重點(diǎn)句型
over the past few years 這幾年……
In addition, ... 另外,……
to adapt foreign cultures 接受外來文化
Catherine: Hey, Happy Halloween!
Jay: Huh? Taiwanese celebrate Halloween as well?
Catherine: Yeah, over the past few years, celebrating this
holiday has become popular among a lot of
people. In addition, news reports have made
most Taiwanese aware of this western holiday.
Jay: Really?! So how do you celebrate it?
Catherine: The most important thing is that school teachers
Catherine: have students dress up in costumes and bring As many as the stars...just kidding, but there are
them out trick or treating. A lot of bars also hold
very many throughout Taiwan.
costume parties.
Jay: So, is Taoism the most popular religion here?
Jay: Wow, you Taiwanese have really learned how to
Catherine: Well, that depends on how you look at it.
adapt foreign cultures to your own!
Nowadays, Taoism and Buddhism are so
Catherine: Yeah, but Christmas is more important to us
though.intertwined that they are dif? cult to separate.
Jay: Jay: Are there many Christians?You go home and spend Christmas with your
families like us?
Catherine: Yes, in fact, it is the third most popular religion.
Catherine: Oh, well no, we spend Christmas with friends or
Jay: Wow, that's an eye opener.
signi? cant others. Older generations don't usually
celebrate it.
Jay: So what do you do on Christmas?
Catherine: Well, actually nothing special really. Just send
Christmas cards, have a party with friends, or go
out for a romantic dinner. You know, that kind of
stuff.
凱瑟琳: 嘿,萬圣節(jié)快樂!
杰: ???你們臺(tái)灣人也過萬圣節(jié)嗎?
凱瑟琳: 是啊,這幾年突然有一些人開始流行過這個(gè)節(jié)日了,加上
媒體報(bào)導(dǎo),很多臺(tái)灣人都知道萬圣節(jié)這個(gè)西方節(jié)日。
杰: 是喔?!那你們都怎么過萬圣節(jié)?
凱瑟琳: 主要是學(xué)校的老師會(huì)讓小朋友打扮成各式各樣的人物,然
后帶著他們到街上要糖果吃。還有許多酒吧會(huì)舉行化裝舞
會(huì)。
杰: 哇,你們臺(tái)灣人對于外來文化的接受力還真強(qiáng)。
凱瑟琳: 不過對我們來說,圣誕節(jié)還是比較重要的。
杰: 你們過圣誕節(jié)也會(huì)回家跟家人團(tuán)聚嗎?
凱瑟琳: 喔,不是,我們的圣誕節(jié)是跟朋友或情人一起過的。通常
老一輩的人不會(huì)過圣誕節(jié)。
杰: 那圣誕節(jié)你們都做些什么?
凱瑟琳: 其實(shí)也沒什么特別的,就是寄圣誕卡片、跟朋友一起開個(gè)
派對,或者吃一頓浪漫的圣誕大餐等之類的。
近義用語 Celebrating western holidays is now widespread
among Chinese.
中國人現(xiàn)在很流行慶祝西方的節(jié)日。
Investing is becoming more and more popular.
投資愈來愈流行了。
Blond hair is very fashionable among teenagers.
青少年之間很流行染金發(fā)。
It is very chic to hang out in coffee shops these days.
最近上咖啡館成為一種時(shí)髦。
Studying business seems to be gaining popularity in
all colleges.
在大學(xué)攻讀商學(xué)似乎愈來愈流行了。
相關(guān)用法 A-Mei is very popular among young people.
張惠妹相當(dāng)受年輕人歡迎。