人物介绍英语作文带翻译【优秀20篇】

Hello everybody. My name is Stone. I come from Sichuan province in China.

I am very happy to come here to study with you.When I arrived at this school three days ago, I fell in love with it.It is so beautiful and exciting here, and everyone is kind to me especially Kim.This class feels just like one big family to me.

I’m interested in sports, music and mountain climbing.I also enjoy playing soccer. I would love to play with you sometime.I hope I can become your friend soon. Thank you very much.

在中国,凡逢春节和其他的喜庆日子,人们总要燃放爆竹来表示庆贺.燃放爆竹可以说是中国民间一个十分重要的风俗习惯.

爆竹也叫"炮竹","爆仗","炮仗",平常人们更习惯叫"鞭炮",有大约2000多年的历史了.最早的爆竹叫"庭燎".是用竹竿一类的东西做成火炬,燃烧时发出噼噼啪啪的爆裂声,也叫"爆竿.

燃放爆竹风俗最早起因于驱鬼除邪,祈求一年的吉祥顺利.传说,有个叫做"山臊"的四角怪兽和恶鬼平常藏在深山,每隔365天便出来伤害人畜.这些无恶不做的坏东西害怕爆炸的声音和亮光.于是,每到岁末年首,人们就争着燃放鞭炮,用来驱赶"山臊"和恶鬼.

中国的唐代发明火药以后,人们便把火药放进竹筒,点燃后发出巨大的声音,这种爆竹叫做"爆竹筒".到了宋代,爆竹的制作方法改为把火药装进用纸卷成的筒里,名字也叫爆竹了.后来人们开始把许多小的炮仗用药线连接起来,成为"一发连百余响不绝"的鞭炮.讲究的鞭炮用红颜色的纸制作,鞭炮爆炸后,红屑满地,人称"满地红",表示吉利.随着发展,鞭炮的品种和色彩也由原来的单调发展得丰富多彩,有小鞭炮,电光雷,母子雷,射天炮,百头,千头鞭,甚至还有几万头长的鞭炮.

现在,随着人们环保意识的加强,燃放鞭炮的习俗在中国很多大城市中受到禁止.但是,聪明的中国人依然想出了其他热闹的庆祝节日的办法.

Useful Words and Expression The spring festival(春节)

generation gap(代沟)

stereotyped concept/opinion(传统观念)

commercialized versions(商业化版本)

shopping rush(购物热)

tourism-oriented trend(春节旅游化趋势)

spring outing(春游)

the spring festival eve dinner(年夜饭)

spring festival couplets(pasted on gatepost or door panels)(春联)

Variety Show on CCTV-1(春节联欢晚会)

migrant workers(民工)

home-returning(返乡)

white-collar(白领)

petty bourgeoisie(小资)

over-loaded transportation during the spring festival(春运)

pay aNew Year call(拜年)

Christmas prayer(religious aspect)(圣诞祷告)

the thorough house-cleaning(年前大扫除)

etraditional entertainment(playing cards,mahjong)(传统娱乐节目,如打扑克,玩麻将)

The Spring Festival is anational holiday.

On that day,people often play firecrackers,hang lantern,affix Spring Festival couplets and New Year paintings,pay New Years call and eat Jiao-zi.

For the children,the most exited thing is fetting their gift money.

It is really ahappy day.

上面的生词是必须要的,是介绍春节的

春节是全国人民的假期.

那天,人们常常放鞭炮,挂灯笼,贴春联和年画,互相拜年,和吃饺子.

对于孩子们来说,最兴奋的是能得到压岁钱.

那真是一个让人愉快的日子

Spring Festival The Spring Festival is very important to Chinese people.

In the past,people could not often have meat,rice or other delicious food.They could only eat these during the Spring festival.So every year they hoped that the Spring Festival would come soon.Now,although peoples life is much better,and we can eat the delicious foods everyday.People still like the festiv al.Because most people can have along holiday,and we are free to go on atrip or visit our friends or have parties with our family.In the evenings,we can have abig meal in the restaurant or stay at home with family and watch the TV programmes.

