慢速英语短文听力 去问圣诞老人

Ask Santa

去问圣诞老人

It is December. That means¹ it is Christmas time. Christmas time means Santa Claus is coming. Sara and Billy love Christmas. They love Santa Claus. They love the gifts from Santa. Last year they got nice gifts. Sara got a teddy bear and a rubber duck. Billy got a green boat and a rubber duck. The rubber ducks float. When Sara takes a bath, her pink duck floats in the water. When Billy takes a bath, his blue duck floats in the water. One time Billy put a goldfish into the tub². It swam for a while. Then it died. He buried it in the back yard. He was sad. This year Sara and Billy want bicycles. Sara wants a red bike. Billy wants a blue bike. Mama said she would talk to daddy. Sara asked mama, "Why don't you talk to Santa?" Mama said, "That's a good idea. When daddy comes home, he and I will talk to Santa."

12月了。这意味着该过圣诞节了。圣诞节意味着圣诞老人要来了。萨拉和比利都喜欢圣诞节。他们喜欢圣诞老人。他们喜欢圣诞老人送的礼物。去年他们收到了很好的礼物。萨拉收到了一只泰迪熊和一个橡皮鸭。比利收到了一个绿色的船和一个橡皮鸭。橡皮鸭可以浮在水面上。萨拉洗澡的时候，她的粉橡皮鸭浮在水面上。比利洗澡的时候，他的蓝橡皮鸭浮在水面上。有一次比利把一条金鱼放进了浴缸里。金鱼游了一会儿，就死掉了。比利把金鱼埋在后院里。他很伤心。今年萨拉和比利想要自行车。萨拉想要一辆红色的自行车。比利想要一辆蓝色的自行车。妈妈说她会跟爸爸商量。萨拉问妈妈，“你为什么不跟圣诞老人商量呢？”妈妈说，“真是好主意。爸爸回家以后，他和我会跟圣诞老人商量的。”

1 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

2 tub   

n.桶，塑料杯，纸杯；盆，洗澡盆，浴缸

参考例句：

• The girl washed clothes in a tub.那女孩把衣服放在木盆里洗。
• The tub needs fixing too.It leaks.浴盆也得修了。它漏。