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Warmingup Listenandunderlineanywordsorexpressionswhicharedifferentfromwhatyouhear A So lookingbackovertheyear whicharethefestivalsyou veenjoyedmostintheUK B Well IsupposeyouexpectmetosayChristmas butactuallyIdidn tenjoyChristmasmuch Itseemedtogoonsolong andIjustfoundittooboring AndthenNewYearcametooquicklyafterwards Ididn thaveanymoneylefttoenjoyit evenifIlikejoininghandsandshoutingAuldLangSyneatmidnightwithtotalstrangers No whatIlikedmostweretheEnglishfestivals likeMayDaymorninginOxford thatwas A So lookingbackovertheyear whicharethefestivalsyou veenjoyedmostintheUK B Well IsupposeyouexpectmetosayChristmas butactuallyIdidn tenjoyChristmasmuch Itseemedtogoonsolong andIjustfoundittooboring AndthenNewYearcametooquicklyafterwards Ididn thaveanymoneylefttoenjoyit evenifIlikejoininghandsandshoutingAuldLangSyneatmidnightwithtotalstrangers No whatIlikedmostweretheEnglishfestivals likeMayDaymorninginOxford thatwas Warmingup ratherfunny andBonfireNight withfireworksonacoldDecemberevening Thatwasatmospheric TheEnglishrememberthenightamancalledGuyFawkestriedtoentertheHousesofParliamentbackinthe1600s TheonlythingisIdon tunderstandwhethertheyarecelebratingthefactthathewascaught orthathetriedtodoit ratherfunny andBonfireNight withfireworksonacoldDecemberevening Thatwasatmospheric TheEnglishrememberthenightamancalledGuyFawkestriedtoentertheHousesofParliamentbackinthe1600s TheonlythingisIdon tunderstandwhethertheyarecelebratingthefactthathewascaught orthathetriedtodoit Warmingup Nowlistenagainandcorrecttheinformation Answer boring commercial money energy shouting singing funny strange December November enter blowup Warmingup Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions 1Whichisyourfavouritefestival andwhy 2Whichfestivalsdon tyoulike andwhy Warmingup 1Whichisyourfavouritefestival andwhy TheSpringFestivalismyfavouritebyfar Itissonicethewayitbringsthefamilytogetherand ofcourse Ilovethenewclothesandtheredenvelopes Thefoodisanotherpointinfavourofthefestival Warmingup 2Whichfestivalsdon tyoulike andwhy Idon tlikeChristmas Wehaveenoughofourownfestivals Christmasisjustanexcuseformoreshopping Idon tmuchliketheQingmingFestival Iamnotsayingtheyaren tagoodidea weshouldrememberthedead butitisn tverypleasantgoingtocrowdedcemeterieswithsmokeeverywhere Lookatthetitleofthepassageandcheck thethingsyouexpecttoreadabout 1goingshoppingwiththefamily 2buyingpresents 3parkingthecar 4sendingChristmascards 5singingChristmassongs 6feelingunderstress Warmingup Skimming Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit