美國文化脫口秀 第126期:圣誕快樂 Merry Christmas!

圣誕快樂!我們今天來看看John的家里是怎么過圣誕節(jié)的吧!如果你家也過圣誕節(jié)，那就留言告訴我們你是什么慶祝的吧!

聽力提示：

1. warm and fuzzy 溫暖的毛茸茸的

2. It's cold outside, but your heart is warm. 外面天氣很冷，但是你的心是溫暖的。

3. family reunion 家庭團聚

4. Christmas is really a family time. You might see on TV, things about Christmas. but really, Americans we don't really, on Christmas day, the 25th, or on Christmas Eve, the 24th, we don't really go out, we stay home with our family.

圣誕節(jié)是關(guān)于家庭的。你可能從電視上看到有關(guān)圣誕節(jié)的事。但實際上美國人在25號圣誕節(jié)，或是24號圣誕夜，我們其實不出門的，我們在家陪家人。

5. religious 宗教的

6. commercialize 商業(yè)化的

7. family tradition 家庭傳統(tǒng)

8. For my family on the 24th and 25th, we go to church. But the rest of the time we stay home with our family.

像我家在24號25號的時候，我們會去教堂，剩下的時間就在家陪家人。

9. I remember when I was little, I was so excited, I would wake up at 4AM. And my parents made a rule: You can go see your presents until, I think they said 7AM? Maybe 6AM?

我記得我曉得時候特別興奮，我早上4點就會爬起來。所以我爸媽規(guī)定：禮物只能等到我記得他們說是早上7點或是6點再看。

10. white lie 善意的謊言

11. Santa Clause 圣誕老人

12. chimney 煙囪

13. milk and cookies 牛奶和餅干

14. stocking 圣誕長襪

15. gift wrapping 包禮物

16. anticipation 期待

17. Remember the religious side of Christmas is waiting for baby Jesus to be born. It's also religious anticipation.

記住圣誕節(jié)的宗教方面的等待是等待基督耶穌的誕生，這是宗教方面的期待。

18. But for children and some adults, it's anticipation about "what presents am I going to get?" 但是對孩子和很多大人來說，期待是關(guān)于“我要收到什么禮物?”

19. The Christmas business is very important. 圣誕節(jié)的生意是很重要的。

20. There's a return policy on almost everything. 幾乎所有東西都有退貨條款的。

21. receipt 收據(jù)

22. take off the price tag 標價牌拿掉

23. gift receipt 禮品收據(jù)

24. honey glazed ham 蜜汁火腿

25. If you're Jewish, then on Christmas you go to have Chinese food. 如果你是猶太人，圣誕節(jié)你就去吃中餐。