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# 圣诞节

## 课文学习台 {#study}

### 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.

中文理解：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。

* **so that**：以便或以致 / 尽管 / 即使 / 仿佛；先判断两部分的关系；even though 说已知情况，even if 常说假设。

* **a long time**：形容词与名词一起理解；先结合这句确定是在评价位置、距离还是经历，不把 good 一律换成中文“好”。

#### 这一段的读法与用法

注释：①mounts = rises。②task = job。③concealing presents = hiding gifts。④ inquisitive = curious。⑤torn between = cannot decide which to choose, and so you feel anxious or troubled between…⑥catch a glimpse of = see briefly。

\[语法符号讲解] \[1]本句 torn 用作形容词，表示“难以取舍”；between 介词短语补充说明两种相互冲突的愿望，并非修饰名词的后置定语，在这个后置定语中，又有so that 引导的目的状语从句，以及in case 引导的目的状语从句。

### 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.

中文理解：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。

* **managed to**：设法成功做到；不仅是尝试，还包含最终做到了；try to 不保证成功。

#### 这一段的读法与用法

注释：①dreading = afraid。②fortunately = luckily。

\[语法符号讲解] \[1]本句when 引导的是定语从句，修饰the moment，该定语从句中，有一个where 引导的宾语从句，这里ask 后面接双宾语，其中一个宾语是me，另一个宾语就是这个where 引导的宾语从句了。该宾语从句的主语为that new bicycle，这里的that 是有实际意义的，并非引导词，故主语符号奉上。

### 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!

中文理解：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！

* **wake up**：醒来 / 熟睡 / 摆好 / 返程；fast asleep 的 fast 强调熟睡，不是睡得快。

#### 这一段的读法与用法

注释：①creep into = to move slowly, quietly and carefully，不是爬进去。②stagger out of bed = force yourself out of bed，不是什么蹒跚起床。③burst 在这里表示“爆裂”，主语 it 指前句的大气球；不能套用“挤满”的其他用法。结尾 with a bang 呼应气球的爆裂声，也带有热热闹闹开始一天的意味。

\[本文修订日期：2022年2月1日]

## 学完这一课

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