英語口語大贏家Topic273:團圓飯Family Dinner
今天是丹尼爾爺爺的生日，全家人聚在一起給爺爺祝壽，丹尼爾今天特別的乖，這下連爺爺都誇他了，一起來看看吧。
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Daniel: Grandpa, this seat is for you, for you are the eldest person here and also it's your birthday today.
Grandpa: Oh, you are such a good child today. Come here. Sit next to me.
Daniel: I'm afraid I can't do that. It's Dad's seat, according to the book about table manners.
Grandpa: Oh, you read? Very good. Then, I think we should do something different today. I'll give you some privilege.
Daniel: Great. That's my favorite seat which will be the nearest to the birthday cake.
Grandpa: Now I see what you read the book for. But it's fine. I'll give you the lion's share.
Daniel: Why do they serve up the noodles first? I don't like it. Where is the cake?
Grandpa: This is not common noodles. They're “long-lived” noodles on birthday.
Daniel: I see. Then I'll try it.
(After a few minutes, Daniel finishes his noodles.)
Daniel: Here is my gift for you, Grandpa. Open it.
Grandpa: Oh, a picture with the birthday cake on it. It's the best gift I've got.
Daniel: And I'd like to propose a toast to you, wishing you a happy and healthy life.
Grandpa: Thank you, my good boy. Oh, here comes the birthday cake. What share do you want?
Daniel: I'm too full to eat any more cake. I shouldn't have eaten so many noodles.
Grandpa: Don't worry about that. We'll save your piece, and you can take it home when dinner is over.
Daniel: Great. Grandpa, the Spring Festival is near. Will you please stay with us? We've been missing you so much!
Grandpa: No problem. What's more, I've prepared “gift money” for you.
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丹尼爾: 爺爺，這個位置是給您的，因爲您是這裏的長輩而且今天是您的生日。
爺爺: 哦，你今天可真是個乖孩子啊。過來這裏，坐我旁邊吧。
丹尼爾: 我覺得我不能那麼做。根據餐桌禮儀的書，這應該是爸爸的位置。
爺爺: 哦，你讀書了？真不錯。這樣的話，我想我們今天就做點改變吧。我要給你這個特權。
丹尼爾: 太好了。這是我最喜歡的位置，因爲它離生日蛋糕最近。
爺爺: 現在我知道你爲什麼讀那本書了。不過沒問題。我會給你最大的一塊蛋糕。
丹尼爾: 爲什麼他們先上面條啊？我不喜歡。蛋糕在哪裏呢？
爺爺: 這可不是普通的麪條啊？我不喜歡。蛋糕在哪裏呢？
丹尼爾: 這可不是普通的麪條啊。是長壽麪。生日吃長壽麪可是中國的古老傳統哦。
丹尼爾: 我知道了。那我也要嘗一下。
（幾分鐘後，丹尼爾吃完了他的麪條。）
丹尼爾: 這是我給您準備的禮物，爺爺。快打開。
爺爺: 哦，是一幅畫了生日蛋糕的圖畫。它是我收到過的最好的禮物。
丹尼爾: 還有我要向您祝壽，祝您有快樂健康的生活。
爺爺: 謝謝，我的好孩子。哦，生日蛋糕來了。你要哪一塊啊？
丹尼爾: 我太飽，吃不下蛋糕了。我剛纔不該吃那麼多面條的。
爺爺: 不用擔心這個。我們把你那份留着，等吃完飯你可以把它帶回家。
丹尼爾: 太好了。爺爺，春節快到了。您可以留下來和我們一起住嗎？我們一直都特別想您。
爺爺: 沒問題。而且啊，我連給你的壓歲錢都已經準備好了。
經典背誦 Recitation
Daniel: Today is grandpa's birthday. Earlier today, I read a book about table manners. So I behaved really well at the grandpa's birthday dinner. Grandpa said I was a good child, and asked me to sit next to him. Then I gave grandpa a gift, it was a picture I drew myself. He liked it very much. I love my grandpa.
生詞小結
eldest adj. 最年長的
according to 根據
gift money 壓歲錢
註釋
the lion's share (of) 最大的份額，最優厚的份額
propose a toast to sb. 爲某人乾杯
詞彙擴展 Vocabulary Builder
關於中外節日的詞彙
基礎詞彙
April Fool's Day 愚人節
Carnival 狂歡節
Christmas Festival 聖誕節
Easter 復活節
Halloween 萬聖節
Mother's Day 母親節
Thanksgiving Day 感恩節
Valentine's Day 情人節
提高詞彙
Double Nine Day 重陽節
Double Seven Day 七夕
Dragon Boat Festival 端午節
Lantern Festival 元宵節
Mid Autumn Day 中秋節
Qingming Festival 清明節
Spring Festival 春節
Teacher's Day 教師節
Do it together 家庭總動員
兩人一組，一方隨機大聲讀出上面詞彙中的中文和英文，另一方用該詞彙填入下面的句子，大聲朗讀出來並將句子翻譯成中文。
The ( ) is near.
[例] 家長讀 Valentine's Day 情人節
孩子讀 The Valentine's Day is near. 情人節快到了。