AnswerthequestionsofActivity2and3onpage171 Task Skimming Check thetraditionswhichthewriterdescribesinthepassage 1makingtheChristmaspudding 2discussingtheChristmasdinner 3buyingpresentsforrelatives 4sendingpresentsfromthePostOffice 5dressingupasFatherChristmas 6lookingforaparkingplaceforthecar 7singingwell knownChristmassongs 8 not givingmoneytocharity 9havingfunattheofficeChristmasparty Answer thetraditionsthewriterdescribesare1 2 3 6and8 Skimming Answerthequestions 1WhatusedtohappenonStir upSunday EveryonehelpedmaketheChristmaspudding stirringitandmakingwishes 2Whatcan tthefamilydecidebeforegoingtothemarket andwhy Theycan tdecidewhattoeatfortheChristmaslunchbecausetheyhavedifferentopinions 3HowisnumberoneDaughterdifferentfromtherestofthefamily Sheisavegetarian Skimming 4HowdoestheFatherchoosepresentsforoverseasrelatives Inarushatthelastmomentandinapanic 5HowlongdoesittaketoparkthecarwhenChristmasshopping andwhy Averylongtime herearefarmoreshoppersthanusualandthecarparksarefull 6WhydoestheChristmastreecostmorethanitshould It sChristmassodemandishigh andasitisthelastonetherecanbenobargaining Skimming 7Whatdopeopledowiththepresentstheybuy TheywrapthemandputthemundertheChristmastreeorpostthem 8WhatisthelastthingtobedonebeforeChristmasDay Collectingtheturkey Skimming 9Doyouthinkthefamilyinthepassageisatypicalfamily Why Whynot Yes thestorysoundsrealistic Disorganizationanddoingthingsatthelastminuteiscommonasonecanseeatanybigfestivalwithpeoplerushingroundtogetthingstheycouldhaveboughtafewdaysbefore Andfamiliesdooftenrepeatargumentsandbehaviour Peopleareratherpredictable However thesituationhasbeenexaggerated heentireroutinewouldnotberepeatedeveryyear TraditionalChristmasshoppingcustoms 譯文 Digging 1Onceagain it sthattimeofyear whenallgoodmenandwomensettletheirdifferences getbackintouchwitholdfriendsandlovedones anddotheirutmosttoenjoysomecenturies oldtraditionsofChristmasshopping Backgroundinformation Digging 2AtthestartoftheChristmasshoppingseasonisStir upSunday Thisusedtobeadisplayoffamilyunitywheneveryonewenttothegrocer sshoptobuytheflour eggsandjarsofdriedfruit andthenstandaroundthekitchentablehelpingMotherorGrandmothermaketheChristmaspudding Eachmemberofthefamilywouldtakeitinturnstostirup ormix theingredientsandmakeasecretwish 譯文 Digging 3Thesedaysithasbecomethecustom justbeforewegotothemarkettoordertheturkey forMothertosay WithallyourfamilycomingforChristmaslunch we llneedaten kiloturkey andFathertoreply Tenkilos Youmustbekidding We llhavetosawitinhalftogetitintheoven 4ThennumberoneSonsays Whydon