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刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-11-21
难易度:Low
关键字:discount, parking lot, click, gratitude, retail, Cyber Monday
Today we are continuing the article Give Thanks.
And we are learning all about Black Friday, which is the day after Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving is on a Thursday.
And Black Friday is a big sale day for stores because everyone wants to buy
their Christmas gifts as early as possible.
Many items are discounted or they're on sale so that you can buy them at a
cheaper price.
And many stores open at midnight, so you have plenty of time to shop.
But make sure you get there early, or you might not be able to find a spot in
the parking lot.
Well, we're going to learn about another shopping day after Thanksgiving.
Let's read that now.
(Music).
Give Thanks.
After Black Friday, people are given another chance to "Shop 'til You Drop" -
Cyber Monday.
Cyber Monday is designed for shoppers who prefer to shop online.
Just click, and your order will arrive within a couple of days.
We are very thankful for our family and friends back home.
They have supported and encouraged us over the past year.
We are also thankful for the new friends we have met in the U.S.
They have welcomed us, helped us and taken us in.
With gratitude in our hearts, we wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
Well, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving, too, Pauline.
OK, friends, let's go back to the beginning of this section.
We're learning about another day that you can shop and look for things at
discounted prices.
OK. We read:
After Black Friday, people are given another chance to "Shop 'til You Drop" -
Cyber Monday.
Shop 'til you drop?
When I drop something, it goes out of my hands, maybe onto the ground and then
maybe will break.
Is that what "drop" means here?
No. It means that you are so tired that you just fall on the ground, you can't
keep going.
So if you shop 'til you drop, that means that you are shopping for a very long
time, and you just get so tired you can't move anymore.
And a lot of people shop till they drop on Black Friday.
But you have another chance on Cyber Monday.
All right, Cyber Monday.
If something is cyber, it's virtual.
You can do it online or with a computer.
Maybe you've heard of Cyber Village or Cyber Fun.
Those are some things that we at Studio Classroom created for you if you are
interested.
Well, Cyber Monday.
We read here:
Cyber Monday is designed for shoppers who prefer to shop online.
Does that sound like you?
That's right.
Not everyone likes to fight the crowds on Black Friday, so they just wait until
Cyber Monday.
And we read:
Just click, and your order will arrive within a couple of days.
Well, this sounds great.
But a lot of people also wait for Cyber Monday, so things sell out very quickly.
So you will have to click very quickly as well.
Well, let's take a look at that word very quickly: click.
This is something that you do with your mouse at your computer.
Of course there's that sound.
And it sounds like the word - click.
You are clicking with your mouse.
Some words in English sound like the sound that they make. And "click" is one of
those words.
So, actually this reminds me of a movie that I saw.
It's called Click.
And I would recommend it to you.
Watch the movie Click.
Ah. Well, yes.
So if you click your mouse, then you are selecting it.
Maybe you can click something on your computer.
You can click the picture to make it bigger.
Or you can click the arrow to go to the next page.
You can click on many things.
So here you can just click.
And with one click, you can buy all sorts of things that are discounted or on
sale.
Well, continuing on, Pauline writes:
We are very thankful for our family and friends back home.
Well, that's great.
Of course around Thanksgiving, around the nice, big holiday, you would be
thinking about your friends and family back home.
Now what does that mean?
Of course your home is where you live.
It might be your house or your apartment.
But back home here, the idea is a little bit different.
It's actually the idea of your home country or your home city or your town, not
only your house.
That's right.
So she's thinking about her home here in Taipei because she is in the United
States.
So she's thinking of back home.
When I think about my family back home, then I am thinking about my family in
West Virginia.
All right.
And so you can use this phrase "back home." People will know you're not just
talking about your house but about where you come from.
Well, she says: They have supported and encouraged us over the past year.
Well, they've probably been writing letters and emails and different things to
support and encourage Pauline and her family as they are overseas.
That's right.
And she continues to write:
We are also thankful for the new friends we have met in the U.S.
They have welcomed us, helped us and taken us in.
So they've been very fortunate with their life in the United States.
And if you remember, if you take someone in, that means you make them feel at
home.
You make them feel comfortable.
OK. And she continues:
With gratitude in our hearts, we wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
She has gratitude in her heart.
Let's take a look at that word: gratitude.
If you have gratitude, that means you are thankful for things.
That's right.
So you are thankful or grateful.
I have a lot of gratitude for my parents.
They have supported me in my life in Taiwan.
Well, I am also grateful for my friends and my family.
It's important to have an attitude of gratitude.
That's an easy way to remember this word - have an attitude of gratitude.
Well, I have gratitude for review skits and for Steve and Ken and Liz, and of
course Michelle in the Language Lab.
Right now it's time to review with a review skit.
And then join Michelle in the Language Lab.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner.
Where?
It's coming soon.
Oh, right! Thanksgiving.
People watch football and eat turkey.
Oh, yes.
But the holiday involves more than that.
Like what?
Well, Thanksgiving is a family time and a time for giving thanks.
Oh, Thanksgiving, giving thanks... I get it.
That makes sense.
Yes, yes. And it's a time for charity.
Oh. Cool.
Well, thanks for telling me about Thanksgiving.
Now I know more about it.
OK. No... The day after Thanksgiving is called Black Friday.
Black Friday? Is it really dark?
No, no. The Christmas season officially begins then.
And people begin shopping for Christmas gifts.
That early?
Yes. Consumers are tempted by hot sales.
Who shops on Black Friday?
Oh, everyone.
Some stores open at midnight.
You can hardly find a spot in the parking lot.
Wow! Sounds like a great night... or day for shopping.
Yes.
And after Black Friday is Cyber Monday.
Cyber Monday?
Yes. You can shop 'til you drop... online!
Oh, really?
Yes. Just click and place your order.
Just click and spend your money.
Yes. That's true, too.
Anyway, Thanksgiving is right around the corner.
That's great.
Oh! I see it over there. Look!
Where? Where?
I don't see it.
Very funny.
(Music).
OK.
(Chinese).
Now I'll give the time back to our teachers.
Well, we've learned a lot with Pauline and her experiences at Thanksgiving in
the United States.
And of course there are some great times you can go shopping for things at
discounted prices, Black Friday, Cyber Monday.
Of course it's always important to give thanks.
Thanksgiving is right around the corner.
What are you thankful for?
Carolyn, you mentioned you're grateful for your family.
What else are you thankful for?
Well, I'm very thankful for all of the opportunities that I've been given in
Taiwan.
God has blessed me with a lot of really wonderful friends and relationships
here.
Well, I'm glad you think of me as a wonderful friend, Carolyn.
Right?
Yes, Gabe, yes. You are part of that.
Good! I'm also very grateful for you as well.
Friends, what are you thankful for?
Talk about that in Chinese or English, whatever.
Talk about the things you're thankful for.
And join us again next time here at Studio Classroom.
See you.