American Classics.

美國經典。

Where We Teach You American English Heard at the Movies.

我們在哪裡教你美式英語在電影中聽到的。

The 1947 movie Miracle on 34th Street takes place in New York City at Christmas time.

1947年的電影《34街奇蹟》發生在聖誕節期間的紐約市。

Kris Kringle is a kind man employed to work as a Santa Claus in a large store, he says he really is the Santa Claus.

Kris Kringle是一個善良的人，受僱在一家大商店裡當聖誕老人，他說他真的是聖誕老人。

He tells a coworker of his observation that competition over buying and selling goods is increasing.

他把自己的觀察結果告訴了同事，他認為買賣商品的競爭正在加劇。

Listen for the words frame of mind.

聽聽心境這兩個字的框架。

For the past 50 years or so, I've been getting more and more worried about Christmas.

在過去的50多年裡，我越來越擔心聖誕節。

Seems we're all so busy trying to beat the other fellow in making things go faster and look shiny er and cost less that Christmas, and I sort of getting lost in the shuffle.

似乎我們都在忙著打敗其他的傢伙，讓事情變得更快，看起來更閃亮，成本更低，聖誕節的時候，我有點迷失在這個大雜燴裡。

Oh, I don't think so.

哦，我不這麼認為。

Christmas is still Christmas.

聖誕節還是聖誕節。

Christmas isn't just a day.

聖誕節不只是一天。

It's a frame of mind on that was been changing.

這是一種心態上的一直在改變。

What do you think frame of mind means?

你認為心態是什麼意思？

Is it a something that lasts a long time?

它是一種可以持續很長時間的東西嗎？

Or B, the way someone thinks and feels?

還是B，某人的思維方式和感覺？

Listen again, Christmas and I sort of getting lost in the shuffle.

再聽，聖誕節和我算是在洗牌中迷路了。

Oh, I don't think so Christmas is still Christmas.

哦，我不這麼認為，聖誕節還是聖誕節。

Christmas isn't just a day, it's a frame of mind.

聖誕節不僅僅是一天，更是一種心境。

Thes answer is B.

答案是B。

It is the way someone thinks and feels.

它是一個人的思想和感覺。

Kris Kringle is saying A Christmas frame of mind should not be about competition, but kindness.

Kris Kringle說的是 聖誕節的心態不應該是競爭，而是善良。

And that's English at the movies.

這就是電影裡的英語。

I am Dorothy Gundy.

我是桃樂絲-甘迪.