Christmas 2009 in America: A Joyful Season in Not So Joyful Times

1.Joyful a.欢喜的,高兴的,令人高兴的

例句:He was excited and joyful at the success.
      他因成功而激动欣喜。

2.exchange vt.交换,调换,兑换;交流,交易

例句:They appointed a place to exchange experience.
      他们约定一个地方交流经验。

3.appreciate vt.欣赏,鉴赏;正确评价,鉴别;感谢,感激

例句:I appreciate the effort, but the method you used isn't correct.
      你的努力让我感动,但是你用的方法是不正确的。

4.revise vt.校订,修正,校正

例句:The revised edition of the book is now out of print.
      这本书的修订本已售完。

5.indication n.指示,象征,象征物

例句:He gave every indication of being a fool.
      他处处显示出是个傻瓜。

6.adopt v.采纳,采用;正式通过;领养

7.overflow vi.(使)泛滥,(使)溢出,(使)充溢

例句:Continuous rainstorms might cause the flood to overflow the bank.
      连日暴雨使大水有漫过堤围的危险。

1.And at the conclusion of the reading the bell is tolled at midnight and we then sing "Joy to the World."

at the conclusion of当...完结时

例句:We always present the parents with an information pack at the conclusion of the meeting.
      我们通常会在会议结束的时候给家长们一个信息包。

2.For the most part, yes. We all have our times, but I do tend to have an optimistic attitude.

tend to注意,趋向

例句:We generally tend to overvalue money and undervalue art.
      我们一般倾向于把金钱看得过重而低估艺术的价值。

3.On Christmas Eve we lay out cookies and milk and carrots.

lay out安排,布置,摆好,展览;设计,规划

例句:He'll step in front of both Houses of Congress to lay out his goals for the year.
      他将在两会面前规划今年的目标。