I like the Spring Festival very much.How wonderful the Spring Festival is！

春节见闻英语作文1 Far and away the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival,also known as the Chinese New Year.To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West.the dates for this annual celebration are determined by the lunar calendar rather than the GREgorian calendar,so the timing of the holiday varies from late January to early February.

To the ordinary Chinese,the festival actually begins on the eve of the lunar New Years Day and ends on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar.But the 15th of the first month,which normally is called the Lantern Festival,means the official end of the Spring Festival in many parts of the country.

春节见闻英语作文2 Spring Festival is the most importantand popular festival in China.Before Spring Festival,the people usually clean and decorate their houses.And they go to the Flower Fairs to buy some flowers.During Spring Festival,the adults usually give lucky money to children.People often get together and have abig meal.Some people eat dumpling for dinner.

I love Spring Festival.

春节见闻英语作文3 The spring Festival is coming soon！The festivel is considereded the most important one for Chinese people.It is on the first day of lunar year.It is also the day of reunion among family members.During these days,people would say"happy new year！or wish you make fortune！to each other.They would also visit their relatives and friends.Children would be given"red packets".Children would have more to eat and play than usual.Playing firecrackers is also apopular game for children.春节见闻英语作文

春节见闻英语作文4 Spring Festival is the most important festival in China.Its to celebrate the lunar calendars new year.In the evening before the Spring Festival,families get together and have abig meal.In many places people like to set off firecrackers.Dumplings are the most traditional food.Children like the festival very much,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes.They can also get some money from their parents.This money is given to children for good luck.People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune.

The Spring Festival lasts about 15days long.People visit relatives and friends with the words"Have all your wishes".People enjoy the Spring Festival,during this time they can have agood rest.

Smelling, a little life has come into this world -- I. With the advent of the rose, my father and mother took a name for me, called Tang - Jing - Wei.

I have a dark black hair, a small pair of eyes and a small cherry mouth. (I dont know, you say it)

I am very active. There are a few sad things in the boundless. Although I cant see any beautiful women, I can see for a while. In class, my popularity is very high. Almost all of my classmates like to make friends with me.

I like singing very much, and the love of the song is not enough. When I sleep, song with its elegant melody with me into the sweet dreams; when I feel sad, song with its cheerful music, let me forget all the troubles; when I feel happy, with its festive rhythm will comfort me, as if you are in a happy paradise...... But, my future it does not accompany me, and depend on my own efforts to strive for. Every day I think one day, I stood on a big stage, the cheers of the audience, the band accompaniment sound, and behind me as I dance dancers. How brilliant and romantic the moment was! But compared to now, from the big stage is how far away, only a day alone lying in the window, quietly look up in the stars from the sky, or knocked down the rain, the mouth can not help but sing out: "opened the night of the skylight, said the desire to the meteor, give me wings, to close to the sun...... If I want to sing and sing, sing and sing loudly, even if there is no one to applaud for me, at least I can be able to enjoy myself bravely... " Yes, I did not applaud this life for me, but I still have the courage to enjoy myself. But the only thing that can listen to me now is that that does not speak. Please bring my wish to the meteor, and bring my heart to the meteor.

This is me, a love of music, once crazy about music, forget to learn, like me to make friends with me.

My family has two soil dogs, one called Arnold, the other called black, they have their own characteristics, Arno is a veteran of the old dog, once, a wild dog ran to my house, The bright eyes looked at the wild dogs, the gallows of the wild dogs even fly like a fleeing, lively black but just the opposite, he is a fake tiger, timid dog, but they have a common Point, is very loyal, always in the owner needs it, timely help.

