【大家说英语】 第315期:圣诞快乐!

 Lesson 12 Holiday 第十二课 节日

December 24 12月24日

Merry¹ Christmas! 圣诞快乐！

Read it! 读读看！

Christmas is coming! 圣诞节就要来了！

Susie finished² a report³ on Santa Claus. 苏希完成了一篇关于圣诞老公公的报导。

She talked to kids⁴. 她访问了一些孩子，

Most asked for the usual⁵ things, but one asked for a maid⁶! 大多数的小孩要求的都是寻常的礼物，可是有一个小孩想要女仆当礼物！

Alex has a real⁷ Christmas tree in his apartment⁸. 亚力克斯在家里有一株真正的圣诞树，

He decorated¹⁰ it with ornaments¹¹ and popcorn¹². 他用圣诞装饰品和爆玉米花妆点了那棵树。

Susie is lucky¹³. 苏希很幸运，

Her neighbor¹⁴ gave¹⁵ her a big plate of Christmas cookies¹⁶! 她的邻居给了她一大盘圣诞饼干！

Conversation¹⁷ A 会话A

Hey, Susie, did¹⁸ you finish your report on Santa Claus? 嘿，苏希，妳完成那篇关于圣诞老公公的报导了吗？

Yes. I talked to kids at the mall¹⁹ after they saw²⁰ Santa. 完成了。我在购物中心等孩子们见过圣诞老公公之后访问了他们。

Did they take pictures with Santa? 他们有和圣诞老公公合照吗？

Of course²¹! 当然有！

What did they ask Santa for? 他们向圣诞老公公要求什么礼物？

Most asked for the usual things like games and toys. 大多数的孩子要求的都是寻常的礼物，例如游戏和玩具。

But one boy asked for a maid to clean his room! 不过，有一个男孩想要一个女仆清理他的房间！

I'd like one, too! 我也想要一个女仆！

Conversation B 会话B

Are you ready for Christmas, Rob²²? 罗柏，你准备好迎接圣诞节了吗？

Almost²³. I need to mail²⁴ a few²⁵ more Christmas cards. 快准备好了，我还要再寄出几张圣诞卡。

I already²⁶ mailed²⁷ mine. 我的都已经寄出去了，

And I got²⁸ a Christmas tree for my apartment. 而且我还为我的公寓买了一株圣诞树。

Good for you! Is it a real tree? 真有你的！是真的树吗？

Yes, it is. It smells really good! 是，是真的， 而且气味很香！

I know! Did you decorate⁹ it? 是啊！你有装饰那棵树吗？

Yes! I bought some ornaments. 有！我买了些圣诞装饰品，

And I put popcorn on it, too. 还在树上放了爆玉米花。

Conversation C 会话C

Do you have any gifts under your Christmas tree, Taylor? 泰乐，妳的圣诞树下有放礼物吗？

I do! My mom sent me a package²⁹, and so did my sister. 有！我妈寄了个包裹给我，还有我妹妹也寄了。

I'll open them on Christmas day. 我会在圣诞节当天把礼物打开。

What about you? 妳呢？

I have a couple³⁰ of things under the tree, too. 我的树下也有一些礼物。

And my neighbor gave me a big plate of Christmas cookies. 我的邻居还给了我一大盘圣诞饼干。

Lucky you! I love Christmas cookies! 妳好幸运！ 我最爱吃圣诞饼干了！

Me, too! 我也是！

1 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。

2 finished   

adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
• We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。

3 report   

n.报告，汇报；传说，传阅；v.报告，报到

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon.今天下午我们要去听报告。
• I shall report to you.我将向你汇报。

4 kids   

n.小孩( kid的名词复数 )；年轻人；小山羊；小山羊皮

参考例句：

• My funny drawings amused the kids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
• The neighbours' kids are the bane of my life . 街坊邻居的孩子让我生活得很不安宁。

5 usual   

adj.通常的；平常的

参考例句：

• I got up at six that morning as usual.像往常一样那天早上我六点起床。
• It's usual to have a holiday in summer.夏天休假是惯例。

6 maid   

n.少女，未婚女子，女仆

参考例句：

• I have sent my maid away.我已把我的女仆解雇了。
• A maid in white is walking along the boardwalk.一位白衣少女漫步于海边的木板路上。

7 real   

adj.真实的；非虚构的；真正的；非常的

参考例句：

• You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字？
• The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的！

8 apartment   

n.（美）公寓住宅，公寓房间；单元房间

参考例句：

• How big is the apartment?这公寓有多大？
• Remember to clean your apartment.记得打扫你的公寓。

9 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。

10 decorated   

adj.装饰的，修饰的

参考例句：

• a beautifully decorated house 装潢典雅的房子
• They decorated the room with flowers and balloons. 他们用花和气球装饰了房间。

11 ornaments   

n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 )；点缀；装饰品；首饰v.装饰，点缀，美化( ornament的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments. 架子上堆满了装饰品。
• Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments. 一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 popcorn   

n.爆米花

参考例句：

• I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时，喜欢吃爆米花。
• He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。

13 lucky   

adj.幸运的，侥幸的，碰巧的，吉祥的

参考例句：

• Three is my lucky number.三是我的幸运数字。
• You are a lucky dog.你真是个幸运儿。

14 neighbor   

n.邻居；v.邻接，毗邻而居，友好

参考例句：

• He has a very good neighbor.他有一个好邻居。
• My new neighbor moved in last weekend.我的新邻居上周才搬来。

15 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

16 cookies   

小甜饼(复数)

参考例句：

• She sat reading a magazine, dunking cookies in her coffee. 她坐着一边看杂志一边将曲奇饼在咖啡里蘸一下再吃。
• There are only five cookies left. 只剩下五块曲奇了。

17 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

18 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？

19 mall   

n.（美）购物中心，大商场

参考例句：

• I am going to the mall the day after tomorrow.我后天去大型购物中心。
• Are you going to go to the mall?你要去大型购物中心吗？

20 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

21 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

22 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

23 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

24 mail   

n.邮件；v.邮寄

参考例句：

• He has a large amount of mail to answer every day.他每天有大量的信件要回复。
• Please forward my mail to me.请把我的邮件转寄给我。

25 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

26 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

27 mailed   

adj. 披着铠甲的, (动物)有甲壳的, [动]有锁子甲状鳞的

参考例句：

• Catalogues of our books will be mailed on request. 书目承索即寄。
• He mailed the package to me. 他给我邮寄了一个包裹。

28 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

29 package   

n.包裹，整批交易；vt.把...打包，把...进行推销

参考例句：

• He brought me a large package.他给我送来一个大包裹。
• He mailed the package to me.他给我邮寄了一个包裹。

30 couple   

n.对，夫妇，数个；v.加倍，成双，连结

参考例句：

• I have a couple of things to do.我有几件事要做。
• I'll come again in a couple of days.我过两天再来。