twehaveagoosethisyear andnumbertwoSonsays Whataboutroastduck andfinally numberoneDaughter StirsitUp bysayingindisgust ButyouknowIdon teatanymeatwhatsoever allthosepoorturkeys whataboutusvegetarians It sthentraditionalforFathertomakeawish notasecretonebutatthetopofhisvoice Iwishyou deatproperfoodliketherestofus Digging Digging 5Thenthere sthecustomofBuyingourOverseasRelativesPresentsontheLastDayofPosting Itbeginslikethis Someonenoticesthatthere sscarcelyonedayleftbeforeparcelstodistantcountriesneedtobesent ThenMotherandFatherplayagamecalledIt s your side of the family not my side usuallyuntiltheywon tspeaktoeachothereveragain so aboutfiveminutes ThenFather forit salwayshim rushesintotowninapanictobuysomethinglikesocksorateatowel nothingtooheavybecauseofthepostagecosts anddefinitelynotthesamepresentasheboughtlastyear Digging 6AnothertraditionisHunttheParkingSpace Thisinvolvestheannualtriumphofhopeagainstexperience takingthecarintotowntogoChristmasshopping Traditionally Fatherwillsteerthecarroundandroundtheparkinglots watchingforsomeMerryChristmasshopperstaggeringpastwithbagsandpresents andthenfollowingthem liketheThreeWiseMenfollowingthestar2 000yearsago untiltheyleadthefamilytotheirparkingplace Digging 7AtChristmasonstreetcornersinBritishandAmericancities you llfindthebrassbandofthelocalSalvationArmyplayingChristmasmusictotheshoppers Mothersandfathers sonsanddaughtersstoptolistentosomeoftheseason sbest lovedsongs ThenoneoftheSalvationArmysoldierstakesoutacollectingbox askingthosearoundforadonationtobuygiftsforthelessfortunatemembersofthecommunity 8Atthispoint Fatherwillcollecthisbags andstarttowalkquicklyaway signallingtothechildrentofollow ThisistheoldtraditionofFatherNotHavinganypareChange andisusuallyaccompaniedbythewords Comealong children Godwillprovide ashe pretends tovanishwithoutpaying Digging Digging 10Fatherthenuttersthewords Thepriceoftrees it sanabsolutescandal handsoverlargenumbersofbanknotes andproceedstobringthetreehomesomehow WhenthebusdriverseesFatherwiththetree tryingtogetonabuswhichispackedstiffwithshoppers hegreetshimwiththewords Youcan tgetonherewiththat Digging Digging 11ThefinaltraditionisCollectingtheTurkey Aftereveryonehasboughtalltheirpresents wrappedthemandstoredthemundertheChristmastree it stimetoforcetheirwaybackintotown throughcrowdedstreets carolsingersandbell ringers wrappingpapersalesmen pastFatherChristmasgoinghohoho officeworkersonthewayhomedrunk youngwomenwearingSanta slittlehelperhats andventureintothemarket 12Asdayturnsslowlytonight theshoplightscomeon theChristmasmusicplaysattopvolume