1、外研版必修五 module4 听力文本Module 4 CarnivalVocabulary and ListeningTapescript(INT=Interviewer; CAL=Caitlin; CAM=Cameron; MAR=Maria; STE=Stefan)We spoke to four young people about what carnival is like in their town.Interview 1INT： Could you tell us about carnival in New Orleans, Caitlin?CAI: Well, we call
2、it Mardi Gras which is a French expression. It means Fat Tuesday, when you could eat and drink what you wanted, before giving up meat before Easter?INT: So is it still a one-day festival?CAI: Oh, no, it lasts about two months. From the beginning of January to the end of February, more or less.INT: W
3、hat are the origins of Mardi Gras?CAI: It was brought to the States by the French, at the beginning of the 18th century, I think.INT: And whats the high spot of the festival?CAI: The parades, and the music, New Orleans is famous for jazz, of course.INT: Do you eat any special food?CAI: Well, theres
4、King Cake, which is a cake for the Carnival King.INT: Is it very special?CAI: Well, funnily enough, it isnt. Its a rather ordinary cake, made from flour and eggs with a bit of sugar on top. Its OK, but I dont go wild about it. Id rather have something with chocolate! But hidden inside the cake there
5、s a plastic baby.INT: Which you can eat?CAI: No, no, no. The idea is, if you find the baby, then you have to organise a party yourself and invite everyone to it.INT: So the celebrations continue.CAI: Thats right.Interview 2Int: Cameron, where is Notting Hill?CAM: Its a district of London, just west
6、of Hyde Park.INT: And its famous for its carnival?CAM: Thats right.INT: When is it?CAM: Its the last weekend in August.INT: So it lasts for just two days?CAM: Yes.INT: Why isnt it in February, like a traditional carnival?CAM: Well in Britain a lot of carnivals are held in the summer, I suppose becau
7、se the weathers better.INT: What are the origins of the carnival?CAM: It isnt very old. After the Second World War a lot of people from Jamaica and other countries in the Caribbean, which used to be British colonies, came to London looking for work. But there wasnt a carnival in London, the only fes
8、tival was Christmas. But in Jamaica carnival is the most important festival. And Jamaicans living here really felt the need for a carnival. So in the 1960s they had the first one. My grandfather was there! It was very small at first, but it grew, and now there are usually more than a million people.
9、INT: What about food? Is here a special dish people eat?CAM: Not really-theres lots of very good Jamaican food, though, which you can buy in the street. The traditional food is chicken with rice and peas, Jamaican style-we eat a lot of that. I prefer it to more spicy food because its simple.Intervie
10、w 3INT: People always say carnival in Rio is special. Maria, youre from Rio, can you tell us why?MAR: I think its because carnival is in our blood! Brazilians love carnival. Everybody, I mean, everybody, takes part.INT: When is it?MAR: Its at the end of the summer, in February.INT: When is it?MAR: I
11、ts at the end of the summer, in February.INT: And it lasts for?MAR: It lasts for five days, from Thursday to Tuesday.INT: What are the origins of carnival in Rio?MAR: Well, carnival was brought to Brazil by the Portuguese, but carnival as we know it today, with the street parades, dates back to 1850
12、.INT: Whats the high spot of the festival?MAR: I think its got to be the samba school parades. The samba, you know, is the typical Brazilian dance, whose origins go back to Africa. There are a lot of samba schools in the town, and during carnival there is a competition between them. Its really excit
13、ing.INT: Is there a special carnival dish?MAR: The typical foodInterview 4INT: Stefan, what is Oktoberfest?STE: Well, the name in German means October Festival.INT: And its held in October?STE: Yes, thats right, or at least it starts at the end of September and then continues into October.INT: How l
14、ong does it last?STE: For two weeks.INT: And what is the origin?STE: The origin is rather interesting. It was a horse race, so its got nothing to do with carnival, like the carnival in Venice or in Rio. The race was held to celebrate a royal wedding, between Prince Leopold and Princess Theresa of Ba
15、veria, in 1810. But the main thing was always the food and drink, not the horse race.INT: So what do you eat at the Oktoberfest?STE: Sausages. Sausages, and sauerkraut, which is cabbage and onions. Its typical German food.INT: Do you like sausages yourself?STE: Beer, of course. Lots of beer. I read that about ten million glasses are drunk every year, thats probably about ten glasses per person.INT: It must be good beer.STE: Oh, it is. Very good.
