?Loy Krathong in Thailand泰國水燈節

By Algernon/陳麗梅（譯）

◆語篇導讀

泰國“水燈節”作為世界上最浪漫的節日之一，不僅有一個美妙的名字，也有著很多神秘的傳說。泰國“水燈節”以向河里投放形狀各異的水燈的方式來祭祀河神，讓漂流的水燈帶走自己一年的罪惡，同時許下新年和平幸福的愿望……

Loy meansdriftand Krathong means waterlamps in Thailand.

If you have to go to Thailand only once in your life，then you can go there in November.Anyone there at that time will be moved by romantic waterlamps，gentle songs andmonks'praying...

The Waterlamps Festival is ancient and traditional in Thailand.It is held in November every year.In this rainy season，rivers are high and the moon is bright.The Thai people put the waterlamps that are made by their own hands into the rivers to pray for peace，happiness，the progress of their children，true loveand so onfor the next year.

As the night falls，the most beautiful time of the Waterlamps Festival begins.You can seethe old and the youngholding various shapes of waterlamps，towers'or boats'or lotus'（蓮花）shapes.In the middle of the waterlamps，there are candles，fresh flowers and colorful small paper flags.Everyone would light the candles close to their eyes andmumbleto pray，then put the lamps gently into the river to express their best wishes and blessings，watching them drift away until they could not be seen...The pictures are very dreamy...

The later it is，the more lively the night is.Theeventis held for 24 hours a day，including waterlamp design competition，singing competition and so on.

November's Waterlamps Festival has become one of the happiest festivals in Thailand today.Tens of millions of colorful anddazzlingwaterlamps spread the dark river surface like a night sky full of twinkling stars.Its romantic andmysteriousscene attracts countless tourists all over the world.

The waterlamps carry away the worries of the past year and also carry away the blessings for the next year...

◆詞語積淀

drift/dr?ft/v.&n.飄移；漂流

monk/m??k/n.修道士；僧侶

and so on等等；諸如此類

the old and the young老老少少

mumble/'m?mbl/v.喃喃自語

event/?'vent/n.重要事情；事件；大事

dazzling/'d?zl??/adj.耀眼的；眼花繚亂的

mysterious/m?'st??r??s/adj.神秘的

◆典句賞析

1.If you have to go to Thailand only once in your life，then you can go there in November.你若一生只能去一次泰國，那么就在十一月吧。

該句是含if引導的條件狀語從句的復合句。當主句是一般將來時態、祈使句或者由情態動詞構成的句子時，條件狀語從句通常用一般現在時態，即主將（祈、情）從現。條件狀語從句位于句首時，可用逗號與主句隔開。有時，條件狀語從句也可放在主句之后。

【即時嘗試】如果將來我很富有，我也不會鋪張浪費。

2.It is held in November every year.它在每年十一月份舉行。

這是一個一般現在時態的被動語態句子。一般現在時態被動語態的結構為：助動詞am/is/are+及物動詞的過去分詞（+其他成分）。

【即時嘗試】長城不是一天建成的。

3.The Thai people put the waterlamps that are made by their own hands into the rivers to pray for peace，happiness，the progress of their children，true love and so on for the next year.泰國人把自己親手做的水燈放到河里，祈禱新一年的和平、幸福、孩子的進步和真愛等等。

此句是含有定語從句的復合句。that引導的定語從句，修飾先行詞waterlamps；pray for是固定詞組，意為“為……而祈禱；為……而懇求”。

【即時嘗試】他從來不吃店里做的飯。

4.The later it is，the more lively the night is.夜晚越晚越熱鬧。

“the＋形容詞（副詞）比較級＋……，the＋形容詞（副詞）比較級＋……”是一個典型的句式結構，意為“越……就越……”。

【即時嘗試】吃得越多，你就越胖。

譯文助讀

在泰國，Loy是“漂流”的意思，Krathong是“水燈”的意思。

假如你一生只能去一次泰國，那么就在十一月吧。浪漫的水燈、溫柔的歌聲及僧侶的祈福，那一刻，任何人都會被感動……

“水燈節”是泰國古老而傳統的節日，它在每年十一月份舉行。在這個河水高漲、月亮明亮的雨季，泰國人民把自己親手做的水燈放到河里，祈禱新一年的和平、幸福、孩子的進步和真愛，等等。

夜幕降臨，水燈節最美好的時光開始了。你會看到老老少少，手里拿著各種或塔或船或蓮花形狀的水燈。在水燈中央，有蠟燭、鮮花和顏色鮮艷的小紙旗。每個人都會把近在眼前的蠟燭點亮，喃喃自語祈禱著，然后把燈輕輕放入河里，目送它們飄向遠方，直到看不見為止，來表達他們最美好的祝愿和祝福……畫面很夢幻……

夜晚越晚越熱鬧。該活動一天24小時舉行，包括水燈設計比賽、歌唱比賽等。

十一月的水燈節現已成為泰國最快樂的節日之一。數千萬朵色彩斑斕、耀眼的水燈，將漆黑的河面鋪成宛如布滿閃爍星星的夜空，浪漫又神秘的色彩吸引了全世界無數的游客。

水燈帶走了人們過去一年的煩惱，也帶去了人們心中對新一年美好的祝愿……