andthefamilymakesitswaytothebutcher sshop Hanginghighabovethecrowdsarevastsidesofredbeef deerwithouttheirheads rabbitsstillintheirfursocks pink lookingpigsandofcourse theturkeys Atthispoint inatraditionwhichisanechoofStir upSunday numberoneDaughterhastosayindisgust Oh it ssogross Ican tbelieveyou devereatallthatmeat HappyChristmasShopping Digging 1 whenallgoodmenandwomensettletheirdifferences enjoysomecenturies oldtraditionsofChristmasshopping Para1 allgoodmenandwomen alldecentpeoplesettletheirdifferences Christmasisreferredtoas theseasonofgoodwill andoneissupposedtobeatone smostgenerousandfriendlyduringthefestival enjoysomecenturies oldtraditionsofChristmasshopping Itisclearlyuntrue tocreateacomiceffect thewriterwillusethetechniqueofpretendingsomemodernproblemsareancientcustoms Difficultsentences Difficultsentences 2 Thesedaysithasbecomethecustom Line1 Para3 Thewriterusestheexpression ithasbecomethecustom toshowexaggeratedlythattheirrathersillyconversationwasafixedroutine Difficultsentences 3 Youmustbekidding Line5 Para3 Youcannotbeserious Difficultsentences 4 numberoneDaughter StirsitUp bysayingindisgust Line10 Para3 Thevegetariandaughtercreatesanextraproblem stirsitup Thisisapun InadditiontothemeaningofStir upSundayandstirringthepudding stirup canmeantocreateandencouragetroubleandarguments Difficultsentences 5 Thenthere sthecustomofBuyingourOverseasRelativesPresentsontheLastDayofPosting Line1 Para4 Thevariousso calledtraditionsthewriterislaughingatareironicallycapitalized Difficultsentences 6 Someonenoticesthatthere sscarcelyonedayleftbeforeparcelstodistantcountriesneedtobesent Line3 Para4 Everyonehasbeendelayingbuyingandpostingthepresentsuntilitisonlyonedaybeforethelastpostingdate ofcoursethisvaries therearelastpostingdatesforparcelstoAsia theUS Australia EuropeandfinallytheUKitself Difficultsentences 7 speaktoeachothereveragain so aboutfiveminutes Line8 Para4 Thisisanothertechniqueofhumourusedthroughoutthepassage exaggeration Difficultsentences 8 anddefinitelynotthesamepresentasheboughtlastyear Line12 Para4 Thewriterusestheword definitely ironically Infact fatherfrequentlyforgetsandsendsexactlythesamethingasbefore Difficultsentences 9 Thisinvolvestheannualtriumphofhopeagainstexperience Line2 Para5 Theexpression triumphofhopeagainstexperience isanidiomusedwhenwedosomethingwehaveoftendonebeforeandfounddoesnotwork Experiencetellsusnottorepeatit buthopewinsandwemakethesamemistakeagain Difficultsentences 10 MerryChristmasshopperstaggeringpastwithbagsandpresents Line6 Para5 staggeringpast walkingwithdifficultybecausetheyarecarryingsomuchshopping