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The origin of the Christmas

Christmas Day-December 25-which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, the founder of the Christian religion, is the biggest and best-loved holiday in the Christian World.

According to the Bible, the holy book of Christians, God decided to allow his only son, Jesus Christ, to be born to a human mother and live on earth so that people could understand God better and learn to love God and each other more. "Christmas"- meaning "celebration of Christ "- honors the time when Jesus was born to a young Jewish woman Mary.

Mary was engaged to be married to Joseph, a carpenter, but before they came together, she was found to be with child. Because Joseph, her husband, was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."

Although the exact date of the birth of Jesus nearly 2,000 years ago is not known, the calendar on the supposed date divides all time into B.C. (Before Christ )and A.D. ( a Latin phrase, Anno Domini, "in the year of our Lord.") For the first 300 years, Jesus birthday was celebrated on different dates. Finally, in the year 354, church leaders chose December 25 as his birthday.

译文：圣诞节的由来

十二月二十五日圣诞节庆祝耶稣基督的诞生,基督教的创始人,基督教世界最大和最受人喜爱的节日。

根据圣经,圣经的基督徒,上帝决定让他唯一的儿子,耶稣基督,出生,母亲是人类,生活在地球上,这样人们能更好地了解上帝,学习热爱上帝和彼此更多。“圣诞节”——意思是“庆祝基督”——纪念耶稣诞生的时候,一个年轻的犹太妇女玛丽。

玛丽约瑟夫订婚,一个木匠,但他们同居之前,约瑟夫发现了她和孩子。约瑟夫,因为她的丈夫是一个正派的人,又不想把这件事说出去让她丢脸,所以他想悄悄地和她分手。

但他认为这后,耶和华的使者在梦中向他显现,说,“不要害怕把玛丽带回家作为你的妻子,因为她怀孕是圣灵。她将生下一个儿子,你要给他起名叫耶稣,因为他将从罪恶中拯救他的人。”

虽然耶稣诞生的确切日期将近2000年前不知道,应该上的日历日期时间分为公元前公元(公元前)和(拉丁短语,老年,“我们的主。”)300年第一,庆祝耶稣的生日是在不同的日期。最后,在354年,教会领袖选择12月25日定为耶稣基督的生日。

Christmas Day

In Britain, Christmas Day is normally spent at home, with the family, and it is regarded as a celebration of the family and its continuity. Preparations start well in advance, with the sending of Christmas cards and installation of a decorated Christmas tree in a prominent place in the home. Although it is now a firmly established tradition, the Christmas tree was first popularised by Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, who introduced the custom from his native Germany in 1840.

Some houses are decorated with evergreens (plants which do not lose their leaves in winter); a wreath of holly on the front door and garlands of holly, ivy and fir indoors. Bunches of mistletoe are often hung above doorways - any couple passing underneath must exchange kisses! Traditional food is prepared: sweet mince pies, a rich Christmas cake and the Christmas pudding. Everyone has their own favourite recipe, but they’re all packed full of spices, nuts, dried fruit and brandy.

Presents are bought and wrapped, and traditionally placed under the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. Christmas is both a secular and a religious holiday, and many families like to attend a midnight service at church on Christmas Eve, or celebrate Christmas in church on Christmas morning.

The excitement begins for children on Christmas Eve, when they hang up their stockings (an old sock or, more ambitiously, pillow cases) around the fireplace or at the foot of the bed for Father Christmas to fill with presents. The English Father Christmas or Santa Claus is first recorded in his traditional red and white outfit in a woodcut of 1653, but the story of Santa arriving in his reindeer-drawn sleigh and descending down the chimney to fill children’s stockings with presents derives from the USA.

Practically everyone sits down to a Christmas dinner in the early afternoon of Christmas Day, traditionally roast turkey, but some families prefer goose or roast beef. The turkey is followed by the Christmas pudding, brought to the table flaming hot. Brandy is poured over the pudding, then lit. After dinner, everyone relaxes by going for a walk, playing games, enjoying their presents or watching television.

在英国，圣诞节往往在家和家人一起过，且被视为对家庭和睦的一种庆祝。准备工作很早就开始了，大家寄贺卡且在家最显眼的地方装饰圣诞树。尽管这已经成为了根深蒂固的传统，圣诞树最早是由维多利亚女王的丈夫，阿尔伯特王子在1840年从德国引入这一风俗，且开始流行起来。一些房子用常青植物(冬天不会掉叶子的植物)装点;前门挂圣洁的花圈，屋内用圣洁的花冠，常春藤和皮毛装饰。一捆捆的槲寄生经常放在门口上方——任何从下走过的情侣都必须互吻!要准备的传统食物：甜馅的派，一个花式的圣诞蛋糕和圣诞布丁。人人都有自己喜爱的食谱，但都用足了香料，坚果，干果和白兰地。礼物是买来包好的，通常都是在圣诞夜摆放在圣诞树下的。圣诞节也是世俗的宗教节日，许多家庭喜欢在圣诞夜去教堂参加午夜活动，或者在圣诞节早上去教堂庆祝圣诞。

