B=Bill  M=Mary

Bill and Mary are talking two weeks before Christmas.
B：Mary, I  have  a wonderful surprise for you.
M：You do What is it, Bill？
B：Remember how you are always eager to(1) go on vacation for Christmas
M：Yeah.
B：Well, this year, we're going to celebrate(2) Christmas in Russia!
M：Really Oh, I'm so excited.
B：Start packing your bags. We are leaving in a week.
Bill and Mary have arrived in Russia at night and are heading to their hotel.
M：This is the best Christmas ever.
B：Look! Over there. We're passing by(3) Red Square.
M：The Kremlin looks dazzling(4) with all the lights.
B：Let's get some rest tonight, recover from(5) jet lag, and then we can drop by(6) there tomorrow.
M：We can also start getting some souvenirs for our friends.

耶誕節前兩個禮拜，比爾和瑪莉在交談。

比　爾：瑪莉，
我要給妳一個很棒的驚喜。
瑪　莉：真的嗎？是什麼啊，比爾？
比　爾：還記得妳總是很渴望耶誕節時去度假嗎？
瑪　莉：是啊！
比　爾：嗯，今年我們要去俄羅斯慶祝耶誕節囉！
瑪　莉：真的嗎？哦，我好興奮。
比　爾：開始打包吧！

我們一周內就出發。
比爾和瑪莉於夜晚抵達俄羅斯，正前往飯店。

瑪　莉：這是有史以來最棒的耶誕節。
比　爾：妳瞧！在那邊。我們正要從紅場旁邊經過。
瑪　莉：克里姆林宮在燈光點綴下，看起來璀璨耀眼。
比　爾：咱們今晚休息一下，恢復時差，明天就可以順便過去看看。
瑪　莉：我們也可以開始買點紀念品送給朋友。

單字大補帖
1.be eager to + 原形動詞　
渴望……

Tina is eager to visit her younger brother.
蒂娜渴望去探望她弟弟。

2.celebrate    vt. 慶祝
How do you celebrate Christmas
你如何慶祝耶誕節？

3.pass by......　從……旁邊經過
A yellow bus passed by my street.
一輛黃色公車從我住的街道旁經過。

4.dazzling  a. 燦爛的
The store sells all kinds of dazzling diamonds.
這間店販售各式璀璨鑽石。

5. recover from......　自……恢復
It took Ida one hour to recover from the news.
愛達花了一小時才從那消息中回過神來。

6. drop by......　順道拜訪……
Lucy dropped by our house and brought us some wine.
露西順道來訪，並且帶了一些酒給我們。