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llgettoexperiencearealwhiteChristmas.没准你能体验一下真正的白色圣诞节呢！
Dana说，自己不是去波士顿出差，notforbusiness,而是去看一个认识很久的老朋友。
Isee.Soyou'
regoingtohangoutwithyourfriendfortheholidays?
Yes,butI'
malittlenervous.
Whywouldyoubenervous?
BecauseI'
mgoingtobestayingwithhisfamily.I'
veneverexperiencedanAmericanChristmas.WhatifIsayordothewrongthing?
Oh...there'
snothingtoworryabout.Christmasisatimeofgoodwill.Peoplearesupposedtoforgetaboutanydifferencesandbenicetoeachother.Usuallyeveryoneisinareallygoodmood.
跟老朋友hangout一块儿过节，为什么还会紧张呢？
原来，Dana担心自己不了解过圣诞节的风俗，会说错话，或是做错事。
Charlie安慰她说，没什么可担心的，因为Christmasisatimeofgoodwill.圣诞节是展现友好的时候。
大家一般心情都很愉快、平和。
Everyoneisusuallyinareallygoodmood.
Sogivemeabasicrundown.WhataretheChristmastraditions?
Eachfamilyisdifferent,butbasicallyyoujustgowiththeflow.Ifyourfriend'
sfamilyisreligioustheymightgotochurchonChristmasEveorChristmasmorning.
veneverattendedachurchservicebefore...thatsoundsinteresting.
Thesingingandmusiccanbequitebeautiful,butmanyAmericanfamiliesjusthangaroundathomeonChristmas-talking,watchingTV,eatingfoodandopeningpresents.
Dana让Charlie给她简单讲讲美国人过圣诞节都有哪些传统，abasicrundownoftheChristmastraditions.Rundown每个家庭都不一样，教徒一般圣诞前夜或是圣诞节早上会去教堂，但是很多美国家庭就待在家里，聊天、看电视、吃东西、拆礼物。
他建议Dana,Basicallyyoujustgowiththeflow.客随主便就对了。
美国人过圣诞，还有哪些传统呢？
我们下星期继续听。
127.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节，请Charlie给她讲讲美国人过圣诞的习俗。
WouldyousayChristmasisthemostpopularAmericanholiday?
Definitely.It'
sareallybigdeal.Mostpeopledon'
tworkonthatday,andifyouasksomeonetoworkyouhavetopaythemalotofovertime.
ShouldIbringpresentsforallofhisfamilymembers?
That'
sprobablynotnecessarybecauseyou'
reaguest.YoucouldbringasmallsouvenirorsomethingfromChinaforthem.Butonetraditionistobringanicebottleofwine.
圣诞节是美国的重要节日。
Charlie说，It'
sareallybigdeal.意思是说圣诞节确实非常重要。
大家都放假，让人加班，得付很多加班费。
Youhavetopaythemalotofovertime.Overtime是加班费的意思。
去朋友家过圣诞节，要给每个人买礼物吗？
Charlie认为不用，只要带个中国纪念品就行了。
但是美国人去朋友家作客，有带葡萄酒的传统。
IstherealotofdrinkingduringChristmas?
Itdependsonthefamily,butI'
dsaymostpeopleprobablydoenjoyalcoholicdrinks.Haveyouevertriedeggnog?
No,what'
sthat?
It'
sanalcoholicdrinkthatsortoftasteslikeeggcustard.It'
ssweetandwarmandperfectforthecoldwinterseason.
Soundsdelightful.What'
sthetraditionalmenu?
Charlie说，美国人过圣诞节，mostpeopledoenjoyalcoholicdrinks,大多数人都喜欢喝一杯，其中一种很普遍的酒精饮料叫eggnog,eggnogisspellede-g-g-n-o-g,eggnog,这种饮料味道甜甜的，温温的，适合天气冷的时候喝。
圣诞节有什么传统菜肴吗？
Probablyroastchicken.DuringThanksgivingmostpeopleeatturkey.Actually,weAmericanseatwaytoomuchfoodduringtheholidayseason.WhenNewYearcomesaround,everybodymakesaresolutiontoloseweight!
