关于圣诞节的英语对话

1 / 7 关于圣诞节的英语对话 Jessie： I love singing Xmas songs.我爱唱圣诞歌曲。 Tim： I noticed. I think you started singing carols in November this year!我注意到了。我觉得今年从十一月份起你就开始唱圣诞颂歌了 ! Jessie： I try to start a little earlier each year so I can sing as many as possible before the New Year.每年我都试着早一点，这样到新年以前我就可以尽可能多唱。 Tim： And what do you sing on New Years Eve?那么在新年除夕你唱什么歌 ? Jessie： Auld Lang Syne, of course!当然是友谊天长地久了 ! Tim： That is a funny name for a song.这首歌的歌名很有意思。 Jessie： Its very old and traditional, but its easy to sing.它是一首传统老歌，不过很容易唱。 Tim： Well, we only have a few days left before the New Year, so you had better teach me quickly!唔，我们离新年只剩下几天了，所以你最好赶紧教我 ! Jeff： There seems to be so much Xmas history.2 / 7 看起来圣诞节的历史很多。 Joan： I know. I dont know how I will ever remember all of it.我知道。我不知道我怎样才能记住所有的历史。 Jeff： I suppose it is because it has such a long history.我觉得这是因为它的历史源远流长的缘故。 Joan： Its interesting to see how the culture of Xmas has changed over the years.看到圣诞节文化如何随着时光的推移而发生改变很有趣。 Jeff： And I suppose that it will continue to change.而且我觉得它还会继续发生变化。 Joan： Do you think that our children will celebrate Xmas differently than we do?你认为我们的孩子和我们庆祝圣诞节的方式会不一样吗 ? Jeff： Possibly. I know one thing for sure.可能吧。我对一件事很确定。 Joan： Whats that?那是什么 ? Jeff： Our children will want more expensive gifts than we got!我们的孩子想要的礼物比我们的会更昂贵 ! Its Christmas Eve， and John and his English roommate， Bob， are preparing food for a Christmas party. 3 / 7 John ： What do people eat on Christmas Day in England? Bob ： The best part of Christmas in England is the Christmas pudding. Its like a big hot cake thats covered with flaming1 brandy. John ： What else do you have? Bob ： Turkey， sausages， mince pies， cranberry jelly， chestnut stuffing John ： It sounds like you have cooking experience! Bob ： Yeah， I used to cook for my family every Christmas. And after dinner， we d sing carolsand play card games. John ： Check out these Christmas gifts Ive prepared. Bob ： x note cards? Why are you giving people office suppliesfor Christmas? John ： Ha-ha. The point is not the cardsits all the great things the cards can get you. Bob ： So， theyre like coupons?5 John ： Exactly! Some are for a free massage， some are for a free home-cooked dinner， and others are 4 / 7 for a weekend trip to the hot springs. Bob ： Thats cool! John ： Thanks. I used to buy gifts， but then I decided that my time is the best thing I can give others. (The doorbell rings) Bob ： Youd better get your cards readyI think our guests have arrived! John ： Ill get the door. Karina and Cynthia： Merry Christmas! 平安夜当晚，约翰和他的英国室友鲍伯正为一场圣诞派对准备食物。 约翰：英国人在圣诞节都吃些什么 ? 鲍伯：在英国，圣诞节最棒的食物是圣诞甜果糕 (编者按：这是英国特有的圣诞糕点，以麦粥、面粉及干果混合制成，味道浓甜，咬起 来有如糯米糕般黏稠 )，是一种热腾腾的大块糕点，上头淋上白兰地，上桌时再点上火焰。 约翰：其他还有什么 ? 鲍伯：还有火鸡、香肠、碎果派、小红莓酱、栗子馅等。 约翰：听起来好像你做菜经验很丰富的样子 ! 鲍伯：没错，以前每年圣诞节，我都会做菜给家人吃。5 / 7 饭后，我们全家会一起唱圣诞颂歌和玩纸牌。 约翰：看看我准备好的圣诞礼物。 鲍伯：三乘五大小的纸卡片 ?你为什么要把办公用品当作圣诞礼物送人呢 ? 约翰：哈哈。重点不在于这些卡片，而在于它们可以带来的种 种好处。 鲍伯：这么说，这些卡片就像是优待券啰 ? 约翰：对呀 !有些是免费按摩优待、有些是免费家常菜招待，还有一些是免费周末温泉之旅伴游。 鲍伯：很不错耶 ! 约翰：谢谢。以前我会买礼物，但现在我觉得自己可以给别人的最佳礼物，就是我的时间。 (门铃响了 ) 鲍伯：你最好把卡片准备好 我想我们的客人已经到了。 约翰：我去开门。 卡丽娜和辛西亚：圣诞快乐 ! a Christmas is coming,what do you plan to do on that special day? b I am not sure yet,maybe i will go to a nice restaurant with a couple of my friends and celebrate the holiday. 6 / 7 c that sounds nice. do you know the meaning of christmas? a i know it is a western holiday. b just like the spring festival in china c not is to remember the birth of Gods Son Jesus Christ. He was born many years ago in December. a oh,thats heard of His story before. b thats also know that there are a lot of christmas songs which are about Jesus. c yes. there are other christmas songs just about Jesus. i love all the songs about christmas,they all sound so joyful. a how about we celebrate the festival together?it is on weekend. b,c thats a good will do that! Dario： What is your favorite Christmas song?你最喜欢的圣诞节歌曲是哪一首 ? Betty： Do you mean Xmas carol?你是指圣诞颂歌吗 ? Dario： Yep. My favorite is Jingle Bells.是的。我最喜欢的是铃儿响叮当。 Betty： I hate Jingle Bells! I prefer The Little Drummer Boy song.我讨厌铃儿响叮当 !我更喜欢那首打7 / 7 鼓的小男孩。 Dario： But thats not really a Xmas carol.可那算不上是圣诞颂歌。 Betty： People sing it at Xmas, so I think its a Xmas song.人们在圣诞节的时候唱这首歌，所以我认为它是一首圣诞歌曲。 Dario： Do you want to team up and make some money by singing in the street?你想一起组队到街上去卖唱挣点钱吗 ? Betty： There is only one problem with that plan.这个方案只有一个问题。 Dario： What possible proble