Meaning of CHRISTMAS EVE and LAST MINUTE SHOPPING - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles
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So it is December 24th and
it is afternoon right now
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but later today it will be Christmas Eve.
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Christmas Eve is the
evening before Christmas Day
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which is tomorrow and it takes place today
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which is December 24th.
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It's kind of a funny way to refer to it
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but we sometimes call this
day Christmas Eve Day.
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Kind of a funny thing to say
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but it is the day on which
Christmas Eve happens.
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Tonight, with my family,
with Jen and the kids,
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we will be having a
little Christmas dinner
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and we actually will be
opening gifts later tonight.
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So my kids really love Christmas Eve
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because it is the time that
we have chosen as a family.
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Most kids in North America, in
Canada, in the United States
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will open their gifts tomorrow
morning on Christmas morning
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but we usually do it the night before
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because it's just a little bit more fun.
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So Jen and I are gonna
be heading out later.
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I did this word last year on December 24.
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I did "last minute".
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Jen and I are going to be heading out
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to do some last minute shopping.
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We have a few more things to
buy the kids for Christmas
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which I said was this evening.
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So when you do something last minute,
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it means that you wait till
basically the last possible time
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that you can do that thing.
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So today, this afternoon,
it is the last minute
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to do some Christmas shopping.
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So Jen and I will head out
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and do some last minute
Christmas shopping later today.
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Anyways, have a good day.
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Bob the Canadian here and you're learning
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just a little bit more
English with me every day.
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