【FT：Decorating Christmas Tree】20201221-27万思乐学V-learn2004期46号Dylan🥳打卡D61-67

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💌中文1.读：写给孩子们的中国历史3、4和大人一起读4 2.写 💌英文 <ul class="ql-block"><li>听</li></ul> <ul><li>理解性阅读</li></ul> <ul class="ql-block"><li>new words</li></ul> <ul class="ql-block"><li>指读：</li></ul>海尼曼-易-5海尼曼-中-8 <ul><li>复述</li></ul> 一、圣诞树有什么作用？P: Christmas is coming. Shall we get ready for the holiday?圣诞节快到了，咱们准备过节吧？ K: Mommy, what do we do for Christmas?妈妈，圣诞节我们要做什么呀？ P: At Christmas, we spend time with friends and family and give and receive gifts.圣诞节的时候，咱们要和家人朋友在一起，互送礼物。 P: People will prepare a Christmas tree on Christmas.圣诞节人们会准备一棵圣诞树。 P: Santa will be riding a moose to send presents to children next to a beautiful Christmas tree on Christmas Eve.圣诞老人会在圣诞前夕骑着麋鹿给小朋友送礼物，就放在美丽的圣诞树旁边。 P: People will make Christmas cards,decorate the Christmas tree beautifully, and in a moment the whole family will eat Christmas dinner, sing Christmas songs and dance around it.人们会制作圣诞卡，把圣诞树装饰得很漂亮，然后全家人就会吃圣诞晚餐，唱圣诞歌，围着圣诞树跳舞。 K: Decorations sound like fun. What do we need to do?装饰品听起来挺有意思的, 咱们需要做什么呢？ P: First, we need to go get a Christmas tree.首先，咱们需要去买一棵圣诞树。（虽然表达的是“买”的概念，但口语中一般用get，不用buy。） P：Look, mum's got the Christmas tree. Let's decorate the tree to make it more beautiful.看，妈妈买的圣诞树到了，我们一起装饰一下圣诞树，让它更漂亮。K: Great! 太棒了P: Or, we can cut a Christmas real tree to make a Christmas Tree.或者，我们也可以砍一棵真的树来做圣诞树。 P: Let's go to the Christmas tree farm and cut one down.咱们去圣诞树农场砍一棵。 P: We'll take it home and put it in the living room, and then we'll decorate it.咱们把它运回家，放在客厅里，然后装饰它。（如果是用汽车运，不用carry，用take。）K: Sounds great! 太好了！ 🌻小贴士1：Decoration和ornament都是装饰品，两者有什么区别呢？Decoration是装饰品的总称，ornament通常是挂件，且通常指圣诞的装饰物。比如，万圣节的装饰不叫ornaments，而叫Halloween decorations，情人节的装饰物叫Valentine's decorations。 二、人们用什么树来做圣诞树?P：Do you know what tree do we usually use for Christmas tree?你知道我们通常用什么树做圣诞树吗？K:European fir?是欧洲冷杉吗？P：Yes, European fir is the most common tree that stay green in winter.是的，欧洲冷杉是最常见的一种在冬天保持绿色的树。P：It is widely used and popular Christmas tree at present. It has beautiful appearance, pleasant color and fragrant smell. When cutting, the leaves are not easy to fall. And the price is very cheap, so it is also a very common Christmas tree species.它是目前广泛使用和流行的圣诞树。外观美观，色泽宜人，气味芳香。剪的时候，叶子不容易掉下来。而且价格非常便宜，所以它也是一种非常常见的圣诞树品种。P: Green is a great color, trees and grass are green, it represents life and vitality. 绿色是一个非常棒的颜色，树，草地都是绿色，它代表生命和活力。P：And European fir is regarded as the most traditional Christmas tree, It Symbolizes good luck and the eternity of life.欧洲冷杉被视为是最为传统的圣诞树，象征着吉祥如意和生命的永恒。 🌻小贴士2：传统的圣诞树都是真树，以冷杉为主，比如加拿大冷杉、银杉、大冷杉、花旗松、赤松等。在美国选一棵鲜香的圣诞树特别有仪式感，也是大多数美国家庭必不可少的圣诞活动之一。为了给大家提供圣诞树，很多农场甚至专门栽种了松柏，并于每年的十二月初开放，直至圣诞节。小贴士3：用完的圣诞树去哪了。在美国，每年圣诞节借宿以后，会有专门的志愿者去提醒所以的居民们，如果你家有圣诞树，请在指定时间，放在指定的位置。当居民们把圣诞树放到指定位置后，会有再生公司会对这些圣诞树进行回收再利用。而这些回收后的圣诞树会经过切碎成木碎将会交给附近的公园管理局或者城市绿化部门，作为树木的有机覆盖物或者是被用于堆肥。不仅不浪费，还保护的环境，让空气和土壤质量都提升。 三、圣诞节代表性颜色是什么K：Besides green, what's the representative color of Christmas?除了绿色，圣诞节还有什么颜色？P: Westerners regard red, green and white as Christmas color.西方人以红、绿、白三个颜色为圣诞色。P: Red symbolizes festivity.红色象征着喜庆。P: Gold symbolizes fashion金色象征时尚。White and silver symbolizes purity白色、银色象征纯洁。Yellow symbolizes warmth黄色象征温馨。 四、认识圣诞树各个部分P: Decorating the tree is the really fun part.装饰圣诞树是真正有意思的部分。P：But first, let's learn this Christmas tree ornaments first.我们先来认识一下这些圣诞树挂件。 Top pentagramd which is also called the top star, the star of Bethlehem, is the star of Christmas or the star of Jesus. It symbolizes the star that led the three wise men to Jesus.顶部五角星又叫顶星、伯利恒之星，是圣诞之星、耶稣之星。它象征着那颗引导三位智者找到耶稣的星星。 There is also a tree top ornament called Angel Tree Topper.