关于圣诞节的英语素材(合集20篇)

1. 经济的快速发展

the rapid development of economy

2.人民生活水平的显著提高/稳步增长

the remarkable improvement/ steady growth of people’s living standard

3.先进的科学技术

advanced science and technology

4.面临新的机遇和挑战

be faced with new opportunities and challenges

5.人们普遍认为

It is commonly believed/ recognized that…

6.社会发展的必然结果

the inevitable result of social development

7.引起了广泛的公众关注

arouse wide public concern/ draw public attention

8.不可否认

It is undeniable that…/ There is no denying that…

9.热烈的讨论/争论

a heated discussion/ debate

10.有争议性的问题

a controversial issue

11.完全不同的观点

a totally different argument

12.一些人 …而另外一些人 …

Some people… while others…

13. 就我而言/ 就个人而言

As far as I am concerned, / Personally,

14.就…达到绝对的一致

reach an absolute consensus on…

15.有充分的理由支持

be supported by sound reasons

16.双方的论点

argument on both sides

17.发挥着日益重要的作用

play an increasingly important role in…

18.对…必不可少

be indispensable to …

19.正如谚语所说

As the proverb goes:

20.…也不例外 …

be no exception

21.对…产生有利/不利的影响

exert positive/ negative effects on…

22.利远远大于弊

the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages

23.导致，引起

lead to/ give rise to/ contribute to/ result in

24.复杂的社会现象

a complicated social phenomenon

25.责任感 / 成就感

sense of responsibility/ sense of achievement

26. 竞争与合作精神

sense of competition and cooperation

27. 开阔眼界

widen one’s horizon/ broaden one’s vision

28.学习知识和技能

acquire knowledge and skills

29.经济/心理负担

financial burden / psychological burden

30.考虑到诸多因素

take many factors into account/ consideration

Vanity of build by laying bricks or stones jade world outside the window, the snow outside the window, you only have to pull open the curtain, open the window to see this proud snow ling cream in the winter. In this season, there is a range of holiday: Christmas.

In the days of having a unique style, people will hold many interesting activities, such as giveaways, lottery and other activities. People say that on the night of the Christmas, Santa Claus will sit two sika deer dragging ski car gifts to the children, in the morning you will see the pillow Have a nice gift, this is a Christmas present.

In this AQiChengShuang winter there is also a Christmas Eve, it is on the eve of Christmas, the day everyone to pray for peace, everyone has a patron saint of their own, to protect themselves.

This is impervious to depression in the winter of "merry Christmas!"

粉妆玉砌的世界就在窗外，皑皑白雪也在窗外，你只要拉开窗帘，打开窗户就能看见这傲雪凌霜的冬天。在这个季节里，有一个如雷贯耳的节日：圣诞节。

在这个别具一格的日子里，人们会举办许多妙趣横生的活动，比如：有奖竞猜，抽奖等活动。人们都说在圣诞节的晚上，圣诞老人会坐着两只梅花鹿拖着的滑雪车来个小朋友们送礼物，在你早上起来就会看见枕头底下 有一份精美的礼物，这就是圣诞礼物。

在这呵气成霜的寒冬里还有一个平安夜，它是在圣诞节前夕，这一天大家都祈祷平安，每个人都有一个属于自己的保护神，保护自己。

这就是凛冽萧条的冬天里的“快乐圣诞节!”

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1. May 4th is Youth Day.

五月四日是青年节。

2. Chinese Youth Day

中国青年节

3. With few exceptions, the whole youth of China is awakened and determined to win, and this is reflected in the designation of May 4th as Youth Day.

全国的青年除了一部分人之外，大家都觉悟起来，都具备这种必胜的决心，规定“五四”为青年节就表示了这一点。

4. Nowadays, Valentine‘s Day wins the same popularity among Chinese young people.

现在，情人节在中国中间也得到了同样程度的普及。

5. First, May 4 has now been designated as China‘s Youth Day, and rightly so.

第一，现在定了五月四日为中国青年节，这是很对的。

6. You see, there are Women‘s Day on March 3rd, Youth‘s Day on May 4th, and Children‘s Day on June 1st.

你看，三八妇女节、五四青年节、六一儿童节。

7. Because it‘s also known now as Youth Day. So you see-

因为这个节日还被称为是青年节，所以你明白了-

8. What did Mary do on Youth Day?

玛丽在青年节做了什么事？

9. commemorate May 4tb Youth Day

纪念“五四”青年节

10. Twenty years have elapsed since the May 4th Movement, yet it is only this year that the day has been designated as the national Youth Day, and this is a most significant fact.

