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第三十课：圣诞快乐

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CHRISTMAS DAY

圣诞节

　　During the Christmas season friends get together and go from house to

　　在圣诞节期间，朋友们聚在一起，从这家走到那家，

　　house singing Christmas songs. They do this for fun and to bring the spirit of

　　唱着圣诞歌。他们尽情欢乐，把圣诞节的气氛带给

　　Christmas to the people in each house. Then on Christmas Eve—the night be-

　　每一座房子里的人们。在圣诞前夕——圣诞节前的

　　fore Christmas Day—children put stockings at the end of their beds before

　　那天晚上——孩子们在睡觉前把长统袜放在他们

　　they go to sleep. Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come

　　的床头上。他们的父母通常告诉他们圣诞老人夜里

　　during the night. Some people even put up stockings for their pets as well.

　　会来的。有些人甚至也为他们的宠物挂上长统袜。

　　Father Christmas is a very kindhearted man. He lands on top of each

　　圣诞老人是一个热心肠的人。他降临在世界上

　　house all over the world and climbs down the chimney. He then fills the stock-

　　每家的房顶上，从烟囱里下来。然后他往长统袜里

　　ings with Christmas presents. But who is Father Christmas? Can a man really

　　装圣诞礼物。但是谁是圣诞老人呢?一个人真的能

　　climb down the chimney of every house in the world in a single night? Of

　　从烟囱里爬下来，(足迹踏遍)世界上每一户人家，且只在一个晚上吗?

　　course not.

　　当然不会。

　　Father Christmas is based on a real person in history. In Turkey, there

　　圣诞老人来源于历史上一个真实的人物。在土耳其，从前

　　once was a man named Saint Nicholas. He was a very shy person. He wanted

　　有一个叫塞恩特·尼古拉斯的人。他是一个非常腼腆的人。他想

　　to give money to the poor. But he did not want them to know that the money

　　给穷人钱，但是他不想让他们知道钱

　　came from him. He didn't know what to do. It is said that one day he climbed

　　是他给的。他不知道应该怎样做。据说有一天他爬到

　　to the top of a house and dropped some money down a chimney. It went /into/ a

　　一所房子的顶部，把一些钱扔进烟囱，钱竟掉进了

　　stocking that a little girl had hung by the fireplace to dry! Even though Father

　　一只长统袜里，袜子是一位小女孩挂在壁炉旁边烘干的!虽然

　　Christmas is no longer living, his spirit of generosity lives on today.

　　圣诞老人已不在人世，但他慷慨大方的精神依然存在。

　　Christmas Day always begins before breakfast. Children wake up very early,

　　圣诞节总是在早餐前开始，孩子们醒得很早，

　　and can't wait to open the presents in their stockings and under the tree. They

　　迫不及待地打开圣诞袜里和树下的礼物。他们

　　wake up the other family members, calling,“Merry Christmas!”After all the

　　叫醒家里其他人，大声祝贺“圣诞快乐!”所有的礼物

　　presents are opened, the family will usually have a delicious breakfast. They

　　都打开后，整个家庭通常会吃一顿丰盛的早餐。他们

　　spend the day playing with the new toys and visiting their relatives and friends.

　　花一整天玩新玩具和拜访亲戚、朋友。

　　They greet each other with a hug and say,“Merry Christmas!”

　　他们见面彼此拥抱互道：“圣诞快乐!”

第三十课：圣诞快乐

重点·难点·考点及疑点注释

　　短语纵横

　　1Christmas Day“圣诞节”，时间是12月25日。

　　What present did you get on Christmas Day?圣诞节你收到了什么礼物?

　　2as well也；又；同样

　　He sent me a letter and some money as well.他寄给我一封信，外加一些钱。

　　3all over the world“遍及世界”，相当于throughout the world。

　　We have friends all over the world.我们的朋友遍天下。

　　4base on以……为根据

　　The soap opera isn't based on facts.这个肥皂剧纯属虚构。

　　5even though“即使；尽管”。相当于even if。

　　He did his best even though he was ill.尽管他有病，他还是尽了最大努力。

　　6live on继续存在；还在活着

　　His spirit of generosity still lives on today.

　　他慷慨大方的精神今天依旧存在。

　　点击句型

　　1fill...with...用……把……装满

　　This glass is filled with tea.杯子里装满了茶。

　　2It is said that ...“据说……”，后面接从句。

　　It is said that a terrible traffic accident happened here two days ago.

　　据说两天前这儿发生了一起严重的交通事故。

　　3sb. can't wait to do sth.某人迫不及待去做某事

　　I can't wait to know the answer.我迫不急待地想知道答案。

　　4sb. spends time/money(in)doing sth.“某人花费时间/金钱做某事”。也可用spend time/money on sth.。

　　The workers spent two weeks on /in finishing the work.

　　工人们用了两个星期的时间完成了这项工作。

　　语法天地

　　动词不定式和疑问词who, what, which, when, how, where等连用构成不定式短语，在句子中作主语、宾语和表语等。

　　He didn't know what to do.他不知道该做什么。(作宾语)

　　How to get there is not decided yet.怎么去那里还没决定下来。(作主语)

　　It's not knownswheresto buy the book.

　　到哪儿去买这本书还不知道。(作主语)

　　The question is which one to choose.问题是选择哪一个。(作表语)

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