青青：胡子，今年你收了多少压岁钱？    胡子：别提了，自从我工作以来，一分压岁钱也没有收到。    青青：你我同病相怜呀。我也很久没有收到压岁钱了。    胡子：你知道吗，我现在最怀念的就是童年，一过年就能收到压岁钱。    
Qing Qing: Hu zi, how much gift money did you get in this Chinese New Year?
Hu zi: Forget about it. I've never got gift money since I started to work.
Qing Qing: Just the same as you. I haven't got gift money for a long time.
Hu zi: You know, what I most miss is childhood. I could get gift money as soon as new year came.

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Just as children in western countries expect to receive gifts from Santa Claus on Christmas Eve night, Chinese children can also look forward to receiving Spring Festival Gift Money on New Year's Eve night. Lesson Content: Qing Qing; Huzi, how much Spring Festival Money did you receive this year?

Huzi: Don't even mention it! Once I started working, I never got any gift money.

Qing Qing: Me too. I haven't gotten any gift money for a long time either.

Huzi: You know, right now what I miss most is my childhood. Every New Year, I would get gift money.

• childhood [´tʃaildhud]   n.幼年(时代)；早期   (初中英语单词)
• western [´westən]   a.西的；西方的   (初中英语单词)
• working [´wə:kiŋ]   a.工人的；劳动的   (初中英语单词)
• festival [´festivəl]   n.节日；庆祝；欢庆   (高中英语单词)
• summary [´sʌməri]   a.&n.摘要(的)   (英语四级单词)
• gotten [´gɔtn]   get的过去分词   (英语四级单词)