Wow! It's Christmas. I love to open gifts!
我喜歡打開耶誕節禮物！
Kids get some great presents at Christmas time. They might get a toy train set. Or, they might get a cool video game.
But, around Christmas, children can get a bit greedy.
有些小孩會變得有點貪心。
They ask for a lot of presents!
A toy company did a survey. The toy company asked parents how many presents their kids ask for. The survey also asked how much all of those presents cost.
有一家玩具公司做調查，兒童向爸媽要了多少禮物，還有買禮物花了多少錢。
I have the answers for you! On average, kids in England tell their parents they want about 16 things for Christmas.
英國小孩平均跟爸媽要求16個耶誕禮物。
Sixteen… wow, that's a lot! That sounds greedy!
這聽起來很貪心！
All those presents cost more than $11,000 NT dollars.
禮物加起來平均花費超過一萬一千台幣！
The survey by the toy company also found something else interesting. Almost half of the kids didn't like some presents they got from their parents.
更有趣的是將近一半的小孩不喜歡爸媽送的一些禮物。
Those kids are hard to please!
Well, I hope all of you students, and your parents, and teachers have a great Christmas! Merry Christmas!
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Vocabulary
跟爸爸媽媽要16個禮物，會不會太多？
1. Present 禮物。
How many Christmas presents did you get when you were a boy, Ryan? 你小時候得到幾個耶誕禮物？
Not many. 不多。
My favorite present was a toy train set. 我最喜歡的禮物是一組玩具火車。
2. Children 兒童。
Children often want many things from their parents. 兒童經常跟父母要很多東西。
Yeah, parents find it hard to say no. 對，父母很難說不。
3. Parents 父母。
My parents said no to me all the time. 我爸爸媽媽總是對我說不。
Because you wanted toys? 因為你想要玩具？
No, because I wanted new clothes. 不是，因為我想要新衣服。
4. Greedy 貪心的。
I want ice cream, mango pudding and honey cake. 我要冰淇淋，芒果布丁和蜂蜜蛋糕。
Am I too greedy? 我太貪心了嗎？
Not if you share them with me. 你跟我分享就不會。
請跟我一起讀單字。
present 禮物
children 兒童
parents 父母
greedy 貪心的
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Quiz
1. What did the toy company ask parents?
A: What they want for Christmas
B: If their children like Christmas
C: How many gifts their kids want
2. What does greedy mean?
A: Feeling a little unhappy
B: Wanting too much
C: Being sad
3. What else did the toy company find out?
A: Many kids didn't like some presents they got.
B: Kids in England get the most gifts
C: Trains and video games are the most popular Christmas gifts.
Answers
1. C
2. B
3. A
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