朗文3L看听学英语第四册 Lesson 39

　　Lesson 39 A merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
In a few days' time it will be Christmas Day. Sandy and Sue¹ are so excited that they can hardly wait. They broke up on December 17th and since then they've been helping² mother. Yesterday they decorated the living-room³. Last night they went to Regent Street with Gretel to see the decorations. Mrs Clark has already bought all her presents and sent all her cards. She has made a large pudding and ordered a turkey for Christmas Day. Tonight Sandy and Sue are going to sing carols with their friends so that they may collect money for charity and Gretel is going to join them. On Christmas Day the family will exchange presents. Of course, Sandy snd Sue don't believe in Father Christmas any more, but they still hang up stockings beside their beds so that their parents will fill them with presents! The days are dark and short, but everyone is cheerful."Christmas is coming!" they say.

1 sue   

vt.控告，起诉；vi.请求，追求，起诉

参考例句：

• If you don't pay me the money,I'll sue you.如果你不付给我钱，我就告你。
• The war criminals sue for peace.战犯求和。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 living-room   

n.起居室，客厅

参考例句：

• He keeps a parrot in a birdcage in his living-room.他在客厅的鸟笼里养了一只鹦鹉。
• The living-room connects with the toilet.客厅与卫生间相连。