圣诞节最兴奋的要属孩子了，他们在壁炉边或者床角挂起袜子(一只旧袜子，或者贪心点，一个枕头)，来装圣诞老人的礼物。英国的圣诞老人或者叫Santa Claus最先在1653年被木刻下来，穿着传统的红白服饰，但是关于圣诞老人坐驯鹿拉的雪撬来，并且下到烟囱里给孩子送礼物的故事却是来源于美国的。

实际上，人人都在圣诞节那天下午早早地坐下吃圣诞晚餐，烤火鸡是传统食物，但有些家庭更喜欢鹅或者烤牛肉。在圣诞布丁之后上的菜就是热气腾腾的火鸡。白兰地斟在布丁上，然后点燃。晚饭后，所有人都去散散步放松一下，玩玩游戏，赏玩他们的礼物或者看看电视。

Christmas is annual festival in western world that is one of the most

important festivals for them. Previously, only westerners or Christians

celebrate it. But in recent years, more and more Chinese people celebrate it,

especially among young people. There are many activities in that day. I think

there are the following reasons that make Christmas popular in China. First,

it’s a western holiday and it’s new to Chinese. Second, with the development of

the world, the mutual influence between China and the west makes it work. Last,

the merchants make great contribution to its popularity.

christmas day falls on the twenty-fifth of december. it is a very happy day for many boys and girls. before the term ends in some schools, the children act a nativity or “birth” play, showing how jesus was born in a stable.

on the twenty-fourth of december, all children are very excited. usually they are sent to bed early so that their parents can get the presents ready. the younger children think that father christmas will come down the chimney or fireplace, so they hang up a sock for him to put presents in. the greedy ones even hang up a pillow-case or a sack to try to get more presents. later that night, father or mother will put presents in the sock, and leave others at the side of the bed.

on christmas morning, the children wake up very early. some even turn on the light at two oclock, and most of them are awake by six oclock, and the young ones play while the dinner is prepared. at about one oclock in the afternoon, the christmas dinner is brought in. the turkey or chicken is quickly eaten. children search in their christmas pudding for new coins which are hidden in it. the rest of the day is full of games and eating until the happiest of all christmas holidays comes to an end.

12月25日是圣诞节。对许多男孩和女孩来说，这天是个非常开心的日子。在某些学校，学期结束前，孩子们会表演有关(耶稣)诞生或出生的戏剧，用来(向大家)展示耶稣是如何在马厩里出生的。

在12月24日这天，所有的小孩都很兴奋。他们常常被(父母)早早地赶上床去睡觉，以便他们的父母能准备好礼物。年幼一点的小孩认为圣诞老人将从烟囱或壁炉里下来，所以他们挂起袜子，方便圣诞老人把礼物放进去。有些贪心的人，为了能得到更多的礼物，甚至把枕套或布袋挂起来。晚一些时候，爸爸或妈妈将礼物放进袜子，并把其他礼物放在(孩子们的)床边。

圣诞节的早上，小孩们很早就醒来了。一些人甚至在凌晨两点开灯，但大多数小孩会在六点醒来，孩子们在(大人们)准备晚餐的时候玩耍。下午一点，圣诞大餐出炉了。火鸡或鸡腿总是很快被抢光。孩子们寻找着属于他们的圣诞布丁是为了确认金币是否有藏在里面。在剩余的时间里，(人们)便是玩游戏和吃食物直到最开心幸福的圣诞节结束。

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the name christmas is short for "christs mass". a mass is a kind of church service. christmas is a religious festival. it is the day we cele

ate as the birthday of jesus. there are special christmas services in christian churches all over the world. but many of the festivities of christmas do not have anything to do with religion. exchanging gifts and sending christmas cards are the modern ways of celeating the christmas in the world.

the birth of jesus had a story: in nazareth, a city of galilee. the virgins name was mary was betrothed to joseph. before they came together, she was found with child of the holy spirit. joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. while he thought about these things, gaiel, an angel of the lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take mary as wife. and mary willing forth a son, and he shall call his name, jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.

before jesus births, joseph and mary came to quirnius was governing syria. so all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. joseph also went up out of galilee, out of the city of nazareth, into judea, to the city of david, which is called bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of david, to be registered with mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. so it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to bedelivered. and sheought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Dear Mr Fu,

This is my first letter to you. Its a thank-you letter!

Thank you for what? Thank you for teaching me and helping me.

When I am in trouble, is your warm hand to help me, not when I want to give

up when you use your words to support me, I sincerely thank you! Thank you very

much!

In the coming Christmas, I would like to express my deep thanks to you

again!

