A: How does Santa Claus work in America? 美國的圣誕老人是怎么回事呀?
B: Basically, parents lie to their kids about Santa being real. It's a way to make sure they behave. 基本上家長騙他們的孩子說圣誕老人是真的,這也是一個讓小朋友乖乖的方法。
知識點:
How does... work? ...是怎么回事?
• How does the election work? 選舉是什么選的?
• How does this game work? 這個游戲怎么玩呀?
Lie to someone about… 對…撒謊說…
• You lied to me about why you didn't come. I know you went out with your friends. 你騙我說你為什么沒來。我知道你跟你的朋友出去浪了。
動詞
• When my dog doesn't behave, I don't give him any treats. 我家狗不聽話的時候,我就不給他零食吃。
• I always behaved when I was a child. 我小時候一直都很聽話。
well-behaved 聽話的
形容詞
使用搭配為:
someone is well-behaved
• He's a well-behaved kid. 他是個很聽話的孩子。
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