Lesson 185 Christmas 第一百八十五课 圣诞节（2）

Cam: It's Christmas week on Chinese Studio. Welcome to the show, wo shi Cam.
YJ: And wo shi Yajie. I can't wait for Christmas Eve!
Cam: Yeah, same here. It's a lot of fun. We are going to learn how to say some Christmas traditions on today's show.

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Key Words of the Day
Santa Claus 圣诞老人 chimney 烟囱, Christmas stockings. 圣诞袜, fireplace 壁炉, Christmas tree 圣诞树 Merry Christmas 圣诞快乐,

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YJ: Cam, who is this fat, bearded old man coming down the chimney on Christmas Eve?
Cam: haha, very funny. It's Santa. How do you say Santa in Chinese?
YJ: it's 圣诞老人(sheng4 dan4 lao3 ren2)
Cam: sheng4 dan4 lao3 ren2
YJ: sheng4 dan4 is Christmas,
Cam: sheng4 dan4, yes, I remember we learned that in our first Christmas show.
YJ: lao3 ren2 in Chinese means an old man, a senior citizen.
Cam: 老人( lao3 ren2)
YJ: 圣诞老人(sheng4 dan4 lao3 ren2)
Cam: 圣诞老人(sheng4 dan4 lao3 ren2), Santa Claus.
YJ: and chimney in Chinese is 烟囱(yan1cong1)
Cam: yan1cong1, chimney.

Conversation 1:

(1)A:圣诞老人一般会从哪里进来呢?
B:据说他会从烟囱里钻进来。

(2)A:你相信圣诞老人吗?
B:我相信圣诞老人。

YJ: Cam, I know one Christmas Eve tradition is to hang up Christmas stockings
Cam: Yes, the next day, you'll find the stockings are filled with Christmas presents. But what's the Chinese for stockings?
YJ: it's 圣诞袜(sheng4 dan4 wa4)
Cam: sheng4 dan4 wa4
YJ: 圣诞 sheng4 dan4 is Christmas.
Cam: right, sheng4 dan4
YJ: 袜 wa4 is short for 袜子 wa4zi, which means stockings.
Cam: wa4
YJ: 圣诞袜(sheng4 dan4 wa4)
Cam: 圣诞袜(sheng4 dan4 wa4) Christmas stockings.
YJ: Usually stockings are hung by the fireplace. Fireplace is 壁炉(bi4 lu2)
Cam: 壁炉(bi4 lu2)
YJ: 壁bi4 means wall
Cam: bi4
YJ: 炉lu2 means stove
Cam: lu2
YJ: 壁炉(bi4 lu2)
Cam: 壁炉(bi4 lu2)fireplace.
YJ: and by the fireplace is 壁炉边(bi4 lu2 bian1)
Cam: 壁炉边(bi4 lu2 bian1)

Conversation 2:

A: 应该把圣诞袜挂在哪儿呢?
B: 挂在壁炉边吧。
A: 可是我们家没有壁炉。
B: 那就挂在床边吧。

YJ: What do you normally do on Christmas day, Cam?
Cam: Wake up early, head downstairs, and open presents under the Christmas tree. Its a lot of fun.
Yajie, how do you say Christmas tree in Chinese?
YJ: its 圣诞树 (sheng4 dan4 shu4)
Cam: 圣诞树 (sheng4 dan4 shu4)
YJ: 树 shu4 means tree.
Cam: shu4. and Christmas is sheng4 dan4. so its 圣诞树 (sheng4 dan4 shu4), Christmas tree.
YJ: right, 圣诞树 (sheng4 dan4 shu4).
Cam: Got. Then Id like to know how to say "Merry Christmas" in Chinese?
YJ: it's 圣诞快乐(sheng4 dan4 kuai4 le4)
Cam: 圣诞快乐(sheng4 dan4 kuai4 le4)
YJ: 快乐 kuai4 le4 means merry or happy
Cam: kuai4 le4
YJ: 圣诞快乐(sheng4 dan4 kuai4 le4)Merry Christmas.
Cam: 圣诞快乐(sheng4 dan4 kuai4 le4)to every listener of Chinese Studio!

Conversation 3:

A: 今天是圣诞节!
B: 圣诞快乐!

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Key Words Reminder
Santa Claus 圣诞老人 chimney 烟囱, Christmas stockings. 圣诞袜，fireplace 壁炉, Christmas tree 圣诞树 Merry Christmas 圣诞快乐.

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Cam: It's been really helpful Yajie, learning all the Christmas sayings. Let's get to our question of the day.
YJ: How do you say "Merry Christmas" in Chinese?
Cam: See you tomorrow!
Yajie: Ming tian jian.