I remember not long ago put three days with fake, my mother took me back to the grandmother, the little uncle had to take me and Arnold, black to the mountains to clean up the weeds and garbage, but my mother worried no experience I lost in the mountains, , So only to Arnold, little black with the little uncle to go, I am so sad! Because I and Arnold love hand in hand, after an hour, I found Arnolds foot hurt, and I anxiously asked why Arnold I will know that Arnold is to protect the little uncle, rushed to fight with the wild animals and injured, it is loyal to the spirit of the guardian of my heart sadness.

Usually Arnold to a subtle grass as weak, but in danger, but like a heroic warrior to protect me and my family, it is not only a good dog, is the patron saint of our family.

赵登禹(1898——1937)，字舜臣，山东菏泽人。1914年加入冯玉祥的部队，后任冯的随身护兵。1926年参加北伐。1933年，任第29军第37师第109旅旅长，后任第132师师长。

1933年初，日本侵略军越过山海关，开始侵袭热河省，在3月4日攻占了承德后，开始向长城各口发动大举进攻。10日，日军逼近喜峰口。赵登禹率部星夜跑步急行军40华里，在日军之前抵达喜峰口孩儿岭，并将敌先头部队击退，在孩儿岭及口门一线稳定了前沿。为了有效消灭进攻阵地的敌军，赵登禹要求部队待敌进至百米之内，再突然出击，以手榴弹炸，用大刀砍。由于两军混杂，使敌飞机、大炮、坦克无法发挥作用。入夜，赵登禹又利用敌军警戒疏忽，率部从两翼迂回敌人侧后，进行包抄袭击，打得敌人措手不及，死伤甚众。战斗中，赵登禹腿部被击伤，但仍裹伤出击率部众与敌肉搏相拼。激战数日，敌人多次攻击不果，锐气尽挫，中国军队取得喜峰口战役胜利。喜峰口战役，共歼灭日军五六千人，狠狠地打击了敌军的嚣张气焰。

全面抗战爆发后，7月下旬，日寇调集数以万计的日军在飞机和坦克的掩护下，分别向北平、天津以及邻近各战略要地大举进攻。担任132师师长的赵登禹，率部抗击日军入侵，守卫北京城外的南苑。日军出动40余架飞机轮番轰炸阵地，并有3000人的机械化部队从地面发动猛烈攻击。132师将士在赵登禹的率领下，不畏强敌，奋勇抵抗。日军将中国军队切成数段，分割包围。部队孤军作战，在敌人炮火和飞机的狂轰滥炸下，损失惨重。赵登禹率部誓死坚守阵地，拼死抗击。

7月28日，在奉命向北平撤退途中，遭致日军伏击，壮烈殉国，牺牲时年仅39岁。毛泽东同志曾高度评价赵登禹等xx党抗日将领，称赞他们在执行抗击日本侵略者的“神圣任务中光荣地壮烈地牺牲了”，他们“给了全中国人民以崇高伟大的模范”。1937年7月31日南京国民政府发布命令，追赠赵登禹为陆军上将。1945年后，北平市政府将北沟沿改名为赵登禹路，以示纪念。新中国成立后，北京市人民政府对卢沟桥西道口的赵登禹烈士墓进行了多次修缮。

你的英国朋友请你给他主办的校报写一篇短文，介绍中国的春节。请根据下列信息完成短文。

时 间活动内容春节前夕大扫除，购物除 夕家庭团聚，吃年饭春节期间探亲访友，放鞭炮

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头语已为你写好；

4. 参考词汇：鞭炮 firecrackers

[范文]

Falling on the first day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the Spring Festival is in fact the Chinese New Year. Before it, people usually give their house a thorough cleaning and do a lot of shopping. On the New Year’s Eve, people come home and the whole family have a big dinner together. On the New Year’s Day and the few days to follow, people often visit their relatives and friends to give one another their best wishes for the new year. Throughout this festival period firecrackers can be heard everywhere. This festival is the most important festival for the Chinese.

