講解

Today’s key word is Mission
Mission 任務；使命

A mission is an important task (任務)that people are given to do.

Here is an example:
A classic line Tom Cruise said in the movie

“Mission impossible” is Mission accomplished!

湯姆克魯斯在電影不可能的任務中的經典臺詞就是任務完成！

And the mission we are going to talk about today is not as dangerous as the one Tom Cruise took on in the movie. It’s a feel good mission. 任務代號： Operation Christmas Drop

話說，在1952年，有一個美國空軍飛行員在關島駐扎。One day, he noticed residents on a small Micronesian island waving at them.每當他們飛過密克羅尼西亞島上空時，島上的居民都會向飛機招手。這位空軍士兵和他的戰友們就猜想島上的居民可能需要幫助吧。Then, the crew gathered items from the plane and dropped them with a parachute(降落傘).

于是，這個傳統就慢慢的延續下來了。

Every year, the U.S. air force drops food and toys on those remote（遙遠的） islands during the Christmas season. This year, Australia and Japan have joined the mission for the first time. The packages（包裹） they dropped on the island can support around 20,000 people across 56 islands in Micronesia, the Mariana Islands and Palau（帕勞）. 美國這是既送了溫暖，有加強了和澳日小伙伴的關系。

Anyway, Christmas is coming. Even though you may think that Christmas is a festival from western countries, it is still a good opportunity to spend some time with your loved ones and family.

Do you have any plans for Christmas Eve? You can share your plans for Christmas with us on Wechat. Search for A Y O English.

Talk to you next time!