I wish you good health and good luck in everything!

Your students

亲爱的复老师

这是我给你写的第一制封信，是一封感谢信!

感谢什么呢?感谢你对我的教导，对我的帮助。

在我困难的时候，是你伸出温暖的手帮助我了我，没当我想放弃的时候是您用您的话语支持了我，我衷心的谢谢您!谢谢!

在圣诞节到来之际，我再次向你表达我深深的谢意!

祝您是身体健康，万事如意!

您的学生

1.Hello everyone,my topic of the speech for today is "City Life and Country Life".

Why do people choose to live in the cities today?The reason is:in the cities,we have more opportunities.In cities there are many shops.There is no problem if you need to buy something.If it isnt in one shop you can go to another one.In the village there are usually only few shops and even the only one with the necessary foods.But cities arent only centres of shopping but there are also many offices.Of course all the good schools are in cities.People in the cities can find a now job more easily than people in the country.After all,a job opportunity is one of the most important reasons why to move to the city.But many people from cities say they would love living in the country.I agree with them.

2.Many citizens like to live in the city.City folks like the conveniences and comforts of the big city.It is convenient to get around in the city by bus or taxicab.There are many taxicabs in most cities.

Cities have many schools for children,young people and adults.Adults can go to class at night to learn to read and write better,and to be trained for better jobs.Every large city has at least one college.Adults as well as young people have the chance to go to college.

Citizens of cities have convenient medical services.There are many good doctors to give these medical services.There are many policemen in the cities.The police protect the citizens.

The city has many kinds of entertainment.There are film shows,plays,concerts,parades,and many other kinds of entertainment.There are many places to visit.Many adults like the entertainment and comforts found in a city.

But some of our citizens like the country better.They say the country has many comforts,too.Most homes in the country have electricity.They have electric ice boxes and electric stoves.The country has many more conveniences and comforts than it once had.

The country has space for people to do things.People who live in the country have space to plant flowers and space to keep animals.Some people like to have space in which they can move around freely.

People in the country get lots of exercise when they work on the land.Children get lots of exercise by working or riding their bicycles to school.In the country there are fewer accidents and people do not need so many policemen to protect them.Living in the country is clean and quiet.

Where would you rather live,in the city or country?

Happiness in Chiristmas Day

快乐圣诞节

Christmas is the biggest festival in the western world, which people all over the Christian countries celebrate. It is on the 25th day of each December.Christians consider it as the birthday of Jesus Christ.But now many customs and habits are beyond religious meaning.The Christmas season begins five or six weeks before the exact holiday.There is always a shopping boom during this period.So its really a happy season for shop owners.

每年的12月25日，所有基督教国家的人们都欢庆圣诞节。一般认为圣诞节是耶稣诞生的日子。但是现在许多风俗和习惯都已超出了宗教意义。圣诞节季节在12月25日之前的5、6个星期就已经开始了。在这一时期总会出现一个购物潮。所以圣诞节确实是店主的快乐节日。

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Dear Mr. X,

Hello!

You are the most respected teacher in my mind, although you are very

strict, but you put your heart on us. You work from dawn to dusk, thinking about

better teaching methods. You are like a candle, let me feel the infinite future

of the bright, but burned themselves.

Trees cant grow without sunshine, rain and dew, only their selfless

charity, will have a vibrant. The life of a flower is inseparable from the

earth. With the nutrition provided by the earth, there will be a beautiful and

moving flower. And our life, inseparable from the teacher, with your enthusiasm

to help, with your inculcate, will have our healthy growth... Thank you so much,

teacher! Shi-en is like a fish in water. In the past three years, you have

taught us with great care. Every one of your epigrams is still vividly in my

mind, which reminds me of a lot of things.

It is because of your education, we can have todays knowledge, will have

todays such a talent to learn, it is because of your care, we these "flowers of

the motherland" to healthy growth, it is because of your little teachings, we

understand the truth of life. You are like a tree, we thrive under your shade.

You give us care like a mother, let me feel very happy, let me have the interest

of learning, let me feel that you give endless strength, let me feel that you

are my rely on, let me feel inseparable from you. Teacher, our good grades

cannot do without your hard education, our good grades cannot do without your

careful cultivation. Every step forward is inseparable from your hard sweat.

Teacher, thank you for our serious and responsible education, thank you for

your concern about us, thank you for teaching us a lot of knowledge, thank you

for your selfless dedication to us, one thousand ten thousand "thank you" can

not return your teaching to us.

merry

A healthy body

Your students

敬爱的x老师：

您好!