Difficultsentences 11 ThisistheoldtraditionofFatherNotHavinganySpareChange Line12 Para6 ProbablyeveryyearFatherdoesnotwanttogiveanymoneyandpretendshecannotbecauseheonlyhasbignotesandnoneofthesmallermoneypeopleusuallygive Difficultsentences 12 Godwillprovide Line15 Para6 ThisisanexpressionofreligioustrustinGodtolookafterus buthereitisusedasanotherweakexcusetobemean Difficultsentences 13 whodemandsatraditionalExcessivePayment becauseit sChristmas Line11 Para7 Tradersputuppricesasitispeakshoppingseasonanddemandgoesup Becauseit sChristmas alsoimpliesthatnoonewouldbemeanatsuchafestivetimebuthappilypaywhatisasked Itisnotatimetoargue 14 Thepriceoftrees it sanabsolutescandal Line13 Para7 Fathercomplainsathowmuchthetreecosts Difficultsentences 15 abuswhichispackedstiffwithshoppers Line18 Para7 packedstiff extremelycrowded Difficultsentences 16 it stimetoforcetheirway andventureintothemarket Line4 Para8 Thelongsentence thelistofpeopleandthestrongverbs force venture helpcreatetheimpressionofhowverycrowdeditisonChristmasEve onthewayhomedrunk ItisusualtohaveanofficepartyonChristmasEveandmanypeopledoindeeddrinktoomuchattheparty venture Everywhereissobusyandcrowdedthatittakescouragetogointothemarket Difficultsentences 17 vastsidesofredbeef deerwithouttheirheads rabbitsstillintheirfursocks Line14 Para8 side Asideofmeatishalftheanimal scarcase rabbitsstillintheirfursocks anironicwayofdescribingthedeadrabbitsandtheirpaws contrastingthecutenessoffursocksandananimalcarcase Difficultsentences 18 Oh it ssogross Line19 Para8 Thesentenceiscolloquialandshowsthatthevegetariandaughterdoesnotgiveupherannoyingcomments Difficultsentences utmost 釋義1 n U thegreatestamountofdegreepossible最大量 極限 極度 例句 Hewilldonehisutmosttohelpher 他會盡力幫助她 翻譯 Words 例句 Thebestplanistocontinuetoattackhimtotheutmostofourpower 最佳方案就是繼續(xù)不遺余力地供給他 翻譯 utmost 釋義2 a asmuchaspossible usedforemphasizingaqualityorfeeling 用于強調(diào)某種品質(zhì)或感情 最大的 極度的 例句 Securitymattersaretreatedwiththeutmostseriousness 安全問題要極其嚴(yán)肅地對待 翻譯 Words 例句 Youshouldproceedwiththeutmostcaution 你要極度小心地行事 翻譯 釋義1 v tomovefoodaroundinadishorpanusingaspoonorotherobjects攪拌 食物 Words 例句 Stirthesoupforafewseconds 將湯攪動幾秒鐘 翻譯 例句 TherewasMrs Brown stirringsugarintohertea 布朗太太將糖攪拌進茶里 翻譯 stir 釋義2 vt also up tomakesomeonefeelupsetorangry激起 激發(fā) 不安或憤怒 Words 例句 Hiswordsstirredanangerinher 他的話激起了她的憤怒 翻譯 例句 Itisabookthatreallystirstheimagination 這是一本很能激發(fā)想象力的書 翻譯 stir 釋義 n U asituationinwhichpeople groups orcountriesjointogetheroragreeaboutsomething聯(lián)合 統(tǒng)一 團結(jié) Words 例句 