“五四”至今已有二十年，今年才在全国定为青年节，这件事含着一个重要的意义。

[写五四青年节英语作文素材10句

Guyu twenty-four solar term of the sixth year solar term, as the sun reaches 30 degrees for the rain, "rain from the valley". "The filial piety" Qi Wei - aid God said: "after fifteen days Qingming, Guyu Chen refers to the Big Dipper, as, in March, said Yu Sheng hundred valley water is clean."

由于谷雨节气后降雨增多，空气中的湿度逐渐加大，此时我们在养生中应遵遁自然节气的变化，针对其气候特点进行调养。谷雨节气后是神经痛的发病期，如肋间神经痛、坐骨神经痛、三叉神经痛等。同时由于天气转温，人们的室外活动增加，北方地区的桃花、杏花等开放;杨絮、柳絮四处飞扬，过敏体质的朋友应注意防止花粉症及过敏性鼻炎、过敏性哮喘等。在饮食上应减少高蛋白质、高热量食物的摄入。

Because after Guyu solar term rainfall, air humidity gradually increased, so we should change followed the natural solar term in health, nursed back to health according to the climate characteristics. Guyu solar term is the incidence of neuralgia, sciatica, such as intercostal neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia. At the same time, because of the weather turns warm, peoples outdoor activities increased, the northern region of the peach blossom, apricot blossom is open; Yang Xu catkins, flying around, atopy friend should pay attention to prevent allergy and allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma. In the diet should reduce the intake of high protein, high calorie foods.

春季，肝木旺盛，脾衰弱，谷雨前后15天及清明的最后3天中，脾处于旺盛时期。脾的旺盛会使胃强健起来，从而使消化功能处于旺盛的状态，消化功能旺盛有利于营养的吸收，因此这时正是补身的大好时机。但是补要适当，不宜过，此时进补不能像冬天那样，应适当食用一些补血益气功效的食物。这样不仅可以提高体质，还可为安度盛夏打下基础。谷雨前后还适宜食用一些能够缓解精神压力和调节情绪的食物。多吃一些含B族维生素较多的食物对改善抑郁症有明显的效果。

In the spring, liver wood exuberant, spleen weakness, Guyu before and after 3 days 15 days and the last in the spleen, in a strong period. Spleen stomach the strong will be strong, so that the digestive function in a strong state, strong digestive function is conducive to the absorption of nutrients, so it is a good time to make up the body. But the compensation should be appropriate, should not be too, this time not as winter tonic, should be appropriate to eat some blood and Qi foods. It can not only improve the physique, but also lay the foundation for their summer. Guyu before and after eating some also suitable to relieve mental stress and emotional regulation of food. Eat some more food containing vitamin B has a significant effect on improving the depression.

The night when Jesus was born， the shepherd who watched the sheep in the wilderness heard a voice from the sky and told them the news of Jesuss birth. According to the Bible， Jesus came to the world to be king of the world， so the angels passed the news to more people through these shepherds.

Later， people imitated the angels， and on the night of Christmas Eve， they spread the news of Jesuss birth. Until today， it evolved into the good news. Although Christmas Eve is a festival for foreigners， we are also excited about this day.

On Christmas Eve， each family places a Christmas tree according to tradition. That night， the family gathered in the living room， surrounded by Christmas trees singing Christmas songs， exchanging gifts， sharing the joys and sorrows of life， expressing their inner blessings and love， and praying for happiness in the coming year. But we live on campus， we cant go home.

We went back to the dormitory， took out the apple， and replaced it with someone else. Our dormitory bless each other， give us some snacks， we before bed， wash the socks on the bed in the morning found in a sock gift， I know who is on， is my head， I also gave him a gift， our dormitory exchange gifts， we are while they were sleeping when it.....

Yesterday was Christmas day, because mom and dad are not at home, so this is to belong to my own Christmas Eve, Christmas Eve although some individual, but can also have a very happy.

