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礼节美语 Business Etiquette 128 Christmas in America (3)

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  来自中国的雇员Dana跟同事Charlie聊天儿,说自己要去美国朋友家过圣诞,请Charlie给她讲讲美国人过圣诞的习俗。
D: I've heard that some Americans celebrate and open presents on Christmas Eve, while others choose Christmas morning. What's the difference?
C: Each American family makes their own Christmas traditions1. My uncle eats hot dogs every Christmas....don't ask me why, that's just his thing. When I was a kid, we opened our presents on Christmas Eve but our neighbor always had to wait until Christmas morning.
D: That's kind of nice...everybody makes their own traditions.
美国有些家庭圣诞前夜拆礼物,有些家庭则要等到圣诞节一大早。有区别吗?Charlie说,这要看每个家庭的习惯, Everybody makes their own traditions. 比如说,Charlie的叔叔每年圣诞节都要吃热狗。那是为什么?Charlie说,don't ask me why, that's just his thing. 意思是不要问我为什么,他就是这么个习惯。
C: We have lots of different kinds of people in America...lots of different religions2, lots of different nationalities3. Jewish4 people don't celebrate Christmas, but they have a winter festival called Hanukkah. Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists5 don't celebrate Christmas either, but almost everybody in America enjoys the winter holiday season.
D: So I can expect to see snow?
C: There is a pretty good chance it will snow. But you better hope there isn't a blizzard6! If there's a storm, you might not be able to go anywhere.
在美国,并非所有人都庆祝圣诞节。犹太人不过圣诞,他们过的是hanukkah。 Hanukkah is spelled h-a-n-u-k-k-a-h, 光明节。另外,穆斯林、印度教和佛教徒都不过圣诞节,但是几乎所有人都喜欢过节的气氛。Charlie告诉Dana, there is a pretty good chance it will snow. 很有可能会赶上下雪,但是最好不要是暴风雪,blizzard.
D: Well, I'm certainly looking forward to this trip. I think it will be a lot of fun.
C: Christmas in America is great...especially if you don't have to do any Christmas shopping. For me that's the worst part....crowded shopping malls...crazy people. I love Christmas, but I hate Christmas shopping.
D: Someone told me the day after Christmas is a good day for sales.
C: That's true. You can go check out the malls on the 26th.
D: Sounds like a plan. Thanks for your input7, Charlie.
C: My pleasure and a Merry Christmas!
D: Merry Christmas to you, too!
Charlie最头疼圣诞节前出去买礼物,因为外面到处都是人。不过,圣诞节次日是大减价的日子。The day after Christmas is a good day for sales. You can go check out the malls. 可以到商场去逛逛。


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1 traditions 9cbb0c2cdf997b9479e41766a1756c3c     
n.传统( tradition的名词复数 );惯例
参考例句:
  • one of the theatre's most hallowed traditions 戏院最受尊崇的传统之一
  • He said that the new building merely aped the classical traditions. 他说那栋新建筑只是模仿古典传统。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 religions 7271d10760193cee7c451e0babc13a38     
n.宗教( religion的名词复数 );支配自己生活的大事;教派
参考例句:
  • a study of the religions and mythologies of ancient Rome 关于古罗马的宗教和神话的研究
  • Most religions posit the existence of life after death. 大多数宗教都假定人死后生命仍存在。
3 nationalities deb9094b227775bb8763c4921249cef3     
n.国籍( nationality的名词复数 );民族群体
参考例句:
  • The minority nationalities account for six per cent of the population. 少数民族占人口的百分之六。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The solidarity among China's various nationalities is as firm as a rock. 中国各族人民之间的团结坚如磐石。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 Jewish tzEzJ     
adj.犹太人的,犹太民族的
参考例句:
  • The coin bears a Jewish symbol.硬币上有犹太标记。
  • They were two Jewish kids;I was friendly with both of them.他们是两个犹太小孩;我同他们都很要好。
5 Buddhists 5f3c74ef01ae0fe3724e91f586462b77     
n.佛教徒( Buddhist的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The Jesuits in a phase of ascendancy, persecuted and insulted the Buddhists with great acrimony. 处于地位上升阶段的耶稣会修士迫害佛教徒,用尖刻的语言辱骂他们。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
  • The return of Saivite rule to central Java had brought no antagonism between Buddhists and Hindus. 湿婆教在中爪哇恢复统治后,并没有导致佛教徒与印度教徒之间的对立。 来自辞典例句
6 blizzard 0Rgyc     
n.暴风雪
参考例句:
  • The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
  • You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。
7 input X6lxm     
n.输入(物);投入;vt.把(数据等)输入计算机
参考例句:
  • I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。
  • All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。
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