2010年公共英語(PETS)二級考試閱讀復習(七)

　　公共英語PETS二級閱讀復習(13)

　　The first Oktoberfest was held in 1810 to celebrate the wedding of Prince Ludwig, who later became King Ludwig I of Bavaria. The celebration featured horse races, which were repeated the following year, and the festival became an annual event.

　　首屆“啤酒節”于1810年舉行，為了慶祝路德維格王子的婚禮，嗣后他成了巴伐利亞路德維格一世國王。賽馬是慶祝活動的特色，來年亦再度舉行，此節日因而成為一年一度例行的大事。

　　公共英語PETS二級閱讀復習(14)

　　How would you like to sip a glass of cold beer while sitting in the shadow of a Chinese pagoda surrounded by English gardens in the middle of a southern German city? It may sound unlikely, but that is what millions of visitors from around the world experience in Munich in late September and early October every year. They come to celebrate Oktoberfest, probably the largest public festival in the world.

　　在德國南部城市中，坐在為英式花園環抱的中國式寶塔的蔭涼下，啜飲一杯冰涼的啤酒，這樣的感覺，你有多心動?聽起來也許像天方夜譚，但這就是每年九、十月之交，來自世界各地的百萬游客，群集慕尼黑的親身經歷。他們來慶祝“啤酒節”──可能是世界上最盛大的公眾節日。