It was Shrove Tuesday.

这是个黑色星期二。

Another name for Shrove Tuesday is Pancake day.

该星期二重要的另一个原因是忏悔日。

At Olney, a small town in England, Shrove Tuesday is Pancake Race Day.

在奥尔良， 英格兰的一个小镇， 忏悔星期二通常是煎饼大赛日。

Now, we note this detail, for the pure satisfaction of being exact, it chanced that the 16th fell on Shrove Tuesday.

碰巧十六日正是星期二，狂欢节的最后一天，我们提到这一细节，只是因为我们喜欢准确。