UNIT 8 Celebrating Me! Lesson 63:Christmas Is Coming!

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[0:02.219]Celebrating Me! 赞美我！
[0:04.229]Lesson 63: 第63课：
[0:06.071]Christmas Is Coming! 圣诞节就要到了！
[0:07.955]In many countries, Christmas is an important² winter holiday. 在很多国家，圣诞节是冬季一个很重要的节日。
[0:12.895]Christmas is on December twenty-fifth. 圣诞节是12月25日。
[0:15.868]New Year's Day is only one week later³, on January first. 元旦仅在一周后的1月1日。
[0:20.892]That's why people say "Merry⁴ Christmas and Happy New Year" on their Christmas cards. 那就是为什么人们在圣诞贺卡上写“圣诞、新年快乐”的原因。
[0:26.963]In many countries, families put up Christmas trees in the living⁵ room. 在很多国家，家家在客厅竖起圣诞树。
[0:32.112]Families decorate⁶ their Christmas trees. 家家都装饰他们的圣诞树。
[0:35.168]How do you decorate a Christmas tree? 你怎样来装饰圣诞树呢?
[0:37.974]You put beautiful things on it. 把漂亮的东西放在上面。
[0:40.527]At the top of the tree, many families put a star. 在树顶上，很多人家都放一颗星星。
[0:44.798]The star goes at the top. 星星在最上面。
[0:47.184]I think I need to stand on a chair! 我想我需要站在椅子上！
[0:50.157]Give the star to me, Jenny. I'm tall. 珍妮，给我星星。我个子高。
[0:53.297]I can reach⁷ the top of the tree without a chair! 我可以不用椅子就能够着树顶！
[0:57.190]What goes under the tree? Presents! 树底下是什么？礼物！
[1:00.037]On Christmas Day, families open the presents they have given⁸ each other. 在圣诞节那天，家家都打开他们互相赠送的礼物。
[1:05.103]How did⁹ Christmas trees begin? 圣诞树是如何产生的？
[1:07.531]They began in Germany¹⁰ in the 1600s. 它们始于17世纪的德国。
[1:11.258]Germany is a country in Europe¹¹. 德国是欧洲的一个国家。
[1:14.146]Oh, by the way, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 哦，顺便说一句，圣诞、新年快乐！
[1:20.091]Christmas decorations¹² 圣诞装饰品
[1:22.436]Christmas lights 圣诞灯
[1:24.697]Learning Tips¹³ 学习小帖士
[1:26.330]put up: to build; to set¹⁴ up put up: 建造，搭起
[1:30.223]They put up a tent¹⁵ in the park. 他们在公园里搭起了一个帐篷。
[1:33.321]LET'S DO IT!
[1:34.828]Make a Christmas card!
[1:37.484]Decorate your card in different colours.
[1:41.277]In the card, write a special Christmas wish to a friend, member or classmate.
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1 celebrating   

庆祝（现在进行时 ing形式）

参考例句：

• People celebrating the armistice behaved like an orgiastic mob. 庆祝停战的人们象一群狂欢的暴民。
• The Society is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. 这个协会今年将举办成立10周年庆典。

2 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

3 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

4 merry   

adj.高兴的，愉快的，欢乐的，兴高采烈的

参考例句：

• I wish you a merry Christmas.祝你圣诞快乐。
• She is in a merry mood.她心情愉快。

5 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

6 decorate   

v.装饰，装璜，布置

参考例句：

• My mother likes to decorate rooms.我妈妈非常喜欢装饰房间。
• John will decorate his house tomorrow.约翰明天将装饰他的房子。

7 reach   

n.延伸，范围，河段；vt.到达，伸出，延伸，取得联系；vi.延伸

参考例句：

• The railway line will soon reach to our town. 铁路不久就要延伸到我们镇了。
• Can you reach that apple down in the tree? 你能把树上那个苹果摘下来吗？

8 given   

adj.赠予的，沉溺的，特定的，假设的；vbl.give的过去分词

参考例句：

• This was given me as a birthday gift.这是给我的生日礼物。
• He was given every chance to try the job.他得到一切可能的机会去试做这件事。

9 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

10 Germany   

n.德国

参考例句：

• Germany and France are European countries.德国和法国是欧洲国家。
• I was watching the England Germany football match on TV.我在电视里看英德足球赛。

11 Europe   

n.欧洲

参考例句：

• Have you traveled in Europe?你到欧洲旅行过吗？
• We're planning to visit Europe this summer.我们正打算今年夏天去欧洲旅行。

12 decorations   

n.装饰( decoration的名词复数 )；装饰品；装饰图案；装饰风格

参考例句：

• We put up the decorations and the tree and started to feel Christmassy at last. 我们布置好了装饰品和圣诞树，这才开始感受到圣诞节的气氛。
• Decorations are hanging up everywhere in the city on Spring Festival. 春节期间城里到处张灯结彩。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 tips   

abbr.Tax Intercept Programs 税务拦截计划；to insure prompt service (gratuities) 确保快捷服务（赏金）；topical information packages 论题信息包n.顶端( tip的名词复数 )；倾斜；末端；（鸟或飞机的）翼尖v.（使）某物侧边提高，倾斜，翻倒( tip的第三人称单数 )；给小费；将（所盛之物）倒出；轻打

参考例句：

• the tips of your fingers 手指尖
• See Tips&Tricks for an exploit. 参见Tips&Tricks章节。 来自互联网

14 set   

n.组合，集合，设定；一套，一副，一局比赛；v.放置，设定；(太阳)落下去

参考例句：

• He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事，很快就完成了。
• The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。

15 tent   

n.帐篷；vt./vi.住帐篷，宿营

参考例句：

• They put up a tent.他们搭起了一个帐篷。
• It's not safe to keep food in your tent.把食物放在你的帐篷里不安全。