纯正地道美语(外教讲解)178：欢度圣诞节

　　A: Dad, dad, dad! Wake up! It's Christmas!
B: Timmy. It's too early for this. Look, it's six in the morning! Go back to bed!
A: No way! Santa already came and left all our presents! Can we go open them? Please! Please!
C: Of course, we can, honey. Bill, come on, get dressed.
B: Fine! Not like Santa brought me any gifts!
C: Bill! Honestly, you can be such a grouch¹ sometimes.
A: Look at all these presents under the Christmas tree! Awesome²!
B: Alright, Timmy, knock yourself out. We should get ready and head to the market to buy everything for the Christmas dinner tonight.
C: Yeah, you're right. It's the first time we are hosting Christmas dinner   at our house so everything has to be perfect.
B: I got the list right here. Ham, turkey, mashed³ potatoes, ingredients for the gravy⁴ and of course, yams!
C: My dad offered to bring the eggnog so we should be set!
grouch n. 不高兴的人, 心怀不满, 牢骚
You're nothing but an old grouch!
你就是个爱发牢骚的老家伙！
Knock oneself out 做吧; 按你喜欢的去做
head to 直接去……
Let’s head to the park now.
我们现在就去那个公园吧。
host vt. 举办
Which country is hosting the Games this year?
今年的运动会由哪国主办?
set adj.准备好的
They were at the starting line and all set to begin.
他们都在起跑线上，随时可开始。
拓展词汇】
cannot sit still 因为兴奋等而无法耐心地坐着
bursting  with   excitement充满了兴奋
wrapping paper包装纸
candy cane  甘蔗
hot    cocoa/chocolate （饮料）热可可/热巧克力（由可可粉，牛奶和糖混合而成）
A: 爸爸，爸爸，爸爸！快起来。今天是圣诞节！
B: 吉米，现在太早了，现在才6点，回去睡觉吧。
A: 没门! 圣诞老人已经来过了，并给我们留下了礼物。我们现在能打开礼物吗？求求你了。
C: 当然可以，亲爱的。比尔，过来，穿上衣服。
B: 好吧。好像圣诞老人并没有给我礼物。
C: 比尔！老实说，你有时候很爱发牢骚。
A: 看看圣诞树下的这些礼物。太棒了！
B: 好的，吉米，你可以打开礼物了。我们应该准备好并去商店为今晚的圣诞聚餐买些礼物。
C: 说得对。这时我们第一次在自己家里举办圣诞聚餐，所以万事都应当妥当。
B: 我写了购物单。火腿，火鸡，土豆泥，肉汁的配料，当然还有土豆。
C:我爸爸会带来些蛋奶酒，那样我们一切都准备好了。
 

1 grouch   

n.牢骚，不满；v.抱怨

参考例句：

• He's always having a grouch about something.他总是发脾气抱怨这个抱怨那个。
• One of the biggest grouches is the new system of payment.人们抱怨最多的一点就是这种新的支付方式。

2 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

3 mashed   

a.捣烂的

参考例句：

• two scoops of mashed potato 两勺土豆泥
• Just one scoop of mashed potato for me, please. 请给我盛一勺土豆泥。

4 gravy   

n.肉汁；轻易得来的钱，外快

参考例句：

• You have spilled gravy on the tablecloth.你把肉汁泼到台布上了。
• The meat was swimming in gravy.肉泡在浓汁之中。