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英语 必修·第二册[WY]
Period Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas
THE REAL FATHER CHRISTMAS
真正的圣诞老人
•Many people still remember the magic of Father Christmas from when they were children.
许多人仍然记得当他们还是孩子的时候,圣诞老人的魔力。
As parents, they try to keep that magic alive for their children for as long as they can.
作为父母,他们尽其所能地为孩子们保持这种魔力。
①when引导宾语从句,作介词from的宾语。
•That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year.
这就是为什么《圣诞老人的来信》对于那些把圣诞节视为一年中特殊时刻的人来说是一本完美的书。
The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous names in English literature—J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings.
写这些信的人是英国文学史上最著名的人物之一——J.R.R.托尔金,《指环王》的作者。
The letters were Tolkien's way of keeping Father Christmas alive for his four children, over a period of more than twenty years.
在过去的二十多年里,托尔金一直用这些信来让他的四个孩子记住圣诞老人。
②regard v. 认为,看作
③regard__...__as__...__ 把……视作……
④literature n. 文学
⑤That is why ... 意为“这/那就是……的原因”,why引导表语从句,且从句中含有who引导的定语从句,修饰先行词those。
Every Christmas, an envelope with a North Pole stamp arrived.
每年圣诞节,都会收到一个贴着北极邮票的信封。
It was addressed to Tolkien's children.
信是写给托尔金的孩子们的。
Who could it be from?
那会是谁寄来的呢?
The children must have been very excited as they opened it.
孩子们打开信封时一定很兴奋。
Inside, they would find a handwritten letter from Father Christmas.
在里面,他们会发现一封圣诞老人的手写信。
•The letters were also beautifully illustrated—each must have taken its true author, Tolkien, a long time to complete.
这些信还配有精美的插图——每一封信肯定都花了真正的作者托尔金很长时间去完成。
⑥envelope n.信封
⑦pole n. (行星的)地极,(尤指地球的)北极或南极
⑧handwritten adj. 手写的
⑨句中含有“sth takes sb some time to do”结构。must have taken是“must__have__done”结构,表示对过去已发生动作的肯定推测,意为“肯定做了某事”。
The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas's life and adventures at the North Pole.
这些信讲述了圣诞老人在北极的生活和探险的精彩故事。
A regular character in the letters was Polar Bear, who once climbed the North Pole (an actual pole in this case) and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's house.
信中一个常见的角色是北极熊,它曾经爬过北极(这里指真正