您是我心目中最敬重的好老师，您虽然十分严厉，但是您把一颗心扑在我们身上。您起早贪黑，琢磨着更好的教学方法。您就像蜡烛一样，让我感到前途无限的光明，却燃烧了自己。

树木的成长，离不开阳光雨露，只有他们无私的施舍，才会有生机勃勃。花朵的生活，离不开大地，有了大地提供的营养，才会有花儿的艳丽动人。而我们的生活，离不开老师，有了您的热情帮助，有了您的谆谆教诲，才会有我们的健康成长……老师，太谢谢您了!师恩如鱼得水，这三年来，您苦口婆心的教育我们，您的每一句金石良言，我一直还历历在目，由此让我想起了很多很多。

正因为有您的教育，我们才能有今天的见识，才会有今天这样的才学，正因为您的呵护，我们这些“祖国的花朵”才能健康的成长，正因为您的点滴教诲，才使我们明白做人的道理。您好比大树，我们在您的树荫下茁壮成长。您给了我们像妈妈一样的关怀，让我觉得无比幸福，让我有了学习的兴趣，让我觉得您给了无穷无尽的力量，让我觉得您是我的依靠，让我觉得离不开您了。老师，我们的好成绩离不开您的辛苦教育，我们的好成绩更少不了您的细心培养。我们每前进一步，都离不开您洒下的辛勤汗水。

老师，谢谢您对我们认真负责的教育，谢谢您对我们的关心，谢谢您教给了我们许多知识，谢谢您对我们无私的奉献，一千声一万声“谢谢”都无法回报您对我们的教导。

敬祝

身体健康

您的学生

Heaven is a beautiful Christmas eve. As soon as I finished school， I went home with my classmates.

As soon as I got home， my father told me that today I went to the restaurant outside with my uncle and aunt， and I listened and jumped more happily. But mom hasnt come back yet， so shes going to wait for her mother to go home.

After a while， my mother came home， and I urged my father to take my mother out. Along the way， I saw tonights pedestrian faces are filled with smiling faces， giving people a detailed， warm feeling. Walking to the entrance of International Building， I felt a warm current. The cold wind outside the glass door pushed the door into the warm spring. The Santa Claus in the mansion waved to us all the time. The green branches of the Christmas tree are covered with thousands of colorful lights. Twinkle， twinkle， twinkle， eyes.

As soon as I entered the building， I went straight to the 2 floor. There was a Christmas song in the western restaurant. The songs were melodious and comfortable. On the wall is a picture of an affable Santa claus. Uncle and aunt already arrived， my father and mother walked over， greeted them， and sat down， everyone seems to be a big family.

Christmas is coming, I have a lot of desire to achieve, to the snow outside the window I quietly pray:

Dear Santa Claus: please give me a time machine. I would be very happy, thank you! Do you see my smile will be very happy, right?

I also hope I can fly machine, fifty tea eggs, one hundred popsicles, a refrigerator, a picture of a lady Yang portraits, article 50 sausage, a rod and an automatic pencil. All of these things should be easy to tidy up, and sent to me, I will share with my friends, you say?

Who are you building? Is god? If its mom and dad posing as, I want to thank you. I want to have a read, dont worry mom and dad. My wishes in this Christmas.

圣诞节就要到了，我有很多愿望想实现，对着窗外的皑皑白雪我轻声的祈祷：

亲爱的圣诞老公公：请送给我一个时光机。我会非常高兴，谢谢你!你看到我的笑容一定会非常开心，对不对?

我还希望我有可以飞的机器、五十个茶叶蛋、一百个冰棒、一个冰箱、一幅杨贵妃肖像画、五十条香肠、一支鱼竿和一枝自动铅笔。这些东西应该都很容易整理好，送给我，我会跟我的朋友们一起分享，你说可好?

你是谁打造的?是上帝吗?如果是爸爸、妈妈假扮的，我要好好感谢你们。我要好好读书，不要再让爸爸、妈妈操心。在这个圣诞佳节献上我的祝福满满。

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.

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Christmas is coming! I whispered in my dream, and I enjoyed the joy of Christmas in my dream.

The house is full of bright, transparent, flower - shaped candles like a crystal. In the most eye-catching small hall stood a tree in a green pearl do "dress", and then set a "small yarn made of silk dress" decorated with the stars and the moon nine color flowers, a riot of colours will change forever, not snow, feels, not cold. Its still warm! The things in the world turned into crystal, and from time to time they made a pleasant sound.

The people who were worn out by their work were playing with their children on the day and flying in the air. All the toys have gained new life, and all the good people who have died are back.

Santa Claus gave us a gift with a beautiful reindeer and spilled sweet and delicious sweets on the path. How I wish Santa could send me a collection of articles from all the people in the world!

Christmas is so happy!

