Dialogue Script 1 對(duì)話原文 1
Peter : Merry Christmas!
Helen: The same to you!
Peter: Are you doing anything special?
Helen: We're having some friends over. What are you doing?
Peter: Oh, I'm just taking it easy.
講解：
1. Merry Christmas! 圣誕快樂！這是一個(gè)約定俗成的用法了，這與其他的節(jié)日祝福語不同。比如：我們可以說Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Easter. 但不能說Happy Christmas!
2. The same to you! 這里表示“也祝你圣誕快樂”，回答別人對(duì)你的問候，為了避免重復(fù)，就可以這么說，當(dāng)然，你也可以回答“Merry Christmas!”。
3. Peter問Helen Are you doing anything special? 你有什么特殊的安排嗎？Helen 回答說We're having some friends over. 我們會(huì)邀請(qǐng)一些朋友來家里玩。over這里表示“過來”，例如：I asked her over. 我請(qǐng)她過來的。He's coming over. 他正走過來。
4. 那么Peter會(huì)做些什么呢？他說，I'm just taking it easy. 意思是說，我自己輕輕松松的過節(jié)，不會(huì)為圣誕節(jié)而忙碌。take it easy，表示“沉住氣, 別緊張，慢慢來”或者“輕松輕松，休息”。
Dialogue Script 2 對(duì)話原文 2
Helen: Are you all ready for Christmas?
Peter: Are you kidding? I haven't even started. I've done zero shopping.
Helen: Well, you'd better get going. Christmas is only a week away.
Peter: I have to tell you that I'm one of those people who really gets stressed out by the Christmas rush.
Helen: Oh, I'm not. I love the holiday. I love the crowd, the shopping, the lights, the music, the food, the parties and all the presents.
Peter: That's just the beginning. My wife always spends too much money on Christmas. Takes me till April to pay off all our Christmas bills.
Helen: Now Peter, didn't you use to love Christmas when you were a kid? I know, maybe Christmas is for kids.
Peter: Well, kids enjoy it because they don't have to do all the shopping and pay all the bills.
Helen: Maybe that's true. But you know as well as I do, that Christmas is more than tinsel and trees. Christmas is about what's in your heart and how you can make others happy.
Peter: You're absolutely right, Helen. I'm going to try harder to be nice to people and try to keep the true spirit of Christmas in my heart.
Helen: I'm glad to hear that, Peter.
講解：
1. Are you all ready for Christmas? 是說“你準(zhǔn)備好過圣誕節(jié)了嗎？”，all這里有強(qiáng)調(diào)的作用，表示“完全，全部”。Peter完全不以為然，他還沒有開始準(zhǔn)備過圣誕節(jié)呢。I haven't even started. I've done zero shopping. 我還沒有開始，什么東西都沒買呢。大家都知道，do shopping，是“購(gòu)物”的意思，那么do zero shopping就是什么東西都沒有買的意思。
2. 為了慶祝圣誕節(jié)，西方許多家庭往往一進(jìn)入12月份就開始忙著采購(gòu)各種節(jié)日用品和圣誕食物及禮品等。在12月24日這天晚上，全家人一般都要相聚在一起舉行圣誕晚餐。餐宴餐桌上的食品種類繁多，豐富多彩，而其中最主要的一道菜就是必不可少的傳統(tǒng)佳肴——烤火雞。在西方人眼里，沒有烤火雞的晚餐就算不上是圣誕晚餐。圣誕晚餐之后，人們還要上禮拜堂報(bào)告佳音，并為唱詩班預(yù)備糖果點(diǎn)心等。但是，為所有這一切做準(zhǔn)備是一個(gè)非常費(fèi)心費(fèi)力費(fèi)時(shí)間的過程。
3. 所以Helen建議Peter抓緊為圣誕節(jié)做準(zhǔn)備，因?yàn)檫€有一周就是圣誕節(jié)樂。you'd better get going. Christmas is only a week away. get going是一個(gè)習(xí)慣用語，表示“開始行動(dòng)”。
