1. 她很明白人们为什么要有醇酒宴会、爵士音乐和却尔斯登舞……这些宴安毒的东西。
She understood perfectly well why people had cocktail parties, and jazzed, and Charlestoned till they were ready to drop.
2. 特别的圣诞宴安在圣诞夜，有猪肉火腿、鲱鱼和褐豆。这也是各家互赠礼物的时候。
A special Christmas meal is eaten on Christmas Eve--ham, herring fish, and brown beans--and this the time when families give presents to each other.