The use of Christmas lights goes back to 18th-century Germany where they decorated Christmas trees in wealthy homes. Christmas trees displayed publicly and illuminated with electric lights became popular at the beginning of the 20th century. In Britain, string of lights displayed on Christmas trees, walls and doors are called "fairy lights".
使用圣誕燈飾可以追溯到18世紀(jì)的德國(guó)，那時(shí)候有錢人的家里會(huì)裝飾圣誕樹(shù)。公開(kāi)展示，以及用電燈來(lái)裝飾圣誕樹(shù)的習(xí)俗則是在20世紀(jì)初才開(kāi)始流行的。在英國(guó)，圣誕樹(shù)上，墻壁上和門上懸掛的長(zhǎng)串燈飾被稱為“童話燈”。
Lights and decorations such as these in London give a magic feel to Christmas nights
今日小常識(shí)
今日短語(yǔ)
當(dāng)某人幫你解決了大難題時(shí)，你可以說(shuō) “ You are a star! 你簡(jiǎn)直就是明星！” 意思是，你真厲害或你真棒。
例句
The dinner party I invited my boss to was a success thanks to Mary. She cooked the main dish. She's a star!
I've got so much work to do. I'm happy you've offered to help. You're a star!
請(qǐng)注意
當(dāng)有什么事情偶然發(fā)生，類似不幸中的萬(wàn)幸，人們可能會(huì)說(shuō) thank your lucky stars.
例句
John thanked his lucky stars his teacher didn't catch him cheating in his exams. He'd have been immediately expelled from school.
人氣排行
