圣诞节
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Christmas
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第1段
As Christmas approaches, excitement mounts to a pitch. There are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be decorated. Parents are faced with the difficult task of concealing presents from inquisitive young children. If the gifs are large, this is sometimes a real problem. On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the desire to go to bed early so that Santa Claus will bring their presents quickly, and the desire to stay up late in case they miss any of the fun. The desire for presents usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie awake for a long time, hoping to catch a glimpse of Father Christmas.
随着圣诞节的临近，兴奋感提升到了顶点。礼物要购买，贺卡要邮寄，房间要装扮。父母们对于满是好奇的孩子，要做好礼物保密这个困难的工作。倘若礼物很大，有时还挺难瞒住的。在平安夜，孩子们兴奋得不能自已。孩子们左右为难：既想早点上床，好让圣诞老人快点送来礼物；又想晚点睡，免得错过任何好玩的事。对礼物的渴望往往占据上风。可即便早早爬上床，也好长时间辗转难寐，希望能看到一眼圣诞老人。
第2段
Last Christmas, my wife and I successfully managed to conceal a few large presents in the store-room. I was dreading the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bicycle had come from, but fortunately he did not see it.
去年圣诞节，太太和我在储物室顺利藏好了几件大礼物。我当时蛮担心我的儿子吉米问我那个新单车是哪来的，好在他没看到。
第3段
On Christmas Eve, It took the children hours to get to sleep. It must have been nearly midnight when my wife and I crept into their room and began filling stockings and pillow cases as quickly as we could. After this was done, I wheeled in the bicycle I had bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were sure to wake up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children’s room. The children were blowing toy trumpets, banging tin drums and shouting excitedly. Before I had time to stagger out of bed, young Jimmy came sailing into the room on his brand new bicycle, and his younger sister, Elizabeth, followed close behind pushing her new pram. Even the baby arrived. He crawled into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. All of a sudden it burst. That woke us up completely. We jumped out of bed and began to play with the children. The day had really begun with a bang!
平安夜，孩子们过了好几个小时才睡着。那时一定快到午夜了，太太和我悄悄进入他们房间开始往长筒袜和枕套里面放礼物，要多快有多快。弄好之后，我把买给吉米的自行车推出来放在家里的圣诞树旁边。太太和我那晚睡不了太久，因为孩子们肯定会一大早就起来。次日凌晨5点，我们就被孩子们房间传出来的巨大声响吵醒了。孩子们吹着玩具喇叭，敲打铁皮鼓，兴奋得大喊大叫。在我强迫自己起床之前，小吉米就骑着他全新的自行车进来了。吉米的妹妹伊丽莎白紧跟在他后面，推着新的婴儿车。就连小宝宝也到了，他在后面拖着一个大气球爬了进来。突然，气球“砰”地爆了，把我们彻底惊醒了。我们跳下床，和孩子们玩了起来。这一天真是在一声巨响中开始的！
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