075 圣帕特里克节

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Hello! Welcome to our St. Patrick's Day parade!

你好！欢迎来到我们的圣帕特里克节游行！

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We have lots of fun on St. Patrick's Day

我们在圣帕特里克节玩得很开心。

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Do you know what St. Patrick's Day is?

你知道圣帕特里克节是什么吗？

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St. Patrick was born in Britain

圣帕特里克出生在不列颠。

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His family was very rich

他的家庭非常富有。

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When St. Patrick was 16 years old, something terrible happened

圣帕特里克16岁时，一件可怕的事情发生了。

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A group of pirates attacked St. Patrick's home

一群海盗袭击了圣帕特里克的家。

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Then they kidnapped the young man and took him to Ireland

然后他们绑架了这个年轻人，把他带到了爱尔兰。

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The pirates sold St. Patrick as a slave

海盗们把圣帕特里克卖作奴隶。

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St. Patrick spent six years as a slave

圣帕特里克当了六年奴隶。

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He worked as a shepherd

他是一名牧羊人。

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Being far away from his family made St. Patrick feel sad and lonely

远离家人让圣帕特里克感到悲伤和孤独。

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But St. Patrick prayed every day

但圣帕特里克每天都祈祷。

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His faith grew stronger and stronger

他的信念越来越坚定。

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One day, St. Patrick heard a voice telling him to run away

一天，圣帕特里克听到一个声音叫他逃走。

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So St. Patrick listened to the voice

于是，圣帕特里克听从了那个声音。

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He escaped and went to France

他逃跑了，去了法国。

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In France, St. Patrick became a priest

在法国，圣帕特里克成为了一名神父。

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When St. Patrick was about sixty years old, he returned to Ireland

大约六十岁时，圣帕特里克回到了爱尔兰。

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He wanted to tell the Irish about his faith

他想把自己的信仰告诉爱尔兰人。

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Almost everybody loved Patrick

几乎所有人都爱戴帕特里克。

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He carried a shamrock with him

他随身带着一株三叶草。

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A shamrock is a three-leaf clover

三叶草就是长着三片叶子的植物。

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St. Patrick used a shamrock to teach people about God

圣帕特里克用三叶草来向人们传教。

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According to legend, St. Patrick drove out all the snakes in Ireland

传说，圣帕特里克赶走了爱尔兰所有的蛇。

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Snakes were a symbol of evil

蛇是邪恶的象征。

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St. Patrick wanted to remove all evil from Ireland

圣帕特里克想清除爱尔兰所有的邪恶。

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When St. Patrick died, the people of Ireland were very sad

圣帕特里克去世时，爱尔兰人民非常悲伤。

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They decided to honor his death

他们决定纪念他去世的日子。

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That's how St. Patrick's Day began

圣帕特里克节就是这样开始的。

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Can you guess why we are all wearing green?

你能猜到为什么我们都穿绿色衣服吗？

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Green is the color of spring!

因为绿色是春天的颜色！

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Since St. Patrick died in the spring, we wear green to show that we honor him

因为圣帕特里克在春天去世，我们穿绿色是为了表达对他的敬意。

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A four-leaf clover, that's a sign of good luck!

四叶草，那是好运的象征！

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On St. Patrick's Day, it is good luck to find a four-leaf clover

在圣帕特里克节，找到四叶草会带来好运。

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As for me, I'm a leprechaun

至于我，我是一个小妖精。

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I am part of St. Patrick's Day because I am Irish too!

我是圣帕特里克节的一部分，因为我也来自爱尔兰呀！

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Now that you know about St. Patrick's Day, why don't you join our fun?

既然你已经了解了圣帕特里克节，为什么不加入我们的欢乐中来呢？