圣诞口语对话：圣诞节快到了

 　　对话文本

　　Michael: Jingle¹ Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle All the Way.

　　Billy: Why are you singing Christmas carols Michael?

　　Michael: Because Christmas is coming quickly!

　　Billy: Ahhh. I have left all of my gift shopping until the last minute again. The stores will be packed.

　　Michael: Christmas is much more than just buying gifts for your friends and family.

　　Billy: Yeah I know. Gifts and corny songs are the two main Christmas activities.

　　Michael: No Billy! You have it all wrong. Take a seat and I will tell you about the ancient history of Christmas!

　　参考翻译

　　迈克尔：叮叮当，叮叮当，铃儿响叮当。

　　比利：你为什么在唱圣诞歌曲，迈克尔?

　　迈克尔：因为圣诞节很快就到了!

　　比利：啊哈。我又要等到最后一分钟再去购买所有的礼物。商店会很拥挤。

　　迈克尔：圣诞节可不光是给朋友和家人买礼物，还有很多别的东西。

　　比利：没错，我知道。送礼物和唱老歌是圣诞节的两种主要活动。

　　迈克尔：不是的，比利!你全搞错了。坐下来，我来告诉你有关圣诞节的古代史。

　　对话精讲

　　1) Christmas: the 25th of December

　　圣诞节:12月25日

　　Christmas day is when Christians³ celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ² while the rest of us buy gifts for each other then eat and drink too much.

　　圣诞节是当基督徒庆祝救世主耶稣诞生的时候,而我们其他人为彼此购买礼物然后大吃大喝的节日.

　　2) Carols: Christmas songs

　　圣诞颂歌,圣诞节歌曲

　　Some of the best known⁴ Christmas carols are Jingle Bells, Oh Come All Ye Faithful⁵, We wish You A Merry Xmas and Away in a Manger.

　　最熟为人知的一些圣诞歌曲是《Jingle Bells》、《Oh Come All Ye Faithful》、《 We wish You A Merry Xmas》和《 Away in a Manger》.

　　3) Packed: a lot of people in a small space

　　拥挤,很多人挤在一个小地方里

　　The nightclub was so packed that I could not find any space to dance in at all.

　　夜总会如此之拥挤,以致于我根本找不到跳舞的地方.

　　4) Corny: old fashioned, not hip⁶ or cool

　　老的,老式的,不时髦,不酷

　　The movie was so corny that I had to leave before it finished.

　　那电影太老了,我不得不提前退场.

1 jingle   

n.叮当声，韵律简单的诗句；v.使叮当作响，叮当响，押韵

参考例句：

• The key fell on the ground with a jingle.钥匙叮当落地。
• The knives and forks set up their regular jingle.刀叉发出常有的叮当声。

2 Christ   

n.基督，救世主，耶稣

参考例句：

• I regarded him as the Christ.我把他当作救世主。
• Christ preached that we should love each other.基督在布道中说人们应该互爱。

3 Christians   

n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
• His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

4 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

5 faithful   

adj.守信的，忠实的，如实的，可靠的

参考例句：

• They promised to be faithful to their ideal for ever.他们保证永远忠于自己的理想。
• We must be honest and faithful to the people.我们对人民必须忠诚老实。

6 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。