4. 但Peter卻告訴Helen他在圣誕節(jié)的時(shí)候總是被購(gòu)物狂潮搞的筋疲力盡。be stressed out，由于做某事而筋疲力盡，the Christmas rush，就是圣誕節(jié)的購(gòu)物狂潮。rush這個(gè)詞在這里表示“匆忙或激烈的行動(dòng)，做某事的熱潮”，大家一定聽說過gold rush這個(gè)詞組，就是指淘金熱潮。
5. Helen很喜歡過圣誕節(jié)，她說她喜歡圣誕節(jié)的一切，包括購(gòu)物，彩燈，音樂，禮物等等?？墒荘eter認(rèn)為這只是噩夢(mèng)的開始。因?yàn)樗钠拮訛槭フQ節(jié)花了太多的錢，要到四月份他才能付清所有的賬單，所以他才會(huì)被購(gòu)物狂潮搞的筋疲力盡。pay off 還清(債務(wù)等)，付清。
6. Helen聽Peter對(duì)圣誕節(jié)有如此多的抱怨，就好奇地問他，didn't you use to love Christmas when you were a kid?你小時(shí)候不喜歡過圣誕節(jié)嗎？used to do something，表示“過去經(jīng)常做某事”。 因?yàn)镠elen也認(rèn)為圣誕節(jié)是孩子們的節(jié)日。
7. Peter說孩子們喜歡過圣誕節(jié)是因?yàn)樗麄儾挥脼槭フQ節(jié)購(gòu)物，也不用付所有的賬單。的確，大人們過節(jié)的時(shí)候會(huì)比小孩子有更多的煩惱。Helen說，雖然過圣誕節(jié)費(fèi)時(shí)費(fèi)力，但是圣誕節(jié)并不僅僅是亮片裝飾和圣誕樹，Christmas is more than tinsel and trees. Christmas is about what's in your heart and how you can make others happy. 圣誕節(jié)代表了你心中的希望和你怎樣能使別人開心。
8. Peter 認(rèn)為Helen說的很對(duì)，所以他下定決心要對(duì)別人更好一點(diǎn)，并且把圣誕節(jié)的精神長(zhǎng)留心中。的確，過圣誕節(jié)并不只是吃吃喝喝，互贈(zèng)禮物，最重要的就是把圣誕節(jié)的精神流傳下去。
Peter : Merry Christmas!
Helen: The same to you!
Peter: Are you doing anything special?
Helen: We're having some friends over. What are you doing?
Peter: Oh, I'm just taking it easy.
講解：
1. Merry Christmas! 圣誕快樂！這是一個(gè)約定俗成的用法了，這與其他的節(jié)日祝福語不同。比如：我們可以說Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Easter. 但不能說Happy Christmas!
2. The same to you! 這里表示“也祝你圣誕快樂”，回答別人對(duì)你的問候，為了避免重復(fù)，就可以這么說，當(dāng)然，你也可以回答“Merry Christmas!”。
3. Peter問Helen Are you doing anything special? 你有什么特殊的安排嗎？Helen 回答說We're having some friends over. 我們會(huì)邀請(qǐng)一些朋友來家里玩。over這里表示“過來”，例如：I asked her over. 我請(qǐng)她過來的。He's coming over. 他正走過來。
4. 那么Peter會(huì)做些什么呢？他說，I'm just taking it easy. 意思是說，我自己輕輕松松的過節(jié)，不會(huì)為圣誕節(jié)而忙碌。take it easy，表示“沉住氣, 別緊張，慢慢來”或者“輕松輕松，休息”。
Dialogue Script 2 對(duì)話原文 2
Helen: Are you all ready for Christmas?
Peter: Are you kidding? I haven't even started. I've done zero shopping.
Helen: Well, you'd better get going. Christmas is only a week away.
Peter: I have to tell you that I'm one of those people who really gets stressed out by the Christmas rush.
Helen: Oh, I'm not. I love the holiday. I love the crowd, the shopping, the lights, the music, the food, the parties and all the presents.
Peter: That's just the beginning. My wife always spends too much money on Christmas. Takes me till April to pay off all our Christmas bills.
Helen: Now Peter, didn't you use to love Christmas when you were a kid? I know, maybe Christmas is for kids.
Peter: Well, kids enjoy it because they don't have to do all the shopping and pay all the bills.
Helen: Maybe that's true. But you know as well as I do, that Christmas is more than tinsel and trees. Christmas is about what's in your heart and how you can make others happy.
