dario: what is your favorite christmas song?

brian: do you mean xmas carol?

dario: yep. my favorite is jingle bells.

brian: i hate jingle bells! i prefer the little drummer boy song.

dario: but that's not really a xmas carol.

brian: people sing it at xmas, so i think it's a xmas song.

dario: do you want to team up and make some money by singing in the street?

brian: there is only one problem with that plan.

dario: what possible problem can there be?

brian: i can sing quite well but you sound like a dying dog when you sing!

dario: well, you can sing and i will hold the hat for people to put money in.

达里奥：你最喜欢的圣诞节歌曲是哪一首？
布莱恩：你是指圣诞颂歌吗？
达里奥：是的。我最喜欢的是《铃儿响叮当》。
布莱恩：我讨厌《铃儿响叮当》！我更喜欢那首《打鼓的小男孩》。
达里奥：可那算不上是圣诞颂歌。
布莱恩：人们在圣诞节的时候唱这首歌，所以我认为它是一首圣诞歌曲。
达里奥：你想一起组队到街上去卖唱挣点钱吗？
布莱恩：这个方案只有一个问题。
达里奥：那有可能出现什么样的问题？
布莱恩：我唱得不错，可你唱歌的时候听起来就像是一条垂死的狗！
达里奥：唔，你来唱，我来拿帽子，让人们仍钱往里扔钱。

new words 生词

1) seasons: a period of time
季节：一段时间
we usually say that the four main seasons are summer, fall, winter and spring.
我们通常说四个主要的季节是夏天、秋天、冬天和春天。

2) frenzied: wild and uncontrolled
狂热的，疯狂的：野性的，不受控制的
the police said that the drinking at the party was frenzied and that was why they came to arrest people.
警察说派对上人们喝酒很疯狂，而且这就是为什么他们来抓人的原因。

3) good cheer: positive, happy mood
兴高采烈，欢呼雀跃：正面的，愉快的心情
when the finance section of our company announced that everyone would get a pay rise, there was a lot of good cheer in the office.
当我们公司的财务部宣布人人都得到加薪时，办公室里一片欢呼雀跃。

lesson: 课文

xmas part three 圣诞节第三部分

throughout the xmas season including the weeks leading up to december 25, you will hear various christmas carols in the streets, shopping malls and people's homes.

在整个圣诞季节里，包括12月25日前的几个星期，你会在街上、购物商城以及人们的家里听到各种各样的圣诞颂歌。

here are the words to three of the most popular xmas carols so that you can join in the peaceful celebration of xmas:

以下是最流行的三首圣诞颂歌的歌词，这样，你就可以加入到安详的圣诞庆祝的行列之中：

rudolph the red-nosed reindeer《红鼻驯鹿鲁道夫》

rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
had a very shiny nose,
and if you ever saw him,
you would even say it glows.

红鼻驯鹿鲁道夫的鼻子
闪闪发亮，
你若曾瞧见，
你会说它绚丽夺目。

all of the other reindeer
used to laugh and call him names,
they never let poor rudolph
join in any reindeer games.

其他的驯鹿
都嘲笑怒骂他，
从不让可怜的鲁道夫
参加任何游戏。

then one foggy christmas eve
santa came to say:
"rudolph with your nose so bright,
won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"

一个浓雾的圣诞前夕
圣诞老人前来问道：
“鲁道夫，今晚可否靠你闪亮的鼻子
引导我的雪撬？”