聽力每日練習(xí) listen 1922 Baby?Showers

 
2--  I think so. Why did you ask that?
 
1--  I'm going to have my first baby, so I plan to hold a baby shower next Sunday.
 
2--  Congratulations! Why do people hold parties before the baby is born?
 
1--  It's the tradition. But baby showers as we know them today were not common until after World War Ⅱ.
 
2--  In any case, I like baby showers, because they allow friends and family to share the joy and excitement of welcoming a new life into the world.
 
1--  So you will come, won't you?
 
2--  Of course. I will prepare a good gift for the new arrival.
 
1--  Thank you very much.
 
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注解：
 
1.baby shower迎嬰派對（在孩子出生前舉辦的特殊派對）    
2.Congratulations恭喜     
3.tradition傳統(tǒng)

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譯文：
 
1-- 你好，湯姆，下星期天你有空嗎？
2-- 應(yīng)該有，你為什么這樣問？
1-- 我的第一個孩子就要出生了，所以我打算在下個星期天舉辦一個新生兒派對。
2-- 恭喜你呀！可為什么人們要在嬰兒出生以前舉辦派對呢？
1-- 這是傳統(tǒng)。不過我們今天所知的新生兒派對是第二次世界大戰(zhàn)之后才變得普遍起來的。
2-- 無論如何，我喜歡新生兒派對，因為它們可以使家人和朋友分享迎接新生命的喜悅和激動。
1-- 你會來的，對嗎？
2-- 當(dāng)然，我會給新生兒準(zhǔn)備一份好禮。
1-- 非常感謝！