壹蘋派生活美語　越醜越夯的聖誕醜毛衣

　　The third Friday of December each year is National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day. The idea of this holiday came from two guys in Vancouver, Canada. They threw the first ugly sweater party in 2002 to raise funds for their friend’s cancer treatment. Since then, similar activities have become increasingly popular and have led to the establishment of National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day. It only requires a few simple steps to participate in this holiday.

　　每年十二月的第三個星期五是聖誕醜毛衣日。該節日的想法來自加拿大溫哥華的兩名男子。2002 年，他們舉辦了第一場醜毛衣派對來為朋友的癌症治療募資。從那時起，類似的活動變得越來越流行，並促成了聖誕醜毛衣日的設立。只需要幾個簡單的步驟即可參與該節日。

生活必備字詞：

throw the / a party　　舉辦派對

throw 的三態為：throw, threw, thrown。

raise funds　　募款，募資

cancer　n. 癌症

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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。