Masskara of Bacolod

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暑熱剛剛離我們而去，爽朗的十月正在向我們招手。菲律賓絕對是個好去處。而內格羅斯島的第一大城市巴科洛德，通常只被游客當做前往其他城市的跳板。 仔細駐足欣賞，會發現，這也是一座很有韻味的小城。遇上一年一度的Masskara（面具節）, 哪能輕易放過？讓我們一起去感受巴科洛德面具節濃厚的節日氛圍吧！

Bacolod, the fifth largest city of Philippines, is called the city of smiles. It1)reflectsthe positive attitude towards daily life—kind and2)passionate.Tourists from all over the world are overwhelmed by the3)hospitalityextended by local people. Bacolod, which is called one of the cities with the best quality of life in Philippines, has fresh air and wonderful urban greenery space.

Masskara originated in the early 1980s. It was set by local governmentin response totwo crisis: price-cut of4)sugarcaneand a miserable shipwreck.

Masskara starts from October 1st every year. There are various celebration, such as street dance, rock climbing, beauty pageant, mask-making competition, giant5)puppet 6)paradeand so on.

During the festival, people who put on masks and colorful folk costumes spill into the streets, which transforms narrow streets into a sea of joy.

If youpay a little attention, you will find that expressions on every mask are all the same: smile.

The upsurge of Masskara usually appears in the

1) re flect [ri' flekt] vt.反映

2) passionate ['p???nit] adj.熱情的

3) hospitality [,h?spi't?liti] n.款待

4) sugarcane ['?ug?kein] n.甘蔗

5) puppet ['p?pit] n.人偶

6) parade [p?'reid] n.游行weekend’s afternoon of the third week in October. There will be a number of competitions in the city. Large restaurants and small restaurants will also prepare special food and good wine in order to entertain guests from far away. Although Bacolod lack representative tourist attractions, it is worth visiting because of the wide and clean streets, fantastic markets and affordable housing options.

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菲律賓的第五大城市，巴科洛德市被稱作“微笑之城”。這個別名反映了當地人的生活態度—友善、熱情。來自世界各地的游客皆可受到當地人的真誠熱情的款待。巴科洛德空氣清新，綠化程度高，被列為菲律賓最宜居的城市之一。

面具節始于20世紀80年代初，為的是對兩個危機做出回應：甘蔗價格下跌和一次悲慘的船難。

面具節從10月1日起便拉開帷幕。除了街頭舞蹈，當地還會舉辦攀巖競賽、選美大賽、面具制作比賽、巨型人偶游行等活動。

節日期間，人們會戴上早已準備好的面具，穿上鮮亮的民族服裝涌上街頭，把街道變成狂歡的游樂場。

稍加留意你就會發現，人們佩戴的面具表情都是一樣的—那就是微笑。

整個節日的高潮一般出現在10月第三周的周末下午，城內會有多處舉辦比賽，大小餐廳也會備好特色美食佳釀款待遠方來客。盡管巴科洛德缺乏代表性的景點，但那寬廣而干凈的街道、多姿多彩的市場和物美價廉的住宿選擇，還是值得一去。

詞組加油站

in response to回答，響應

pay a little attention稍加注意

名師考點小結

1.worth用法總結

●形容詞 有……價值，值……錢

These coins weren’t worth very much.這些硬幣不是很值錢。

How fortunate that the ornaments were worth more than the watch.多幸運，那些小玩意比表還值錢。

●形容詞 具有（某一行動）的價值；值得（做）(+n./v.-ing)

True friendship is worth more than money.真正的友誼比金錢更有價值。

●不可數名詞 價值，意義，作用

The team would have need of a driver of his worth.

這支隊伍需要一位他這樣技術水平的司機。

2.there be句型的將來時用法

there be句型的將來時有兩種形式：

●there will be后面無論加單數名詞還是復數形式，be都必須用原型。

●there is going to be

肯定句：there will be +名詞+其他成分

There will be a basketball match tomorrow in our school.

明天我們學校將會有一場籃球比賽。

否定句：there will not/won’t be +名詞+其他成分

There won’t be a basketball match tomorrow in our school.

明天我們學校不會有一場籃球比賽。

一般疑問句：把will提到there之前

Will there be a basketball match tomorrow in our school?

明天我們的學校會有一場籃球比賽嗎？

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關于巴科洛德游的溫馨小貼士：

①住宿建議：大部分賓館的標間價格在200—500元，但十月第三周周末前后，住宿會變緊俏，價格也會翻倍，所以最好提前1—2周預定。

②交通建議：從菲律賓首都馬尼拉飛巴科洛德大約需要1小時20分鐘，從機場到市區，可選擇擺渡巴士或吉普尼。

③活動建議：節日期間，市政廳以及Rizal小學門前會舉辦街舞比賽，市區外的坎拉翁火山同樣值得一看。

④禁忌：在菲律賓，忌進門時腳踏門檻，當地人認為門檻下住著神靈，不可冒犯；有些菲律賓人家，特別講究屋內整潔、干凈，他們常常習慣于進屋前先脫鞋；忌紅色，當地人認為紅色是不祥之色；忌鶴和龜以及印有這兩種動物的東西。

Nowadays, there existsmultiple［多樣的］races and religions. Therefore, we shouldrespect［尊重］the customs of different races and religious believers.

Filipinos are polite andcourteous［有禮貌的］. They greet each other by holding each other’s hands when they meet. They are simple andhospitable［熱情友好的］. Whenever friends visit their home, they will entertain guests with the best food.

In a word, we should be observant.

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菲律賓現在也是多元種族和多種宗教信仰并存的，因此，要注意尊重不同種族和不同宗教信仰人士的風俗習慣。

菲律賓人講禮貌，重禮節。菲律賓人相見時會互相拉住對方的手問好。他們純樸、好客。朋友到家，主人會拿出家里最好的食物款待客人。

總之，我們應該入鄉隨俗。