Fun Christmas Facts: Our Gift to You佳節愉快！關於「聖誕節」你不知道的幾件事
Fun Christmas Facts: Our Gift to You
Warm-up Question: Do you celebrate Christmas? Why or why not?
Happy holidays!（通常用在感恩節到元旦假期）
Christmas is right around the corner!
How many of these fun Christmas facts do you know?
Jingle Bells
Do you know the song Jingle Bells?
Lots of kids love this popular Christmas tune.
An American, James Lord Pierpont, wrote this song in 1857. 一位美國人 ── James Lord Pierpont ── 在 1857 年時寫了這首歌。
However, he wrote it for Thanksgiving, not Christmas! 然而，他當時是為感恩節所創作，並不是聖誕節！
He wanted to celebrate some sleigh races around this time. 他想藉著這首歌來歌頌大約在這個時節所舉辦的雪橇比賽。
Christmas Spiders
What do spiders and Christmas have in common? 蜘蛛跟聖誕節有什麼共同點呢？
In some countries, it's lucky to find a spider on your Christmas tree. 在某些國家，在聖誕樹上發現蜘蛛是會帶來好運的。
People in Germany, Poland, and Ukraine often decorate their trees with spider webs! 在德國、波蘭和烏克蘭，人們常常會以蜘蛛網作為聖誕樹的裝飾。
fact（n.）
I learn many facts about zebra from the zoo.
A movie based on fact
In fact= as a matter of fact
As a matter of fact, I know nothing about the matter. 其實我不知道這件事。
race
Mary ran faster than other people in the race, so she won.
one hundred meter race 百米賽跑
Let’s race.
race for the presidential nomination角逐總統提名
a race against time/the clock
a situation in which something has to be done very quickly
It's a race against time to get the building finished before the rainy season sets in.
spider
Spiders eat large numbers of insects.
sleigh雪橇
Final exam is around the corner.即將到來
Although they are twin, they have nothing in common.
Chen is one of the common family name in Taiwan.
I have something in common with my mom, we both like cooking and jogging.
A spider is weaving a web under the eaves.蜘蛛在屋檐下織網。
Warm-up Question: What is a fun tradition from your favorite holiday?
Talk about it.
KFC for Christmas吃肯德基慶祝聖誕節
People in Japan enjoy fried chicken from KFC on Christmas Eve. 日本人會在平安夜享用肯德基的炸雞。
At first, foreign people couldn't find turkey to celebrate the holiday in Japan. 最初，外國人在日本找不到火雞來過節，
So, they started eating fried chicken at KFC. 於是，他們開始到肯德基吃炸雞。
In 1974, KFC started putting fried chicken in paper buckets. 1974 年時，肯德基開始將炸雞裝在紙桶內販賣，
These were great for serving at Christmas parties. 這樣的盛裝方式很適合在聖誕派對上食用。
Their idea was a big success! 它們的這個點子獲得廣大迴響！
Now people wait in long lines to eat at KFC on December 24. 現在，人們在12月24 日這一天會為了吃肯德基而大排長龍。
The Christmas Star伯利恆之星
Why do people put stars on their Christmas trees? 為什麼人們把星星放在聖誕樹上呢？
Look to the story of Jesus's birth. 看看耶穌誕生的故事就知道了。
In it, three wise men saw a bright star in the sky. 在故事中，3 位智者在天上看見一顆明亮的星星，
They followed it to baby Jesus. 他們便跟隨這顆星星找到了剛出生的耶穌。
The star on the Christmas tree represents this bright star. 聖誕樹上的星星即代表著這顆明亮的星。
serve
She served everyone a chocolate on her birthday party
success成功的事物
something that achieves positive results
Both films have been a big box-office success.
兩部電影都獲得了巨大的票房成功。
She's determined to make a success of this project.
她下定決心要使這個專案計劃大獲成功。
That salmon dish was a success, wasn't it?
那盤鮭魚做得好極了，不是嗎？
Henry first book was a success.
success成功；勝利
the achieving of the results wanted or hoped for
The success of almost any project depends largely on its manager.
幾乎所有專案計劃的成功都很大程度地取決於管理者的能力。
I've been trying to persuade her to take on more people, but so far without success.
我一直在勸她再僱些人，不過到目前為止都沒成功。
I'm not having much success in communicating with him at the moment.
目前我還沒有聯繫上他。
The success rate for this operation is very low.
這種手術的成功率非常低。
Bright明亮的；鮮豔的
I sleep next the window, so the bright sun wakes me up.
A bright sunny day
bright blue鮮藍色
bright 聰明伶俐的；一點就通的
wait in line/ wait in a long line大排長龍（queue）
People waited/stood in long line to buy face masks during COVID-19.
child（singular）／ children（plural）
crisis （singular）／ Crises（plural）
analysis（singular）／analyses（plural）
fungus（singular）／fungi or funguses（plural）
datum（singular）／data（plural）
medium（singular）／media（plural）
bacterium（singular）／bacteria（plural）
phenomenon（singular）／phenomena（plural）
mouse/ mice
sheep（羊）、deer（鹿）、cattle（牛）
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