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Iamoneofakind.Iamfrozen.Ifallfromthesky.WhatamI?GuessinggameAsnowflake!GuessinggameIammadeofsnow.Iwearahatandscarf.Ihaveacarrotnoseandeyesmadeoutofcoal.WhatamI?Asnowman!GuessinggameIamtallandgreen.Iamdecoratedwithlights.Ihaveastarontopofme.WhatamI?AChristmastree!Christmas,aChristianholidayhonoringthebirthofJesus,hasevolvedintoaworldwidereligiousandsecularcelebration,incorporatingmanypre-Christianandpagantraditionsintothefestivities.ChristmaswastraditionallyaChristianfestivalcelebratingthebirthofJesus.Sincetheearly20thcentury,however,ithasalsobeenasecularfamilyholiday.ChristmasisaChristianholidaythatcelebratesthebirthofJesusChrist.NooneknowstheexactdateofChrist’sbirth,butmostChristiansobserveChristmasonDecember25.ChristmasiscelebratedonDecember25th.ItissaidtobethedayJesuswasborn.NooneknowsJesus’exactbirthday,butsince336ADpeoplearoundtheworldhavesaidHisbirthdayisDecember25th.IntroductionIntroductionSymbolsThemodernAmericanSantaClausisnotarealperson.Hischaracterdidnotbecomewell-defineduntiltheearly1800swhenawriterwroteapoem(詩)describingwhathethoughtSantawouldlooklikeandanartistpaintedapicturebasedonthedescription.InEngland,SantaClausiscalledFatherChristmas.Inbothcountries,SantaissaidtoenterhousesonDecember24th(ChristmasEve)bycomingdownthechimney(煙囪).Then,hefillslongsocks,calledstockings,hungnearthechimneywithsmallgiftsandtreats.WhenchildrengetuponChristmasmorning,theylooktoseewhat“SantaClaus”hasbroughtthem.SantaClausRoastGooseBeforefarm-raisedpoultrycametobe,familieswholivedoffthelandhadtochoosecarefullywhichanimalstoeatonspecialoccasionsbecausehensprovidedeggsandcowsmilk.FoodTurkeyWiththepassingoftimeandwithbetteraccesstohealthcareandbetterlivelihoodconditionsinruralareas,familiesgrewinnumbersandonesmallgoosewasn'tenoughtofeedmultiplemouths.FoodGlazedHam蜜汁火腿Aboar'sheadwastheediblecenterpieceonthewealthiestholidaytablesinTudorEngland,aholdoverfromthepagantraditiontohonorFreyr,aNorsegodoftheharvestandfertilitywhowasassociatedwithboars.Panettone圣誕節(jié)面包--潘妮托妮ThereareplentyoflegendsonhowpanettonebecameassociatedwithChristmas.SomesaythesweetMilanesebreadwasdevelopedinthe1400sbytheDuke'sfalconerandhisloveAdalgisa,apoorbaker'sdaughter.GingerbreadHouses姜餅屋GingerbreadhasanincrediblylonghistoryandthereisthoughtthatithasbeenshapedintoChristmastreeornamentssince,atleast,theVictorianera.FoodPlumChristmasPudding圣誕葡萄干布丁ThetraditionofeatingplumpuddingonChristmasmighthaveoriginatedwithaRomanCatholicChurchdecreetomakea13-ingredientpuddingtorepresentChristandtheapostles.Shèngdànkuàilè
MandarinFelizNavidad
SpanishFr?hlicheWeihnachten
