时间:2018-12-25 作者:英语课 分类:礼节美语


英语课

  来自中国的雇员Dana跟同事Charlie聊天儿,说自己要去美国朋友家过圣诞节,请Charlie给她讲讲美国人过圣诞的习俗。

D: Would you say Christmas is the most popular American holiday?

C: Definitely 1. It's a really big deal. Most people don't work on that day, and if you ask someone to work you have to pay them a lot of overtime 2.

D: Should I bring presents for all of his family members?

C: That's probably not necessary because you're a guest. You could bring a small souvenir 3 or something from China for them. But one tradition is to bring a nice bottle of wine.

圣诞节是美国的重要节日。Charlie说,It's a really big deal. 意思是说圣诞节确实非常重要。大家都放假,让人加班,得付很多加班费。 You have to pay them a lot of overtime. Overtime是加班费的意思。去朋友家过圣诞节,要给每个人买礼物吗? Charlie认为不用,只要带个中国纪念品就行了。但是美国人去朋友家作客,有带葡萄酒的传统。

D: Is there a lot of drinking during Christmas?

C: It depends on the family, but I'd say most people probably do enjoy alcoholic 4 drinks. Have you ever tried eggnog?

D: No, what's that?

C: It's an alcoholic drink that sort of tastes like egg custard. It's sweet and warm and perfect for the cold winter season.

D: Sounds delightful 5. What's the traditional menu?

Charlie说,美国人过圣诞节,most people do enjoy alcoholic drinks, 大多数人都喜欢喝一杯,其中一种很普遍的酒精饮料叫eggnog, eggnog is spelled e-g-g-n-o-g, eggnog, 这种饮料味道甜甜的,温温的,适合天气冷的时候喝。圣诞节有什么传统菜肴吗?

C: Probably roast 6 chicken. During Thanksgiving most people eat turkey. Actually, we Americans eat way too much food during the holiday season. When New Year comes around, everybody makes a resolution 7 to lose weight!

D: Are there fireworks or any kind of public events?

C: Not really. Usually in the town center there's a huge Christmas tree. All the streets are lined with Christmas lights...it's really quite pretty.

Charlie说,圣诞节很多家庭会吃烤鸡。他还说,美国人过节总会吃很多东西,we Americans eat way too much food during the holiday season. 所以新年一到,大家都会立志减肥。

Charlie还说,美国人过圣诞节,一般不放烟火,但是市中心往往会有一棵特别高大的圣诞树,街道两边也都是圣诞节的彩灯,充满节日气氛。美国是不是所有人都庆祝圣诞节呢?我们下星期继续听。



1 definitely
adv.一定地,肯定地;明确地,确切地
  • The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛,这个队肯定会输。
  • I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前,我一定回家。
2 overtime
adj.超时的,加班的;adv.加班地
  • They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
  • He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。
3 souvenir
n.纪念品,纪念物
  • Please accept this little gift as a souvenir.请留下这个小小礼物作为纪念。
  • I was going to save that as a souvenir.我本来准备把它做为纪念品保存下来的。
4 alcoholic
adj.(含)酒精的,由酒精引起的;n.酗酒者
  • The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
  • Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。
5 delightful
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
  • We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
  • Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。
6 roast
v.烤,炙,烘;n.烤肉;adj.烤(烘)过的
  • There's a piece of roast beef.这儿有一块烤牛肉.
  • Put the meat into the oven to roast.把肉放到炉子里去烤。
7 resolution
n.坚定,决心,决心要做的事,决定,决议
  • You must stand to your resolution.你一定要坚守你的决心。
  • I still haven't given up my resolution to do more reading.我仍然还没有放弃多看些书的决心。
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acalolepta flocculata flocculata
acid coagulation
acid-preservative method
acro-dextrin
acroparaesthesia
Ameskhoud
amperage
Aperiodic signal
arteriosus
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automatic boiler control (abc)
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Barmstedt
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cystipherous
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HEXOPAL
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Indigofera densifructa
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interruption condition
irregular respiration
Janeiteism
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laryngea malacia
lennix
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Lérida, Prov.de
made an impression on
marine geological survey
matte up
microimmunoglobulin
mid-thigh-length
n-dimensional sphere
new dram architecture
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normal form of vector fields
Odd Coupon
Olivenstein
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Oropogon
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postan
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psychosis following infection
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reshad
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Transalpines
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ungraspable
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while you are about it
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