[有关介绍中国的春节英语作文

Good afternoon.Im very glad to be here.My name is ...,and my English name is Linda.Im twelve years old.Im living in a very beautiful city.There are four members in my family:my mother,my father,my sisiter and I.My sister is very lovly.Im very lucky to have a such happy family.My school is also very beautifu.There are lots of flowers and trees there.And air is clear.I get along well with my teachers and classmates at school.And English is my favourite subject.

My hometown is a really beautiful place and I love it so much.

Welcome to my hometown,Nanyang.

Thank you for listening.

Protecting the Environment

In the last several decades, our earth has been extremely polluted, such as air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution and so on. In recent years, the extreme weather becomes more and more frequent. Winter gets colder and summer becomes hotter and it rains more frequently. All of these warn us that protecting the environment is a serious and emergent event. As our general people, we should build proper lifestyle. We should pay attention to water and light saving. When we go out, we should firstly choose the public transportation. The most important is that we must realize that we can do a lot of things to protect our environment. Its our duty to make our home better. Let’s change from ourselves.

在过去的几十年里，我们的地球已经极度污染，比如大气污染，水污染以及噪音污染等等。近几年，极地气候越来越频繁。冬天越来越暖，夏天越来越热，还经常下雨。所有的这些都警示我们保护环境是一件严肃紧迫的事。作为普通老百姓，我们应该形成合适的生活方式。我们应该注意节约水电。出门的时候我们应该首选公共交通。最重要的是我们必须意识到我们可以做很多事情来保护我们的环境。使我们的家园变得更美好是我们的责任。让我们从自己开始改变。

[初中英语作文及翻译：保护环境

From a middle class family, I was born in Hsin Ying, Tainan on October 10th, 1965. My father is a civil official at Tainan City Government. My mother is a house wife good at cooking. Although I am the only child of my parents, I am by no mans a spoiled one.() On the contrary, I have been expected to be a successful man with advanced education. I study hard at school. Besides texts knowledge, journalism is my favorite; whenever reading, my heart is filled with great joy and interesting.

“Being good is must; successful, however, is plus.” Father adopts the idea of his father. Especially in military service, I realized it more precisely. People said: Military service makes a boy to man, I agree that.

I realized the importance of English and began to study diligently when I was eighteen. I did not start in my early age, but I hope that I could pass the test of General English Proficiency Test. And this is my best wish at the moment.

我的班主任是一个见谁都笑的人，和蔼可亲的`样子有人会觉得他是不是都不会生气，那你就想错了。

我们的班主任子不高，身材微胖，看着很喜感的一个人，常常会在上课的时候开玩笑。让我们全班哈哈大笑。就是这样一个有趣的人，认真上课起来没谁能比得过，该严肃的时候一丝不苟，所以我们都很敬佩他!他处置坏学生的做法也很有趣，比如要他们去厕所做俯卧撑，到门口守门当门神，各种有趣的惩罚方式，真是让人哭笑不得。

我的班主任发脾气的时候也让人害怕不敢吱声，都说不经常发脾气的人一爆发起那就不得了，记得有一次，有一个男同学，上课吃东西还把包装袋扔向别人，班主任那时候正在认真的讲课，突然看到了，立刻拉着那位同学出去，那同学死活不肯出去，老师和他在那里相互拉扯，最后老师拖着他出去的，之后发生什么我们也都不知道，只知道那位男同学哭得很惨!我们的班主任为人正直，也不像有的老师偏心学习好的同学，他对我们都很关心，一视同仁!他陪伴我们的日子我们都很开心，学习也有很大的进步，遇到这样的老师真是我们的荣幸，我很喜欢我们的班主任!老师总是会说你们学习好与坏，有我一半的责任，我需要改，你们也需要改。

我的班主任在我们快考试的时候会不厌其烦一遍又一遍地给我们复习，看到我们又困又累的样子就叫我们休息几分钟，别累坏了。他还会给我们唱歌，给我们减压。还记得那时候我们初二，初中生不过六一儿童节了吧。那天老师上课，拿着一口袋的棒棒糖给我们分，还跟我们说儿童节快乐。真的很开心有这样一位让人敬佩的老师。不管是骂你还是表扬你，都是老师爱你的表现。我们的班主任是最有趣的老师。

我的班主任给我们很大的帮助，不求回报，孜孜不倦地教导我们!谢谢您，我们尊敬的老师!