Aretherefireworksoranykindofpublicevents?
Notreally.Usuallyinthetowncenterthere'
sahugeChristmastree.AllthestreetsarelinedwithChristmaslights...it'
sreallyquitepretty.
Charlie说，圣诞节很多家庭会吃烤鸡。
他还说，美国人过节总会吃很多东西，weAmericanseatwaytoomuchfoodduringtheholidayseason.所以新年一到，大家都会立志减肥。
Charlie还说，美国人过圣诞节，一般不放烟火，但是市中心往往会有一棵特别高大的圣诞树，街道两边也都是圣诞节的彩灯，充满节日气氛。
美国是不是所有人都庆祝圣诞节呢？
128.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。
veheardthatsomeAmericanscelebrateandopenpresentsonChristmasEve,whileotherschooseChristmasmorning.What'
sthedifference?
EachAmericanfamilymakestheirownChristmastraditions.MyuncleeatshotdogseveryChristmas....don'
taskmewhy,that'
sjusthisthing.WhenIwasakid,weopenedourpresentsonChristmasEvebutourneighboralwayshadtowaituntilChristmasmorning.
skindofnice...everybodymakestheirowntraditions.
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，Everybodymakestheirowntraditions.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'
sjusthisthing.意思是不要问我为什么，他就是这么个习惯。
WehavelotsofdifferentkindsofpeopleinAmerica...lotsofdifferentreligions,lotsofdifferentnationalities.Jewishpeopledon'
tcelebrateChristmas,buttheyhaveawinterfestivalcalledHanukkah.Muslims,HindusandBuddhistsdon'
tcelebrateChristmaseither,butalmosteverybodyinAmericaenjoysthewinterholidayseason.
SoIcanexpecttoseesnow?
Thereisaprettygoodchanceitwillsnow.Butyoubetterhopethereisn'
tablizzard!
Ifthere'
sastorm,youmightnotbeabletogoanywhere.
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。
Hanukkahisspelledh-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,thereisaprettygoodchanceitwillsnow.很有可能会赶上下雪，但是最好不要是暴风雪，blizzard.
Well,I'
mcertainlylookingforwardtothistrip.Ithinkitwillbealotoffun.
ChristmasinAmericaisgreat...especiallyifyoudon'
thavetodoanyChristmasshopping.Formethat'
stheworstpart....crowdedshoppingmalls...crazypeople.IloveChristmas,butIhateChristmasshopping.
SomeonetoldmethedayafterChristmasisagooddayforsales.
strue.Youcangocheckoutthemallsonthe26th.
Soundslikeaplan.Thanksforyourinput,Charlie.
MypleasureandaMerryChristmas!
MerryChristmastoyou,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。
ThedayafterChristmasisagooddayforsales.Youcangocheckoutthemalls.可以到商场去逛逛。
129.来自中国的雇员Penny跟同事Robert聊天儿。
PennyLiu:
Hey,Robert!
IwaslisteningtoyouspeakChineseatthepresentationyesterday!
You'
refluent!
Robert:
Oh,that'
skindofyoutosay,butinrealityI'
mjustabletoholdaconversation.
P:
Youaretoomodest.Seriously,Iwasreallyimpressed.IactuallywantedtoknowhowyoudiditbecauseIreallywanttotakemyEnglishtothenextlevel.
ButyourEnglishisfantastic.
Yeah,it'
sprettygood.ButI'
maimingtobecomecompletelyfluent.Doyouhaveanytips?
Penny称赞美国同事Robert中文说得流利，fluent，给她留下了深刻印象。
Iwasreallyimpressed.Penny问Robert学习语言有什么窍门，那么Robert有什么建议呢？
R:
Well,IstudiedatamajoruniversityinTaipeibeforecomingtoBeijing.AndIlivedinHongKongforoverayearaswell.