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EnglishJapan:KFCChristmasDinnersWhenthefast-foodchainKFCopeneditsfirststoreinJapanin1970,therestaurant’smanager,TakeshiOkawara,cameupwithabrilliantidea:Christmas“partybarrels”withenoughfoodtofeedanentirefamily.ThepromotionwascalledKurisumasuniwaKentakkii(KentuckyforChristmas),anditwaswildlysuccessful.Today,3.6millionJapanesefamiliesbuyKFCforChristmaseveryyear,withsomeconsumersweatheringlonglinestopurchasethefriedfood.日本:肯德基圣誕大餐1970年,當快餐連鎖店肯德基在日本開設第一家店時,餐廳經理大河原武(TakeshiOkawara)想出了一個絕妙的主意:圣誕“派對桶”,里面的食物足以養(yǎng)活全家人。這次促銷活動被稱為“KurisumasuniwaKentakkii”(圣誕節(jié)的肯塔基州),并且非常成功。如今,每年有360萬日本家庭在圣誕節(jié)期間購買肯德基,其中一些消費者排著長隊購買這種油炸食品。UniqueChristmasCustomsAroundTheWorldNorway:HidingBroomsInNorway,witchesandevilspiritsaresaidtoroamthestreetsduringChristmas.Topreventwitchesfromtakingflight,Norwegianshidetheirhouseholdbroomsbeforegoingtosleepatnight.Hey,it’slogical,right?挪威:隱藏掃帚在挪威,據說圣誕節(jié)期間女巫和邪靈會在街上游蕩。為了防止女巫逃跑,挪威人在晚上睡覺前把家用掃帚藏起來。嘿,這是合乎邏輯的,對吧?UniqueChristmasCustomsAroundTheWorldBudapest,Hungary:ChristmasMarketsGranted,manycountrieshaveChristmasmarkets,butfewcancomparewiththeChristmasFairbytheBasilicaortheChristmasMarketonVorosmartySquare.InBudapest,Christmasisabigdeal,andeachyear,thestreetstransform;smallwoodenstorefrontsappearonthemainstreets,sellinggifts,souvenirs,andholidayfoodslikechimneycake.匈牙利布達佩斯:圣誕市場誠然,許多國家都有圣誕市場,但很少有國家能與大教堂旁的圣誕集市或沃斯馬提廣場上的圣誕市場相媲美。在布達佩斯,圣誕節(jié)是一件大事,每年街道都會發(fā)生變化。主要街道上出現了小型木制店面,出售禮品、紀念品和煙囪蛋糕等節(jié)日食品。SanFernando,Philippines:GiantLanternFestivalFrommid-DecemberthroughearlyJanuary,theaptlynamedGiantLanternFestivaltakesoverthestreetsofSanFernandointhePhilippines.Asthecity’sofficialwebsiteexplains,lanternshaveaspecialsignificanceinFilipinoculture,sincethelightssymbolizehope.菲律賓圣費爾南多:巨型燈籠節(jié)從十二月中旬到一月初,菲律賓圣費爾南多的街道上都會舉辦巨型燈籠節(jié)。正如該市官方網站所解釋的那樣,燈籠在菲律賓文化中具有特殊的意義,因為燈象征著希望。Mexico:PosadasFortheninedaysleadinguptoChristmasEve,MexicanchildrenvisitthehousesoftheirfamiliesandfriendsinareenactmentofMaryandJoseph’spilgrimagetoBethlehem.Afterreachingtheirdestination,thechildrensingasong,thenaskforaroomattheposada(inn).The“innkeepers”lettheminside,wheretheycelebratewithfoodandgames.墨西哥:波薩達斯在平安夜前的九天里,墨西哥孩子們會拜訪家人和朋友的家,重演瑪麗和約瑟夫前往伯利恒的朝圣之旅。到達目的地后,孩子們會唱一首歌,然后在波薩達(旅館)預訂房間。“旅店老板”讓他們進去,他們在那里用食物和游戲來慶祝。UniqueChristmasCustomsAroundTheWorldGavle,Sweden:YuleGoatGavlecelebratesChristmasbyconstructingamassivestrawgoat.TownsfolktakebetsonwhetherthegoatwillmakeittoChristmas—because,inevitably,someonesetsitonfire.Thetraditionstartedin1966,andoverthepasthalf-century,thegoathasburned35times.瑞典耶夫勒:圣誕山羊耶夫勒通過建造一只巨大的稻草山羊來慶祝圣誕節(jié)。鎮(zhèn)民們打賭這只山羊是否能活到圣誕節(jié)——因為不可避免地有人會放火燒它。這一傳統(tǒng)始于1966年,在過去的半個世紀里,山羊已經被燒了35次。Colombia:DayOfTheLittleCandlesOntheDiadelasVelitas,ortheDayoftheLittleCandles,Colombiansadorntheirhomesandbusinesseswithcandles,paperlanterns,andelectronicdisplaystosignalthestartoftheChristmasseason.Peoplemakeawishforeverycandletheylight.哥倫比亞:小蠟燭日在小蠟燭節(jié)這一天,哥倫比亞人用蠟燭、紙燈籠和電子顯示屏裝飾他們的房屋和企業(yè),以標志著圣誕節(jié)季節(jié)的開始。人們點燃的每一根蠟燭都會許下一個愿望。UniqueChristmasCustomsAroundTheWorldIceland:YuleLadsTheJolasveinarare13mischievoustroll-likebeingswhodescendfromthemountains,oneatatime,startingonDecember12.EachYuleLadcausesadifferenttypeofmischief,buttheyleavebehindgiftsforgoodchildren(andpotatoesfornaughtykids).