Santa Kicks off the Christmas Season
圣诞老公公起动耶诞季节

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【新闻关键字】
1. kick off (v phr)开始
2. festivity (n)庆祝活动
3. hang out (v phr)消磨时间
4. bits and pieces (n phr)零碎东西
5. elf (n)(神话中的)小精灵
6. reindeer (n)驯鹿

The Christmas season is here, and festivities started with a show in the middle of one of Melbourne City’s busiest malls.
耶诞季节到了，各种庆祝活动在墨尔本市一家最热闹的商场的表演中，揭开序幕。

Santa made a grand arrival.
圣诞老人以欢乐的方式出现。

And it seems there’s a lot to love about the Christmas season.
看来似乎有许多的理由让人喜爱耶诞季节。

[Grace Larkan, Melbourne]:
“The best thing about Christmas is because I like seeing Santa.”
[Grace Larkan, 墨尔本]:
“耶诞节最棒的事，是因为我喜欢看圣诞老公公。”

[Grace Gordon, Melbourne]:
“The thing I love about Christmas is Christmas dinner, I’m looking forward to that, and all the presents and gifts.”
[Grace Gordon, 墨尔本]:
“我喜欢耶诞节的耶诞大餐，我一直很期待，还有各种的礼物和礼品”

[Kamil Hamra, Melbourne]:
“Just being together, you know that the Christmas breaks on, you’ll be going down the beach, just hanging out, doing shopping, all those kinds of bits and pieces.”
[Kamil Hamra, 墨尔本]:
就是聚在一起，你也知道耶诞节期间放假，将会到海滩、到处走走、购物和做各种日常生活的琐事。

Santa, his elves, and his reindeer are certainly going to be busy until Christmas comes to a close.
无疑地，圣诞老人、他的小精灵和驯鹿将会一直忙碌到耶诞季结束。

Kathryn Shakespear, NTD, Melbourne.
Kathryn Shakespear, 新!唐!人:，墨尔本报导。
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