空中英語教室 encore vs catcalls

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SAVED BY THE QUEEN

民族救星以斯帖王后

The Jewish people celebrate Queen Esther’s bravery every year

猶太人每年都會慶祝以斯帖王后的勇氣

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encore其實是法文，表示”再一次”
catcalls貓笑聲，指的是”發出噓聲”來吵弄舞台或球場上的某個人

課文中所講到猶太人有個活動，只要聽到哈曼，民眾就會boo and hiss發出噓聲，這就是所謂的的catcalls

Grammar gym
The tradition of dressing up comes from the fact that Esther at first didn't let people know she was Jewish.
[Situation 1] comes from the fact that [situation 2]

example:
In many northern places, the practice of pickling vegetables comes from the fact that people needed a way to keep food during long cold winter months.
this new rule that stores will no longer give plastic bags comes from the fact that we need to save our environment and stop throwing away so many plastic bags.