英語會話課程內容200912-1

心得：最近英語會話的主題常提到耶誕節與跨年，包括布置與規劃。在台灣，這兩個節日好像是與朋友們外出、玩樂、聚餐的正當理由。但在西方國家，耶誕假期是與家人團聚的時候，跨年則可能與朋友出遊。每個地方文化不同吧？再說，耶誕節對於沒有宗教信仰的人們而言，能想得到的慶祝名目大概是一年將盡，希望能夠順利的結束，並且迎接美好的新年吧！

字彙：
revolution
retail
tough
bid
host
delegation
sympathy
preserve= reserve
stadium= coliseum
buzz
native / endemic
flora
deposit
ultimately
crusade
extinction
painstaking
tedious
bush
vegetation
fundingbrilliant

片語：
strip shop
keep everybody on their toes= prepare for the challenge
on the footstep of sb
be within arm’s reach

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