Soyou'
resayingI'
llhavetoliveinanEnglish-speakingcountry?
Itcertainlydoesn'
thurt.Buttherearesomethingsyoucandoifthatisnotanoption.
Forexample?
WhenIfirstbeganstudyingChinese,IfoundthatwatchingChinesemovieswasareallybighelp.Turnoffthesubtitlesandwatchandlistenclosely.
原来，Robert在中文环境中生活过一段时间。
可如果没有这种条件，ifthatisnotanoption,Robert说，看电影会有很大帮助，并建议关掉字幕，turnoffthesubtitles,subtitlesisspelleds-u-b-t-i-t-l-e-s,subtitles是字幕的意思。
Buttheyspeaksofastinmovies!
WillIbeabletounderstand?
Youcouldwatchamovieyouhavealreadyseenbefore...butnosubtitles.Thatwayyoucanpickuptherhythmsofspeech.
Whataboutvocabulary?
ShouldIjusttrytomemorizemorewords?
Memorizationcan'
thurt,butit'
ssometimeshardtolearnwordsthathavenocontext.ManytimeswhenIlearnanewChineseword,Idon'
treallyunderstandituntilIhearorseehowit'
susedinasentence.
SoIneedtofindacontextforthewords.
Right!
电影对白说话太快，跟不上怎么办。
Robert建议Penny选择以前看过的电影，然后关掉字幕。
Thatwayyoucanpickuptherhythmsofspeech.这样就能慢慢找到语言的节奏。
单词量vocabulary不够怎么办？
Robert说，死记硬背固然没有害处，可有时候少了上下文，单词的意思是很难准确理解和掌握的。
Robert对提高英语水平还有哪些好的建议，我们下次继续听。
130.Robert正在向中国来的同事Penny介绍理解和掌握单词的经验。
YoucouldbuyanEnglish-languagemagazineaboutnewsorfashion.Readthroughthearticlesandunderlineandlookupthewordsyoudon'
tknow.Thenreadthearticleorsentenceagainafteryouknowwhatthewordsmean.
Sothesentencewillhelpmybrainremembertheword?
Yes,Ithinkitdoes.
Isometimeshaveahardtimewithgrammar.Ijustcan'
trememberalltheverbtensesandotherlittlerules.
Robert建议Penny看英文杂志，把不认识的单词划出来，查字典，underlineandlookupthewordsyoudon'
tknow.知道意思以后再回过头来重读一遍。
Penny说有时觉得语法很难。
Youknowsomething?
dsayforgetaboutgrammarinthebeginning.Focusonunderstandingandcommunicating.Totellyouthetruth,I'
mstillfuzzyonquiteafewEnglishgrammarrulesmyself.
Buteventuallymygrammarwillimprove,right?
Certainly.Throughreadingandspeakingyouwillsortofpickitupautomatically.Andyouknowsomethingelse?
Makingmistakesisoneofthebestwaystolearn,grammarincluded.
Ah...butit'
ssoembarrassing!
Exactly!
Gettingembarrassedhelpsusrememberthings!
Robert让Penny上来先不要管语法，通过阅读和交流，语法自然会慢慢掌握。
Youwillpickitupautomatically.Robert两次说到，Youknowsomething?
意思是，告诉你吧。
他觉得，出错是学习的最佳途径之一，Makingmistakesisoneofthebestwaystolearn.Penny说，那多丢人啊。
It'
ssoembarrassing.Robert居然说，这样以后才不会忘。
131.美国驻中国员工Tiffany跟中国同事Kelly聊天儿。
KellyYan:
SoTiffany,you'
vebeenworkingwithushereinChinaforafewmonthsnow.Areyoustillfeelingcultureshock?
TiffanyScolini:
Yes,abit.Butit'
smuchbetterthanthefirstfewweeks.BackthenIwasreallyafishoutofwater.
K:
RememberthefirsttimeItookyoutoeatrealChinesefood?
Youbarelytouchedanything!
T:
Iknow!
Iwasscared!
Alotofthefoodhereisverydi
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