講解

Today’s key word is Mistletoe
Mistletoe 榭寄生

Mistletoe is a plant(植物) with pale berries（漿果） that grows on the branches（樹枝） of some trees. Mistletoe is used in Britain and the United States as a Christmas decoration（裝飾）, and people often kiss under it.

Here is a lovely example:
He used the mistletoe as an excuse to kiss her.
他用槲寄生枝條為借口吻了她.

大家或多或少都聽過關于榭寄生mistletoe的故事。圣誕節時，站在mistletoe下面，不論是不是男女朋友都要親吻對方。So why do we kiss under the mistletoe?

There are different explanations(解釋) 其中一個跟雷神的弟弟洛基有關

As the story goes, Baldur, the son of the god Odin was prophesied(預言) to die one day. 聽到自己的兒子被預言死亡，他的母親，the goddess of love, Frigg， went to all the animals and plants to secure an oath（誓言） that they would not harm him. 她讓所有自然中的動物和植物都發誓不傷害自己的兒子。卻忽略了謙虛低調的榭寄生mistletoe.于是，Loki就用mistletoe做了一支箭，并用這支箭傷了Baldur.（Baldur和雷神，洛基是兄弟）后來，有記載道Baldur并沒有向預言中一樣死去。他復活之后，Frigg then declared（宣布） mistletoe a symbol（標志） of love and vowed to plant a kiss on all those who passed beneath（下面） it.

這就是我們為什么要在榭寄生下接吻的原因之一。古代歐洲人們相信mistletoe有著神秘的力量，能幫助人們開啟一段浪漫又有活力的事情。最后就演變成在神奇的槲寄生下接吻的習俗。

The kissing tradition appears to have first caught on among servants（仆人） in England before spreading to the middle classes. 腐國人民又做了件好事

As part of the early custom, men were allowed to steal a kiss from any woman caught standing under the mistletoe, and refusing was viewed as bad luck.

So 男童鞋們，如果你喜歡的女孩恰巧站在Mistletoe下面，她可能是在等你吻她哦。Girls, 如果一直不敢吻心儀的男生，把他帶到mistletoe下面吧。不過，記得先給他聽這期節目哦，不然，他可能站在底下也不知道該干什么。嘻嘻 Don’t forget to tell us your story about your standing under the mistletoe.

Wish all of you find your true love and merry Christmas.