On the way home from school, see the way many stores are selling Christmas apple, I bought a home, cut the apple into four and a half, half of eating, after eating, the mother to the refrigerator, do a good job of rice in the microwave heat, after eating go to write my homework. Maybe because of the holidays, todays homework very quickly, after finishing the homework, open the computer, watch the episode "inuyasha" went to sleep.

This is my Christmas, children, how do you spend your Christmas day too?

昨天是圣诞节，因为爸爸妈妈都不在家，所以这个圣诞夜是属于我自己的圣诞夜，虽然有些单独，但也能过得很快乐。

放学回家的路上，看到路上很多商场都在卖圣诞节苹果，我买了一个回家，把苹果切成4半，一半一半的吃，吃完后，去冰箱里拿了妈妈做好的饭放在微波炉里热好，吃完后就去写作业。也许是因为过节的原因，今天的作业写得很快，写完作业后，打开电脑，看了一集《犬夜叉》就睡觉了。

这就是我的圣诞节，小朋友们，你们的圣诞节是怎么过得呢?

第一篇

I like Christmas, it is just like our Spring Festival.

Maybe the Spring Festival is much more important and interesting than Christmas, but I like Christmas Day better. Because we can spend time with our friends and classmates during Christmas. When it is snowy,

Christmas becomes much more lovely, just like in fairytales. I can imagine I am in a fairytale, the girl who sold the matches is my friend, the ugly duck becoming more and more beautiful and so on. What a beautiful place! So we can also call Christmas “Snowy Lovely Day.”

On Christmas Day, shops are red and green. There are so many Christmas cards, Christmas hats, Christmas dolls and many colourful things. So shops look very beautiful. We can give a card or a doll to our friends and say “Merry Christmas.” By the way, I think studying can also become much more interesting.

Christmas is coming, it also means a new year will come. Let’s study harder to welcome

我喜欢圣诞节,它就像我们的春节。

也许春节比圣诞节更重要和有趣的,但我更喜欢圣诞节。因为我们可以花时间与我们的朋友和同学在圣诞节。当它下雪的,

圣诞节变得更加可爱,就像在童话。我可以想象我在童话中,卖火柴的女孩是我的朋友,丑鸭越来越漂亮等等。一个美丽的地方!我们也可以叫圣诞“雪可爱的一天。”

在圣诞节这一天,商店是红色和绿色。有很多圣诞卡,圣诞帽、圣诞娃娃和许多五颜六色的东西。所以商店看起来很漂亮。我们可以给我们的朋友和一个卡或一个娃娃说“圣诞快乐。“顺便说一下,我觉得学习也可以变得更有趣。

圣诞节即将来临,这也意味着新的一年。让我们更加努力地学习,欢迎

第二篇

Christmas is one of the most important celebrations of the year for the western countries. It falls on the twenty- fifth of December and has the same importance as Chinese New Year to people with English backgrounds. The celebration is for the birth of Jesus Christ, who is the son of God in Christianity. Now days Christmas is no longer only celebrated by the Christians, but by most people from all over the world.

On the twenty- fourth of December everyone gets excited for it’s the day before Christmas which is called Christmas Eve. The children are usually sent to bed early and are warned that “Santa Claus will only come and give you a present if you be good.” The younger kids actually believe that Santa will come down the chimney on the sleigh that’s pulled by his reindeers. Food like short bread and beer are prepared for Santa when he comes, however most times parents just eat them. Some children put socks and sacks up for the holding of the presents (that their parents put in).

Rise and shine on Christmas morning! The children are always the first ones to wake up, some even do at four. Present wrappers everywhere! They look into their presents with a big smile on their face and oh dear….I hope no one’s disappointed. I feel sorry for anyone that got pink underwear. Children play while dinner is prepared by the adults. The Christmas dinner are usually eaten together by relatives. The tradition of Christmas pudding and roosters are usually eaten with deserts afterwards. The rest of the day is usually games and fun before the good days all come to an end.

