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這只骨瘦如柴的北極熊，看著好可憐??！

Polar bears are fat and cute. But now they are boney（瘦骨嶙峋的）. In this picture， a polar bear is looking for（尋找）food. Because of global warming（全球變暖），the ice is geting smaller. There is less food for polar bears. Many bears dont have food to eat and some even（甚至）die.

你有沒(méi)有聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)世界劃浴缸大賽？

Look！ A bathtub is not just for bathing. It also can be a boat. There is a bathtub race world championship（劃浴缸世界錦標(biāo)賽）in Frankfurt， Germany（德國(guó)法蘭克福）.

聽(tīng)說(shuō)有一只狗狗迷戀高崖跳水，一起去瞧瞧！

Good dive（跳水）！ Titti is a dog from Malta（馬耳他，位于地中海中部的島國(guó)）. She likes diving with her owner（主人）Carmelo Abela. Carmelo taught Titti how to dive when she was just 4 months old. At first， she jumped from small cliffs（懸崖）. Now she jumps from cliffs as tall as 3.6 meters. Carmelo and Titti often dive at the same time. People call Titti the jumping dog.

Here comes Christmas！ It is on Dec. 25. It is the biggest holiday in most Western（西方的）countries， just like the Spring Festival in China. Families and friends get together and have fun.

Santa Claus hometown圣誕老人的故鄉(xiāng)

Santa Claus has a long white beard. Where is Santa Claus hometown？There are lots of stories. One story said hes from Rovaniemi（羅瓦涅米），a town in Finland（芬蘭）. There is a Santa Claus village in the town.

Christmas tree閃亮亮的圣誕樹(shù)

The Christmas tree is a big part of the holiday. There are lights and gifts on the tree. People in different countries also put different things on the tree. Swedish（瑞典的）people put animal toys on trees. The toys are made of straw（稻草）. They think it will bring a good harvest.

Candy cane紅白拐杖糖

Candy cane（拐杖）is a type of Christmas candy. It is like a small walking cane.It is traditionally（傳統(tǒng)地）white with red stripes（條紋）. Now it comes in different flavors and colors.

Nine reindeers九只馴鹿

Santa Claus has nine reindeers. They are good helpers. On Christmas Eve（前夜），they pull Santa Claus sleigh（雪橇）. They help him to bring gifts to kids in the world.

Each reindeer has a name. The one with a red nose is Rudolph.

A big dinner圣誕大餐

People have Christmas dinner. Its a feast. There is often turkey， ham（火腿）and salmon（三文魚(yú)）. And Christmas pudding is a must（必要的東西）. Its a pudding full of raisins（葡萄干）.

Hot Christmas溫暖的圣誕節(jié)

Christmas in Australia is very hot. The country is in the southern hemisphere（南半球）. So Christmas falls in summer there.It feels different.