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刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-11-04
难易度:Low
关键字:fade, plot, fireworks, electronic, promote, parliament, veteran
Today we're talking about things that are special in November, or things that
you can remember in November.
And yes, of course, you noticed that I am wearing a mustache.
I'm just going to remind you:
That's because it's Movember, beginning with an M, Mustache November.
And that is to raise awareness for prostate cancer or about prostate cancer.
And of course, we want to change the face of men's health.
All right.
So if you want to do that as well, you can grow your mustache.
Well, we also learned about Guy Fawkes Day so far.
It's a celebration on November 5, especially in England.
OK, we have more to learn about November.
So let's do that now.
(Music).
November.
November 11 is celebrated as Veterans Day or Remembrance Day.
This day honors soldiers who have fought for their countries.
On November 17, celebrate Electronic Greeting Card Day by sending your friends
ecards!
World Hello Day is November 21.
Say hello to 10 people on this day to promote peace.
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November.
It's a time to be thankful and to have a turkey dinner with family and friends.
November's birthstone is the topaz or citrine, and its flower is the beautiful
chrysanthemum.
Enjoy November - no matter what the weather is like!
(Music).
There are many ways that we can enjoy the month of November.
And we go back to the beginning of this section of the reading to continue
learning about another holiday.
We read: November 11 is celebrated as Veterans Day or Remembrance Day.
So this is 11 - 11, November 11.
All right. And what is a veteran?
Well, that is someone who has served as a soldier or someone in the military.
Now usually when I hear the word veteran, I think of a war veteran, someone who
has actually not only been a soldier but been a soldier in war somewhere.
So Veterans Day is also called Remembrance Day, remembering the people who
fought for your country.
That's right.
And on that day, many people in the United States will go to different
memorials,
especially near Washington D.C. because there are many veterans' memorials,
and people like to put flowers there and wreaths to remember the people who have
protected the country.
And so of course as we read here: This day honors soldiers who have fought for
their countries.
All right.
Well, I think it's a great thing to do to honor the people who have done
something like this, who have gone out and fought for your country.
It's not easy to be a soldier to get involved in a war or a battle of some kind.
So it's good to have this kind of Remembrance Day.
That's right.
And we continue learning about more holidays.
On November 17... or on November 17, celebrate Electronic Greeting Card Day by
sending your friends ecards.
So this is a very fun holiday that you can celebrate by sending ecards to your
friends.
And we see a word from our Word Bank in this sentence, the word electronic.
Now if something is electronic, then it means that you probably need electricity
to use it and usually refers to something you do on the computer.
That's true.
So for example, you see the word "ecard" here.
Well, that's short for electronic card.
Maybe email as well, electronic mail, something you don't write out by hand and
send through the mail, but you can just do it with your computer.
But what else is electronic?
Well, of course some games are electronic.
Some toys are electronic as well.
That's right.
They need electricity in order to work.
You can put a battery in them, and then they will be able to be used.
Well, we continue learning about another very friendly holiday.
World Hello Day is November 21.
Say hello to ten people on this day to promote peace.
Well, we want to promote peace.
And of course we also want to talk about this word "promote." It's from our Word
Bank.
Now if you promote something, that means you encourage the idea somehow by doing
something or by saying something.
You can promote people; you can promote ideas.
That's right.
So you might say we should promote peace.
This is a very common idea.
But you could also promote love.
You could promote a cause.
Maybe you want to promote a charity.
Or you want to promote the company that you work for or promote something that
you want someone to buy.
Well, actually there is a coffee shop in this neighborhood called Kooka Coffee.
I love their coffee, so I'd like to promote them.
Of course you can promote your friends' businesses or... or a company, just like
Carolyn said, the company that you work for.
Well, Carolyn, since it is Hello Day, we should say hello to at least ten
people.
Um, hello!
Oh, well, it's not... it's not today, Gabe.
Oh!
No. No, no. No... November 21.
Oh, November 21.
Yes.
Well, I'm going to get started by saying hello to someone every day.
Ah, well, you could say hello to someone every day this month.
That would probably also help to promote peace.
Well, we do want to continue to say hello to other people.
Let's say hello to Steve and Ken in the Information Cloud.
When we begin to study a foreign language, one of the first things we normally
learn about is greetings.
They're in the first chapter of every good and respectable language phrase book.
In English, the most common greeting is, of course, hello.
It's simple to say and easy to remember.
And everyone knows what it means.
Now sometimes problems arise when students experiment with more formal and
complex English greetings, particularly with the phrase: Nice to meet you.
It's a great greeting to use when you meet someone for the first time.
However, it's not a phrase you should use when you meet someone you've already
met.
Right.
Time and again I've run into acquaintances, some I've known for one, two, or
even five years who, when they see me, say: Nice to meet you.
Friends, the phrase "Nice to meet you" should only be used when you meet someone
for the very first time.
Appropriate greetings to use when you meet someone for a second or third time
could include the word "again." So for example, you might say:
It's good to see you again.
Or: It's nice to run into you again.
(Chinese).
Thank you, guys.
Well, let's continue learning about something very special in November.
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November.
And what is Thanksgiving all about?
Well, it's a time to be thankful and to have a turkey dinner with family and
friends.
And I know I celebrate Thanksgiving this way by spending time with my friends
and Skyping with my family.
I think that's a great thing to do.
If you're living overseas, you can always communicate with Skype or something
like that.
And of course, Thanksgiving is a time to share what you are thankful for in
life.
All right.
Well, we learn something here about the November stone and the flower as well.
November's birthstone is the topaz or citrine, and its flower is the beautiful
chrysanthemum.
Well, that is a wonderful flower and a wonderful stone.
And you can enjoy November no matter what the weather is like.
All right.
Well, we've enjoyed this lesson learning about November.
And of course we always enjoy time with Michelle.
Let's go visit her now in the Language Lab.
(Chinese).
And now let's head back to our lesson.
We've learned a lot about different ways to celebrate November.
And one of those ways is to remember veterans on November 11, which is coming up
pretty soon.
Now Gabe, do you know any veterans or soldiers?
Actually, yeah, I do.
My little sister Frances recently married a soldier.
Now he hasn't experienced a lot of difficulties in war like a lot of veterans,
but it's good to know someone who works as a soldier.
That is very true.
And we want to appreciate him and say thank you to all of the veterans out
there.
Well, thank you for joining us here at Studio Classroom.
And we will see you next time.
See you then.