Labor Day (U.S.A) First Monday in September Many immigrants settled in New York City in the nineteenth century. They found that living conditions were not as wonderful as they had dreamed. Often there were six families crowded into a house...
Bierborse (Beer Festival) September The Bierborse is an open-air event devoted to the art of brewing throughout the world. It is composed of two thirds beer-serving businesses and one third accompanying snack specialities. The range is supp...
Mid-Autumn Festival The 15th day of the 8th lunar month The joyous Mid-Autumn Festival was celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon, around the time of the autumn equinox(秋分). Many referred to it simply as the Fifteenth of the...
Accordion Fiddle Festivala hectic four-day period in mid-October(Scotland)The annual Accordion Fiddle Festival mainly concentrates on music provided by Shetland's two most popular instruments - the accordion and the fiddle. The festival, cu...
US Independence Day July 4th (US) Independence Day is the national holiday of the United States of America commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvan...
13th Annual ATT San Jose Jazz Festival August 7-11, 2002 The Annual ATT San Jose Jazz Festival is Silicon Valley's favorite annual event. It is the largest free jazz festival in the country! The Festival, held in August in downtown San Jose...
George Washington's Birthday February 22 George Washington, born February 22, 1732 in Virginia, was a natural leader, instrumental in creating a united nation out of a conglomeration of struggling colonies and territories. The first preside...
雅思口语素材：名人名言-Leslie Esdaile Don't be afraid of change, you may lose out on something good, but you might gain something even better. 不要害怕改变，尽管你可能会因此失去一些好的东西，但你也可能会...
雅思口语天天练：电话中的对话 1)Is Michelle there? 米歇尔在吗? This is she. 我就是。 2)May I speak to Mr.Wang?请问王先生在吗? He's not here right now./he's not around.他现在不在这里。He's out.他出去了。...
雅思口语天天练：如何解释误会 1) Please give me a chance to explain.请给我机会让我解释一下。 2)I just want to make this point clear.我只想把这一点解释清楚。 3)Please allow me to explain this better, I do...
雅思口语天天练：如何形容人的身材 1. She's slim. 她很苗条。 2. She's really skinny. 她瘦得皮包骨头一样。3. He is chubby. 他胖嘟嘟的。 4. He has a beer belly. 他有啤酒肚。 5. She's got love handles. 她...
语音语调的锤炼阶段 如同小提琴手刚刚学琴时，拉空弦、拉音阶都要拉上好几个月一样，基本功的练习是必不可少的。语音语调在雅思口语中的重要性，不仅仅体现在它名列四大评分标...
Spring Festival The New Moon on the first day of the new year-- the full moon 15 days later Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon(新月)on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon(满月)15 days later. The 15th day of th...
Arbor Day (Day of Trees) April 10 (the US, Canada, Australia...) In many countries it has long been the tradition to hold an annual tree or forest festival. The origin of such celebrations dates back to antiquity and is in the dawn of relig...
Chanukah every year between the end of November and the end of December (Jewish world ) Every year between the end of November and the end of December, Jewish people around the world celebrate the holiday of Chanukah, the Festival of Lights...
Columbus Day Second Monday in October Today we take for granted that the world is round. In the fifteenth century, however, most people believed the world was flat. They thought that monsters or a trip over the edge of the earth waited for...
Sweetest Day The third Saturday in October (America) Sweetest Day is always the third Saturday in October. This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others (Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo being the biggest Sweetest Day cit...
Diwali October 26th Diwali symbolizes the victory of light over darkness. Celebrated joyously all over the country, it is a festival of wealth and prosperity. The essence of this light is Shri Lakshmi-arising, at the beginning of time, out...
Halloween October 31 On October 31st, dozens of children dressed in costumes(节日服装)knock on their neighbors' doors and yell Trick or Treat when the door opens. Pirates and princesses, ghosts and popular heroes of the day all hold bag...
The Edinburgh International Festival August 10 - 30, 2003 The Edinburgh International Festival is over fifty years old and has earned its reputation as one of the world's greatest celebrations of the arts. The founders of the Festival belie...
