摘要：Kenneth and Leslie raised their kids to have Christmas spirit. They take part in all the Christmas traditions, from decorating(装饰)

一、Unit2单元词汇串烧

Kenneth and Leslie raised their kids to have Christmas spirit. They take part in all the Christmas traditions, from decorating(装饰)the house with lights to putting a star on top of the Christmas tree. The kids even think that Santa Claus is real. This all changed when Kenneth and Leslie's son, Thomas, saw Kenneth and Leslie puting a lot of Christmas presents under the Christmas tree late at night on Christmas Eve.

肯尼斯和莱斯利从小就培养孩子们的圣诞精神。他们参加了所有的圣诞传统，从用灯装饰房子到在圣诞树上放一颗星星。孩子们甚至认为圣诞老人是真的。当肯尼斯和莱斯利的儿子托马斯在圣诞前夜深夜看到肯尼斯和莱斯利在圣诞树下放了很多圣诞礼物时，这一切都改变了。

Thomas was surprised. He was upset that his parents lied to him."Mom, Dad, why didn't Santa come this year? I saw you two putting gifts under the tree," he said. Kenneth and Leslie looked at each other. They were worried."Well, son, the truth is, Santa didn't have time to put them under the tree, so he gave them to me and your mom,"Kenneth said. Leslie was impressed with( 对…留下了深刻的印象)her husband's ability to come up with a lie so quickly.

托马斯很惊讶。他因父母对他撒谎而心烦意乱。“妈妈，爸爸，为什么圣诞老人今年没来？我看见你们俩在树下放礼物，”他说。肯尼斯和莱斯利面面相觑。他们很担心。“好吧，儿子，事实是，圣诞老人没有时间把它们放在树下，所以他把它们给了我和你妈妈，”肯尼斯说。Leslie对丈夫如此迅速地编造谎言的能力印象深刻。

"Is Santa real?" Thomas asked."Of course, dear," Leslie said. "Well, can you prove it by bringing me to Santa Claus?"Thomas asked."No, but we can bring him to you," Kenneth said. Anhour later, Kenneth entered the house in a Santa Claus costume(服装).

“圣诞老人是真的吗？”托马斯问。“当然，亲爱的，”莱斯利说。“那么，你能带我去见圣诞老人吗？”托马斯问。“没有，但我们可以把他带给你，”肯尼斯说。不久之后，肯尼斯穿着圣诞老人的服装走进屋子。

二、Unit2 单元佳作展示

11th May Sunday Rainy

Today is Mother's Day. I love my mother so much that I've done many things for her.

今天是母亲节。我非常爱我的母亲，我为她做了很多事情。

In the morning I bought many flowers with pocket money and put them in the vase. In the afternoon I went to the market to buy vegetables and cooked a simple but delicious dinner for my family. After supper,I gave mother the card that I made myself and said "Happy Mother's Day" to her. Then I told her to pay more attention to her health and not to overwork. I also promised to help her do some house work from today on. Hearing the words, Mother was moved to tears.

早上，我用零花钱买了很多花，把它们放在花瓶里。下午，我去市场买蔬菜，为家人做了一顿简单但美味的晚餐。晚饭后，我把自己做的卡片递给妈妈，并对她说“母亲节快乐”。然后我告诉她要多注意自己的健康，不要过度劳累。我还答应从今天开始帮她做一些家务。听到这些话，妈妈感动得流下了眼泪。

Today is a special day, warm and meaningful.

今天是一个特殊的日子，温暖而有意义。

来源：一枝寒梅初中英语数学