My name is Xia Shunyao. Im eight years old, grade two in primary school. I have a round face, big black eyes, big ears. My hair is black and bright, also please. In fact, I want to keep a long braid, but mother is not let me stay, I do not agree, but there is no way, had to leave a short hair.

My mother told me that my name was very meaningful. Because of the Xia Dynasty is the first dynasty Chinese, Emperor Yao and shun China is the earliest and most kind-hearted monarch, mom and dad gave me this name, is the hope that Ill do.

I am a good student in my class. I can finish my homework every day on time. I can check it after I finish it. In class, I can speak actively and help the students, so the teacher chose me as her little assistant.

At home I often help my mother do the housework, such as tow the floor, wipe the table, help my mother to buy food. When my parents are out of work, I can also go to the canteen to eat.

You see, am I great? Would you like to be a friend with me?

我叫夏舜尧，今年八岁，上小学二年级。我有一张圆圆的脸，乌黑的大眼睛，大大的招风耳。我的头发又黑又亮，还有点卷。其实，我很想留长辫子，可是妈妈就是不让我留，我不同意，但也没办法，只好留了个短发。

妈妈告诉我，我的名字很有意义。因为夏朝是中国第一个朝代，尧帝和舜帝是中国最早的最善良的君主，爸爸妈妈给我取这个名字，是希望我将来大有作为。

我在班上是个好学生，每天的作业都能按时完成，做完后也能自己检查。上课时能积极发言，爱帮助同学，所以老师才选我当她的小助手。

在家里我经常帮妈妈干家务，比如拖地板、抹桌子，帮妈妈买菜。爸妈没下班的时候，我还能自己到食堂打饭吃呢。

你看，我是不是很棒?你愿意和我做朋友吗?

Hello,everybody.大家好

My names(  ).我的名字叫（ ）

Im in Class( )Grade six of(  )school.我在（ ）学校6年级（）班级 Im tall(short).Im ( )centimeters.我很高（矮），我（）厘米。 I like English very much.我非常喜欢英语

Beacuse English is interesting.因为英语很有趣。

So my English is very good.所以，我的英语很好。

I acquire many award.我获得过很多奖项。

I hope that every of you will love me。希望大家能喜欢我。

我阿姨有个小宝宝。他的名字叫单佳星。现在三岁。我常常照看他。

他看起来像个绅士，因为他常常把手背在后面走路。他的眼睛像星星一样亮。

他很可爱。他非常喜欢猜我会送给他什么东西。

我拿出一个大苹果和一个小苹果问他：“你要哪一个？”他举起手说：

“好姐姐，给我那个大的吧，那个更好吃。”他拿着苹果高兴得跳起来。

有一次，他突然看见我的鼻子上有个黑东西。他惊讶地喊：“姐姐，快看！为什么你鼻子上长头发？”

这就是我的弟弟。他非常可爱。我非常喜欢他。朋友们，你喜欢他吗？

My aunt has a baby. His name is Shan jiaxing. He is three years old. I often look after him.

He looks like a gentleman because he always puts his hands behind his back and walks along the road.His eyes are very bright and like stars.

He is very cute. He is very glad to guess what I will send him. I take out a big apple and a small apple and ask him, “Which one do you like better?”“Sister, you are so kind?please give me the big one,it will be nicer. ”When he gets it,he jumps up with joy.

Once,he suddenly saw a black thing in my nose. Then he shouted in surprise,“Sister,look! Why does your nose grow hair?”

