躺着学万能会话7 万圣节／ 圣诞节

重点句型
 over the past few years 这几年……
 In addition, ... 另外，……
 to adapt foreign cultures 接受外来文化

Catherine:   Hey, Happy Halloween!
Jay:  Huh? Taiwanese celebrate Halloween as well?
Catherine:   Yeah, over the past few years, celebrating this
holiday has become popular among a lot of
people. In addition, news reports have made
most Taiwanese aware of this western holiday.
Jay:   Really?! So how do you celebrate it?

Catherine:   The most important thing is that school teachers
Catherine:   have students dress up in costumes and bring As many as the stars...just kidding, but there are
them out trick or treating. A lot of bars also hold
very many throughout Taiwan.
costume parties.
Jay:   So, is Taoism the most popular religion here?
Jay:   Wow, you Taiwanese have really learned how to
Catherine:   Well, that depends on how you look at it.
adapt foreign cultures to your own!
Nowadays, Taoism and Buddhism are so
Catherine:   Yeah, but Christmas is more important to us
though.intertwined that they are dif? cult to separate.
Jay:  Jay:   Are there many Christians?You go home and spend Christmas with your
families like us?
Catherine:   Yes, in fact, it is the third most popular religion.
Catherine:   Oh, well no, we spend Christmas with friends or
Jay: Wow, that's an eye opener.
signi? cant others. Older generations don't usually
celebrate it.
Jay:   So what do you do on Christmas?
Catherine:   Well, actually nothing special really. Just send
Christmas cards, have a party with friends, or go
out for a romantic dinner. You know, that kind of
stuff.