还有一种树顶装饰，Angel Tree Topper 天使树顶。 The bells are rang to inform the birth of Jesus, from heaven. Others use the bell to bring people back to God without losing their way. At the same time ,the bells also means exorcising evil spirits, so you can hang bells on the Christmas tree.钟声响起，预示着耶稣从天降生。也有人用铃铛把人带回上帝身边，不至于迷失方向。同时，铃铛还意味着驱邪，所以也可以在圣诞树上挂铃铛。 Apple is also an ornament for the Christmas tree, It is the fruit of Eden’s wisdom, it symbolize fruitful fruits and happiness.苹果也是圣诞树挂件之一，它作为伊甸园智慧的果实，象征着丰硕的果实和幸福。 Christmas wreath are usually made of evergreen conifers, both round and half moon ,decorated with red fruit and bells. On Christmas eve, people protect their children from evil spirits.圣诞花环一般采用常绿的针叶枝条制作，有圆形的，也有半月形的，上面点缀着一些红色果实和铃铛。在圣诞前夕，人们挂上这种花环，保护自己的儿女们在新的一年中不被妖魔鬼怪伤害。 People also use mistletoe to make wreath which is called mistletoe wreath. It’s that any woman standing under mistletoe can be kissed by other people.人们也用槲寄生做花环，也叫槲寄生花环。据说，任何站在槲寄生下的女人都可以被别人亲吻。 Tree Pick There is a special kind of flower arrangement, called Mistletoe. It is a common Christmas ornament. People believe that hanging mistletoe at home will bring good luck.插花当中有一种很特别的，叫槲寄生Mistletoe.槲寄生是常见的圣诞节装饰。人们相信在家里悬挂槲寄生会带来好运。 小贴士4：“北欧神话中，和平之神Balder被邪恶之神Loki以槲寄生所制成的箭射死，Balder的母亲——爱神Freya得知后痛不欲生，和众神想尽办法挽救Balder的生命，终于将他救活。Freya非常感激，因此承诺无论谁站在槲寄生下，便赐给那个人一个亲吻……” 传说在槲寄生下亲吻的情侣，会厮守到永远。 Muppet The Christmas tree can be decorated with little dolls like santa’s puppets, reindeer, gingerbread man, snowman etc.在圣诞树上可以装饰一些小玩偶，就是圣诞老人那种形状的布偶，麋鹿, 姜饼人, 雪人。 Snow flakes are the most common ornaments on the Christmas tree.雪花片是圣诞树上最常见的饰品。 Candy Cane The original origin of candy canes is unknown. The most widely spreaded Legend is that the candy cane symbolizes the shepherd's walking stick in the nativity story. Others believe that the curved shape of the candy stick symbolizes the "J" of Jesus.拐杖糖最初的起源已不得而知。最广为流传的说法是，它象征着耶稣诞生故事中牧羊人的手杖。也有人认为，糖棍儿弯曲的形状象征着耶稣（Jesus）的“J”。 Christmas stockingsare used to collect gifts. Gifts can be placed under the Christmas tree, in stockings.圣诞袜子用来收集礼物树底下还有打的圣诞袜子，是用来装礼物的。 K：Now I can't wait to decorate a Christmas tree. What ornaments are there on a Christmas tree?现在我迫不及待想要装饰一棵圣诞树了，圣诞树上都有什么装饰呢？ P: The are several steps to decorate the Christmas tree.装饰圣诞树有以下几个步骤: K：So how to decorate the Christmas tree?那圣诞树怎么装饰呢？ P: First set up the Christmas tree stand,then insert branches in the support . Adjust each layer of needles and branches ,so they look nice.先把圣诞树的支架摆放好，然后将树枝固定在支撑架上，整理好每层圣诞树叶，整理好每层圣诞树叶，让树叶扩展开来。P: Secondly, fix the branches in the Christmas tree. There are many different ways to do it,it’s up to your imagination. Usually branches are put in a way where an upper layer is crossing a lower layer. Assemble the branches one by one. Do not be too neat when assembling, a little more casual look can better show the natural posture of the Christmas tree.然后将枝叶固定在圣诞树上，具体怎么固定，方法很多，主要看你自己的喜欢，一般常用的方法是上下交叉，然后将枝干一一组装，组装时不要太整齐，随意一些，就能展示圣诞树自然的姿态。P: Step 3, When the branches are fixed, The Christmas tree can be decorated , the Christmas lights should be laid out evenly, The tree can be surrounded by layers of decorations. Finally ,hang your chosen ornaments on the tree. It’s better not to put too many decorations on the Christmas tree. It’s better to be simple.步骤三：枝叶固定好了之后，就可以开始布置圣诞灯了，圣诞灯最好布置均匀一些，可以采用分层围绕着圣诞树，也可以上下缠绕的方式围绕圣诞树。最后将你精心挑选的饰品挂在树上，像圣诞树的装饰品吊挂在树上，像圣诞树的饰品最好不要选太多，简单一些比较好看。 P: We put all of the decorations on the tree and around the house. On the tree, we put ornaments, lights, ribbons and tinsel with an angel or star sitting on the top.我们在树上和屋子里挂上装饰品。咱们在树上挂上小挂件、灯、锻带、拉花，最上面坐一个天使或者五角星。