雅思口语素材：St Andrew#039;s Day(圣安德鲁日)
<p> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Andrews">Andrews</span> <span word="DayNovember">DayNovember</span> 30<span word="th">th</span></p><p> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="millennium">millennium</span>. <span word="Legend">Legend</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="relics">relics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Apostle">Apostle</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="crucified">crucified</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Patras">Patras</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="theseventh">theseventh</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="monk">monk</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Rule">Rule</span> <span word="dreamt">dreamt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Andrews">Andrews</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tomb">tomb</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="directions">directions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="angel">angel</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>-<span word="keeping">keeping</span>.</p><p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lengthy">lengthy</span> <span word="voyage">voyage</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Rule">Rule</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shipwrecked">shipwrecked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Muckross">Muckross</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Fife">Fife</span> <span word="where">where</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Pictish">Pictish</span> <span word="king">king</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>.</p><p> <span word="An">An</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relics">relics</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Andrews">Andrews</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bishop">Bishop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hexham">Hexham</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pictish">Pictish</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Angus">Angus</span>. <span word="Either">Either</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Andrews">Andrews</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Andrews">Andrews</span> <span word="relics">relics</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="enshrined">enshrined</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magnificent">magnificent</span> <span word="confines">confines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="Cathedral">Cathedral</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Andrews">Andrews</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="evident">evident</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adoption">adoption</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="flag">flag</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="martyred">martyred</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="crucified">crucified</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="X">X</span>-<span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="unworthy">unworthy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dying">dying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span>.</p><p> <span word="Centuries">Centuries</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Angus">Angus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="X">X</span>-<span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kings">kings</span> <span word="army">army</span>. <span word="Believing">Believing</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="St">St</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pictish">Pictish</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="victorious">victorious</span>.</p>
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