【话匣子英语】装扮圣诞树

圣诞节就要来临，圣诞树的装扮也是一门很大的学问，你会装扮成什么样子的呢

Maura: This year I was in a store a couple days before Halloween, and I actually saw the staff putting out the Christmas decorations.

Harp¹: It’s crazy. Like I said, it’s coming earlier and earlier every year.

Maura: Yup. They do come out pretty early. But you know, there’s a lot to do beforehand, so maybe we need to see all of the Christmas stuff early.

Harp: Yeah. You’re probably right. There is quite a bit of work that is involved with decorating.

Maura: But you know, what I started thinking when I saw all of these decorations was that you’d think that after a year or two, people would have all of the Christmas decorations that they need, and then they’re kind of set for at least 5 or 10 years. But somehow I guess there are some people who need to buy new decorations every year.

Harp: Yup. For me, I’m pretty much set. I use the same Christmas decorations every year. But I do have some friends who do a different theme. So one year they’ll do all their decorations in red, or the next year it’ll be silver and blue. So those are the people buying the decorations every year.

Maura: Hmm… Yeah. Come to think of it, I do remember when my mother decided² that she wanted to change her Christmas décor, and so she went out and bought ornaments³ that were colour coordinated⁴. And before, growing up, they were just random⁵ ornaments that we liked.

Harp: Did you have a lot of decorations that you had made at school over the years?

1 harp   

n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 ornaments   

n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 )；点缀；装饰品；首饰v.装饰，点缀，美化( ornament的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments. 架子上堆满了装饰品。
• Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments. 一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

5 random   

adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动

参考例句：

• The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。