圣诞节来啦!我在梦中轻声唤道，美梦中我享受着圣诞的快乐。

家里到处挂满了像星星一般明亮，像水晶一样透明的花形蜡烛。在最醒目的小厅里放着一棵穿着绿珍珠做的“上衣”，再套上一件用丝绸做的“小纱裙”，上面缀着五彩缤纷的九色花、会变色的星星和月亮，永远不化的雪花，摸上去，一点儿也不冷，还热乎乎的呢！这个世界上的东西都变成水晶似的，不时地发出悦耳的声音。

被工作弄得疲惫不堪的大人们，在这一天都和孩子们一起玩耍，在空中飞舞。玩具们都获得了新生命，已经逝世的好人们都回到了从前。

圣诞老人架着美丽无比的驯鹿车给我们送礼，还不时把香甜可口的糖果洒在路过的小道上。我多么希望圣诞老人能送我一本世界上所有人的文章集啊!

圣诞节真有这么快乐就好了！

Christmas Day falls on the twenty-fifth of December. It is a very happy day for many boys and girls . Before the term ends in some schools , the children act a nativity① or “birth” play, showing how Jesus② was born in a stable③.

On the twenty-fourth of December, all children are very excited. Usually they are sent to bed early so that their parents can get the presents ready. The younger children think that Father Christmas will come down the chimney or fireplace , so they hang up a sock for him to put presents in. The greedy ones even hang up a pillow-case④ or a sack⑤ to try to get more presents. Later that night, Father or Mother will put presents in the sock, and leave others at the side of the bed.

On Christmas morning, the children wake up very early. Some even turn on the light at two oclock, and most of them are awake by six oclock although it is not light in England for another hour or two at this time of the year.

Children look for their presents , and the young ones play while the dinner is prepared. At about one oclock in the afternoon, the Christmas dinner is brought in . The turkey or chicken is quickly eaten . Children search in their Christmas pudding for new coins which are hidden in it . The rest of the day is full of games and eating until the happiest of all Christmas hollidays comes to an end.

【词语解释】

①nativity [n+tiviti] n.出生;诞生;(宗教)耶稣诞生

②Jesus [dNi:z+s] n.耶稣

③stable [steibl] n.厩;马棚;牛棚

④pillow-case [pil+ukeis] n.枕套

⑤sack [s$k] n.袋;布袋

【写法指要】

这是一篇用一般现在时写成的记叙文，所以叫做现在记叙文(present narration)。现在记叙文适合于写经常发生的事情，比如圣诞节就是每年都要过的节日。这种记叙文一般按照人物行为情节的时间顺序安排文章结构，本文分为“圣诞前”、“圣诞夜”和“圣诞当天”三个时间顺序的行为情节。

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ones, and we wish you happiness and prosperity in the year ahead.

圣诞节转眼又到，又该迎接新的一年了。我们向你及你的亲人们致以最美好的圣诞祝福，愿你在新的一年里事业兴旺，幸福美满!

In the season of joy I present my sincere wishes and kind thoughts. May the kind of Christmas outshine all the rest.

在这欢乐的时节给你我最真的祝福和亲切的思念，愿你今年的圣诞比往年更璀璨。

Much joy to you in the up coming year.May the warmest wishes, happy thoughts and friendly greetings come at Christmas and stay with you all the year through.

让温馨的祝愿、幸福的思念和友好的祝福，在圣诞佳节来到你身边，伴你左右。

Warm hearted wishes for an old fashioned Christmas and a happy New Year filled with all your favorite things.

传统佳节之际，献上圣诞的殷殷祝福，祝新年万事如意!

May the bright and festive glow of Christmas candle warm the days all the year through. Hoping you will have a wonderful time enjoying Christmas Day and wishing you a New Year that is happy in every way.

愿明亮喜庆的圣诞烛光温暖一年中的每个日日夜夜，祝你欢欢喜喜度圣诞，高高兴兴过新年!

Hope all your Christmas dreams come true!

愿你所有的圣诞梦想都成真!

Hope you enjoy the happiness of Christmas and all the trimmings.

祝你享尽圣诞佳节的快乐和圣诞的礼品。

May peace，happiness and good fortune be with you always. 祝您年年阖第平安，岁岁满目吉祥。

Wishinbg you health and happiness in the year to come. 祝你在新的一年里健康，快乐。

Merry Christmas and a happy new year. 敬祝圣诞，恭贺新喜。

Warmest thoughts and best wishes form you. 寄上无限的思念和最美好的祝愿

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)

圣诞老人的传说在数千年前的斯堪的纳维亚半岛即出现。北欧神话中司智慧，艺术，诗词，战争的奥丁神，寒冬时节，骑上他那八脚马坐骑驰骋于天涯海角，惩恶扬善，分发礼物。与此同时，其子雷神着红衣以闪电为武器与冰雪诸神昏天黑地恶战一场，最终战胜寒冷。据异教传说，圣诞老人为奥丁神后裔。也有传说称圣诞老人由圣·尼古拉而来，所以圣诞老人也称St.Nicholas.因这些故事大多弘扬基督精神，其出处，故事情节大多被淡忘，然而圣诞老人却永驻人们精神世界。

