时间:2019-02-24 作者:英语课 分类:英语趣味课堂


英语课
Todd: So, Santi, now you are from Indonesia but you actually are Christian 1, correct?
Santi: Yes.
 
Todd: And now most people in Indonesia are Muslim.
 
Santi: Yes, that's true.
 
Todd: Right, so are there any other major religions in Indonesia?
 
Santi: Oh, we have about six religions, actually: Muslim, Christians 2. We have two types of Christians: Catholic 3 and Christians, and then we have Buddhists 4 and Hindus and Confuciuos.
 
Todd: So you are Christian?
 
Santi: Yes.
 
Todd: So do you have a ... do you celebrate Christmas specially 5, like Indonesian style?
 
Santi: In my family - no - but maybe other families do.
 
Todd: So what do you normally do for Christmas?
 
Santi: We go to ... well, as a part of family, we go to the church together and then we celebrate ... well, going out for dinner, and then that's all.
 
Todd: That's it?
 
Santi: Yes.
 
Todd: So, it's not that big of a deal?
 
Santi: No.
 
Todd: No Christmas tree?
 
Santi: No.
 
Todd: No giving presents?
 
Santi: No. Even for Christmas tree, my mom always tells that if you want to decorate the tree, you have to - well - clean it up later, so we just like ... yeah, maybe later on.
 
Todd: You don't want to do it.
 
Santi: No.Todd: Wow. OK, that's interesting. So Christmas is very basic and simple?
 
Santi: Yes.
 
Todd: Well, actually that's kind of nice. I think a lot of people from other Christian countries would probably prefer that Christmas was that way.
 
Santi: Really? Well, as a children I expect a present actually from my parents but they don't give me so ... it's OK.
 
Todd: So, were you bummed 6 when you didn't get a present?
 
Santi: Yes, sometimes. Well, looking for other friends that they got presents, like, a bunch of presents from their parents or their uncles but, well, me and my sister just don't so ...
 
Todd: Well, that's OK, though. I mean I think maybe that's even better because maybe that teaches children a lesson, you know. So does that mean you never get presents or gifts or money or anything?
 
Santi: No, but we have a special celebration for Chinese New Year because we are raised a Chinese family, so we got presents in Chinese New Year's.
 
Todd: So, you celebrate Chinese New Year more than you do Christmas?
 
Santi: Yes, that's true.
 

major
 
Are there any other major religions in Indonesia?
 
Here, 'major' means large and well known.  Note the following:
 
This town does not have any major department stores.
We have all the major fast food restaurants.
that's all
 
We go out to dinner and that's all.
 
We add 'that's all'  when we have nothing more to say about something.  Note the following:
 
Alright class, that's all for today. See you tomorrow.
For lunch that 's all I had: an apple and some water.
not a big deal
 
It's not that big of a deal.
 
Something that is not a big deal is not a serious problem.  Note the following:
 
If you forget to bring your book to class it's not that big of a deal.
It is a big deal if you do not pay your taxes.
bummed
 
Were you bummed when you didn't get a present?
 
'Bummed' is American slang 7 that means sad or dissapointed.  Note the following:
 
We were bummed you could not make it to the party.
He was bummed he did not get the promotion 8.
teach ... a lesson
 
Christmas without gift giving teaches children a lesson.
 
We are taught a lesson when someone or some experience teaches us what not to do in the future.  Note the following:
 
I got sick from eating too much candy. It taught me a lesson.
My mother caught me smoking so she made me smoke the whole pack. It definitely taught me a lesson.
 


adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
  • They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
  • His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
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.天主教的;n.天主教徒
  • The Pope is the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church.教皇是罗马天主教的最高领袖。
  • She was a devoutly Catholic.她是一个虔诚地天主教徒。
n.佛教徒( Buddhist的名词复数 )
  • The Jesuits in a phase of ascendancy, persecuted and insulted the Buddhists with great acrimony. 处于地位上升阶段的耶稣会修士迫害佛教徒,用尖刻的语言辱骂他们。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
  • The return of Saivite rule to central Java had brought no antagonism between Buddhists and Hindus. 湿婆教在中爪哇恢复统治后,并没有导致佛教徒与印度教徒之间的对立。 来自辞典例句
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地
  • They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
  • The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。
失望的,沮丧的
  • I was really bummed out that there were no tickets left. 没有票了,我非常恼火。
  • I didn't do anything last summer; I just bummed around. 去年夏天我游手好闲,什么正经事也没做。
n.俚语,行话;vt.使用俚语,辱骂;vi.辱骂
  • The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语。
  • Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.俚语往往很快风行起来又很快不再风行了。
n.提升,晋级;促销,宣传
  • The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
  • The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级,加了薪。
学英语单词
adrenic
aero engines
aerogenic bacteria
air force-navy
air-glass interface
al-qaradawi
antifestival
argentoproteium
astern approaching method
atua
austrian capitals
automatic message accounting system
basalt clay(basalt wacke)
basophobia
be taken off allocation
bear's weed
binder stud
black market transaction in foreign exchanges
business concept
charge forward
chronotherapeutics
clear light size
common-mode input impedance
commutating brush
corner the market
coupling rod
curtain effect
cyatotheca
decrement viscosity gauge
designation plate
diclofenac potassium
direct coal-fired MGD generator
disembitters
distance between rolls
eileen farrells
El Uarot
emergency-lighting set
fines removal
finger biscuit
flight-comparison
gasinduced osmosis
gear unit
golfese
good-government
governing institution
half-drunk
heat conduction calorimeter
hierarchy configuration
hierarchy of subnet
Hüfingen
immovable
implied answer
incarnata
incorded
it's a dog's life
lachnum brasiliense
landing navigation system
languid
lead dithionate
lead zirconate
magnetic flux density
malconformation
megalocorneas
membrane expansion theory
Miaolin
moderance
National Center for Atmospheric Research
nelkins
nonabsorbable ligature
nonquantum
norm space
normal thickness of blade
Novoil'inovka
old-men
on purpose
pacinian collagenoma
Pelymskiy Tuman, Ozero
perruque
photosynthesizers
polymetallic catalyst
push board
quantitative analysis in decision making
same manner
sand-mold
shifting of load
sitdowner
sixty-ninth
skar
smokeless burner
spiral milling cutter
stratigraphic hiatus
sub-grade capacity
suturae temporariara
take advantage of
Valdagno
vital virus
Wardian cases
waried
well I declare!
wet rot
Wondai
Zagora