英语课程计划-Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday. It is the name of a celebration that takes place on the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the 40-day period of Lent. Mardi Gras is the final day of a three-day period, which starts on the Sun

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2006年VOA标准英语-Mardi Gras Season Starts With Parades in N

By Greg Flakus New Orleans 19 February 2006 A float in New Orleans' Mardi Gras parade The first major parades of the Mardi Gras season rolled through the streets of New Orleans Saturday. The celebrati

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By Greg Flakus Houston 21 February 2007 The annual carnival celebration known as Mardi Gras came to an end in New Orleans Tuesday with parades and parties. Crowds were much larger than last year and local officials say this has helped the city's eff

2006年VOA标准英语-New Orleans Celebrates Mardi Gras

By Greg Flakus New Orleans, Louisiana 22 February 2006 watch Mardi Gras report In New Orleans, five months after Hurricane Katrina's devastation, the city is going ahead with its 150th year of celebra

VOA标准英语2011--New Orleans Artists Preparing for Mardi Gras

New Orleans Artists Preparing for Mardi Gras New Orleans explodes into a carnival every year for Mardi Gras. And on that final day before the beginning of Lent, giant colorful floats parade down the city's streets. Groups known as krewes are responsi

VOA标准英语2012--New Orleans Artists Prepare for Mardi Gras

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Mardi Gras（四旬斋前的狂欢节）

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2007年VOA标准英语-Mali's Indigenous Dogon Tribe Struggles With 21

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