San Fermin Festival.ppt

Related phrases revel in 陶醉 dance to 随……起舞 pack into 塞进 kick off 掀开序幕 in terms of在以下方面 aim to旨在 be reported to据说 San Fermin festival Spain stages more than 3,000 fiestas a year--everything from fire walking to goat-throwing（山羊扔）--but nine days of partying and running with the bulls at Pamplona still triumphs（胜利） in terms of spectacle（场面） and recklessness（鲁莽）. Activities Soon after daybreak on July 7, brave runners (some might say stupid runners) dash ahead of fighting bulls as they run 825 meters (half a mile) between the corral（畜栏） where the bulls are kept to the bull ring where they will be killed by matadors later in the day. Runners aim to feel the breath of the bulls on their backs, and some even goad（鞭策）the animals by swatting them with rolled up newspapers--all while trying to avoid being gored（刺） or trampled（践踏）. Origin The San Fermin festival is reported to have began in 1591 when its purpose was purely practical, to move the bulls to the arena. The difference was that then only a handful（少数） of daring souls ran the gauntlet（长手套） in front of the frenzied beasts. The tradition was immortalized（流芳百世） in Ernest Hemingways novel The Sun Also Rises in 1926, after which time many more foreigners began attending the festival and running with the bulls. For bright tomorrow * * * * * * * * * * * * * Spain Location Every year from July 6 through 14, hundreds of thousands of revelers（狂欢者）, dancing to traditional pipe bands（管乐队）, pack into the center of Pamplona to kick off Spains most famous bull-running fiesta in honor of the Navarre capitals patron saint, San Fermin. bull-running fiesta --GAME BRAVE vamos!!! 一起加油吧~