Wehaveachievedgenuinestabilityandunity 我們已經(jīng)實現(xiàn)了真正的安定團結(jié) 翻譯 例句 Unityistheguaranteeofvictory 團結(jié)是勝利的保障 翻譯 unity Itisourconsistentpolicythatwewillachieveunitythroughpeacefulmeans Jan 2000 CET 4 VocabularyandStructure 真題 釋義 a onlybeforenoun cookedinanovenoroverafire烘烤的 烤制的 Words roast 例句 Hisisfondofroastbeef 他很喜歡烤牛肉 翻譯 例句 RoastturkeyisatraditionalfoodforThanksgiving 烤火雞是感恩節(jié)的傳統(tǒng)食物 翻譯 釋義1 a happeningorexistinginacountryacrosstheseafromyourcountry 在 海外的 來自海外的 例句 HehasreturnedtoSouthAfricafromhislongoverseastrip 他結(jié)束了漫長的海外旅行回到南非 翻譯 Words 例句 翻譯 EveryyearninemillionoverseasvisitorscometoLondon 每年有九百萬海外游客到倫敦觀光 overseas 釋義2 ad toorinacountryacrossthesea向海外 在國外 例句 Theyusedtoworkoverseas 他們以前在海外工作 翻譯 Words 例句 翻譯 WhenIwasachild myfamilylivedoverseas 我小時候 我們家生活在海外 overseas Thecoursenormallyattracts20studentsperyear ofwhomuptohalfwillbefromoverseas Jan 1990 CET 4 VocabularyandStructure 真題 釋義1 ad almostnotoralmostnone幾乎不 幾乎沒有 例子 翻譯 Words 例句 Itcanscarcelybecoincidence 翻譯 這不太可能是巧合 我?guī)缀醪桓蚁嘈胚@件事 scarcely Icanscarcelybelieveit 釋義2 ad onlyjust僅僅 才 例子 翻譯 Words 例句 Scarcelyhadthegamestartedwhenitbegantorain 翻譯 比賽才剛開始就下雨了 他才剛放下電話 門鈴就想起來 scarcely Hehadscarcelyputthephonedownwhenthedoorbellrang 釋義 n C 供郵寄的 包裹 例句 Sheunwrappedtheparcelslowly 她慢慢打開包裹 翻譯 Words parcel 例句 Hehadalargebrownpaperparcelunderhisleftarm 他左臂下夾著一個大牛皮紙郵包 翻譯 釋義1 v tocontrolthedirectioninwhichavehiclemoves掌舵 駕駛 例句 Hesteeredtheboatintotheharbour 他把船開進港口 翻譯 Words 例句 YourowandIwillsteer 你劃槳 我來掌舵 翻譯 steer 釋義2 vt toinfluencethewaysomethinghappensorthewaypeoplebehave引導(dǎo) 影響 例句 Hemanagedtosteertheconversationawayfromhisdivorce 他設(shè)法把話題從他離婚一事上引開 翻譯 Words 例句 Shesteeredtheteamtovictory 她率領(lǐng)全隊取得勝利 翻譯 steer 釋義 a old fashioned happyandlively愉快的 歡樂的 例句 Fromthehousecometheburstsofmerrylaughter 房子里傳出一陣陣歡樂的笑聲 翻譯 Words 例句 IwishyouamerryChristmas 祝你過一個愉快的圣誕節(jié) 翻譯 merry 釋義 vi towalkinanuncontrolledway asifyouaregoingtofallover蹣跚 搖搖晃晃地走 例句 Wetriedtostaggerbacktothedeck 我們設(shè)法搖搖晃晃地走回甲板上 翻譯 Words 例句 Hewasstaggeringandhadtoleanonthebar 翻譯 他走路搖搖晃晃 不得不靠在吧臺上 stagger 釋義1 vi tosb sbtodosth tomakeamovementorsoundthathasaspecialmeaningtoanotherperson發(fā)信號 用信號示意 例句 Don tfireuntilIsignal 等我發(fā)出信號后再開槍 翻譯 Words 例句 Hesignalledtothewaiterforthebill 他示意服務(wù)員結(jié)賬 翻譯 signal 釋義2 vt that toshowthatsomethingishappeningorwillhappen表明 標(biāo)志著 例句 Thisannouncementsignalledaclearchangeofpolicy 這項聲明表明政策有明顯的改變 翻譯 Words 例句 Thenewssignalstheendofhispoliticalcareer 這則新聞預(yù)示著他政治生涯的終結(jié) 翻譯 signal 釋義 vi todisappearinasuddenandmysteriousway奇怪地突然不見 神秘地瞬間消失 例句 翻譯 Words