The history of Talk Like a Pirate Day

John Baur and Mark Summers started the holiday in 1995. The idea came to them when one of them got hurt (受傷) in a game and cried out “Arrrr!”. They thought it would be fun if people talked like pirates (海盜) in a whole day. They chose September 19th because it was Mark’s wife’s birthday and he thought it would be easy for him to remember. At first it was just something they did for fun. In 2002, the columnist (專(zhuān)欄作家) Dave Berry wrote something about it and the day became famous. Now a lot of people celebrate the day because it’s fun.

How to talk like a pirate

You need to speak a lot of words loudly with a scowl (怒容) on your face. Say “Arrrrr!” every now and then. Here are some pirate words you can use on that day:

◆ Ahoy! ～ Hello ◆Aye! ～ Yes

◆Colors ～ Flag ◆Matey ～ Friends

◆Avast! ～ Stop

◆Savvy? ～ Do you understand?

◆Yo-ho-ho ～ Feel good

◆Ye ～ Use this instead of “you”

◆Aft ～ The back of the ship

◆Bilge ～ Bottom of the ship

◆Fore ～ Front of the ship

◆Port ～ Left side of the ship

1.John and Mark started the holiday years ago.

A. 7 B. 10 C. 15 D. 17

2.To celebrate the holiday, people need to .

A. learn some pirate words B. learn to sail on the sea

C. dress up like pirates D. have their own ships

3.The holiday became famous because of .

A. a game B. a pirate C. a song D. an article

4.If a pirate shouts “Yo-ho-ho”, it means he is .

A. angry B. happy C. surprised D. sad

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Mark’s wife was born on September 19th.

B. John and Mark started the holiday because it was fun.

C. “Bilge is broken” means there’s something wrong with the front of the ship.

D. If you want to say hello to your friends on the day, you can say “Ahoy, matey!

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