聖誕樹上的星星
Christmas is coming. Ronny and Ruth are talking about their holiday plans.
聖誕節要到了。羅尼和露絲正在談論聖誕節計畫。
holiday plan度假計畫
Ronny: Are you going home to spend Christmas this year?
羅尼：你今年會回家過聖誕嗎？
spend holiday度假期
Ruth: No, I’ll stay here. You?
露絲：沒有，我會待在這。你呢？
stay(v.)停留、留下
Ronny: I’ll stay as well. We should celebrate big this year.
羅尼：我也是。我們今年應該來盛大慶祝一下。
celebrate big盛大慶祝
Ruth: Right. Should we set up a Christmas tree? We didn’t have one last year because we both went home.
露絲：也是。那我們要弄棵聖誕樹嗎？去年沒有因為我們都回家過節了。
set up架立、建立
Ronny: What a great idea!
羅尼：好主意。
what a great idea真是個棒主意
Ruth: Oh, I want to be the one to put on the star.
露絲：噢，那我今年想要放樹上的星星！
put on放上、穿上
Ronny: No, that’s off the table. Besides, you’re not tall enough.
羅尼：不行，免談。更何況你又不夠高。
off the table免談、想都別想besides何況tall(adj.)高enough足夠
Ruth: Come on! Just this year!
露絲：拜託啦，今年就好。
Ronny: Alright. We’ll pick a shorter tree then.
羅尼：好啦，那我們挑一個矮一點的樹。
pick(v.)挑選short(adj.)矮-er、比較
Ruth: Hey, just get me a chair and I’ll make it.
露絲：嘿，只要給我一張椅子就可以了好嘛！
get拿make it成功