十二月的節日
John and Luca are booking tickets to go home for their winter vacation.
約翰和盧卡正在訂票要回家過寒假。
book(v.)訂winter vacation寒假
John: Look at the calendar! There are so many holidays and festivals in December.
約翰：你看日曆！十二月有很多節日。
calendar(n.)月曆
Luca: For example?
盧卡：例如？
for example=for instance比如說
John: There’s Saint Nicholas Day in Belgium and the Netherlands.
約翰：比利時和荷蘭的聖尼古拉節。
Luca: I know about this! They will paint their face black as “Zwarte Piet” and give away candy to children.
盧卡：我知道這個節日！他們會把臉塗成黑色，扮成「黑彼得」，然後會分送糖果給孩子們。
paint(v.)彩繪、油漆give away分送
John: I still don’t know why they paint their faces black.
約翰：我還是不知道為什麼要把臉塗成黑色。
Luca: And this year’s Hanukkah is in December as well. Jewish people will light up candles to celebrate.
盧卡：今年的光明節也在十二月。猶太人會點蠟燭來慶祝。
Hanukkah光明節Jewish(adj.)猶太的light up點燃、點亮candle(n.)蠟燭celebrate(v.)慶祝
John: Swedish people will do the same on Saint Lucy’s Day, but they will wear wreaths with candles and sing holy songs.
約翰：瑞典人會在聖露西亞節做同樣的事情，他們會戴著插著蠟燭的花圈並唱聖歌。
wreath(n.)花環、wreathsholy(adj.)神聖的
Luca: My favorite holiday is also in December.
盧卡：我最喜歡的節日也在十二月。
John: What is it?
約翰：是什麼？
Luca: The Winter Solstice. It’s always nice to cook some sweet tangyuans during the longest night of the year.
盧卡：冬至啊，在一年之中最長的夜晚煮甜湯圓超級幸福的。
solstice至日、the summer solstice夏至during(prep.)在一段期間