UNIT 6 Accidents!
第六單元 事故！
Lesson 46: Help People
第四十六課：幫助別人
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?
你知道圣誕老人，是嗎？
He's that man in red clothes.
他就是那個穿著紅衣服的人。
He has a long,white beard.
他有著又長又白的胡須，
He wears black boots.
穿著黑靴子，
He says,"Ho!Ho!Ho!"
說：“哦！哦！哦！”
He and Christmas go together.
他和圣誕節一同到來。
Does Santa have glasses?
圣誕老人戴眼鏡嗎？
Hmmm...is this really Santa?
呃……這個是真正的圣誕老人嗎？
What do you think?But where did he come from?
你怎么想？但是他是從哪里來的呢？
Long ago,there really was a Santa Claus,
很久之前，確實有一個圣誕老人，
but his name was "Saint Nicholas."
但他的名字叫“圣尼古拉斯”。
There are old stories about Saint Nicholas.
關于圣尼古拉斯有很多古老的故事。
The stories say he saved sailors from storms,
故事講的是他從暴風雪中營救水手，
helped young children and gave gifts to the poor.
幫助小孩和送禮物給窮人。
Everyone loved Saint Nicholas.
每個人都喜愛圣尼古拉斯。
His name was famous in Europe.
他的名字在歐洲聞名。
In Germany,he was called Sankt Nikolaus and in Holland,Sinter Klaas.
在德國，他被稱為“圣科特尼古勞斯”，在荷蘭稱為“辛特克拉斯”。
In the 1600s,people from Holland brought the stories of Sinter Klaas to North America.
在17世紀，荷蘭人把辛特克拉斯的故事帶到北美。
In North America,his name changed.
在北美，他的名字被改變。
People began to pronounce "Sinter Klass" as Santa Claus.
人們開始把“辛特克拉斯”發音為圣誕老人。
Quick Quiz!
小測驗！
Over the years,the stories about Santa Claus have grown.
多年來，關于圣誕老人的故事越來越多。
He now has an address,a special type of transportation and a special way to get into your house.
現在他有個地址，一種特別的交通工具和一種進入你房間的特殊方式。
Do you know what they are?
你知道它們是什么嗎？
Where does Santa live?
圣誕老人住在哪？
a.in the United States
在美國
b.in Holland
在荷蘭
c.at the North Pole
在北極
Since about 1860,Santa has lived at the North Pole.
大約自1860年，圣誕老人居住在北極。
Santa rides in a sleigh.
圣誕老人滑著雪橇。
What animals pull Santa's sleigh?
什么動物拉著圣誕老人的雪橇？
a.reindeer
馴鹿
b.cows
奶牛
c.elephants
大象
Reindeer pull Santa's sleight.
馴鹿拉著圣誕老人的雪橇。
How many reindeer does Santa have?
圣誕老人有多少只馴鹿？
In 1809,Santa had eight reindeer.
1809年，圣誕老人有八只馴鹿。
The famous American poem,"The Night Before Christmas," named them.
著名的美國詩“圣誕前夜”給他們命的名。
In 1939,another American poem gave Santa a ninth reindeer:
1939年，另一首美國詩中給出了圣誕老人第九只馴鹿：
Rudolph,the red-nosed reindeer.
魯道夫，紅鼻子馴鹿。
Children believe that Santa visits them on the night before Christmas.
孩子們相信圣誕老人在圣誕前夜來看他們。
How does Santa get into their houses?
圣誕老人是怎樣進入房間的？
a.He comes through the front door.
他通過前門。
b.He comes down the chimney.
他通過煙囪。
c.He comes through a window.
他通過窗戶。
Santa comes down the chimney.
圣誕老人通過煙囪下來。
When he leaves,he goes up the chimney.
離開時，他從煙囪上去。
chimney
煙囪
LET'S DO IT!

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