Hejustvanishedandwasneverseenagain 他就這么消失了 再也沒有人見過他 例句 翻譯 Annsawthecheervanishfromherchildren sfacesatthenew 聽到這個消息 安看見快樂的神情從孩子的臉上消失了 vanish 釋義 n C anamountofmoneythatyoupayorreceive報酬 付款 例句 翻譯 Words 例句 翻譯 Theydemandpromptpayment 他們要求立即付款 IsthisallthepaymentIgetformyefforts 這就是我辛勤勞動獲得的全部報酬嗎 payment Wecanacceptyourorderonconditionthatpaymentismadeinadvance Sept 2003 CET 4 VocabularyandStructure 真題 釋義1 n sing asituationthatshocksyouandmakesyouangry especiallyonethatyouthinksomeoneinauthorityshouldchange 尤指當(dāng)局本應(yīng)改變的 令人震驚的事 引起憤慨的事 例句 翻譯 Words Itisascandalthatapersoncanbearrestedfornoreasonbythepolice 警察無緣無故地抓人 這真是令人憤慨的行徑 scandal 例句 翻譯 It sascandalthatcompaniescanchargesomuchforphonecalls 公司對電話收費會這么高 真是不像話 釋義2 n C U asituationinwhichimportantpeoplebehaveinadishonestorimmoralwaythatshockspeople丑聞 丑行 Words scandal 例句 翻譯 Thescandalbecameknowntothepublicin1998 這樁丑聞是在1998年被公之于眾的 例句 翻譯 Therehasbeennohintofscandalduringhistimeinoffice 他在任期內(nèi)沒有任何丑聞 釋義 vi usuallysomethingyoumighthavestoppeddoing繼續(xù)做某事 通常指可能中斷過的事 例句 翻譯 Words Heproceededtotellmeofmybirthafterdinner 晚飯后 他繼續(xù)給我講我出生的事 例句 翻譯 Thecontroversyisaboutwhetherthescienceshouldproceedornot 爭論的焦點在于這項科學(xué)是否應(yīng)該繼續(xù) proceed Theworkwasalmostcompletewhenwereceivedorderstoproceednofurtherwithit June2003 CET 4 VocabularyandStructure 真題 釋義1 vi into beyond outof togosomewhereunpleasant dangerous orexciting冒險前進 例句 翻譯 Words 少數(shù)幾個冒險翻越喜馬拉雅山的歐洲人回來后講述了這個故事 FewEuropeanswhohadventuredbeyondtheHimalayashadreturnedtotellthetale 例句 翻譯 venture Heventurednervouslyintothewater 他冒險進入水中 十分緊張 釋義2 n C anewbusinessoractivity 新的 冒險事業(yè) 風(fēng)險項目 冒險行動 例句 翻譯 Words 大膽的冒險常獲成功 Aboldventureisoftensuccessful 例句 翻譯 venture Adisastrousbusinessventurelosthimthousandsofdollars 一個徹底失敗的風(fēng)險項目讓他損失了數(shù)千美金 volume 釋義1 n C 電視 收音機等的 音量 例句 翻譯 Words Thevolumecontrolonthetelevisionisbroken 例句 翻譯 請把音量調(diào)小一點 Pleaseturnthevolumedownalittle 電視機的音量控制鈕壞了 volume 釋義2 n C U of anamountofsomething數(shù)量 額度 例句 翻譯 Words Salesvolumesfell0 2 inJune 例句 翻譯 正在修建新的道路以應(yīng)付增加的交通量 Newroadsarebeingbuilttocopewiththeincreasedvolumeoftraffic 六月份的銷售量下降了0 2 釋義1 例句 翻譯 Words 他認(rèn)為吃芥末很惡心 Hethinksitgrosstoeatmustard Hewearscheapholidayoutfits whichisreallygross 例句 翻譯 他身著廉價的節(jié)日服裝 十分令人厭惡 a infml extremelyunpleasant Thiswordisusedmainlybyyoungpeople 極其令人厭惡的 gross 釋義2 例句 翻譯 Words 投資毛利為26 Investmentsshowedagrossprofitof26 Thegrossdamagewas50thousanddollars 例句 翻譯 損失的總額是五萬美金 a agrossamountofmoneyisthetotalamountbeforetaxesorcostshavebeentakenout 未扣除稅或成本 總的 全部的 毛的 gross 釋義 totryashardaspossible竭盡全力 做某事 Thesharppainradiatesinmybody