愛爾蘭的英文介紹
1.The two largest islands of the British Isles(不列顛群島)are Great Britain and Ireland.Ireland is sometimes called the Emerald Isle because it is so green. The island has wide green plains and rolling green hills. Cool weather and lots of rain help keep the island green. Summers in Ireland are not very hot and winters are not very cold. The island is divided between two countries. The northern part is a province of the United Kingdom called Northern Ireland. Most of the island is the country called Ireland.
不列顛群島的兩個最大島嶼是大不列顛和愛爾蘭。愛爾蘭有時被稱為綠寶石島,因為它是如此的綠。島上有大片綠色平原和連綿起伏的綠色山丘。涼爽的天氣和大量的雨水使島上綠色。愛爾蘭的夏天不是很熱,冬天不是很冷。愛爾蘭分為兩個國家。北部是北愛爾蘭聯合王國的壹個省。大部分的島嶼是叫做愛爾蘭的國家。
2. Hurling(愛爾蘭式曲棍球)
This sport is the most natively Irish game is hurling. It is played by two teams of fifteen players(每隊15人), with a ball like a hockey ball which is struck by wooden sticks with a curved, rounded end or boss.
愛爾蘭式曲棍球是愛爾蘭的本土運動。它由兩隊參與，每隊15人， 球形與曲棍球hockey
的壹樣，球棍的頭是弧形或圓形的。
3.Popular sports in Ireland（愛爾蘭流行的體育運動）
Soccer or football, rugby, cricket and tennis owe their origins to Britain. The newest and most fashionable ball game in Ireland is golf.Other widely popular sports are sailing and running. But that nearest the Irish heart must be the sport of horse-racing because they can place a bet for the occasion. 英式足球、橄欖球、板球和網球都是起源 於英國的。愛爾蘭 最新的和最流行的球類運動是高爾夫球。其它廣泛流行的體育運動還有帆船運動和賽 跑 。但是愛爾蘭人最喜歡的運動是賽馬，因為他們可以在賽馬會上賭馬。
4.Irish music and dance(愛爾蘭的音樂、舞蹈)
1) Riverdance (“ 河之舞 ”)
Riverdance is a very popular form of dancing based on Ireland's intricate folk dances which are rearranged and modernized and adapted onto current stage performance. Dancing is traditionally part of Irish culture. It is usually accompanied by the Irish pipe and fiddle. The music usually sounds fast and furious. Most of the action is from the waist down, with the arms held rigidly at the sides.
舞蹈是愛爾蘭文化傳統 的壹部分。 河之舞是壹種非常流行 於舞臺的舞蹈，是由愛爾蘭的極其復雜的民間舞蹈，經過重新編排和革新形成的。通常用愛爾蘭風向和小 提琴來伴奏。音樂通常聽起來又快又瘋狂。舞蹈的大多數動作都是腰部以下來完成，而胳膊僵硬地放在兩側。
2).The Irish pipe（愛爾蘭風笛）The Irish pipe is distinctive. Unlike the Scottish bagpipe(風笛), which is blown, the
Irish pipe is played by holding the airbag (安全氣袋) under the arm and pumping(
抽吸) it with the elbow. In tone(音調), the Irish pipes are quieter and more
musical than those of the Scots, which are employed as war-pipes(戰笛). The Irish
pipes are for private entertainment, and dancing.
愛爾蘭風笛很獨特，與蘇格蘭風笛不同，蘇格蘭風笛是用吹的，而愛爾蘭風笛是表演者在胳膊肘下夾壹個 氣囊 , 靠胳膊擠壓氣囊來給風笛供氣 . 從音調上來講，愛爾蘭風笛比蘇格蘭風笛更平和，更悅耳。蘇格蘭風 笛常被用做戰笛，愛爾蘭風笛用於私人娛樂和跳舞。