Merry Christmas From Santa 圣诞老人村-2
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- 创建于 2013年12月24日
- 最后更新于 2023年12月19日
- 发布于 2014年5月03日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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Patricia: Do you remember my trip to Finland this summer? 你还记得我今年夏天去芬兰旅行吗？
Brendan: Yes, what happened there? 记得呀，发生什么事了？
Patricia: I stopped by the Santa Claus Village to meet Santa and buy souvenirs. 我经过圣诞老人村去看圣诞老人，还买了纪念品。
Brendan: What about the postcard? 那明信片呢？
Patricia: I got Santa to send you one. 是我让圣诞老人寄给你的。
Brendan: I was on cloud nine when I received it. But how come it's in English? 我收到的时候还兴高采烈呢。但是为什么是用英文写的？
Patricia: Santa has a group of assistants to help translate his messages into different languages. 圣诞老人有一群助理帮他把讯息翻译成不同的语言。
Brendan: So, does that mean I will still get a stereo? 所以，这表示我还会收到一台音响吗？
Patricia: I don't know. You'll have to wait until Christmas to find out! 我不知道，你必须等到圣诞节答案才会揭晓！
Brendan: OK. Let's wait and see! 好吧，我们拭目以待吧！
－by Pat Woods
Word Power
get [gɛt]v. 使; 让 (某人做某事)
(get-got-gotten)
Mom doesn't know how to get my brother to do his homework.
妈妈不知道该怎么让我的弟弟动手做作业。
receive [rɪˋsiv] v. 收到，接到
(receive-received-received)
I received a package from the mailman this morning.
今早我从邮差那儿收了一个包裹。
assistant [əˋsɪstənt] n. 助手，助理
The assistant helps the dentist during the operation.
这位助理在手术进行时会协助牙医。
until [ənˋtɪl] prep. 直到……时
Grandma has to stay in the hospital until tomorrow.
外婆必须住院住到明天。
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translate [trænsˋlet] v. 翻译
stop by 顺便拜访
be on cloud nine 喜不自胜兴高采烈
wait and see 等着瞧拭目以待
英文快易通
meet vs. see:
meet + sb 1, 表双方事前约定好的碰面
They have to meet each other at the park.
他们必须在公园碰面。
meet + sb 2, 表双方不期而遇的碰面
She met her classmate on her way home.
她在回家的路上遇见她的同学。
see + sb 强调"看"的结果对方不见得看见你
We saw some famous writers in a coffee shop.
我们在一家咖啡店看到一些名作家。