对话文本


Michael: Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle All the Way.

Billy: Why are you singing Christmas carols Michael?

Michael: Because Christmas is coming quickly!

Billy: Ahhh. I have left all of my gift shopping until the last minute again. The stores will be packed.

Michael: Christmas is much more than just buying gifts for your friends and family.

Billy: Yeah I know. Gifts and corny songs are the two main Christmas activities.

Michael: No Billy! You have it all wrong. Take a seat and I will tell you about the ancient history of Christmas!

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迈克尔：叮叮当，叮叮当，铃儿响叮当。

比利：你为什么在唱圣诞歌曲，迈克尔？

迈克尔：因为圣诞节很快就到了！

比利：啊哈。我又要等到最后一分钟再去购买所有的礼物。商店会很拥挤。

迈克尔：圣诞节可不光是给朋友和家人买礼物，还有很多别的东西。

比利：没错，我知道。送礼物和唱老歌是圣诞节的两种主要活动。

迈克尔：不是的，比利！你全搞错了。坐下来，我来告诉你有关圣诞节的古代史。

对话精讲



1) Christmas: the 25th of December
圣诞节:12月25日
Christmas day is when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ while the rest of us buy gifts for each other then eat and drink too much.
圣诞节是当基督徒庆祝救世主耶稣诞生的时候,而我们其他人为彼此购买礼物然后大吃大喝的节日.

2) Carols: Christmas songs
圣诞颂歌,圣诞节歌曲
Some of the best known Christmas carols are Jingle Bells, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, We wish You A Merry Xmas and Away in a Manger.
最熟为人知的一些圣诞歌曲是《Jingle Bells》、《Oh Come All Ye Faithful》、《 We wish You A Merry Xmas》和《 Away in a Manger》.

3) Packed: a lot of people in a small space
拥挤,很多人挤在一个小地方里
The nightclub was so packed that I could not find any space to dance in at all.
夜总会如此之拥挤,以致于我根本找不到跳舞的地方.

4) Corny: old fashioned, not hip or cool
老的,老式的,不时髦,不酷
The movie was so corny that I had to leave before it finished.
那电影太老了,我不得不提前退场.