冰島:圣誕小伙子Jolasveinar是13個惡作劇的巨魔般的生物,從12月12日開始,每次一個從山上下來。每個圣誕小伙子都會造成不同類型的惡作劇,但他們?yōu)楹煤⒆恿粝铝硕Y物(為頑皮的孩子留下了土豆)。Greece:ChristmasBoatsWhileGreekslovetheholidayseason,youmightnotseeChristmastreesadorningtheirtownsquares.Instead,you’llfindkaravakia(literally,“l(fā)ittleships”).Thesemastedboatsaretypicallydecoratedwithfairylights,andthey’vebeenatraditionforseveralhundredyears.希臘:圣誕船雖然希臘人喜歡節(jié)日,但您可能看不到圣誕樹裝飾他們的城鎮(zhèn)廣場。相反,您會發(fā)現karavakia(字面意思是“小船”)。這些桅桿船通常裝飾有童話般的燈光,這種傳統(tǒng)已經有數百年歷史了。UniqueChristmasCustomsAroundTheWorldChristmascarolsarespecialsongsthattellabouttheeventsofJesus’birth.ThefirstChristmassongswerewrittenin400AD.Carols,however,didn’tbecomereallypopularuntilthe1800s.Itisstillcommonforgroupsofpeople,oftenfromaneighborhood(街道),schoolorchurchtospendaneveningwalkingthroughaneighborhoodsingingChristmascarols.Thisisafunwaytoenjoythecompanyofothersandtosharethejoyoftheseason.ChristmascarolsWishingyoupeace,joyandhappinessthroughChristmasandthecomingyear.IllbehometoenjoythisChristmaswithyou.Apresentfrommeisontheway.Ihopeyoulikeit.ThinkingofyouatChristmastime.MayyouhavethebestChristmasever.AChristmasgreetingtocheeryoufromyourdaughter.MerryChristmastotheworldsbestparents!Seasonsgreetingstomyfavoriteparents!AChristmasgreetingtocheeryou,mygoodfriend.AChristmaswishformybestfriend!Mayhappinessfollowwhereveryougo!WishesItwasChristmas1961.Iwasteachinginasmalltownwheremytwenty-seventhirdgraderseagerlyexpectedthegreatdayofgift-giving.Eachdaythechildrenmadesomenewwonders-stringsofpopcorn,hand-madedecorations,andGermanbellsmadefromwallpapersamples,whichwehungfromtheceiling.Throughitallshestayedindifferent,watchingfromadistance,seeminglymilesaway.Iwonderedwhatwouldhappentothisquietchild,oncesohappy,nowsosuddenlyunsociable.Ihopedthecelebrationswouldlightherup.Butnothingdid.Wemadecardsandgiftsformothersanddads,forsistersandbrothers,forgrandparents,andforeachother.Athomethestudentsmadethefriedmarbles(油炸玻璃彈子)andcompetedwithoneanothertobringintheprettiestones.Asmygifttothem,Imadeeachofmystudentsalittlebagforcarryingtheirfriedmarbles.AndIknewtheyhadeachmadesomethingspecialforme.讀后續(xù)寫閱讀下面短文,根據所給情節(jié)進行續(xù)寫,使之構成一個完整的故事。Thedayofgiftgivingfinallycame.Weoohedandaahedoverourhandworkasthepresentswereexchanged.Butshesatquietlywatching.Ihadmadeaspecialbagforher,redandgreenwithwhitelace,hopingverymuchtoseehersmile.Sheopeneditsoslowlyandcarefully.Iwaitedbutsheturnedaway.Ihadnotpassedthroughthewallofisolationshehadbuiltaroundherself.Afterschoolthechildrenleftinlittlegroups,butshehesitated,watchingthemgooutofthedoor.Isatdowninachild-sizedchairtocatchmybreath,hardlyknowingwhatwashappeningwhenshecametomereachingoutherhands,holdingasmallwhiteboxunwrappedandslightlysoiled,asthoughithadbeenheldmanytimesbyunwashed,childishhands.Shesaidnothing.注意:1.所續(xù)寫短文的詞數應為150左
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