During the warm sunny days of July, when the south of France is bustling with people on summer vacation, one enormous festival turns the town of Avignon into a lively theater. The annual Avignon Festival provides people interested in theater, dance, and music, with a space to share, discuss, participate in, or simply watch the creative arts. The festival runs for nearly one month. Throughout this time, nearly 1,000 performances breathe life into the historic walled city of Avignon. Professional artists from all walks of life come to Avignon to both observe and take part in festivities. Jean Vilar founded the first festival in 1947 and directed every one until his death in 1971. However, his death did not affect the festival as it still continues today. Initially a theatrical festival, the festival expanded to include dance and other forms of interpretive1 art in the 1960s. Today, circus performances and mime artists are even part of the festivities. The Avignon Festival has become one of the longest-running festivals in France and one of the most memorable performing arts celebrations in the world.
bustle with... 充滿…… bustle vi. 匆忙；忙碌 The street is bustling with noise and excitement. 街上充滿熱鬧刺激。
enormous a. 巨大的，龐大的 The actor enjoyed enormous popularity for over 20 years. 這位演員享有很高的聲望逾二十年。
participate in... 參加…… participate vi. 參加，參與 As a college student, I would actively participate in all kinds of activities and use my time wisely. 身為大學生，我會積極參與各種活動並善用時間。
run vi. 持續；維持 The televised game ran 30 minutes over the scheduled time. 電視轉播賽持續三十分鐘而超過預定的時間。
from all walks of life 來自各個行業的 The book fair attracted booklovers from all walks of life. 書展吸引各行各業的愛書人。
affect vt. 影響 Tonight's lecture focuses on the way TV programs affect the young. 今晚的專題講座著重於電視對年輕人造成的影響。
initially adv. 起先，最初 = in the beginning Henry initially agreed to the deal, but then he changed his mind. 起初亨利贊同這項交易，但後來他改變心意。
expand vi. & vt. 擴大／展 The company's product line has expanded to include children's books. 該公司的生產線擴展到童書市場。
interpretive a. 詮釋的
mime n. 默劇
『on + 探險／旅遊』的用法
本文 "...the south of France is bustling with people on summer vacation" 中的 "on summer vacation" 表『暑假中』。凡表『探險』、『旅遊』、『旅程』等名詞，以及表持續性或時間性的任務或動作時，通常介詞用 on 來表示，如：
『on + 探險／旅遊』： on vacation（度假中）、on a trip（在旅行）、on a hike（在健行）、on a picnic（在野餐）、on an outing（出遊）、on an excursion（在遠足）、on an expedition（在探險）、on leave（休假中）等。
『on + 執勤／任務』： on duty（執勤、值班）、on guard（站衛兵中）、on an errand（跑腿、辦差事）、on tour（巡迴演出中）、on a mission（執行任務）等。
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