纯正地道美语(外教讲解)321：圣诞传统

　　A: What are you doing, awake?
你在做什么呢，醒着吗？
B: I can't sleep...
我睡不着……
A: But it's almost midnight!
但是现在已经是午夜了！
B: Exactly. I'm too excited for Christmas morning. Also, I thought I heard Santa.
确实是。我想到就快要到圣诞的早晨了，我就很兴奋。还有，我以为我听到了圣诞老人来了。
A: Really? How do you know it was Santa?
真的吗？你怎么知道是圣诞老人的？
B: Well, I heard that naughty boys and girls get coal in their stockings¹, so I thought I'd be nice and make Santa cookies. I even left out some milk. I heard someone in the kitchen eating the cookies, so I came downstairs!
嗯，我听说那些调皮的孩子们在他们的袜子里有很多煤炭。所以我想如果给圣诞老人准备一些曲奇会比较好。我甚至还留了一些牛奶。我听到有人在厨房吃饼干，所以我刚刚下楼看了看！
A: Hmm... well I know that Santa won't come down the chimney² with you hiding behind the tree, spying³ on him!
嗯……我知道圣诞老师不会在你躲在树后面想要偷看的时候从烟囱里下来。
B: Really?
真的吗？
A: Really! Let's go back upstairs and get back to bed. That way, we can let Santa do his job. Then when you wake up, it will be Christmas already!
真的！我们上楼去回到床上睡觉吧。这样的话，圣诞老人才能做他的事。然后等你醒来的时候，就已经是圣诞节了。
B: O-K...
好吧……
A: Hey, honey! Is that you? Don't eat all the cookies—I want some, too!
嘿，宝贝！是你吗？不要把曲奇都吃了，我也想吃点！

1 stockings   

n.长袜( stocking的名词复数 )；靺；袜子

参考例句：

• a pair of silk stockings 一双长筒丝袜
• She wears a pair of sheer stockings. 她穿着一双透明的丝袜。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 chimney   

n.烟囱，烟筒；玻璃罩

参考例句：

• The chimney blew out a cloud of black smoke.烟囱里喷出一团黑烟。
• His father is a chimney sweeper.他的父亲是一位扫烟囱的工人。

3 spying   

v.看见，发现( spy的现在分词 )；当间谍；从事间谍活动；搜集情报

参考例句：

• He used his job as a screen for his spying activities. 他利用他的工作作掩护进行间谍活动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was accused of spying and was declared non grata. 他被指控从事间谍活动而被宣布为不受欢迎。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》