the pre-Lenten festival of Shrove Tuesday

the last day before Lent

this boisterous event features anything and everything mardi gras, including feathered banners, purple and green garland, and mardi gras masks.

这个狂热的节日以狂欢节的主题为特点，里面包括有羽毛旗和紫绿的花环，当然还少不了狂欢节面具。

as she crosses the chalk finish line on her training run, she is rewarded with purple mardi gras beads and chicken nuggets.

当她经过训练的粉笔结束线时，她得到了紫色的mardi grasbeads（饮料）和鸡块作为奖励。

members of the krewe of rex parade down st. charles avenue mardi gras day in new orleans, louisiana february 20, 2007.

2月20日，参加狂欢的游行队伍走在新奥尔良圣查尔斯大道。新奥尔良狂欢节全称「马尔迪·格拉斯音乐狂欢节」，是当地的传统节日。

the event, titled 「the base」, drew double the expected turnout and was timed to coincide with sydney「s annual gay and lesbian mardi gras parade on saturday.

前来参与这次名为「根本」的拍摄活动的志愿者人数是预期的两倍，安排的时间刚好与上周六举行的一年一度的雪梨同性恋大游行凑到一起。

the event, titled 「the base」, drew double the expected turnout and was timed to coincide with sydney」s annual gay and lesbian mardi gras parade on saturday.

前来参与这次名为「根本」的拍摄活动的志愿者人数是预期的两倍，安排的时间刚好与上周六举行的一年一度的悉尼同性恋大游行凑到一起。

mardi gras this year is to let the world know that new orleans is back and open for business.

我们今年举行狂欢节的原因之一是想让世界知道，新奥尔良回来了，又可以来做生意了。

hit up mardi gras in new orleans.

参加新奥尔良的狂欢节。

early on mardi gras morning, a woman dressed in a bright blue indian costume emerges onto the streets of the tremé neighborhood (left).

狂欢节一大清早，一位身着亮蓝色印第安服饰的妇女翩翩出现在tremé街区的街头上（左图）。

one of the reasons we want to have mardi gras this year is to let the world know that new orleans is back and open for business.

我们今年举行狂欢节的原因之一是想让世界知道，新奥尔良回来了，又可以来做生意了。

this week 13 vehicles embarked on an 800-stop tour across america, which will include visits to popular events such as mardi gras in new orleans and the super bowl, to be held in miami in february.

本周13部车开始了一场横穿美国，历经800个站点的旅程，这将包括参观那些广为人知的活动，例如新奥尔良的狂欢节和即将于2月在迈阿密举办的橄榄球超级杯大赛。

wandering into marcus fraser「s backyard in the bywater neighborhood on mardi gras morning is a little like falling down the rabbit hole.

狂欢节清晨，漫步在位于bywater街区的马库斯·弗雷泽尔后院，让人感觉有点像是掉进了另外一个奇异世界里。

all she」s wearing are trinkets in her hair and a plastic beaded necklace, like you see at mardi gras in new orleans.

她全身上下穿戴的只有头发上的装饰品首一条像你在纽奥良的狂欢节会看到的塑胶珠链。

new orleans is the birthplace of jazz and is host to a world-famous mardi gras celebration.

新奥尔良是爵士乐的诞生地，并且是世界闻名的(mardi gras)狂欢节的主办地。

mardi gras (french for 「fat tuesday」) is a celebration, sometimes called 「carnival, 」 practiced around the world, on the tuesday prior to ash wednesday.

狂欢节「也称为」嘉年华"。在早期，它横跨星期三和圣灰星期四，是一个全世界都进行的庆典。

how do you know anyone is who he/she says he is, especially when they put up pictures of themselves that might be their feet, or a cat, or a mardi gras mask, or a tin of spam?

你怎么能通过别人说他/她谁就知道他/她呢？特别是他们用他们的脚、一只猫、一个狂欢节面具或肉罐头作为他们的头像的时候。