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暑热刚刚离我们而去，爽朗的十月正在向我们招手。菲律宾绝对是个好去处。而内格罗斯岛的第一大城市巴科洛德，通常只被游客当做前往其他城市的跳板。 仔细驻足欣赏，会发现，这也是一座很有韵味的小城。遇上一年一度的Masskara（面具节）, 哪能轻易放过？让我们一起去感受巴科洛德面具节浓厚的节日氛围吧！

Bacolod, the fifth largest city of Philippines, is called the city of smiles. It1)reflectsthe positive attitude towards daily life—kind and2)passionate.Tourists from all over the world are overwhelmed by the3)hospitalityextended by local people. Bacolod, which is called one of the cities with the best quality of life in Philippines, has fresh air and wonderful urban greenery space.

Masskara originated in the early 1980s. It was set by local governmentin response totwo crisis: price-cut of4)sugarcaneand a miserable shipwreck.

Masskara starts from October 1st every year. There are various celebration, such as street dance, rock climbing, beauty pageant, mask-making competition, giant5)puppet 6)paradeand so on.

During the festival, people who put on masks and colorful folk costumes spill into the streets, which transforms narrow streets into a sea of joy.

If youpay a little attention, you will find that expressions on every mask are all the same: smile.

The upsurge of Masskara usually appears in the

1) re flect [ri' flekt] vt.反映

2) passionate ['pæʃәnit] adj.热情的

3) hospitality [,hɒspi'tæliti] n.款待

4) sugarcane ['ʃugәkein] n.甘蔗

5) puppet ['pʌpit] n.人偶

6) parade [pә'reid] n.游行weekend’s afternoon of the third week in October. There will be a number of competitions in the city. Large restaurants and small restaurants will also prepare special food and good wine in order to entertain guests from far away. Although Bacolod lack representative tourist attractions, it is worth visiting because of the wide and clean streets, fantastic markets and affordable housing options.

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菲律宾的第五大城市，巴科洛德市被称作“微笑之城”。这个别名反映了当地人的生活态度—友善、热情。来自世界各地的游客皆可受到当地人的真诚热情的款待。巴科洛德空气清新，绿化程度高，被列为菲律宾最宜居的城市之一。

面具节始于20世纪80年代初，为的是对两个危机做出回应：甘蔗价格下跌和一次悲惨的船难。

面具节从10月1日起便拉开帷幕。除了街头舞蹈，当地还会举办攀岩竞赛、选美大赛、面具制作比赛、巨型人偶游行等活动。

节日期间，人们会戴上早已准备好的面具，穿上鲜亮的民族服装涌上街头，把街道变成狂欢的游乐场。

稍加留意你就会发现，人们佩戴的面具表情都是一样的—那就是微笑。

整个节日的高潮一般出现在10月第三周的周末下午，城内会有多处举办比赛，大小餐厅也会备好特色美食佳酿款待远方来客。尽管巴科洛德缺乏代表性的景点，但那宽广而干净的街道、多姿多彩的市场和物美价廉的住宿选择，还是值得一去。

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