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會話英文內容:
Ajay: How’s the studying going, Lucía?
Lucía: I can't wait for finals to be over! In another week, I'll be flying back home. What are you doing over the winter break?
Ajay: Alan invited Lee and me to stay with his family. Home-cooked food for three holiday meals!
Lucía: Three holidays?
Ajay: Alan's dad is Jewish, and his mom is Christian, so they celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas. And his mom is a professional chef, so she goes all out for both holiday meals.
Lucía: And what’s the third holiday?
Ajay: New Year's Day. They have all their family over, and Alan's mom cooks again. Alan has raved about his mom's cooking all semester, so Lee and I can't wait.
Lucía: Holiday meals cooked by a professional chef. I want to hear all about it later. I've never had a traditional Hanukkah meal.
Ajay: Neither have I. I'm looking forward to it.
讓我們來學習一些語詞：
How's (something) going? （一切或某事）怎麼樣？這是向一個人詢問某事進展如何或者泛泛問他/她近來生活怎樣的說法。例如： 可以說How's the studying going? (學習進行得怎樣？)。 How's it going?也是一種比較隨便的打招呼用語，意思相當於How are you?。
Can’t wait：等不及，迫不及待
A winter break：寒假，通常包含一些冬季節假日，如元旦
Home-cooked or homemade food：自己家裡做的飯/食品
Hanukkah or Chanukah： 持續八天的猶太教光明節，時間通常在11月下旬至12月下旬之間，紀念2000多年前耶路撒冷聖殿的重新獻祭
Commemorate：紀念（過去的重要人物或事件）
To go all out：全力以赴
To rave：極力誇獎，狂熱讚賞
A holiday meal：節日傳統餐，即只有在某一節日才會吃的菜餚，例如，美國許多家庭的感恩節傳統餐包括蔓越桔醬，而它在一年其他時候很少見於餐桌。
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