【大家说英语】 第387期:庆祝父亲节

 Hi, Alex, what are you doing? 嗨，阿莱克斯，你在做什么？

I'm sending my dad a card. 我在给我爸爸寄张卡片。

Is today his birthday? 今天是他的生日吗？

No. Today is Father's Day. 不是。今天是父亲节。

No, it's not. Father's Day was in June! 不，今天不是父亲节。父亲节在6月！

Well, in Taiwan, we celebrate Father's Day today. 嗯，在台湾，我们是在今天庆祝父亲节的。

Why? 为什么？

Well, ba is the Chinese word for 8. So August 8 is ba ba. That is also the word for father in Chinese. 嗯，8在中文里念八。所以8月8日就读作八八。这也是中文里爸爸的发音。

What are you thinking¹ about, Alex? 阿莱克斯，你在想什么？

I'm thinking about my family. Today is Father's Day in Taiwan. 我在想我的家人。今天是台湾的父亲节。

Tell me about your family. 跟我讲讲你的家人吧。

Well, I have a mother and a father. I also have an older brother and a younger sister. 嗯，我家里有爸爸和妈妈。我还有一个哥哥和妹妹。

Are they all in Taiwan? 他们都在台湾吗？

Yes, they are. I miss them. 是的，他们都在。我很想念他们。

Rob², do you celebrate Father's Day twice? 罗布，你会过两次父亲节吗？

What do you mean? 你的意思是？

Well, American Father's Day is the third Sunday in June. Father's Day in Taiwan is today. 美国的父亲节是在6月的第三个星期日。而台湾的父亲节就是今天。

My family celebrates American Father's Day. But my siblings³ and I can also call my dad today. 我的家庭过的是美国的父亲节。但是我和我的兄弟姐妹也会在今天给父亲打电话。

How many siblings do you have? 你有多少兄弟姐妹呢？

Three. I have two sisters and a brother. 三个。我有两个姐姐和一个哥哥。

 

1 thinking   

n.思考，思想；adj.思考的，有理性的；vbl.想，思考

参考例句：

• All thinking men will protest against it.凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。
• Thinking is mainly performed with words and other symbols.思想主要是用言语和其他符号来表达的。

2 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

3 siblings   

n.兄弟，姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分