Today is Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019.
First, listen to the dialogue twice, then try to answer the questions after the dialogue.
首先，听两遍小对话，然后试着回答对话后的问题。
A: Do you Chinese people celebrate Christmas?
B: Of course not, we are Chinese. But nowadays, the new generation treats it as an important holiday.
A: Oh? And what they do in Christmas?
B: Some of the young people would send present to their friends, and some would send chocolate to lovers or someone they like.
A: But Christmas is not a lovers'day.
B: Yes, you know, the Christmas means nothing to most of Chinese people. And the new generation would like to spend this day with friends or lovers.
A: That's true. Christmas is the most important festival in western countries.
B: It's the same as our Spring Festival.
Q1:Do young people like to celebrate Christmas nowadays?
Q2:What gifts do some young people give to their loved ones at Christmas?
Key words
celebrate[ˈselɪbreɪt]庆祝
generation[ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn] 一代人
treat [triːt] 以…态度对待;把…看作
chocolate[ˈtʃɔːklət] 巧克力
festival[ˈfestɪvl] 节日
Dialogue
A: Do you Chinese people celebrate Christmas?
你们中国人过圣诞节吗?
B: Of course not, we are Chinese. But nowadays, the new generation treats it as an important holiday.
当然不，我们是中国人，但是现在，新一代的年轻人把它当做一个重要的节日。
A: Oh? And what they do in Christmas?
哦?那他们在圣诞节做什么?
B: Some of the young people would send present to their friends, and some would send chocolate to lovers or someone they like.
一些年轻人会给朋友送礼物，一些人会送巧克力给他们的情人或者他们喜欢的人。
A: But Christmas is not a lovers'day.
但是圣诞节可不是一个情人节啊?
B: Yes, you know, the Christmas means nothing to most of Chinese people. And the new generation would like to spend this day with friends or lovers.
是的，你知道，圣诞节对大部分的中国人来说不意味着什么。而现在年轻人喜欢和朋友情人度过圣诞节。
A: That's true. Christmas is the most important festival in western countries.
那倒是，圣诞节是西方国家最重要的节日。
B: It's the same as our Spring Festival.
就像我们的春节一样啊。
睡前思考
请回答以下问题：
Question 1:Do young people like to celebrate Christmas nowadays?
现在年轻人喜欢过圣诞节吗?
Question 2:What gifts do some young people give to their loved ones at Christmas?
一些年轻人在圣诞节的时候会送爱人什么礼物？
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