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

圣诞节是最重要的一个西方国家庆祝的一年。它落在12月20——第五和有相同的重要性,中国新年英语背景的人。庆祝耶稣基督的诞生,在基督教是神的儿子。现在天庆祝圣诞节不再是唯一的基督徒,但大多数人来自世界各地。

12月20——第四个圣诞节前每个人都激动的天被称为圣诞夜。孩子们通常把早睡,并警告说,“圣诞老人只会过来给你一份礼物,如果你是好的。“年轻的孩子们真的相信圣诞老人从烟囱下来他的驯鹿拉的雪橇。食物像短的面包和啤酒是准备圣诞老人时,他来了,不过大多数时候父母就吃。一些孩子把袜子和麻袋的拿着礼物(父母)。

早上起床喜洋洋在圣诞节!孩子们总是第一个起床的,有些人甚至在四个。现在包装无处不在!他们调查了他们的脸上挂着一个大大的笑容,哦亲爱的…。我希望没有人的失望。我觉得对不起任何人,粉红色的内衣。孩子们准备的晚饭是成年人。通常由亲戚一起吃圣诞晚餐。传统的圣诞布丁和公鸡通常吃沙漠之后。剩下的时间通常是游戏和乐趣之前,好日子结束。

祝大家圣诞快乐,新年快乐!

导语：有些英语句子不可“貌相”(望文生义)，它们明明看起来是否定形式，有时却可以表示肯定的意义，甚至表示非常强烈的肯定意义。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文素材，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

1. can / could not … too 表示“无论怎样也不过分”。例如：

You cannot be too careful when crossing the street. 穿越马路时，再怎么小心也不为过。

You can never be too careful in performing an experiment. 做实验越仔细越好。

2. can / could not be + enough 意为“无论怎么都不够”，表示强烈的肯定。例如：

I cannot thank you enough. 我对你感激不尽。

You cant be careful enough. 你越小心越好。

3. too … not to 表示“太……不会不……”，具有肯定意义。例如：

He is too careful not to have noticed it.

他那么小心，一定会注意到这一点的。

4. never too … to 是对 too … to 的再否定，表示肯定。例如：

Its never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

5. not … for nothing 中， not 用来否定 for nothing ，从而加强了谓语的肯定意义。例如：

He didnt study law for nothing. 他学法律并没有白费。

Believe me， he did not fly into such a rage for nothing.

请相信我，他勃然大怒是有原因的。

6. nothing if not 表示“极其”，含强烈的肯定意义。例如：

He was nothing if not clever. 他很聪明。

The story was nothing if not interesting. 故事极其有趣。

7. nothing less than 表示“完全是”，有肯定的含义。例如：

What he said was nothing less than a lie. 他说的纯属谎言。

His negligence was nothing less than criminal.

他的粗心大意无异于犯罪。

8. nothing but 表示“只有;只不过”，含肯定意义。例如：

We could see nothing but water. 我们只看见一大片水。

She does nothing but listen to records.

她除了听唱片什么也不做。

9. no 的否定意义很强，和具有否定意义的名词连用，来表示强烈的肯定。例如：

She is no fool. (She is very clever.) 她绝不是傻瓜。

There is no question that Mr. Smith is the boss.

毫无疑问，史密斯先生就是老板。

10. 双重否定表示强烈的肯定。例如：

Nobody had nothing to eat. = Everyone has something to eat. 每个人都有吃的。

11. not … until/till 表示“直到……才”，具有肯定的意义。例如：

She didnt stop working until it was 12 oclock last night.

昨晚 12 点以前，她一直在不停地工作。

12. “否定词 + so + adj. /adv. + as ”结构从反面表示“最”，是一种强烈的肯定。例如：

It wasnt so bad as last time! 这次不像上次那么坏!

None is so blind as those who wont see.

没有比视而不见的人更瞎眼的了。

13. 有些带否定词的短语，在使用时并不构成否定意义，即表示肯定意义。例如：

He would go as soon as not. 他非常乐意去。

As often as not the buses are late on foggy days.

遇多雾天气时，公共汽车经常晚点。

14. 否定的感叹句、疑问句常表示肯定意义。例如：

Isnt this film interesting? 这电影难道没趣吗?

Who doesnt enjoy reading The Dream of the Red Mansion?

谁不喜欢看《红楼梦》呢?(人人都喜欢看《红楼梦》。)

15. 以 why dont you do 和 why not do 开头的疑问句往往表示邀请、建议、指导等，具有肯定意义。例如：

Why dont you introduce her to your parents?

