基础英语轻松学【103】绅士也疯狂——英国人休闲活动一瞥
<p> 本课您将学到：<span word="anxious">anxious</span>的用法，大斋节和嘉年华</p><p> 英国人素来以保守闻名。不过，尽管这样，他们仍旧会以有趣的方式享受生活。今天，我们就来了解他们的两种休闲方式。</p><p> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="around">around</span> 1650.<span word="Limited">Limited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span>, <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lords">Lords</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="distinguished">distinguished</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="political">political</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Other">Other</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="club">club</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="Pancake">Pancake</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lent">Lent</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="occurs">occurs</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="February">February</span> 2 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="March">March</span> 8. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remind">remind</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="butter">butter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="forbidden">forbidden</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Lent">Lent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="housewives">housewives</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="anxious">anxious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frugal">frugal</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p><p> 「读书笔记」</p><p> 俱乐部的生活开始于1650年-咖啡成为饮品的时候。由于俱乐部的成员要求控制为50人,所以成员都是上、下议员中的头头脑脑和一些达观显贵。不过，仍旧有一个最著名的非政治性的俱乐部叫别人俱乐部，因为她的宗旨是倾听别人的呼声。</p><p> 和俱乐部相比较，明显不同的是人们非常熟悉的烤饼节。烤饼节在大斋节的第一天，通常在二月二和三月八日间。人们认为此节日是用来纪念斋戒日里禁止食用黄油和鸡蛋类的。过去，在斋戒日前,家庭主妇总是匆匆忙忙地把所有的黄油和鸡蛋都吃完。</p>
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