每年圣诞日，圣诞老人骑在白羊星座上，圣童手持圣诞树降临人间，随着世事变迁，作家和艺术家开始把圣诞老人描述成我们今日熟悉的着红装，留白胡子的形象。同时不同的国度和文化对圣诞老人也有了不同的解释。在德国，传说他扮成圣童把坚果和苹果放在孩子们鞋里。他乘双轮马车四处漫游，观察人们的行为，尤其是小孩，如果表现好，将会得到苹果、坚果、糖等诸多奖品。坏孩子则得一鞭子。家长们灵机一动纷纷采用此传说来鼓励孩子们听话。大大超过了新年，成为一个全民的节日。圣诞老人已经成为圣诞节最受喜爱的象征和传统。他赶 着驯鹿，拉着装满玩具和礼物的雪橇挨家挨户给每个孩子送礼物的快乐老精灵的形象已深深地留在人们的记忆中。

11世纪末来自意大利的宗教士兵将Nicholas圣人的遗物带回意大利，并在港口城市Bari建造了一座教堂来纪念他。很快世界各地的基督教徒纷至沓来朝圣这位圣人。这些朝圣者将圣人Nicholas的故事带回他们的本土，所以有关圣诞老人的传说在各个国家都各具特色。

12世纪欧洲出现了圣人Nicholas纪念日，以互赠礼物和慈善活动为主。德国、法国、荷兰则将12月6日作为宗教纪念日，给孩子和穷人们赠送礼物。

荷兰殖民者来到美洲时，将他们的Sintirklass主教也带了去，Sintirklass身着红袈裟，骑着一匹白马。Sintirklass的美国形象后来逐渐演变成一个快乐的老精灵。起初美国作家华盛顿.欧文在他的喜剧《纽约的历史》中将他描述成一个又圆又胖的荷兰老人。1823年，诗人Clement Moore在他的诗歌《St.Nicholas印象》中继续将Sintirklass/Saint Nicholas的形象戏剧化，这就是各位在本篇开头看到的圣诞老人。

19世纪60年代卡通制作者Thomas Nash画了一幅胖胖的、慈祥的圣诞老人作为《Harper的一周》的插图。这个圣诞老人的形象开始深深地扎根于美国人民的脑海中。随着时间的推移，圣诞老人的形象传回欧洲，传到南美洲，传遍世界各地。

许多国家都保存了他们自己有关圣诞老人的风俗和传说。在荷兰的传说中，圣诞老人Sintirklass还带了一个叫Black Peter的助手，乘着一艘船于12月6日来到。他带着一本大书，书中描述了所有荷兰小孩在过去一年中的表现。表现好的小孩就送礼物给他们，不好的小孩便让他的助手带走。

德国的圣诞老人也带着一个叫做Knecht Ruprecht、Krampus或Pelzebock的助手，肩上背着个装着礼物的大袋子，手上拿着一根棍子。好孩子可收到他的礼物，顽皮的孩子却要给教训几棍子。

意大利的圣诞老人叫La Befana ;法国的圣诞老人叫Father Christmas或Pere Noel ;瑞士的圣诞老人叫Christkindl或Christ Child;斯勘的纳维亚地区的圣诞人叫julenisse 或 juletomte ;而英国的圣诞老人和法国一样也叫Father Christmas(圣诞之父)，他的形象比其它圣诞老人更庄严，更清瘦一些。北美的圣诞老人便是乘着驯鹿拉的雪橇来给孩子们送礼物的。

Flowers in full bloom in this, green grass of early summer, we have ushered in a grand festival of Children - June 1 International Childrens Day, I am very honored to share with the children together in this beautiful holiday. On that occasion, I would like to let me to all children, young pioneers holiday to extend my sincere regards to the hard work, dedicated gardener to cultivate the flowers of the motherland who pay tribute! Soon to be here today in recognition of the advanced collectives and advanced individuals express warm congratulations!

Pioneers, the children, we are now in a hopeful new era of challenges, you are lucky enough to live in a state of concern about the survival of students, teachers and students in the pursuit of maximum growth to meet the needs of schools; so one "give students the best childhood, most give a solid start in life "as the core concept of school, portrait of creating" education "brand School; an" education and scientific research as the guide to the experimental school in English at the core characteristics Yucai School to serve the community for the meaning of new schools "; so ones own ideas and practice, practice, together with the parents," Our children, our schools, our joint efforts, "the slogan of the school co-operation of schools, the school environment of your grace, your skilled teachers , School of your high-quality education and teaching has been very successful, you just give your School School Award is fully endorsed.

Pioneers, the children, you are lucky generation, the generation is shouldering the burden. There is an old statement: journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Youth are the beginning of a better life, clarity of vision, bred here, noble sentiments here at initiation, the habits of good form here, life here at the foundation of the glory and prosperity at the bright future of our calls. We must strive to improve their own quality of life in the new starting point, the momentum to become the new century, the need for construction of the homeland of the wood-Dong Liang. At the same time, teachers also hope that our his utmost to achieve a greater honor.