你为什么不介绍她给你父母认识?

Why not come and see me tomorrow?

明天找我怎么样?

Diverted traffic

交叉路口

Entry to motorway

高速入口

Left junction

左交叉口

Approaching end of motorway

即将驶出高速

Avoid the jams

避免交通堵塞

Dangerous bend

弯道危险

Look left (right)

向左(右)看

Low bridge ahead

前方桥低

Slow, school

前方学校请慢行

Speed limit of 48km/h

限速每小时48公里

The law requires you wear a seatbelt

法规要求系安全带

This vehicle stops frequently

随时停车

New hours of parking control

停车控制新时段

No entry

禁止驶人

No stopping at any time

任何时间不准停车

No thoroughfare

禁止通行

No trade or business vehicle unless authorized

未经允许货车禁止通行

Pedestrian crossing ahead

注意前方人行横道

Pedestrian crossing

人行横道

Please drive carefully

请小心驾驶

Road closed

此路封闭

Today is Christmas. One came to the school, the atmosphere of the campus is full of joy. Beaming at school, we are so excited.

Humming a song all the way I jump into the class. In class, decorating, warm feeling full of whole body immediately. Have students shout: "come and help!" And I also join the arrangement of the classroom...

Soon, has bright lights in the classroom. Look brand-new. Willo students entered the classroom with a happy mood.

"Merry Christmas!" Walked into the teacher said to us: "your layout is positive, we Christmas party begin!" "Oh! Long live" students shout happily.

The official start of the Christmas party. The sun in the sky and the clouds are calm down, and listen to our Christmas songs. Tactfully moving melody, like spring ding-dong, pouring, pouring... We immersed in the joy of the atmosphere. The program began to show. Some dances, graceful dance let us deeply impressed. Someone perform xiangsheng, made us laugh. Someone put sums up the knowledge of the term, a "subject knowledge question and answer"... The classmates each exhibition, director of laughter in the classroom.

We most looking forward to Christmas to Santa Claus. The director of the schools done Santa Claus. In a knock at the door, we ushered in the "Santa Claus", he with our expectation into the door. One small gift to students, the students cheer with Christmas the laughter of the young and the old, the atmosphere of joy crinkling again...

Christmas party is over. Out of the window, it is spring breeze bursts, and our classroom is the awaken of spring is abundant. The laughter of joy and will always remain in our memory.

今天是圣诞节.一来到学校,校园里已经充满了欢乐的气氛.学校里喜气洋洋,我们更是兴奋不已.

我一路哼着小曲蹦跳着走进班级.班级里张灯结彩,热情洋溢的感觉立即充满了全身.有同学喊：“快来帮忙呀!”于是我也加入了布置教室的行列……

不一会,教室里也已经灯火辉煌.焕然一新.一位位同学怀着高兴的心情进入教室.

“圣诞快乐!”走进来的老师对我们说:“你们布置的挺积极嘛,咱们的圣诞联欢会开始吧!”“哦!万岁”同学们开心地欢呼着.

圣诞联欢会正式开始了.天上的太阳和云朵都沉静了下来,在倾听我们的圣诞歌.婉转动人的曲调,像叮咚的泉水,倾泻着,倾泻着……我们沉浸在欢乐的气氛里.节目开始表演了.有人表演舞蹈,优美的舞姿让我们深深的折服.有人表演相声,逗得我们捧腹大笑.有人把学期知识总结了一下,出了“学科知识大问答”……同学们各展所长,教室里欢笑声不断.

圣诞节我们最盼望能来圣诞老人.学校的主任办成了圣诞老人.在敲门声中,我们迎来了“圣诞老人”,他怀着我们的期望进了门.一件件小礼物发到同学手中,同学们欢呼声夹杂着圣诞老人爽朗的笑声,欢乐的气氛又一次荡漾开来……

圣诞联欢会结束了.窗外,似乎已是春风阵阵,而我们的教室里更是春意盎然.这欢乐的笑声,将永远留在我们的记忆中.

