對話 Dialogue
清清：明天就是聖誕節了！日子過得真快啊！
Qīngqing: Míngtiān jiùshì Shèngdàn jié le! Rìzi guò de zhēn kuài a!
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華華：今天晚上是聖誕夜，一般說是耶穌誕生的時間，也是平安夜。
Huáhua: Jīntiān wǎnshàng shì Shèngdàn yè, yìbān shuō shì Yēsū dànshēng de shíjiān, yěshì Píngān yè.
清清：平安夜和聖誕節原本是基督教的大事，現在不是教徒也都跟著慶祝，可是有很多人都不知道這個節日的意義。
Qīngqing: Píngān yè hé Shèngdàn jié yuánběn shì Jīdūjiào de dàshì, xiànzài búshì jiàotú yě dōu gēnzhe qìngzhù, kěshì yǒu hěnduō rén dōu bù zhīdào zhège jiérì de yìyì.
華華：對啊！我還聽說過，小朋友都以為是聖誕老公公的生日呢！
Huáhua: Duì a! Wǒ hái tīng shuōguò, xiǎopéngyǒu dōu yǐwéi shì Shèngdàn Lǎogōnggong de shēngrì ne!
清清：真有意思！在自己的床頭掛上紅襪子，等著「壽星」來送禮物一一這樣對嗎？
Qīngqing: Zhēn yǒuyìsi! Zài zìjǐ de chuángtóu guàshàng hóng wàzi, děngzhe “shòuxing” lái sòng lǐwù -- zhèyàng duì ma?
華華：我小時候還真相信世界上有聖誕老人的存在呢！
Huáhua: Wǒ xiǎoshíhòu hái zhēn xiāngxìn shìjiè shàng yǒu Shèngdàn Lǎorén de cúnzài ne!
清清：對了！大衛在家裡布置了一棵聖誕樹，晚上請我們去參加派對，交換禮 物，你準備好了嗎？
Qīngqing: Duìle! Dàwèi zài jiālǐ bùzhì le yì kē shèngdànshù, wǎnshàng qǐng wǒmen qù cānjiā pàiduì, jiāohuàn lǐwù, nǐ zhǔnbèi hǎole ma?
華華：準備好啦！希望你會抽到我的禮物，絕不會讓你失望的！
Huáhua: Zhǔnbèi hǎo la! Xīwàng nǐ huì chōudào wǒ de lǐwù, juébúhuì ràng nǐ shīwàng de!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Tomorrow is Christmas; How time flies!
Huahua: Tonight is Christmas Eve, which is generally said to be the time of Jesus’s birth; it’s also known as Silent Night.
Qingqing: Christmas Eve and Christmas were originally significant events for Christians, but now even non-believers celebrate it. However, many people don’t know the meaning of this holiday.
Huahua: That’s right. I’ve even heard that little kids think
it’s Santa Claus’ birthday.
Qingqing: That’s so interesting. Hanging red stockings by the bed, waiting for the “birthday star” to bring gifts — is that right?
Huahua: When I was a child, I really believed that Santa Claus existed.
Qingqing: By the way, David set up a Christmas tree at his house and invited us to a party tonight to exchange gifts. Are you ready?
Huahua: I’m ready. I hope you’ll pick my gift; I promise you, you won’t be disappointed.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 聖誕節 (Shèngdàn jié) Christmas
2. 耶穌 (Yēsū) Jesus
3. 誕生 (dànshēng) to be born, birth
4. 基督教 (Jīdūjiào) Christians
5. 教徒 (jiàotú) believer, follower
6. 聖誕老公公/老人 (Shèngdàn Lǎogōnggong / Lǎorén) Santa Claus
7. 床頭 (chuángtóu) headboard, bedside
8. 布置 (bùzhì) decorate, arrange
教材音檔 Audio Files
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