在这鲜花烂漫，绿草如茵的初夏时节，我们迎来了孩子们的盛大节日——六一国际儿童节，我非常荣幸地与小朋友们一起共度这美好的节日。值此机会，谨让我向全体小朋友、少先队员们致以诚挚的节日问候，并向辛勤耕耘、呕心沥血培育祖国花朵的园丁们致以崇高的敬意!向今天即将受到表彰的先进个人和先进集体表示热烈的祝贺!

少先队员、小朋友们，我们正处于一个充满希望的挑战的新时代，你们幸运地生活在一所关注师生生存状态，追求最大限度满足师生成长需要的学校;一所以" 给学生最美好的童年，给人生最坚实的起步"为核心办学理念，倾情打造"附小教育"品牌的学校;一所"以教育科研为先导的实验学校，以英语特色为核心的育才学校，以服务社会为内涵的新型学校";一所以自己的理念和实践，同家长一起践行"咱们的孩子、咱们的学校、咱们共同努力"这一家校合作口号的学校，你们的学校环境优雅，你们的老师技艺高超，你们学校的教育教学质量高，成绩斐然，刚才给你们学校授牌就是对你们学校的充分肯定。

少先队员、小朋友们，你们是幸运的一代，也是肩负重担的一代。古人言：千里之行，始于足下。少年时代是美好人生的开端，远大的理想在这里孕育，高尚的情操在这里萌生，良好的习惯在这里养成，生命的辉煌在这里奠基，繁荣昌盛的美好前景在召唤着我们。我们要努力提高自身素质，在新的人生起点上，再接再厉，使自己成为新世纪祖国建设需要的栋粱之材。同时，也希望我们师范附小再接再厉，争取更大的荣誉。

Again beautiful Christmas, although this is not Chinas festival, but for us this group of crazy love make love kids, are worth celebrating. Every Christmas Eve, many teachers always comes out in the comments, and many fail. You hear: "we can dress up as all kinds of people on Christmas day, and bring their own small gifts."

The second day, I went to the classroom, its so beautiful. The Christmas tree is tower, wearing a green dress, small bell hanging on, gently touched, ding dong, ding dong sound; Golden small lights, like the stars in the sky blink of an eye; Small colorful lanterns, flash, hung above the students present.

Then look at the students dress up, see in our daily life are not seen: the princess, angel, wizards, hunters, grandpa... Some students even drag, I became a Santa Claus.

Then, we recognize each other, this is a small beautiful, she is the most beauty, as the princess; This is the little hero, he likes magic, dress up a mage... In the end, only two classmates didnt identified by us.

Then, we according to the student id, in turn, present from the Christmas tree with closed eyes to touch, I wish I can get a good gift.

This Christmas, more mysterious!

又到了美丽的圣诞节，虽然这不是中国的节日，可是对我们这群爱疯爱闹的孩子来说，是值得庆祝的。每到圣诞节前夕，教师里总会传出许多议论、许多鬼点子。你听：“我们可以在圣诞节那天打扮成各种各样的人，并带上自己的小礼物。”

第二天，我到了教室，真漂亮啊!圣诞树呈塔形，穿着一件绿衣裳，身上挂着的一个个小铃铛，轻轻一碰，叮当、叮当发出的声音;金色的小灯，好像天上眨眼的星星;五颜六色的小灯笼，一闪一闪的，上面挂满了同学们的礼物。

再看同学们的打扮，在日常生活中见都没见过：公主、天使、魔法师、猎人、老爷爷......甚至有同学男扮女装，我则打扮成了一个圣诞老人。

接着，我们互相辨认起来，这是小丽，她最爱美，打扮成了公主;这是小杰，他酷爱魔法，打扮成了魔法师......到了最后，只有两位同学没被我们辨认出来。

随后，我们按照学号依次从圣诞树上闭着眼睛摸取礼物，真希望我能得到一份好礼物。

这个圣诞节，快乐更神秘!

December 25th is Christmas day, my mother told me: Christmas is not a traditional Chinese festival, it is a festival in western countries the biggest, equivalent to the Spring Festival of our country.

Now our country Christmas is very grand. A few days before Christmas, go into the street, every corner lets a person feel the atmosphere of the festival. Most of the merchants, shopping malls with a Christmas tree and with a charming smile form to Santa Claus, some on the door, and some in the hall. The Christmas tree is tower, wearing a green dress, slow little taco bell, as long as gently touched, jingle, make beautiful sounds, all sorts of color of small lights like the stars in the sky blink of an eye, and as a small colorful lanterns, flash, beautiful!

