圣诞传统知识问答

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圣诞节对于很多人来说是庆祝的时刻。在英国,人们会遵循古老的传统,庆祝每年一度的圣诞佳节。圣诞传统知识,你知道几个?试着回答以下的问题。
 
1. On Christmas morning, where can most presents be found ready to be unwrapped?
 
a) Under the Christmas tree
 
b) Outside the back door
 
c) In the shops
 
d) Hidden in a cupboard
 
2. In Britain, who has traditionally made a speech on TV every Christmas Day since 1957?
 
a) Father Christmas
 
b) The Queen
 
c) The prime minister
 
d) None of the above
 
3. A tradition at Christmas is to pull a cracker1, but what can be found inside one?
 
a) a paper hat
 
b) a joke
 
c) a small gift
 
d) all of the above
 
4. In a traditional Christmas dinner, green vegetables - which looks like very small cabbages - are served. What are they called?
 
a) cabbage
 
b) carrots
 
c) peas
 
d) Brussels sprouts2
 
5. Which evergreen3 plant is traditionally used as a Christmas decoration? It's a tradition to kiss someone under it...
 
a) holly4
 
b) ivy5
 
c) mistletoe
 
d) fir tree
 
6. During the Christmas season, it is tradition to go to the theatre to see a pantomime. In these plays, what do we call a man who dresses up as an old woman?
 
a) dame6
 
b) fall guy
 
c) clown
 
d) ventriloquist
 
1) a, 2) b, 3) d, 4) d, 5) c, 6) a.

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1 cracker svCz5a     
n.(无甜味的)薄脆饼干
参考例句:
  • Buy me some peanuts and cracker.给我买一些花生和饼干。
  • There was a cracker beside every place at the table.桌上每个位置旁都有彩包爆竹。
2 sprouts 7250d0f3accee8359a172a38c37bd325     
n.新芽,嫩枝( sprout的名词复数 )v.发芽( sprout的第三人称单数 );抽芽;出现;(使)涌现出
参考例句:
  • The wheat sprouts grew perceptibly after the rain. 下了一场雨,麦苗立刻见长。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The sprouts have pushed up the earth. 嫩芽把土顶起来了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3 evergreen mtFz78     
n.常青树;adj.四季常青的
参考例句:
  • Some trees are evergreen;they are called evergreen.有的树是常青的,被叫做常青树。
  • There is a small evergreen shrub on the hillside.山腰上有一小块常绿灌木丛。
4 holly hrdzTt     
n.[植]冬青属灌木
参考例句:
  • I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
  • People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。
5 ivy x31ys     
n.常青藤,常春藤
参考例句:
  • Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
  • The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。
6 dame dvGzR0     
n.女士
参考例句:
  • The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.这位年长妇女讲了她作妻子和母亲的经验。
  • If you stick around,you'll have to marry that dame.如果再逗留多一会,你就要跟那个夫人结婚。

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