the Festival of Britain
/ðə ˌfestɪvl əv ˈbrɪtn/
/ðə ˌfestɪvl əv ˈbrɪtn/
- an event consisting of exhibitions and celebrations that took place on the South Bank of the Thames in London in 1951. The aim of the festival was to celebrate 100 years since the Great Exhibition, and to show Britain's economic and technical progress after the Second World War. It was the first time that the South Bank was used as a centre for the arts. Similar celebrations took place in other parts of Britain.
英国节：1951年在伦敦泰晤士河南岸举行的展览和庆祝活动。该节的目的是庆祝大展览以来的100年，并展示英国的经济和技术进步第二次世界大战后。这是南岸第一次被用作艺术中心。在英国其他地区也举行了类似的庆祝活动。