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Christmas is less than two months away, and little ones are already planning their letters to Santa.
距離耶誕節還有不到兩個月了，小孩子們已開始為寫給聖誕老人的信打草稿。
　 
But one survey has revealed the weirdest items to turn up on Christmas lists, and they include mythical monsters and mega-selling popstars.
✦weirdest✦
怪誕的(weird的最高級)；神秘而可怕的；超然的；古怪的
參考例句：
It's still the weirdest damn sound I ever heard out of a Jersey boy. 
這是我所聽過新澤西人最為怪異的音調了。

✦mythical✦
adj.神話的；虛構的；想像的
參考例句：
Undeniably, he is a man of mythical status.
不可否認，他是一個神話般的人物。
Their wealth is merely mythical.
他們的財富完全是虛構的。
　
Conducted by GAME, the study also reveals a significant break from festive tradition when it comes to writing wish lists.
✦festive✦
adj.歡宴的，節日的
參考例句：
It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood.
當時是耶誕節，每個人都沉浸在節日的歡樂中。
We all wore festive costumes to the ball.
我們都穿著節日的盛裝前去參加舞會。
　 
One in three, 29%, children now use technology such as iPads or mobile phones instead of the traditional pen and paper, while a further one in five (19%) will rely on parents to take note of all the things they point at during TV adverts and during trips to the shops.
✦adverts✦
advertisements 廣告，做廣告
參考例句：
the adverts on television 電視廣告
The adverts are not very informative. 
這些廣告並沒有包含太多有用資訊。
　 
With more than three million lists likely to be drafted, parents are gearing up for a flurry of requests including many that even Santa would struggle to fulfil.
As part of the study, parents were asked to reveal some of the weird and wonderful items that made it onto their child's Christmas lists.
✦weird✦
adj.古怪的，離奇的；怪誕的，神秘而可怕的
參考例句：
From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.
從他不尋常的行為看來，他好像有點怪。
His weird clothes really gas me.
他的怪衣裳簡直笑死人。
　
These are the top 10 most obscure items: a real dragon egg, pet unicorn, iPhone 7, glasses for a cat, that daddy's job will be ok, a live walrus, Taylor Swift, flight to the moon, Ferrari, and the power of invisibility.
✦unicorn✦
n.(傳說中的)獨角獸
參考例句：
The unicorn is an imaginary beast.
獨角獸是幻想出來的動物。
I believe unicorn was once living in the world.
我相信獨角獸曾經生活在這個世界。
✦walrus✦
n.海象
參考例句：
He is the queer old duck with the knee-length gaiters and walrus mustache.
他穿著高及膝蓋的皮護腿，留著海象般的八字鬍，真是個古怪的老傢伙。
He seemed hardly to notice the big walrus.
他幾乎沒有注意到那隻大海象。

文章來源：孩子們聖誕清單上最奇怪的禮物