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white elephant 交換禮物的遊戲
Welcome back to Info Cloud, friends. Anne Marie, have you ever heard of the game "white elephant?"
I know that game. We often play it at parties during Christmastime. Everyone brings a gift, something funny, unusual, special or sometimes ridiculous. Then we play a game to decide who gets what gift.
But did you know that there is a really interesting legend as to why the game "white elephant" got its name?
Tell us about it.
The story goes that long ago, there was a king in Thailand who had a very special punishment for people who he didn't like.
He would give them a gift of a white elephant.
How is giving a gift punishment?
Well, apparently, white elephants are very difficult to take care of. It costs a lot of money and time to keep them healthy. According to the legend, people who received the white elephants as gifts eventually went broke.
Oh. Well, that explains why white elephant gifts in our Christmas game are often things that nobody wants to keep.
If someone ever invites you to a white elephant gift exchange, it means you can take an unusual or funny gift.
It also means that you will probably take home something weird or even something you might not want.
在美國人的派對中，有一些很特別的遊戲，像是今天介紹的white elephant，這是一個交換禮物的遊戲，每一個人都要帶一個非常好笑又荒謬的禮物，有可能是破鞋或破襪子之類的，然後大家會透過遊戲來決定你會拿到什麼樣的禮物。
你可能會問，這個遊戲為什麼會叫 white elephant 白象呢? 據說在泰國，曾經有一位國王想出一個很特別的懲罰方式，那就是送一隻白象給他要懲罰的人，由於白象照顧起來非常困難，花費龐大，通常會讓人傾家蕩產，所以 white elephant 就代表沒有人想要收到的禮物。
Language Lab
access n. 讓人能接近某個地方的通道或機會
a way of getting near, at, or to something or someone
- The new freeway gives people an easy access to the village in the mountains.
新的高速公路讓人有更方便的通道前往山中的小村莊。
- The trail gives you access to some very incredible views.
這條山路讓人有機會看到一些非常美的景色。
access n. 使用權
a way of being able to use or get something
- Not all the gym members have access to the swimming pool.
不是每一位健身房會員都有游泳池的使用權。
- Someone had stolen a file from the manager's desk, but since everyone in the office had access to the manager's office, it was hard to figure out who the thief was.
有人從經理的辦公桌上偷走了一份檔案，但因為公司每一個人都可以進入經理的辦公室，因此很難確認竊賊是誰。
sustainable adj. 可以長期的維持下去
/səˈsteɪnəbəl/
able to last or continue for a long time
- Although Nancy did enjoy growing coffee beans in her backyard, she knew it would not be a sustainable business.
Nancy 雖然很喜歡在她的後院裡種咖啡豆，但是她很清楚要當成可以長期維持下去的生意是不可能的。
- Opening a tourist center in the middle of the mountains is a bad idea because it wouldn’t be sustainable.
在深山裡開觀光中心不是一個好主意，因為那是無法長期維持的。
sustainable adj. 因為不會造成環境的壓力而可以繼續維持的
able to be used without being completely used up or destroyed;
involving methods that do not completely use up or destroy natural resources
- The students are giving a report on sustainable energy.
學生們要進行可持續能源議題的報告。
- The government is encouraging farmers to switch from traditional farming to sustainable agriculture.
政府鼓勵農民要從傳統農業轉成永續農業。
await v. 等待 [較正式] (=wait for)
to wait for (someone or something);
to be ready or waiting for (someone or something)
- I will wait for your response. = I will await your response.
我會等待你的回覆。
- The soldiers are awaiting the general’s orders.
士兵們在等待將軍的命令。
- After the plane disappeared, the family members of the passengers gathered at the airport to await news.
飛機消失後，機上乘客的家屬聚集在機場，等候消息。
sighting n. 目擊 (看到比較稀有或罕見的人事物)
/ˈsaɪtɪŋ/
an act of seeing something or someone that is rarely seen or difficult to see — often + of
sight n. 視力
the sense through which a person or animal becomes aware of light, color, etc., by using the eyes : the ability to see
- Terence lost his sight when he was a child.
Terence 小時候就失明了。
sight n. 看得到的東西或景像
someone or something that is strange, funny, messy, etc.
- The two kids playing with their mother’s make-up was a funny sight.
那兩位小朋友偷抹他們母親的化妝品，真的是一個好笑的景像。
- There was a black bear sighting in our neighborhood yesterday.
昨天在我們的社區裡，有人目擊黑熊。
- The police received a lot of phone calls from people claiming UFO sightings.
警方接到很多聲稱目擊幽浮的電話。
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