the history of christmas

christmas is a christian holiday that celebrates the birth of jesus christ. no one knows the exact date of christ‘s birth, but most christians observe christmas on december 25. on this day, many go to church, where they take part in special religious services. during the christmas season, they also exchange gifts and decorate their homes with holly, mistletoe, and christmas trees. the word christmas comes from cristes maesse, an early english phrase that means mass of christ. the story of christmas comes chiefly from the gospels of saint luke and saint matthew in the new testament.

the history of christmas dates back over 4000 years. many of our christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the christ child was born. the 12 days of christmas, the bright fires, the yule log, the giving of gifts, carnivals(parades) with floats, carolers who sing while going from house to house, the holiday feasts, and the church processions can all be traced back to the early mesopotamians.

many of these traditions began with the mesopotamian celebration of new years. the mesopotamians believed in many gods, and as their chief god-marduk. each year as winter arrived it was believed that marduk would do battle with the monsters of chaos. to assist marduk in his struggle the mesopotamians held a festival for the new year. this was zagmuk, the new year‘s festival that lasted for 12 days.

[圣诞节的来历英语作文

Most westerners always celebrate Christmas Day as their major festival, in

order to memorialize Jesus. During that time, they always have several days off,

so they can enjoy this festival with all their hearts. The children often get

together with their friends. The adults are busy with decorating their houses.

They also send the postcards with their best wishes to each other. In the

streets, there are so many Fathers Christmas sending presents to the passers-by.

And everything is on a discount in the supermarkets. Thus the supermarkets are

the busiest places.

In the evening, the families usually have pudding, sandwiches, apple pies

and some other desserts for dinner. After supper, the families always sing and

dance around the Christmas tree. Sometimes, they also go to church. Before going

to bed, the children often hang up their stockings beside their bed, so that

Father Christmas will fill them with presents. It is said that Father Christmas

always drives a deer to the human world and entering into each house from the

chimney. Now the children no longer believe in Father Christmas, but they still

hang up their stockings, because their parents will fill them with presents.

Christmas Day is on December 25th, though it originated in the western

country, now it is popular around the world. In China, people will spend that

day happily, they will eat apples on Christmas Eve, the children will put the

socks so that they could get the presents from Santa Claus. When I went to

college, I had an unforgettable memory about my first Christmas Day.

As my major is English, I have many foreign teachers, so that I could have

access to the local culture from them. Christmas Day is a big day for them, when

the day came, they asked us to spend the day with them, because most of them

left home and did not have families around. My classmates and I went to the

foreign teacher’s home at that day, we brought some presents, when we arrived at

his house, we found a beautiful tree with shinning lights. My teachers taught us

how to cook all the cookies, we were having such great fun. I made the cookies

with many favors. We talked happily and sung Christmas songs.

I learned how the foreign people spend their big day, it was such

unforgettable for me.

December 25th is Christmas day, the school held a Christmas activities. Our first point group, and we have the moonlight, ice, wind could also day team and so on. 12 lets go to the cross, a search for a needle in a haystack, have a look at the picture story telling, you are not, than hand painting feet, with pink world, amoeba, hair styling... Among them I like the hairstyle design this. Because I like to help others to hair.

12月25日是圣诞节，学校举办了圣诞节活动。我们先分了组，有月光队，有冰风队，还有望天队等等。有12关让我们去闯，有大海捞针，有看图说故事，有你型不型，有比手画脚，有粉的世界，有变形虫，发型设计……其中我最喜欢发型设计这一关。因为我最喜欢帮别人绑头发了。

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01. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧.

02. Time is money. 时间就是金钱

03. Easier said than done. 说来容易做来难

04. Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成.

05. Look before you leap. 三思而后行.

06. Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量

07. God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助.

08. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. 心之所愿，无事不成

09. Its never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老

10. No pains, no gains. 不劳无获

11. Once in a blue moon. 千载难逢

12. To make the impossible possible. 将不可能变为可能

13. Failure is the mother of success. 失败乃成功之母

14. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情

15. First things first. 先做重要之事

16. Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同

17. Rome was not built in a day. 成功并非一朝一夕的事

18. All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子

19. East or west, home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝

20. Time and tide wait for no man. 时间不等人

the original santa claus, st. nicholas, was born in the ancient southeastern turkish town of lycia early in the fourth century. his generosity was legend, and he was particularly fond of children. we know this primarily through roman accounts of his patronage of youth, which eventually led to his becoming the patron saint of children. throughout the middle ages, and well beyond, he was referred to by many names none of them santa claus.

