雅思口语素材：Shavuot(息汪月)
<p> <span word="Shavuot">Shavuot</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Feast">Feast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Weeks">Weeks</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jewish">Jewish</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>. <span word="Shavuot">Shavuot</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timing">timing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> 7 <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Passover">Passover</span>. <span word="Shavuot">Shavuot</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Yom">Yom</span> <span word="Habikkurim">Habikkurim</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Fruits">Fruits</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="token">token</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thanksgiving">thanksgiving</span>.</p><p> <span word="Shavuot">Shavuot</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="commemorates">commemorates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="Commandments">Commandments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Moses">Moses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israelites">Israelites</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Sinai">Sinai</span>.</p><p> <span word="Celebrating">Celebrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Fruits">Fruits</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="harvests">harvests</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="barley">barley</span> <span word="crop">crop</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Passover">Passover</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ripen">ripen</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="ripened">ripened</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ribbon">ribbon</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="branch">branch</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="ribbon">ribbon</span> <span word="signified">signified</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="Bikkurim">Bikkurim</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="Shavuot">Shavuot</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bikkurim">Bikkurim</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="baskets">baskets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="dried">dried</span> <span word="raisins">raisins</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="figs">figs</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="joyful">joyful</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fifes">fifes</span>, <span word="timbres">timbres</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drums">drums</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pilgrims">pilgrims</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="procession">procession</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Temple">Temple</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Bikkurim">Bikkurim</span> <span word="ritual">ritual</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>.</p>
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