圣诞口语对话：圣诞节快到了
英语课
对话文本
Michael: Jingle 1 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!
参考翻译
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 3 celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ 2 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 4 Christmas carols are Jingle Bells, Oh Come All Ye Faithful 5, 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 6 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.
n.叮当声，韵律简单的诗句；v.使叮当作响，叮当响，押韵
- The key fell on the ground with a jingle.钥匙叮当落地。
- The knives and forks set up their regular jingle.刀叉发出常有的叮当声。
n.基督，救世主，耶稣
- I regarded him as the Christ.我把他当作救世主。
- Christ preached that we should love each other.基督在布道中说人们应该互爱。
n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )
- Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
- His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。
adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的
- He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
- He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。
adj.守信的，忠实的，如实的，可靠的
- They promised to be faithful to their ideal for ever.他们保证永远忠于自己的理想。
- We must be honest and faithful to the people.我们对人民必须忠诚老实。