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Christmas

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ID: 0069 Intermediate
We know what went on at your company Christmas party which basically puts you far, far down on the list of who’s been naughty and nice. Fortunately, in this podcast, Father Ken and Saint Jenny understand that it was the Egg Nog talkin’ and have wrapped up a little somethin’ somethin’ in the form of a Christmas Lesson for you. In this lesson, learn how to express how you feel about Christmas, using Mandarin Chinese, as well as talk about the gifts you got this year. Happy holidays from all of us!
Fri Dec 23 2005 | Jenny, Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
期盼 qīpàn to look forward to
圣诞节 Shèngdànjié Christmas
所有 suǒyǒu all
家人 jiārén family
我期盼着圣诞节，因为我所有的家人都将在家。
wǒ qīpàn zhe Shèngdànjié ，yīnwèi wǒ suǒyǒu de jiārén dōu jiāng zài jiā 。
I’m really looking forward to Christmas because my entire family will be at home.
真的吗？我不喜欢圣诞节，因为我要去拜访我的亲戚，那很无聊。
zhēnde ma ？wǒ bù xǐhuan Shèngdànjié ，yīnwèi wǒ yào qù bàifǎng wǒ de qīnqi ，nà hěn wúliáo 。
Really？I don’t like Christmas because I have to visit my relatives. That's so boring.
那太糟糕了，我喜欢圣诞节就是因为我亲戚会给我漂亮的礼物。去年我从我父母那得到了一个iPod。你得到了什么？
nà tài zāogāo le ，wǒ xǐhuan Shèngdànjié jiùshì yīnwèi wǒ qīnqi huì gěi wǒ piàoliang de lǐwù 。qùnián wǒ cóng wǒ fùmǔ nà dédào le yī ge iPod 。nǐ dédào le shénme ？
That’s awful! I like Christmas because my relatives will give me nice gifts. I got an iPod from my parents last year. What did you get?
我从我父母那得到一把牙刷。我不喜欢圣诞节。
wǒ cóng wǒ fùmǔ nà dédào yī bǎ yáshuā 。wǒ bù xǐhuan Shèngdànjié 。
I got a toothbrush from my mom. I don’t like Christmas.
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