Many merchants in order to attract customers eye, in a transparent glass door spew out all kinds of Christmas gifts of graphics, some direct hit "celebrate Christmas promotion" of all kinds of benefits of advertising. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, I hope every children want presents can have a big surprise, of course I was no exception.

12月25日是圣诞节，妈妈告诉我：圣诞节不是中国传统的节日，它是西方国家一年中最盛大的一个节日，相当于我们国家的春节。

现在我们国家的圣诞节很隆重。圣诞节前几天，走到大街上，每个角落都让人感受到过节的气氛。大多数的商家、商场都摆着圣诞树和面带笑容形态可掬的圣诞老人，有的放在门口，有的摆在大厅。圣诞树呈塔形，穿着一件绿衣裳，身上挂慢了一个个小铃铛，只要轻轻一碰，叮当、叮当发出动听的声音，各种颜色的小灯好像天上眨眼的星星，又像五颜六色的小灯笼，一闪一闪的，美丽极了!

好多商家为了吸引顾客的眼睛，在透明的玻璃门上喷出各种圣诞礼物的图形，有的直接打出“庆圣诞大促销”的各种让利广告。明天就是平安夜，希望每个想得到礼物的小朋友都能有个特大的惊喜，当然我也不例外。

In Boston,carol singing festivities are famous.The singers are accompanied by hand bells.

In New Orleans,a huge ox is paraded around the streets decorated with holly and with ribbons tied to its horns.

In Arizona,the Mexican ritual called Las Posadas is kept up.This is a ritual procession and play representing the search of Mary and Joseph for a room at the inn.Families play the parts and visit each others houses enacting and re-enacting the drama and,at the same time,having a look at each familys crib.

In Hawaii,Christmas starts with the coming of the Christmas Tree Ship,which is a ship bringing a great load of Christmas fare.Santa Claus also arrives by boat.

In California,Santa Claus sweeps in on a surf board.

In America the traditional Christmas dinner is roast turkey with vegetables and sauces.For dessert it is rich,fruity Christmas pudding with brandy sauce.Mince pies,pastry cases filled with a mixture of chopped dried fruit.

The majority of Americans celebrate Christmas with the exchange of gifts and greetings and with family visits.For many,the day begins on Christmas Eve with the Midnight Mass.At Christmas it snows in many states,so dinner is usually eaten indoors.Dinner usually is roast turkey,goose,duck or ham served with cranberry sauce,then plum pudding or pumpkin pie followed by nuts and fruit.

篇一：圣诞节习俗的英语作文

People in British are the most eating people on Christmas, and the foods including roast pig, Turkey, Christmas pudding, Christmas patties etc.. Every family has a gift, a servant has a share, and all the gifts are sent on Christmas morning. Some sing carols along the door-to-door singing reported good news, they will be invited to the house owner, with refreshments or small gifts.

英国人在圣诞节是最注重吃的，食品中包括烧猪、火鸡、圣诞布丁、圣诞碎肉饼等。每一个家人都有礼物，仆人也有份，所有的礼物是在圣诞节的早晨派送。有的唱圣诞歌者沿门逐户唱歌报佳音，他们会被主人请进屋内，用茶点招待，或者赠小礼物。

篇二：圣诞节习俗的英语作文

The average adult in France will go to the church for midnight mass on the eve of Christmas. After the end of the family, all the families went to the home of the oldest married brother or sister, and was reunited to eat. This meeting is to discuss family events, but in case of family disharmony, then the hatchet will vanish, everyone has to become reconciled, so the Christmas is a kind of days in France.

法国的一般成年人，在圣诞前夕差不多都要到教会参加子夜弥撒。在完毕后，家人同去最年老的已婚的哥哥或姊姊的家里，团聚吃饭。这个集会，讨论家中要事，但遇有家人不和睦的，在此后也前嫌冰释，大家要和好如初了，所以圣诞在法国是一个仁慈的日子。

篇三：圣诞节习俗的英语作文

Every Italian family has a model of the birth of Jesus. On Christmas Eve, All families get together for a big meal and attend Christmas mass at midnight. After that, they will visit their friends and relatives, but only children and old people can get presents. At Christmas, the italians have a very good custom, and children write or write poems thanking their parents for their upbringing. Their works are hidden in napkins, dishes, or tablecloths before they have a Christmas meal. After they had finished the meal, they retrieved it and read it to everyone.

每一个意大利的家庭，都放有耶稣诞生故事的模型景物。在圣诞前夕，家人团聚吃大餐，到午夜时参加圣诞弥撒。完毕之后，便去访问亲友，只有小孩和年老的人得到礼物。在圣诞节，意大利人有一种很好的风俗，儿童们作文或撰诗歌，表示感谢他们的父母在这年来给他们的教养。他们的作品，在未吃圣诞大餐之前，被暗藏在餐巾里、碟子的下面或是桌布里，父母装作看不见。在他们吃完大餐之后，便把它取回，向大家朗读。