ABC基础英语对话：圣诞节及圣诞礼物

dario: brian, you have that look in your eye.

brian: what look?

dario: like you are going to ask me a stupid question.

brian: well, you're wrong.

dario: i know that you wanted to ask me a question, so just go ahead and ask.

brian: i tell you that you are wrong. i was just sitting here thinking.

dario: that's dangerous, brian.

brian: why are you always so mean to me?

dario: i'm not mean to you, i just know you well.

brian: maybe you don't know me as well as you think!

达里奥：布莱恩，你的眼睛里有那种神态。
布莱恩：什么神态？
达里奥：好像你要问我一个愚蠢的问题。
布莱恩：唔，你错了。
达里奥：我知道你要问我一个问题，尽管问吧。
布莱恩：我告诉你你错了。我只是坐在这儿思考。
达里奥：那是危险的，布莱恩。
布莱恩：为什么你总是对我这么卑鄙？
达里奥：我不是对你卑鄙，我只是很了解你而已。
布莱恩：也许你并不像你所说的这么了解我！

new words 新单词

1) corny: old fashioned, not hip or cool
老的：老式的，不时髦的，不酷的
my father tells lots of jokes, but they are all old corny ones that i have heard many times before.
我老爸讲很多笑话，不过全是些老掉牙的笑话，我以前听过很多次了。

2) century: a period of 100 years
世纪：100年的时期
if i live for a whole century, i will be happy but tired.
如果我能活整个世纪我会很高兴，不过会很累。

3) tradition: history, things you do the same each year
传统：历史，每年你都做的相同的事情
xmas and new year are old western traditions that we celebrate the same way every year.
圣诞节和新年是西方的老传统，我们每年都用同一种方式来庆祝。

dialogue-对话

jessie: i love singing xmas songs.

tina: i noticed. i think you started singing carols in november this year!

jessie: i try to start a little earlier each year so i can sing as many as possible before the new year.

tina: and what do you sing on new year's eve?

jessie: auld lang syne, of course!

tina: that is a funny name for a song.

jessie: it's very old and traditional, but it's easy to sing.

tina: well, we only have a few days left before the new year, so you had better teach me quickly!

杰西：我爱唱圣诞歌曲。
蒂娜：我注意到了。我觉得今年从十一月份起你就开始唱圣诞颂歌了！
杰西：每年我都试着早一点，这样到新年以前我就可以尽可能多唱。
蒂娜：那么在新年除夕你唱什么歌？
杰西：当然是《友谊天长地久》了！
蒂娜：这首歌的歌名很有意思。
杰西：它是一首传统老歌，不过很容易唱。
蒂娜：唔，我们离新年只剩下几天了，所以你最好赶紧教我！