UNIT 6 Accidents!
第六单元 事故！
Lesson 46: Help People
第四十六课：帮助别人
THINK ABOUT IT!

Is Christmas as popular as Spring Festival in China?

Why?Does your family exchange gifts at Christmas?

What do you know about Santa Claus?

You know Santa Claus,don't you?
你知道圣诞老人，是吗？
He's that man in red clothes.
他就是那个穿着红衣服的人。
He has a long,white beard.
他有着又长又白的胡须，
He wears black boots.
穿着黑靴子，
He says,"Ho!Ho!Ho!"
说：“哦！哦！哦！”
He and Christmas go together.
他和圣诞节一同到来。
Does Santa have glasses?
圣诞老人戴眼镜吗？
Hmmm...is this really Santa?
呃……这个是真正的圣诞老人吗？
What do you think?But where did he come from?
你怎么想？但是他是从哪里来的呢？
Long ago,there really was a Santa Claus,
很久之前，确实有一个圣诞老人，
but his name was "Saint Nicholas."
但他的名字叫“圣尼古拉斯”。
There are old stories about Saint Nicholas.
关于圣尼古拉斯有很多古老的故事。
The stories say he saved sailors from storms,
故事讲的是他从暴风雪中营救水手，
helped young children and gave gifts to the poor.
帮助小孩和送礼物给穷人。
Everyone loved Saint Nicholas.
每个人都喜爱圣尼古拉斯。
His name was famous in Europe.
他的名字在欧洲闻名。
In Germany,he was called Sankt Nikolaus and in Holland,Sinter Klaas.
在德国，他被称为“圣科特尼古劳斯”，在荷兰称为“辛特克拉斯”。
In the 1600s,people from Holland brought the stories of Sinter Klaas to North America.
在17世纪，荷兰人把辛特克拉斯的故事带到北美。
In North America,his name changed.
在北美，他的名字被改变。
People began to pronounce "Sinter Klass" as Santa Claus.
人们开始把“辛特克拉斯”发音为圣诞老人。
Quick Quiz!
小测验！
Over the years,the stories about Santa Claus have grown.
多年来，关于圣诞老人的故事越来越多。
He now has an address,a special type of transportation and a special way to get into your house.
现在他有个地址，一种特别的交通工具和一种进入你房间的特殊方式。
Do you know what they are?
你知道它们是什么吗？
Where does Santa live?
圣诞老人住在哪？
a.in the United States
在美国
b.in Holland
在荷兰
c.at the North Pole
在北极
Since about 1860,Santa has lived at the North Pole.
大约自1860年，圣诞老人居住在北极。
Santa rides in a sleigh.
圣诞老人滑着雪橇。
What animals pull Santa's sleigh?
什么动物拉着圣诞老人的雪橇？
a.reindeer
驯鹿
b.cows
奶牛
c.elephants
大象
Reindeer pull Santa's sleight.
驯鹿拉着圣诞老人的雪橇。
How many reindeer does Santa have?
圣诞老人有多少只驯鹿？
In 1809,Santa had eight reindeer.
1809年，圣诞老人有八只驯鹿。
The famous American poem,"The Night Before Christmas," named them.
著名的美国诗“圣诞前夜”给他们命的名。
In 1939,another American poem gave Santa a ninth reindeer:
1939年，另一首美国诗中给出了圣诞老人第九只驯鹿：
Rudolph,the red-nosed reindeer.
鲁道夫，红鼻子驯鹿。
Children believe that Santa visits them on the night before Christmas.
孩子们相信圣诞老人在圣诞前夜来看他们。
How does Santa get into their houses?
圣诞老人是怎样进入房间的？
a.He comes through the front door.
他通过前门。
b.He comes down the chimney.
他通过烟囱。
c.He comes through a window.
他通过窗户。
Santa comes down the chimney.
圣诞老人通过烟囱下来。
When he leaves,he goes up the chimney.
离开时，他从烟囱上去。
chimney
烟囱
LET'S DO IT!

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