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2020-10-02每日美文阅读和英语学习(第186天)

2020-10-02每日美文阅读和英语学习(第186天)

作者: 爱秋拾 | 来源:发表于2020-10-02 08:05 被阅读0次

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    Why Do We Eat Cake on Our Birthdays?

    The birthday tradition dates back to the ancient Egyptians, who believed that when pharaohs were crowned, they became gods.

    So their coronation day was their "birth" day.

    It was the Ancient Greeks who adopted this tradition and added cake.

    Why cake?

    我们为什么在生日吃蛋糕?

    生日的传统可以追溯到古埃及人,他们相信当法老被加冕时,他们就成了神。

    所以他们的加冕日就是他们的“出生”日。

    是古希腊人接受了这一传统,加上了蛋糕。

    为什么是蛋糕?

    Well, the Greeks needed something to offer up to Artemis, goddess of the moon, as tribute on their birthdays.

    The Greeks set to baking moon-shaped cakes and decorating them with lit candles so they shone like the moon. That was one bright idea!

    The first actual birthday cake was for children's birthdays in Germany in the Middle Ages. This was called Kinderfest.

    Each year, the child would receive a cake and one candle for every year of their life, and one extra to symbolise the upcoming year.

    But there weren't any gifts –just good wishes.

    Birthday cakes haven't always been as delicious as they are now.

    Sugar was very expensive and difficult to come by so sweet cakes were only for the very wealthy.

    To our relief, the Industrial Revolution brought easily-accessible sugar and other ingredients.

    Today, we can bake cakes from scratch or even buy them pre-made.

    So go ahead, cake your day!

    好吧,希腊人需要一些东西来供奉月亮女神阿耳特弥斯,作为他们生日的贡品。

    希腊人开始烤月饼,并用点燃的蜡烛装饰,使它们像月亮一样闪闪发光。那是个好主意!

    第一个真正的生日蛋糕是中世纪德国儿童的生日蛋糕。这被称为Kinderfest。

    每年,孩子们都会收到一个蛋糕和一根蜡烛,作为他们生命的一年,另外一个象征着下一年的到来。

    但是没有任何礼物,只有美好的祝愿。

    生日蛋糕并不像现在这样好吃。

    糖很贵,很难买到,所以甜饼只适合非常富有的人。

    令我们欣慰的是,工业革命带来了容易获得的糖和其他成分。

    今天,我们可以从头开始烘焙蛋糕,甚至可以购买预先制作好的蛋糕。

    所以去吧,好好享受你的一天吧!

    美文阅读

    ㈠我们可以通过某种方式,让寻常的生活变得有意义。比如,从最简单的事情开始,从专心饮茶,享受茶味开始。为什么要花两个小时去喝茶?从经济角度来讲,这样很浪费时间。

    但这与金钱无关。时间比金钱更为重要。时间就是生命,而金钱无法匹敌时间。在一起喝茶的两个小时里,我们挣不到钱,但可以拥有生活。

    ㈡要是你是一颗露水,低低地蹲在草瓣上,他就从东边的树阴里窜过来,一口噙住了你,叫你一肚子透明的思想显得分外透明。

    要是你是一只长脊背的翠鸟翘着尾巴,从湖的这边飞掠到湖的那一边,他就从水面上跳起来在你的羽毛上飞快地印下几颗闪亮的金星。

    在花丛里寻香的蝴蝶,懂得他的无限的柔媚,你别淌眼泪,他要你窝在心里留着。

    ㈢最初我们都是从理想出发,但走着走着,就与理想无关了。

    如果是不得不做的工作,不妨从中发现兴趣和锻炼点,这样在获得金钱的同时,还会得到多余的馈赠,而拿爱好换金钱,就有些本末倒置了。

    在努力工作之余,让我们轻松地画画,唱歌,看剧,弹琴,练字,用纯粹的爱好来滋养灵魂,那会是多美妙的事情呀。就像欧·亨利笔下的那位幽默家,放弃给报社写段子之后,开了个棺材铺维持生计,每天都在讲笑话,他的生活又过得活泼有趣起来了。

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