【词汇大师】圣诞VS节日(1/2)
有的时候因为文化、政治差异，一个简单的“圣诞快乐”不再仅仅是一句话而已，有的时候可能会冒犯到其他人！
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本篇听写嘉宾的话，主持人的话不需要听写。
主持人的话①
RS: "So what's the deal here?"
HINTS
Bush
correctness
John Kennedy
Hanukkahhttp://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201301/201301080429164063958.mp3The main thing in the capital is Bush's Christmas cards, OK? He sent out his Christmas cards and they say "Happy Holidays" all over them. And people are offended because they think it's giving in to political correctness. On the other hand, he's always said 'Happy Holidays' on his Christmas cards.
And if you go back through the history of presidential Christmas cards,really started with John Kennedy - John Kennedy actually only sent out a few thousand, and he had his staff demarcate between those who celebrate Christmas and those that celebrate Hanukkah. Now the president sends out 1.4 million cards!
What we're finding is that there's, it's kind of like there's a backlash where people are trying to say 'Merry Christmas' where they normally might say 'Happy Holidays,' because they see it as what's called the 'war against Christmas,' as some of the commentators are calling it. And there's not really a war against Christmas, but it's the idea that many major companies just take the name Christmas out of everything.
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