圣灰星期三（复活节前的第七个星期三）

Ash Wednesday───圣灰星期三（复活节前的第七个星期三）

Spy Wednesday───n.圣周三，复活节前的星期三

Wednesday───n.星期三

ashamedness───灰暗

Wednesdays───adv.每星期三

assuredness───n.确实；自信；确信；厚颜

awedness───n.充满敬畏，表示敬畏

On Ash Wednesday order is restored.───到了圣灰星期三秩序才得以恢复。

begins on Ash Wednesday.───在开始于圣灰星期三。

It's Ash Wednesday.───今天星期三是斋期开始。

Lay one on me! Carnival enthusiasts celebrate the beginning of the Carnival season in Germany which lasts until Ash Wednesday.───德国狂热的嘉年华爱好者开始庆祝狂欢节的开始，庆祝活动将一直持续到圣灰节结束。

they were to be named to their parishes on Ash Wednesday.───他们的名字将在圣灰星期三公布于各自的教区。

Mardi Gras is always the day before Ash Wednesday, when Lent begins, and always falls exactly 46 days before Easter.───狂欢节是永远的前一天，灰分周三，当借给开始时，总是正好46天过复活节。

The Carnival starts around two weeks before Ash Wednesday and ends on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday.───狂欢节开始于圣辉星期三的两周前，结束于忏悔星期二，圣辉星期三的前一天

Exactly. Ash Wednesday is observed by fasting, abstinence from eating meat, and repentance.───没错，教徒们要斋戒，还要向上帝忏悔。

The dates of the carnival vary year depending on the date of Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.───每年狂欢节的时间都根据圣灰星期三来定，即四旬斋的第一天。