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Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of Weekend English Club. This is the fourth episode of the podcast and as I mentioned in episode 3, today I will talk a little bit about a Dutch holiday called King's day.

Last week on the 27th of April, it was the birthday of the king of the Netherlands. Did you know the Netherlands still has a king? Every year on his birthday, we get a day off from work and the government will celebrate his birthday. This tradition started in 1885 and is similar to a national day like they have in different countries. Every year on this day the king will visit one city in the Netherlands where there will be a lot of events and celebrations, like concerts and markets. Amsterdam is always a very popular place for people to visit during King's day, and many tourists from outside the country also go there to experience the holiday. Usually, the whole city turns orange as people dress up in orange clothes and decorate the streets with orange things and national flags. This is because orange is the color of the royal family. There will also be concerts in Amsterdam and people taking their boats on the canals to party on the water. People can sell things in the street on King's day, so sometimes you can find some nice things to buy from people if you walk around in the streets.

Because it's so busy in Amsterdam on this day, trams don't go to the city center and cars are not allowed to enter the city either because it is so crowded. I usually avoid the city because it's too busy for me, but a lot of people like to go there to experience the lively atmosphere of the crowds.

The concept of King's day might sound strange if you are from a country without a royal family, or maybe you think it sounds fun. Maybe if you visit the Netherlands sometime you can see what it is like for yourself. I will now read out this week's words, and you can practice with me.

I hope you enjoyed listening to this episode, and I will see you again next week.

• Dutch: 荷兰的
• Celebrate： 庆祝
• Events：事件；既定活动
• Celebrations：庆祝活动
• concerts： 演唱会；音乐会
• decorate：装饰
• royal family： 皇室家族
• Trams： 有轨电车
• Avoid： 避免
• lively： 生动的
• Atmosphere： 氛围
• the crowds： 人群； 一大群人
• strange： 奇怪的；陌生的
• Is similar to…： 与...相似的
• Dress up: 盛装打扮；打扮
• Allow: 允许
• practice： 练习

主播： Daniel 

校对：nan_nan