今日短语

　　当某人帮你解决了大难题时，你可以说 “ You are a star! 你简直就是明星!” 意思是，你真厉害或你真棒。

　　Lights and decorations such as these in London give a magic feel to Christmas nights

　　例句

　　The dinner party I invited my boss to was a success thanks to Mary. She cooked the main dish. She&aposs a star!

　　I&aposve got so much work to do. I&aposm happy you&aposve offered to help. You&aposre a star!

　　请注意

　　当有什么事情偶然发生，类似不幸中的万幸，人们可能会说 thank your lucky stars.

　　例句

　　John thanked his lucky stars his teacher didn&apost catch him cheating in his exams. He&aposd have been immediately expelled from school.

　　今日小常识

　　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".

　　使用圣诞灯饰可以追溯到18世纪的德国，那时候有钱人的家里会装饰圣诞树。公开展示，以及用电灯来装饰圣诞树的习俗则是在20世纪初才开始流行的。在英国，圣诞树上，墙壁上和门上悬挂的长串灯饰被称为“童话灯”。

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