andIhavetodomyutmosttostruggle 劇痛在我身體里蔓延 我只能極力掙扎 Phrases 例句 翻譯 Hedidhisutmostintheexambutfailedit 他在考試中盡了全力 但還是沒及格 例句 翻譯 doone sutmost todosth 釋義 例句 翻譯 夜間路燈會點亮 Phrases Streetlightscomeoninmidnight comeon 例句 翻譯 把烤箱設(shè)定在六點鐘開始運轉(zhuǎn) Settheoventocomeonatsix 1又是圣誕節(jié)了 所有的善男信女都該放下他們的分歧 重新與老朋友和心愛的人聯(lián)系 盡情享受幾百年來的圣誕節(jié)購物傳統(tǒng)了 Translation 原文 傳統(tǒng)的圣誕購物習(xí)俗 2圣誕購物季節(jié)以 攪拌星期日 開始 在過去 那是一番家庭團聚的景象 每個人都到食品店買面粉 雞蛋及罐裝的干水果 然后圍著灶臺幫母親或祖母做圣誕布丁 每個家庭成員都會依次攪拌或混合原料并默默地許愿 Translation 原文 3現(xiàn)在 以下情景已變成一個傳統(tǒng) 就在我們?nèi)ナ袌鲑I火雞前 母親會說 你們一家子都來吃圣誕午餐 我們要一只20斤的火雞 父親就會回答說 20斤 開玩笑吧 我們肯定得把它切成兩半 才能塞進烤箱 Translation 原文 4然后大兒子說道 今年為什么我們不來只鵝 二兒子說道 烤鴨怎么樣 最后大女兒也會來胡攪一下 帶著厭惡的表情說 但你們知道我什么肉也不吃 所有可憐的火雞 我們素食者怎么辦 這時通常父親會許個愿 但不是默默地許愿 而是用最大的聲音說 我希望你能吃得和我們一樣正常 Translation 原文 5還有一個傳統(tǒng)是在最后一天郵遞日為我們的海外親戚購買禮物 開始是這樣的 有人注意到有包裹要寄到遙遠(yuǎn)的國度 時間剩下不到一天 父親母親開始一種叫作 是你的家人不是我的家人 的游戲 通常這種游戲會持續(xù)到他們重新與彼此說話時 互不說話大約持續(xù)五分鐘 然后父親 因為總是父親 慌張地沖進城里 考慮到郵遞成本 買一些像襪子或茶巾之類的不太重的東西 但肯定不能與他去年買的禮物一樣 事實上他經(jīng)常忘了去年買了什么 Translation 原文 6另一個傳統(tǒng)是找車位 這是希望之于經(jīng)驗的勝利 把汽車開進城里進行圣誕采購 通常 父親會開著車在停車場來回轉(zhuǎn) 留意拎著大包小包和各種禮物蹣跚前行的快樂購物者 然后跟隨著他們 就像2 000年前東方三博士跟隨著那顆星星一樣 直到他們把他帶到了他們停車的地方 Translation 原文 7圣誕節(jié)時 在英國和美國的城市里 你會在街角發(fā)現(xiàn)當(dāng)?shù)氐木仁儡娿~管樂隊在為購物者演奏圣誕音樂 父親 母親 兒子及女兒們停下來傾聽其中一些當(dāng)季最受歡迎的曲目 然后救世軍中會有人拿出一個捐助箱 向四周的人群募捐 為社會上不那么幸運的人購買禮物 Translation 原文 8這時 父親就會拎起他的袋子 快速離開 并示意孩子們跟隨其后 父親會說 我沒有零錢 這是他的一貫做法 并且在他未捐款就玩消失時他還會說 孩子們快來 上帝會給的 Translation 原文 9或許最受歡迎的圣誕習(xí)俗是買圣誕樹 這通常都是在圣誕來臨的最后一刻 所有的好樹早就沒有了 母親提醒父親家里還需要一棵樹 父親回答說圣誕樹浪費錢 孩子們就開始哭了 因為交通擁堵所以父親得坐公車進城 然后從街道角落的一個男人手中買走最后一棵樹 通常是小得不能再小 形狀也古怪得不能再古怪的一棵樹 那個男人總會要個 傳統(tǒng) 高價 理由是 因為是圣誕節(jié) Translation 原文 10父親說道 樹的價格 就是胡來 但無論怎樣他還是遞過一大堆紙幣 然后帶著樹回家 當(dāng)公車司機看到父親拿著一棵樹 要擠上被購物的人們擠得密不透風(fēng)的汽車時 會對父親說 你不能把那玩意拿上車 Translation 原文 11最后一個傳統(tǒng)是買火雞 在大家都買好禮物 包裝好并放在圣誕樹下后 就到了他們重新擠進城里的時間 他們穿過擁擠的街道 穿行于唱圣歌的人 敲鐘的人 賣包裝紙的人之間 經(jīng)過吼吼笑的圣誕老人 醉醺醺回家的白領(lǐng)及戴著圣誕精靈帽子的年輕女子后 終于擠進了市場 Translation 原文 12隨著夜幕慢慢降臨 店里的燈亮起來了 圣誕音樂以最大音量響起來了 一家子設(shè)法到達了肉店 高高掛于人群之上的是大塊的紅牛肉 沒有了腦袋的鹿 腳上還帶著毛的兔子 粉紅色的豬 當(dāng)然還有火雞 這時 與 攪拌星期日 呼應(yīng)的傳統(tǒng)是 大女兒必須厭惡地說 嘔 太惡心了 簡直無法相信你們會把所有的肉都吃掉 圣誕購物快樂 Translation 原文 Backgroundinformation IntheWest ChristmasisthemainfestivaloftheyearandliketheSpringFestivalinChina manythingsneedtobedonetogetreadyforthebigday alotofshopping foodpreparation puttingupdecorationsandsoon Christmasneedsalotoforganization butmanyfamiliesarenotverygoodatthisandmanythingsaredoneatthelastmoment Backgroundinformation Thispassagetakesahumorouslookatthetroublesonerathertypical ifexaggerated familyhas Muchofthehumourcomesfromthewaythetroublesarepresente