新标准初中英语八年级(上):UNIT2 Christmas stories
时间：2018-12-29 作者：英语课 分类：外研社新标准初中英语八年级
[00:00.00]Christmas trees
[00:02.31]The first Christmas tree probably1 started
[00:05.32]about 400 years ago in Germany2.
[00:09.64]Around that time,people began to put whole3
[00:13.28]trees into their homes at Christmas.
[00:16.97]They put apples,sweets and coloured paper
[00:20.64]on the trees to make them look pretty.
[00:24.32]They also put candles on the trees
[00:27.55]to make them look beautiful at night.
[00:31.03]Then,in 1860,Queen4 Victoria,the Queen of
[00:35.48]England,had a Christmas tree in her home
[00:39.46]for Christmas.
[00:41.07]After that,many people in England wanted
[00:44.75]to have Christmas trees in their homes,too.
[00:49.27]A few5 years later,Christmas trees
[00:52.36]also became6 popular7 in the USA.
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probably
adv.大概，或许，很可能
参考例句：
Next year I shall probably be looking for a job. 明年我很可能找份工作。
We're going on holiday soon,probably next month.我们很快要去度假了，可能是下个月。
2
Germany
n.德国
参考例句：
Germany and France are European countries.德国和法国是欧洲国家。
I was watching the England Germany football match on TV.我在电视里看英德足球赛。
3
whole
adj.整整的；全部的；完整的
参考例句：
It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。
4
queen
n.女王，皇后；(纸牌、国际象棋中的)王后
参考例句：
She sounds like a queen!她听起来像是一个王后！
The evil queen is very angry.邪恶的皇后非常生气。
5
few
adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的
参考例句：
There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。
6
became
v.(become的过去式)成为
参考例句：
He became a doctor at the age of 27.他27岁时成了一名医生。
He became a millionaire when he was still young.他还年轻时就成了百万富翁。
7
popular
adj.受欢迎的；流行的；通俗的
参考例句：
" Mary " is a very popular name for a girl.“ 玛丽 ”是个很常见的女孩名字。
He likes to play football and to sing popular songs.他喜欢踢足球和唱流行歌曲。
- Next year I shall probably be looking for a job. 明年我很可能找份工作。
- We're going on holiday soon,probably next month.我们很快要去度假了，可能是下个月。
- Germany and France are European countries.德国和法国是欧洲国家。
- I was watching the England Germany football match on TV.我在电视里看英德足球赛。
- It snowed for two whole days.雪下了整整两天。
- The whole village was sleeping.整个村庄一片寂静。
- She sounds like a queen!她听起来像是一个王后！
- The evil queen is very angry.邪恶的皇后非常生气。
- There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
- I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。
- He became a doctor at the age of 27.他27岁时成了一名医生。
- He became a millionaire when he was still young.他还年轻时就成了百万富翁。