children today would not at all recognize the st. nick who brought gifts to european children hundreds of years ago except perhaps for his cascading white beard. he made his rounds in full red-and-white bishops robes, complete with twin peaked miter and crooked crozier. he was pulled by no fleet footed reindeer, but coaxed in indolent donkey. and he arrived not late on christmas eve, but on his christian feast day, december 6. the gifts he left beside the hearth were usually small: fruit, nuts, hard candies, wood and clay figurines.

during the protestant reformation of the sixteenth century, st. nicholas was banished from most european countries. replacing him were more secular figures, who in general were not at center stage at that point in history..the dutch kept the st. nicholas tradition alive. as the "protector of sailors," st. nicholas graced the prow of the first dutch ship that arrived in america. and the first church built in new york city was named after him. the dutch brought with them to the new world two christmas items that were quickly americanized.

in sixteenth century holland, children placed wooden shoes by the hearth the night of st. nicholass arrival. the shoes were filled with straw, a meal for the saints gift laden donkey. in return, nicholas would insert a small treat into each clog. in america, the shoe was replaced with the stocking, hung by the chimney.

the dutch spelled st. nicholas "saint nikolass," which in the new world became "sinterklass". later changed to "santa claus".

much of modern day santa claus lore, including the reindeer drawn sleigh, originated in america. dr. clement clarke moore composed "the night before christmas" in 1822, to read to his children on christmas eve. the poem might have remained privately in the moore family if a friend had not mailed a copy of it (without authorial attribution) to a newspaper and became part of the santa legend.

it was in america that santa put on weight. the rosy-cheeked, roly-poly santa is credited to the influential nineteenth-century cartoonist thomas nast. from 1863 until 1886, nast created a series of christmas drawings for harpers weekly. these drawings, executed over twenty years, exhibit a gradual evolution in santa from the pudgy, diminutive, elf-like creature of dr. moores immortal poem to the bearded, potbellied, life-size bell ringer familiar on street corners across america today. nasts cartoons also showed the world how santa spent his entire year constructing toys, checking on childrens behavior, reading their requests for special gifts. his images were incorporated into the santa lore.

santa is known throughout the world in many different names, such as:

saint nikolaas (sinter klaas), from the dutch father christmas, from the english kris kringle, from the germans befana, from the italians bobouschka, from the russians (a grand motherly figure instead of a male)

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Christmas is a time for miracles.It is also a time when the dull things of daily life and the forecast of human hature gives way to a spiritual awakening.Allow me to share with you one truly wonder of Christmas.

Our miracle story comes from an incident that occurred in Flanders, Belgium, at the dawn of World War I. On December 24th ,1914, German and English troops faced each other from the relative safety of their ditches across which no man’s land lying between them. Suddenly, the silence was broken, not by gunfire, but by the strains of Silent Night arising from the German position. It wasn’t long before the English troops responded with a Yuletide hymn of their own. Then an amazing sight surprised the eyes of the English soldiers. A German soldier holding a small tree arranged with lighted candles began to walk across the land toward the English lines. This miraculous scene occasioned the declaration of a truce followed by English and German troops greeting one another, exchanging small gifts and singing songs of Christmas. Word of this incredible phenomenon reached the High Command of both sides.

On Christmas Day, both armies moved from their positions to engage in the killing of war at other battlefields. However, on Christmas Eve 1914 on a field in Flanders, there was Peace on Earth.

Christmas is a truly amazing phenomenon. The day and season perpetuate a miraculous, historical event as an annual presence that challenges an often rough, cruel, and egotistical creature — the human being — to become open and amenable to their Creator’s vision. The great miracle of Christmas continues in the performance of humane acts, moral honesty, and in the spiritual awareness of millions struggling to lead a life of grace.

圣诞节对全球的影响：

在2012年，在全球经济不景气的情况下，全球的圣诞经济并不乐观。虽然较平常确有不小幅度的升温，但远远低于历史水平。尤其是类似希腊这样陷入债务危机的国家，经济本身并没有复苏，购物的人们只能转转无奈离去。英国、加拿大、新加坡、美国等国由于经济好转，在商家的大力促销下圣诞经济快速回升。

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.

