Christmas Parties

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1、Culture:ChristmasParties文化：圣诞聚会1Culture:ChristmasParties文化：圣诞聚会FunfortheWorkers打工仔的乐趣Readthetextbelowanddotheactivitythatfollows.阅读下面的短文，然后完成练习：WorkplacesallovertheUKaregearingupforthefestiveperiodandallthetraditionsandcustomsthatcomewithit.ButwillthisChristmasbeacausefor

2、happinessandcelebrationordisappointmentandembarrassment?OnewaythatcolleaguesinBritainshowtheirappreciationofeachotheratthistimeofyearisbydoinga‘SecretSanta’presentgiving.SecretSantaiswhenpeoplewhoworktogetherbuyeachothergiftswithoutsayingwhotheyarefrom.Co-workersallwritet

3、heirnameonapieceofpaperandthenstagealotteryinwhicheachworkmatetakesanothercolleague’snameatrandom.Eachpersonthenhastobuyapresentforthecolleaguewhosenametheyhavepicked,usuallywithanagreedbudgetsetatasmallamountofmoneysuchasfiveortenpounds(50or100Yuan).Asthegiftsaregivenano

4、nymously,thequalityofpresentscanvarygreatly;inaninternetsurveyofSecretSantapresents,giftsthatpeoplereceivedrangedfromticketstotheoperatoanair-freshenerhangerforacar.AnothercommonseasonalworkplacetraditionistheofficeChristmasparty,whenworkmatesputontheirmostglamorousoutfit

5、sandtakeadvantageofaplentifulsupplyoffreebooze.Whilemostpartiesgooffwithoutahitch,sometimestheeffectsofalcoholcauseparty-goerstoregrettheirdrunkenantics.TheBBCinvitedpeopletosharetheirmostembarrassingChristmasofficepartystories,andreceivedhundredsoffunnystories,suchasthem

6、anwhosplithistrousersbacktofrontwithhisextravagantdancemovesorthetipsyladywhospenttheentirenightwithbackofherdresstuckedintoherpantsandsawthephotosthatprovedit.ButtheworststorymustsurelycomefromStuartVaines,whogotsodrunkhedunkedhisboss’sheaddownthetoilet.Unsurprisingly,he

7、wasfiredtheverynextday.2Glossary词汇表gearingup–张罗着festiveperiod–节庆时期embarrassment–尴尬colleagues–同事co-workers–工友们lottery–六合彩workmate–工友；同事random–随意的budget–预算anonymously–匿名的opera–歌剧air-freshenerhanger–吊挂空气清新香水的钩子glamorousoutfits–华丽的套装booze–酒水gooffwithoutahitch–顺利无误drunkenantic

8、s–醉酒后的胡闹行为tipsy–稍有醉意tuckedinto–塞进dunked–浸入液体（此文意思是把一个fired–解雇人的头按倒马桶的水里）1.ReadingQuiz阅读测验Arethes