This is my brother. He is very lovely. I like him very much.

[记叙作文我的弟弟英语翻译

My name  . I am from . There are people in my family. My father works in a computer company. He  a computer engineer. My mother works in a international trade company. She  also a busy woman. I have a older ster and a younger brother. My ster  a junior in National Taiwan University. She majors in Englh. My brother  an elementary school student. He  8 years old.

Because of my father, I love surfing the Internet very much. I play the on-line game for about 2 hours every day. I wh I could be a computer program designer in the future. And that  why I am applying for the electronics program in your school.

Our art teather is not too young and not too old . He has black hair two

big and black eyes ,a small nose and a big mouth . Look, he is wearing a blue

and white jacket ,a blue hat ,brown pants and a pair of old shoes. He is very

funny. He is a good art teather . We all like him .

我们的艺术老师没有很年轻，但是也不太老，他有黑色的头发，两只又大又黑的眼睛，小鼻子和大嘴巴。你看，他穿着蓝白色相间的外套，蓝色帽子，棕色的裤子和一双旧鞋子。他非常幽默。他是一个很好的艺术老师，我们都喜欢他。

My plan of next year

A new year ，a new start，when I stand on the edge of a new year，I can#39;t help thinking about my plan of next year.

Just as the old saying："Well began is the half of the success."So I decide that I should be at work while the others are still relaxing ，and then ，at the beginning ，I#39;m quicker than the others and of course I will get better result than the others.

But ，what I really decide to do is that I must make good of anytime I can spare though it seems impossible. While，I will do my best to live up with what I have planned，and the result will prove it.

1、他们雇了一个叫汤姆的人。

They hired a person named Tom.

2、他高个子，大眼睛。

He is a tall man with big eyes.

3、他擅长英语。

He is good at English.

4、他闲暇时经常听音乐。

He usually listens to music in his spare time.

5、他的爱好是篮球。

Basketball is his hobby.

6、他毕业于第八中学。

He graduated from No. 8 Middle School.

7、他曾获英语竞赛第一名。

He once got the first place in the English competition.

8、他友善并且随和。

He is kind and easy-going.

9、他经常帮我们学英语。

He often helps us with our English.

10、他被认为是最好的学生之一。

He is regarded as one of the best students.

Neighbors have a lovely little white rabbit. I often go to the neighborhood to tease it to play. It is snow and white, when it rolled into a group, like a furry snowball. Red eyes like two sparkling rubies, cleverly turn around. Long and big ears of a movement on the "brush" about the vertical up. The short and small tail is like a small pile of balls attached to the buttocks behind. Rabbit front legs short, hind legs long, powerful hind legs as long as the back of a pedal, it pops out very far.

Little white rabbit favorite fresh leaves. It is funny three petals to eat things to always "tut, tut, tut" to ring, and eat quickly, as if afraid of being robbed like. I often hold the leaves in front of it dangling, the white rabbit to see the leaves on the eyes like light, forelegs lifted, neck stretched long, kept chasing leaves turn. When it was about to eat the leaves, I moved the leaves again, and it was anxious to go and drill in the cage. A chance to snatched leaves to hide in the side with relish to eat up.

Ah! Neighbors small rabbit really cute.

I‘m twelve years old.I am a student of Class 1,Grade 7.I like playing

basketball and reading.My favourite fruit are banans and apples.Also,I like

eating hamburgers.I am a good student in my class.I like English and math

because they are interesting.Im friendly.I like sports.Do you want me to be your

friend?

I like this hotel management professional,because I like to live in a

strict order of the management environment.I have my professional

self-confidence and hope,as long as the efforts will be fruitful,this is my

motto.Since I chose this profession,I will follow this path,effort,perseverance

path.

Thank you teachers.I finished presentation.

