Christmas is here in New Taipei City! From today until New Year's Day, you can go to Christmasland! At this festival, see Santa Bear and his friends: a snowman, a gingerbread man, a rabbit, and … macarons! 新北市要來迎接聖誕節! 從今天起到元旦，你可以去新北耶誕城喔! 這個活動我們可以看到桑塔熊跟他的夥伴雪人、薑餅人、兔子，還有馬卡龍! People love Christmasland's lights. There are sooooo many! The lights go on at 5:30 p.m. Many lights are cute! Many are beautiful! 大家都喜歡耶誕城的多種燈飾，很多燈都很可愛也很漂亮，燈飾亮燈的時間從五點半開始。 New Taipei City Hall Square's lights are about a "Sweet Xmas Party". There's a Christmas tree light. It turns into a matcha tea cake! It has a 5-minute light show. The show is every 30 minutes. 新北市民廣場燈光主題是⸢甜蜜耶誕派對⸥， 將耶誕樹打造成抹茶蛋糕。每30分鐘就有5分鐘的燈光秀。 Banqiao Railway Station's lights are about sweets too. "Sweets Town" has a candy house and a big pink donut! There are many cute desserts! 板橋車站站前廣場也很甜蜜。主題⸢甜點小鎮⸥有一個粉紅色的大甜甜圈，還有其他的可愛的甜點。 In Wanping Park, there's a famous cat and his friends. They have a fun Christmas party every night. 萬坪公園每一個晚上有知名的卡通貓跟他的朋友一起開派對! The biggest gingerbread man in Taiwan lights up Fuzhong Plaza's "Gingerbread World"! Some streets and footbridges have many, many beautiful lights too! 府中廣場的⸢薑餅樂園⸥ 有全台灣最大的薑餅人燈飾，有一些街道跟橋也有很多漂亮燈飾。 There's so much to see! Let Christmasland in New Taipei City light up your holidays! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vocabulary 今年的新北市歡樂耶誕城，耶誕燈飾跟以往都不一樣。 1. dessert 甜點 Have you tried the macarons at that dessert shop? 你有吃過那家甜點店的馬卡龍嗎? No. I often find macarons too sweet. 沒有，我經常覺得馬卡龍太甜了。 2. cake 蛋糕 That’s true.那是真的。 Well, then you should try their bitter chocolate cake. 那你應該嚐嚐他們的苦巧克力蛋糕。 It’s wonderful! 很棒的。 3. tea 茶 So you’ve had that too? 那你也吃過了? Yeah, I have a weakness for dessert.對，我就是愛甜點。 I like to have it with tea.我喜歡吃甜點配茶。 4. candy 糖果 I’d rather just have some simple candies. 我寧願只吃一點簡單的糖果。 你喜歡吃甜點嗎? dessert甜點 cake蛋糕 tea茶 candy糖果 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quiz 1. Where is Christmasland? a. Taipei City b. New Taipei City c. Tainan City 2. What do people love at Christmasland? a. The lights b. Christmas presents c. Santa Claus 3. What’s at Wanping Park? a. A macaron b. A cat c. A gingerbread man Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn