bbc story of the week每周英语小报，地道英式英语发音，每篇都是英语短新闻，中英语双语文稿，可以练习听力和英式英语发音。
bbc learning english story of the week 每周一报 13 february 2013 ：ugly masks 难看的面具
transcript 英语文字稿带中文翻译:
they may not be the most aesthetically pleasing group of people you've ever met, but these revellers at the lucerne carnival in switzerland hope their ugly masks will scare off the evil spirits of winter and pave the way for spring.
他们也许不是你见过最漂亮的人。但这些前来参加卢塞恩狂欢节的人们希望他们难看的面具能驱赶走冬日的恶魔以为即将到来的春季铺平道路。
the festival also features lanterns, costumes and music, and is part of a tradition which can be traced back to the 15th century.
灯笼、服装和音乐都是狂欢节的传统，这些习俗可以追溯到15世纪。
英语词汇:
aesthetically pleasing 美观的
revellers 狂欢者
scare off 吓跑
pave the way for 为…铺平道路
traced back to 追溯到