Christmas is a time for joy and celebration, but Jack in J.K. Rowling' s The Christmas Pig isn' t happy at all. Dur Pig, his favorite toy, is missing. When Dur Pig, DP for short, can' t be found, Jack' s stepsister gets Jack a new toy pig, the Christmas Pig. However, Jack doesn' t want a replacement pig and becomes very angry. He even tries to destroy the Christmas Pig. Later that night, Jack hears voices talking in his bedroom. The objects in his room are alive and talking about how to save DP.
聖誕節是歡樂和慶祝的時刻,但是在 J.K. 羅琳《聖誕小豬》中的傑克卻一點也不開心。他最心愛的玩具 ─ 德兒豬 ─ 不見了。當找不到德兒豬(簡稱 DP)時,傑克的繼姐給傑克一隻新的玩具豬 ─ 聖誕小豬。然而,傑克不想要一隻替代的小豬,所以他變得非常生氣。他甚至想破壞聖誕小豬。那天稍晚,傑克聽到他房間內有說話的聲音。他房內的物品全都活了過來,且在討論如何拯救 DP。
生活必備字詞:
not. . . at all 一點也不. . .
for short 簡稱
object n. 物品,物體
alive a. 活著的
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌,完整內容請見十二月號。
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