[2011.04.21] 复活节兔子近况如何？

引用 chuck_norris 2011-4-22 17:31

WITH Christians preparing to celebrate Easter, children are looking forward to the arrival of the rather more pagan Easter Bunny. But around the world, rabbits have a more prosaic, less chocolatey use.
pagan 这里指的是不信教的，没有宗教色彩的，和前面的Christian对应。
Easter Bunny指的是复活节巧克力兔子（Osterhase）会给小朋友们带来巧克力和彩蛋吃，一般会用巧克力做成兔子。对应后面说的“chocolatey use”
当基督徒们准备庆祝复活节的时候，孩子们期待的却是那只没有宗教色彩的复活节巧克力兔，然而现实世界中兔子的用途很平常，很少用巧克力做成。

Venezuela, the second-biggest producer, tends to keeps its rabbit at home and is not among the top-20 exporters.
home指的是国内。委内瑞拉是世界第二大兔肉生产国，但基本不出口，不再前20出口国之列。
Germany, the biggest importer, spent over $40m on the meat in 2008. The Easter Hare (the Bunny’s forebear), which first appeared in German folklore, would not be impressed.
impressed：impress positively 指好的方面。这里这只起源于德国的复活节兔子显然很不爽德国人这么能吃兔肉。

引用 eastx 2011-4-22 20:29

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WITH Christians preparing to celebrate Easter, children are looking forward to the arrival of the rather more pagan Easter Bunny. But around the world, rabbits have a more prosaic, less chocolatey use.

------------复活节起源本身就有异教色彩，复活节兔子更具异教色彩。 more pagan是和前面的Easter作比较，表示“更”。

引用 pigqu 2011-4-23 10:13

引用 52548444 2011-4-23 16:37

thanks for explaining the details and the origin

引用 macie2 2011-4-24 10:51

支持个

引用 kzzk 2011-4-24 18:58

没啥的 兔肉是大补

引用 chuck_norris 2011-4-25 11:06

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复活节是宗教节日
周日还去教堂呢

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