雅思口语素材：Shakespeare#039;s Birthday(莎士比亚诞辰纪念日)
<p> <span word="Shakespeares">Shakespeares</span> <span word="Birthday">Birthday</span></p><p> <span word="April">April</span> 23</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shakespeares">Shakespeares</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="known">known</span>, <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 23, <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Georges">Georges</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="Shakespeares">Shakespeares</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Henley">Henley</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Stratford">Stratford</span>, <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Williams">Williams</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="John">John</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Shakespeares">Shakespeares</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 23, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Marks">Marks</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="fifth">fifth</span>. <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Marks">Marks</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unlucky">unlucky</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Reformation">Reformation</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="altars">altars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crucifixes">crucifixes</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="draped">draped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="cloth">cloth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="churchyard">churchyard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="doomed">doomed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1564, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Stratford">Stratford</span>-<span word="upon">upon</span>-<span word="Avon">Avon</span>. <span word="Located">Located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="river">river</span>-<span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="centre">centre</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="John">John</span>, <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glove">glove</span>-<span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Arden">Arden</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Arden">Arden</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wilmcote">Wilmcote</span>.</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="Stratford">Stratford</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dramatist">dramatist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1585 <span word="and">and</span> 1592, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="poaching">poaching</span> <span word="deer">deer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Charlecote">Charlecote</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>, <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Stratford">Stratford</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="prosecution">prosecution</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="plausible">plausible</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="schoolmaster">schoolmaster</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="drama">drama</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Stratfords">Stratfords</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="amateur">amateur</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="London">London</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="actors">actors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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