and revolution, an age quite unlike any that poets, or people generally, had lived through before... John McBride, a man Yeats hated. McBride was killed by the British after the most important event ……

to that of the past.Irish people once hated... (P4)Choose the best answer:1. What is the story mainly about?A. How... alcohol.C. One of the stereotype about the Irish is that they are lazy.D. Irish people usually get hot ……

of the world’s best-loved beers Guinness.A. Why do Irish people love to drink so much?B. So where did...” refer to?A. His talent for self-teaching.B. His use of writing to represent local people and culture ……

, Irish – or Gaelic as it's properly known – has been on the decline. The language was once spoken by 250,000 people. Today, only about 30,000 speak it, according to The Washington Post.The Irish ……

would come to me. People loved me or hated me depending on what I wanted them to feel. I was in control... extracurricular activities were and why. Most people wrote short answers, but I wrote a detailed piece about my ……

, Ireland has developed its own identity. In some ways “Irish literature” is now just a label...那些你不了解的爱尔兰文学。BEFORE he was famous, the great Irish writer Samuel Beckett was asked whether he ……

was an age of war and revolution (革命), a public age, quite unlike any that poets, or people generally... important event in modern Irish history – the Easter Uprising of 1916. In a great poem about ……

beautiful.C. It had such impressive quality that she was once selected to be a hair model.D. She loved...Choose the best answer:1. Which of the following is TRUE about the author’s hair?A. She hated ……

should I do? I don't want to hurt him!Blue DonnaBlue DonnaLet me tell you a story, Donna. Once upon... was a bitter old woman – a shell of a human being who hated life for not delivering on its promises ……

Patrick’s Day. The Irish (爱尔兰人) traditionally wear something green on this day, as the color is associated (有联系) with Ireland. Another St Patrick’s Day tradition is for the non-Irish to make jokes about ……

to realize one’s dream.Passage 2Are you Irish? That’s OK. Most people who celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day aren’t. Every year on March 17, hundreds of thousands of people celebrate this Irish holiday all ……

festival for the Irish people. There are millions more who “become Irish for a day” to enjoy the fun of the holiday. People wear bright Irish green clothes, eat traditional Irish food, put bright green ……

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. It was the Irish after all who created one of the world''s best-loved beers, Guinness (健力士黑啤).... the world in celebration of St Patrick''s Day. The Irish (爱尔兰人) traditionally wear something colored green ……

. Yum, yum!Irish people like bread. Some of them even eat bread at three meals a day. There are many... dances. It once came to China in 2010.Leprechaun会做鞋的小精灵There are leprechauns (鞋精灵) in Irish folklore ……

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.— Oscar Wilde(Irish writer, 1854-1900) ……