这是今年十二岁的梅。我是1班的一名学生，7年级。我喜欢打篮球和读书。我最喜欢的水果是香蕉和苹果。另外，我喜欢吃汉堡。我在班里是一个好学生。我喜欢英语和数学，因为它们很有趣。我很友好。我喜欢运动。你想让我成为你的朋友吗?我喜欢酒店管理这个专业，是因为我喜欢生活在一个严格管理秩序的环境。我对我的专业充满自信和希望，只要努力，就会有收获，这是我的座右铭。既然我选择了这个专业，我会走这条路，努力的，坚持不懈的走下去。我的介绍完了。

my plan of next year

a new year ，a new start，when i stand on the edge of a new year，i cant help thinking about my plan of next year.

just as the old saying：“well began is the half of the success.”so i decide that i should be at work while the others are still relaxing ，and then ，at the beginning ，im quicker than the others and of course i will get better result than the others.

but ，what i really decide to do is that i must make good of anytime i can spare though it seems impossible. while，i will do my best to live up with what i have planned，and the result will prove it.

关于春节的英语作文带翻译四：

我明年的计划

新的一年，新的开始，当我在新的一年的边缘立场，我不禁在想我明年的计划。

正如古人云：“。好开始是成功的一半“，所以我决定，我应该是在工作，而另一些性传播疾病就会放松，然后，在开始时，我比其他人更快，我当然会得到比别人更好的结果。

但是，我真正决定做的是，我必须利用好，我可以随时备用，虽然它似乎是不可能的。虽然，我会尽我所能，用我生活已计划了，结果将证明这一点。

Christmas， annual Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ。 Most members of the Roman Catholic Church and followers of Protestantism celebrate Christmas on December 25， and many celebrate on the evening of December 24 as well。 Members of the Eastern Orthodox Church usually delay their most important seasonal ceremonies until January 6， when they celebrate Epiphany， a commemoration of the baptism of Jesus。 Epiphany also traditionally commemorates the arrival of the Three Wise Men of the East in Bethlehem （near Jerusalem， Israel）， where they adored the infant Jesus and presented him with gifts of gold， frankincense， and myrrh。 The official Christmas season， popularly known as either Christmastide or the Twelve Days of Christmas， extends from the anniversary of Christ’s birth on December 25 to the feast of Epiphany on January 6。  Christmas is based on the story of Jesus’ birth as described in the Gospel according to Matthew （see Matthew 1：18—2：12） and the Gospel according to Luke （see Luke 1：26—56）。 Roman Catholics first celebrated Christmas， then known as the Feast of the Nativity， as early as 336 ad。 The word Christmas entered the English language sometime around 1050 as the Old English phrase Christes maesse， meaning festival of Christ。 Scholars believe the frequently used shortened form of Christmas—Xmas—may have come into use in the 13th century。 The X stands for the Greek letter chi， an abbreviation of Khristos （Christ）， and also represents the cross on which Jesus was crucified。

12月25日，是基督教徒纪念耶稣诞生的日子，称为圣诞节。从12月24日于翌年1月6日为圣诞节节期。节日期间，各国基督教徒都举行隆重的纪念仪式。圣诞节本来是基督教徒的节日，由于人们格外重视，它便成为一个全民性的节日，是西方国家一年中最盛大的节日，可以和新年相提并论，类似我国过春节。西方人以红、绿、白三色为圣诞色，圣诞节来临时家家户户都要用圣诞色来装饰。红色的有圣诞花和圣诞蜡烛。绿色的是圣诞树。它是圣诞节的主要装饰品，用砍伐来的杉、柏一类呈塔形的常青树装饰而成。上面悬挂着五颜六色的彩灯、礼物和纸花，还点燃着圣诞蜡烛。红色与白色相映成趣的是圣诞老人，他是圣诞节活动中最受欢迎的人物。西方儿童在圣诞夜临睡之前，要在壁炉前或枕头旁放上一只袜子，等候圣诞老人在他们入睡后把礼物放在袜子内。在西方，扮演圣诞老人也是一种习俗。