1、True mastery of any skill takes a lifetime.

对任何技能的掌握都需要一生的刻苦操练。

2、Sweat is the lubricant of success.

汗水是成功的润滑剂。

3、If you are doing your best,you will not have to worry about failure.

如果你竭尽全力，你就不用担心失败。

4、Energy and persistence conquer all things.

能量和坚持可以征服一切事情。

5、Bravery never goes out of fashion.

勇敢永远不过时!

6、Those who turn back never reach the summit.

回头的人永远到不了最高峰!

7、Proper preparation solves 80 percent of lifes problems.

适当的准备能解决生活中80%的问题。

8、Winners do what losers dont want to do.

胜利者做失败者不愿意做的事!

9、Every noble work is at first impossible.

每一个伟大的工程最初看起来都是不可能做到的!

10、We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contests, and we must win.

我们通过战胜自己来改进自我。 那里一定有竞赛，我们一定要赢!

11、Speech is the image of actions.

语言是行动的反映。

12、It is always morning somewhere in the world.

世界上总是有某个地方可以看到阳光。

13、If you do not learn to think when you are young, you may never learn. ( Edison )

如果你年轻时不学会思考，那就永远不会。(爱迪生)

14、Anger begins with folly, and ends in repentance.

愤怒以愚蠢开始，以后悔告终。

15、Talents come from diligence, and knowledge is gained by accumulation.

天才在于勤奋，知识在于积累。

16、The greater the man, the more restrained his anger.

人越伟大，越能克制怒火。

17、If there were less sympathy in the world, there would be less trouble in the world. ( O. Wilde )

如果世界上少一些同情，世界上也就会少一些麻烦。(王尔德)

18、All lay load on the willing horse.

人善被人欺，马善被人骑。

19、Strike the iron while it is hot.

趁热打铁。

20、When shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game.

鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。

Chritmas is the day that Jesus Christ was born.people in the world celebrate and worship this day in his honor.The santa claus will come out and send presents for children.Christmas cards and decorated trees are all over the place.The carolling of Christmas songs echo through the air.I am not a Chirstian,but I also enjoy the atmosphere of Chrismas.I wish everybody have a merry Chirismas.

Christmas is the most important festival in the western world.It falls on December 25th.When my mother and I stayed in America,we were invited by one of my mothers friends to have Christmas with an American family.We bought some presents for our American friends on our way to their house.

They had prepared different kinds of gifts for their family and guests when we got to their house,such as Christmas candles,cakes,cards,little toys,biscuits and so on.A Christmas tree was placed in the comer of the brilliant hall.How beautiful it was!We were impressed by these.We had a big meal.After dinner,they told us some interesting stories about Christmas.We learned that Christmas had something to do with God.We went to bed at midnight.Though we knew the Santa Claus was not true,we were still waiting for the Santa Claus with white beard to bring us presents.And we received many beautiful presents the next morning.

This Christmas was really unforgettable.Not only did I have a good time,but also I knew something about foreign culture.

圣诞节是耶稣的人在世界上庆祝和纪念他崇拜这一天，圣诞老人来给孩子们送礼物，圣诞贺卡和装饰树木到处都是。圣诞颂歌回响在空中。我不是一个基督徒，但我也喜欢圣诞节大气。我祝大家圣诞快乐。

圣诞节是西方世界最重要的节日，是在12月25日，当我和母亲在美国的时候，我的一个母亲的朋友邀请我和一个美国家庭一起过圣诞节，我们在去他们家的路上给我们的美国朋友买了一些礼物。

我们到他们家的时候，他们为家里和客人准备了各种各样的礼物，比如圣诞蜡烛、蛋糕、卡片、小玩具、饼干等等!给我们留下了深刻的印象。我们吃了一顿大餐，晚饭后，他们给我们讲了一些圣诞节的故事，我们知道了圣诞节与神同在。我们午夜时分才上床睡觉。尽管我们知道圣诞老人是不是真的，我们还是等待着白胡子的圣诞老人为我们带来礼物，我们收到了许多漂亮的礼物的一天。

这个圣诞节真的很难忘。我不仅过得很愉快，而且还了解一些外国文化。