禮節(jié)美語lesson 126 Christmas in America 1

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來自中國的雇員Dana跟同事Charlie聊天兒，說自己要去美國朋友家過圣誕節(jié)。

Dana: Hey Charlie, you're from Boston right?

C: Yeah, I'm from Newton. It's a suburb of Boston.

D: I'm going to be visiting your hometown for Christmas.

C: Really? Boston is beautiful at Christmas time. Maybe you'll get to experience a real white Christmas! Are you going there for business?

D: Actually, I was invited by an old friend of mine. He was an exchange student in Beijing in the 1980s. We've known each other for over 20 years now.

Dana要到Charlie的hometown家鄉(xiāng)，Boston去過圣誕節(jié)。波士頓是美國東北部的大城市，冬天經常下大雪，所以Charlie 說，Maybe you'll get to experience a real white Christmas. 沒準你能體驗一下真正的白色圣誕節(jié)呢！ Dana說，自己不是去波士頓出差，not for business, 而是去看一個認識很久的老朋友。

C: I see. So you're going to hang out with your friend for the holidays?

D: Yes, but I'm a little nervous.

C: Why would you be nervous?

D: Because I'm going to be staying with his family. I've never experienced an American Christmas. What if I say or do the wrong thing?

C: Oh...there's nothing to worry about. Christmas is a time of goodwill. People are supposed to forget about any differences and be nice to each other. Usually every one is in a really good mood.

跟老朋友hang out一塊兒過節(jié)，為什么還會緊張呢？原來，Dana擔心自己不了解過圣誕節(jié)的風俗，會說錯話，或是做錯事。

Charlie安慰她說，沒什么可擔心的，因為Christmas is a time of goodwill. 圣誕節(jié)是展現友好的時候。大家一般心情都很愉快、平和。Everyone is usually in a really good mood.

D: So give me a basic rundown. What are the Christmas traditions?

C: Each family is different, but basically you just go with the flow. If your friend's family is religious they might go to church on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning.

D: I've never attended a church service before...that sounds interesting.

C: The singing and music can be quite beautiful, but many American families just hang around at home on Christmas - talking, watching TV, eating food and opening presents.

Dana讓Charlie給她簡單講講美國人過圣誕節(jié)都有哪些傳統(tǒng)，a basic rundown of the Christmas traditions. Rundown 每個家庭都不一樣，教徒一般圣誕前夜或是圣誕節(jié)早上會去教堂，但是很多美國家庭就待在家里，聊天、看電視、吃東西、拆禮物。他建議Dana, Basically you just go with the flow. 客隨主便就對了。美國人過圣誕，還有哪些傳統(tǒng)呢？我們下星期繼續(xù)聽。