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2、 a person who is honoured,especially by receiving an award at a public ceremony honoree a noise made by a goose or a car horn Match the words to their meanings Read the article and answer the questions:A sign of spring and new beginning:Smaller,quieter St.Patricks Day Parade returns to New York City

3、 NEW YORK DAILY NEWS|MAR 17,2021 AT 5:03 PM 1 This years St.Patricks Day Parade in Manhattan promised far less fanfare and none of the crowds of years past,but that didnt stop law enforcement and first responders from waking up well before the crack of dawn Wednesday to keep the Irish tradition aliv

4、e.2 Starting around 6:30 a.m.,a procession of roughly 50 National Guard members,50 NYPD officers,firefighters and other first responders weaved their way up from E.26th St.and Lexington Ave.in Kips Bay to the steps of St.Patricks Cathedral on Fifth Ave.“Its so important that we continue the traditio

5、ns of the parade,”parade Chairman Hilary Beirne told the Daily News.“Its a sign of spring and new beginning and hopefully,today will mark a new beginning for New York City.”3 The marchers,normally cheered on by revelers doused in green,were greeted instead by everyday New Yorkers simply commuting to

6、 work.Mayor de Blasio was among those leading the early morning march,which came back to life this year as authorities have loosened COVID restrictions with more people getting vaccinated.“Theres something powerful about this tradition,but also people gathering despite the disease,”said the mayor.“N

7、ext year,were going to be back at full strength.”4 Asked if parades might resume in bigger form later this year,Hizzoner hedged.“Its too early to tell for sure,but Id say,lets think about the fall,”he said.Before the start of 8:30 a.m.Mass,Timothy Cardinal Dolan stepped outside St.Patricks Cathedral

8、 to greet the marchers.“Good to see you all,”he beamed.“Keep the tradition alive!”5 Parade diehards Maebelline and Billy Irish wolfhounds who serve as mascots of the 69th Regiment of the New York National Guard joined the small crowd.“Its kind of surreal to be back to something normal,”said their ha

9、ndler Eileen Flanagan.“Im not used to seeing this much sidewalk.”6 Later in the morning,five members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians gathered at E.44th St.and Fifth Ave.What the Irish group lacked in numbers,they made up for in spirit.“This parade has been going since before the country was a cou

10、ntry,so we want to keep the continuum of the parade,”said Sean Claffey,51.7 Thomas Beirne,53,noted many members of the order are essential workers.“Weve been working the entire time through,keeping the city going first responders,medical,all essential building services and stuff so weve been here th

11、e whole time,and are looking forward to things opening back up,”he said.8 The merry band unfurled an Irish flag,an American flag and their banner,then proceeded up Fifth Ave.,pausing for photos at St.Patricks Cathedral.A few cars honked in support.The group wound down at Central Park.9 At his regula

12、r press briefing Wednesday,de Blasio highlighted Irish-American writer and actor Malachy McCourt,who was honored two days earlier with an official city proclamation.The mayor called McCourt a“voice for respect for a multicultural society,for a society that really could be for everyone”and hailed“his

13、 incredible presence and his voice in this city.”The honoree,the brother of famed“Angelas Ashes”author Frank McCourt,was not able to attend the City Hall ceremony on Monday due to a recent fall.*1.Who thinks that its important to continue St.Patricks Day parade tradition?2.Who were the marchers gree

14、ted by?3.Who loosened COVID restrictions?4.Who thinks that parades might go back to their previous fanfare this autumn?5.Who feels surreal while looking at the pavement?6.Who reminded everybody how ancient the parade is?7.Who wrote Angelas Ashes?Find the words that mean:8.a person whose job entails

15、being the first on the scene of an emergency(par 1)9.move somewhere(phrase,par 2)10.a person who is enjoying themselves in a lively and noisy way(par 3)11.resurrect(phrase,par 3)12.with the full number of people(par 3)13.avoid making a definite statement(par 4)14.something that brings good luck(par

16、5)15.smile radiantly(par 4)16.employees that are required to work during a business closure(par 7)17.a meeting for giving information or instructions(par 9)18.approve enthusiastically(par 9)Put these people in the right social group:first responders-commuters-a mayor-marchers-a preacher-a nun-essent

17、ial workers-officers-firefighters-medical staff-National Guard-a chairman-a writer-an actor-dog handlers-footballers civil:religious:military:politics:sports:other:Listen to an Irish song and match the lines:https:/youtu.be/rXoLf3ZXMjY On the Banks of the Roses me love and I sat down Ere Johnny,love

18、ly Johnny wont ya leave me And in the middle of the tune-o she smiled and she said And I took out me fiddle for to play me love a tune When I was a young one I heard me father say By the lovely sweet banks of the roses Sooner than be married to any runaway That I can take a bottle or can leave it al

19、one And then I am no runaway and soon Ill let them know And young Johnny will go rovin with some other And if her daddy doesnt like it he can keep his daughter at home That hed rather see me dead and buried in the clay And when I get married twill be in the month of May When the leaves they are gree

20、n and the meadows they are gay And me and me true love well sit and sport and play By the lovely sweet banks of the roses In one sentence,say what this song is about.Whats the mood of this song?Do you think this song has a message?If yes,what is it about?What kind of musical instrument is a fiddle?What mistakes can you see in this song?Correct these mistakes.