Mardi Gras ( French for "Fat Tuesday") is a celebration, sometimes called" Carnival," practiced around the world, on the Tuesday prior to Ash Wednesday.

Traditionally made of papier-mache by mascherari, the masks are used during Carnevale celebrations that envelop Venice for two weeks before Ash Wednesday.

威尼斯传统面具由纸制成，通常在威尼斯狂欢节中使用。

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.

这一天是圣灰星期三之前的一项庆祝节日，也预示着40天大斋活动的开始。

Americans are more familiar with Mardi Gras, which is also on the day before Ash Wednesday and is a very similar celebration.

美国人对狂欢节更加熟悉，这天是复活节前第七个星期三的前一天，庆祝活动与薄饼节相似。

Mardi Gras is always the day before Ash Wednesday, when Lent begins, and always falls exactly 46 days before Easter.

狂欢节是永远在灰色周三之前，也就是四旬斋开始前，正好在复活节前面46天。

In some churches, the palms that are used on Palm Sunday are saved and burned into ashes for Ash Wednesday.

在一些教堂中，在棕枝全日为了灰节将保存起来的棕榈叶烧为灰烬。

Mardi Gras is the final day ofa three-day period, which starts on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday.

Mardi Gras也是三天的最后一天，此项节日开始于圣灰星期三之前的周日。

Ash Wednesday falls between February the 4th and March the 10th each year, depending on the date of Easter.

每年圣灰星期三的举办日期为2月4日到3月18日，日期要取决于复活节的日期。

The dates of the carnival vary year depending on the date of Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.

每年狂欢节的时间都根据圣灰星期三来定，即四旬斋的第一天。

It is called Ash Wednesday because priests draw a small cross on the foreheads of people in church.

之所以叫做圣灰星期三的原因是，在这一天中，神父会在教堂中向人们的额头画十字。

It begins on Ash Wednesday.

四旬斋开始于圣灰星期三。

This is a religious holiday on the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent.

这也是复活节前第七个星期三之前（大斋节的开始）要庆祝的宗教节日。

Is Ash Wednesday a Christian holiday?

圣灰星期三是个基督教节日吗？

Many Christians around the world celebrate Ash Wednesday, which marks the first day of Lent.

全球许多基督徒都庆祝圣灰星期三，这天也是大斋日的首日。

On Ash Wednesday, people traditionally start fasting for 40 days, eating only simple food.

从传统意义上来讲，人们将会在这天开始进行为期40天的大斋，并只食用简单的食物。

Many Catholics will fast completely on Ash Wednesday or just have bread and water.

许多天主教教徒会在圣灰星期三完全斋戒，或者是只食用面包和水。

So the Christians will begin to fast after Ash Wednesday?

圣灰星期三后教徒们就要斋戒是吗？

People eat well the day before Ash Wednesday and hold celebrations.

人们会在圣灰星期三之前吃得饱饱的，并举办庆祝活动。

I helped him up, and he smiled at me ashamedly.

我扶他起来，他不好意思地冲我笑了一下。

Each ashbin can "speak" several kinds of languages.

每一个垃圾箱都能“说”好几种语言。

His name is Farooque Ahmed, 34, of Ashburn, Virginia.

他的名字是Farooque Ahmed，今年34岁，是佛吉尼亚州Ashburn城的居民。