irelands St Patricks Day.?For people who live in Ireland and Northern Ireland it is a national holiday,?but in the wider world it is seen as an opportunity to explore one of the most emblematic aspects of Irish culture — getting boozed up.?The preferred tipple for most people on St Patricks Day is a pint of Irish stout, a heavy, black beer, although others may plump for a glass of Irish whiskey.?Like the Chinese, the Irish have a long history of economic migration, and have settled in many countries around the world, particularly in the USA.?Because of their large populations of people of Irish descent, cities like New York and Boston have enormous St Patricks Day parades,?where hundreds of thousands of marchers and millions of spectators parade through the city.?The colour green is predominant on St Patricks Day as that is the national colour of Ireland, which is sometimes called the Emerald Isle.?As any traveller knows, Ireland is a very green, rural country, thanks to the amount of rainfall, with some areas seeing rain for 225 days in a year.?This year even the President of the United States joined in the fun by adding green dye to the fountains in the White House gardens.?But the American city of Chicago goes even further; since 1961 the Chicago River has been dyed green on St Patricks Day.?The tradition began