Lesson 9: Holidays and Vacations

Basic Patterns

121. Let’s go to the beach for the long weekend.
 让我们去海滩度过这个悠长的周末吧。

122. My school has 3 weeks for winter vacation.
 我学校寒假放三个星期。

123. I went to Thailand for vacation.
 我是去泰国度的假。

124. My favorite holiday is Christmas.
 我最喜欢的节日是圣诞节。

125. The holiday season runs from Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day in America.
 在美国，假日季节是从感恩节一直到新年。

126. My whole family goes on vacation together.
 我们全家人一起去度假。

127. We are meeting at my grandparents’ house on Christmas.
 圣诞节我们在我爷爷奶奶家团聚。

128. I really could use a vacation this year.
 今年我真的很需要放一放假了。

129. Air flights cost more during the holidays.
 节假日飞机票涨价。

130. We can’t afford a vacation right now.
 我们现在没有钱度假。

131. We had a barbecue for the holiday.
 这次放假我们去烧烤了。

132. We have a family tradition of gathering at my grandparents’ home for dinner.
 我们家的传统是在我祖父母家聚餐。

133. I guess I’d better get out the Christmas ornaments. 
 我想我最好把圣诞节装饰物挂出去。

134. That’s one of my favorite parts of Christmas, the children’s surprised faces when they open their presents under the tree on Christmas morning.
 在圣诞节早上，看到孩子们在圣诞树下打开礼物时那充满惊喜的脸，那是圣诞节我最喜欢的事情之一了。

135. Aren’t you excited about the coming summer vacation?
 暑假就快到了，你难道不激动吗？