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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      1cracker   
       

      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。

      2sprouts   
       

      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》

      3evergreen   
       

      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。

      4holly   
       

      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。

      5ivy   
       

      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。

      6dame   
       

      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。