EP 0336Daily Life
Christmas Traditions
What are you doing awake?
I can’t sleep...
But it’s almost midnight!
Exactly. I’m too excited for Christmas morning. Also, I thought I heard Santa.
Really? How do you know it was Santa?
Well I heard that naughty boys and girls get coal in their stockings, so I thought I’d be nice and make Santa cookies. I even left out some milk. I heard someone in the kitchen eating the cookies, so I came downstairs!
Hmm... well I know that Santa won’t come down the chimney with you hiding behind the tree, spying on him!
Really?
Really! Let’s go back upstairs and get back to bed. That way, we can let Santa do his job. Then when you wake up, it will be Christmas already!
O-K...
Hey, honey! Is that you? Don’t eat all the cookies - I want some, too!
核心词汇
midnightN
twelve AM
christmasN
the annual festival of the Christian church commemorating the birth of Jesus
santaN
a figure of Christmas who brings presents to kids
naughtyA
disobedient; mischievous
coalN
a black or dark-brown mineral
stockingN
large sock; traditionally Christmas gifts are put in
cookieN
a sweet baked food
chimneyN
a usually vertical structure that allows the passage of smoke
spyingV
to observe secretively
拓展词汇
elfN
a creature with magical powers, often mischievous
reindeerN
a type of large deer
angelN
a spiritual being said to be from heaven
snowN
ice crystals which fall from the sky
sledN
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.