Peter: You're absolutely right, Helen. I'm going to try harder to be nice to people and try to keep the true spirit of Christmas in my heart.
Helen: I'm glad to hear that, Peter.
講解：
1. Are you all ready for Christmas? 是說“你準(zhǔn)備好過圣誕節(jié)了嗎？”，all這里有強(qiáng)調(diào)的作用，表示“完全，全部”。Peter完全不以為然，他還沒有開始準(zhǔn)備過圣誕節(jié)呢。I haven't even started. I've done zero shopping. 我還沒有開始，什么東西都沒買呢。大家都知道，do shopping，是“購(gòu)物”的意思，那么do zero shopping就是什么東西都沒有買的意思。
2. 為了慶祝圣誕節(jié)，西方許多家庭往往一進(jìn)入12月份就開始忙著采購(gòu)各種節(jié)日用品和圣誕食物及禮品等。在12月24日這天晚上，全家人一般都要相聚在一起舉行圣誕晚餐。餐宴餐桌上的食品種類繁多，豐富多彩，而其中最主要的一道菜就是必不可少的傳統(tǒng)佳肴——烤火雞。在西方人眼里，沒有烤火雞的晚餐就算不上是圣誕晚餐。圣誕晚餐之后，人們還要上禮拜堂報(bào)告佳音，并為唱詩班預(yù)備糖果點(diǎn)心等。但是，為所有這一切做準(zhǔn)備是一個(gè)非常費(fèi)心費(fèi)力費(fèi)時(shí)間的過程。
3. 所以Helen建議Peter抓緊為圣誕節(jié)做準(zhǔn)備，因?yàn)檫€有一周就是圣誕節(jié)樂。you'd better get going. Christmas is only a week away. get going是一個(gè)習(xí)慣用語，表示“開始行動(dòng)”。
4. 但Peter卻告訴Helen他在圣誕節(jié)的時(shí)候總是被購(gòu)物狂潮搞的筋疲力盡。be stressed out，由于做某事而筋疲力盡，the Christmas rush，就是圣誕節(jié)的購(gòu)物狂潮。rush這個(gè)詞在這里表示“匆忙或激烈的行動(dòng)，做某事的熱潮”，大家一定聽說過gold rush這個(gè)詞組，就是指淘金熱潮。
5. Helen很喜歡過圣誕節(jié)，她說她喜歡圣誕節(jié)的一切，包括購(gòu)物，彩燈，音樂，禮物等等?？墒荘eter認(rèn)為這只是噩夢(mèng)的開始。因?yàn)樗钠拮訛槭フQ節(jié)花了太多的錢，要到四月份他才能付清所有的賬單，所以他才會(huì)被購(gòu)物狂潮搞的筋疲力盡。pay off 還清(債務(wù)等)，付清。
6. Helen聽Peter對(duì)圣誕節(jié)有如此多的抱怨，就好奇地問他，didn't you use to love Christmas when you were a kid?你小時(shí)候不喜歡過圣誕節(jié)嗎？used to do something，表示“過去經(jīng)常做某事”。 因?yàn)镠elen也認(rèn)為圣誕節(jié)是孩子們的節(jié)日。
7. Peter說孩子們喜歡過圣誕節(jié)是因?yàn)樗麄儾挥脼槭フQ節(jié)購(gòu)物，也不用付所有的賬單。的確，大人們過節(jié)的時(shí)候會(huì)比小孩子有更多的煩惱。Helen說，雖然過圣誕節(jié)費(fèi)時(shí)費(fèi)力，但是圣誕節(jié)并不僅僅是亮片裝飾和圣誕樹，Christmas is more than tinsel and trees. Christmas is about what's in your heart and how you can make others happy. 圣誕節(jié)代表了你心中的希望和你怎樣能使別人開心。
8. Peter 認(rèn)為Helen說的很對(duì)，所以他下定決心要對(duì)別人更好一點(diǎn)，并且把圣誕節(jié)的精神長(zhǎng)留心中。的確，過圣誕節(jié)并不只是吃吃喝喝，互贈(zèng)禮物，最重要的就是把圣誕節(jié)的精神流傳下去。