雅思口语素材:Notting Hill Carnival(诺丁山儿童节)
<p> <span word="Notting">Notting</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="Carnival">Carnival</span></p><p> <span word="August">August</span> 26</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Notting">Notting</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="Carnival">Carnival</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1964.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="energies">energies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Trinidad">Trinidad</span> , <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Carnival">Carnival</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="locally">locally</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Notting">Notting</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="racism">racism</span> , <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span>, <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="suppression">suppression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="esteem">esteem</span> .</p><p> <span word="Labroke">Labroke</span> <span word="Grove">Grove</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spectacular">spectacular</span> <span word="Notting">Notting</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="Carnival">Carnival</span>, <span word="held">held</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="Holiday">Holiday</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1964. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="carnival">carnival</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="scores">scores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="spectacular">spectacular</span> <span word="floats">floats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="drum">drum</span> <span word="bands">bands</span> <span word="additionally">additionally</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stalls">stalls</span> <span word="lining">lining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span> <span word="specialities">specialities</span> .</p><p> <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="disciplines">disciplines</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carnival">carnival</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="today">today</span>. <span word="Mas">Mas</span> <span word="from">from</span> , <span word="Steelband">Steelband</span>, <span word="Calypso">Calypso</span> , <span word="Soca">Soca</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Soul">Soul</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Calypso">Calypso</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Static">Static</span> <span word="Sound">Sound</span> <span word="Systems">Systems</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Carnival">Carnival</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="Road">Road</span>.</p><p> <span word="Decked">Decked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spectacular">spectacular</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>, <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="floats">floats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="performers">performers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="parade">parade</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. <span word="Party">Party</span>-<span word="goers">goers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>, <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terraced">terraced</span> <span word="streets">streets</span></p>
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