對話文本
Michael: I love Xmas!
Billy: What is your favorite aspect of the Christmas season Michael?
Michael: I love to see the fact that people are happy, peaceful and looking forward to their holidays.
Billy: What about all of the decorations? What about the carolers in the streets and the frenzied shoppers hunting for last minute bargains?
Michael: I do like all of those things but my favorite part of Xmas is the good cheer of everyone.
Billy: You know that not everyone celebrates Xmas though?
Michael: Yes, but it seems that the good Xmas mood has a positive effect on all people.
Billy: Maybe we should find a way to make it Xmas everyday!
參考翻譯
邁克爾：我喜歡聖誕節!
比利：你最喜歡聖誕季節的哪一個方面，邁克爾?
邁克爾：我喜歡看到人們快樂、祥和並且在期盼着節日的到來。
比利：所有那些裝飾品怎麼樣?街上那些唱聖誕頌歌的人們還有那些等到最後一分鐘瘋狂買便宜貨的人們呢?
邁克爾：我確實都喜歡所有這些東西，不過聖誕節我最喜歡的一個部分是每個人都興高采烈。
比利：可是你知道並不是人人都慶祝聖誕節嗎?
邁克爾： 知道，不過好像聖誕節的美好氣氛對所有人都產生正面影響。
比利：也許我們應該尋找一種方法，把每一天都變成聖誕節!
對話精講
1) Seasons: A period of time
季節;一段時間
We usually say that the four main seasons are summer, fall, winter and spring.
我們通常說四個主要的季節是夏天、秋天、冬天和春天.
2) Frenzied: wild and uncontrolled
狂熱的,瘋狂的;野性的,不受控制的'
The police said that the drinking at the party was frenzied and that was why they came to arrest people.
警察說派對上人們喝酒很瘋狂,而且這就是爲什麼他們來抓人的原因.
3) Good cheer: positive, happy mood
興高采烈,歡呼雀躍;正面的,愉快的心情
When the finance section of our company announced that everyone would get a pay rise, there was a lot of good cheer in the office.
當我們公司的財務部宣佈人人都得到加薪時,辦公室裏一片歡呼雀躍.
