Christmas Day

Mostwesterners always celebrate Christmas Day as their major festival, in order tomemorialize Jesus. During that time, they always have several days off, so theycan enjoy this festival with all their hearts. The children often get togetherwith their friends. The adults are busy with decorating their houses. They alsosend the postcards with their best wishes to each other. In the streets, thereare so many Fathers Christmas sending presents to the passers-by. Andeverything is on a discount in the supermarkets. Thus the supermarkets are thebusiest places.

為了紀(jì)念耶穌大部分西方人都慶祝圣誕節(jié)作為他們的主要節(jié)日。在這段時(shí)間里，他們總是有好幾天假，所以他們可以全身心的享受這個(gè)節(jié)日。小孩們經(jīng)常與他們的朋友聚在一起。大人都忙著裝飾他們的房子。他們還互相贈(zèng)送明信片以及他們對(duì)彼此的祝福。在街上，有很多圣誕老人在派送禮物給路人。超市里面的所有東西都在打折。所以，超市是最忙的地方。

Inthe evening, the families usually have pudding, sandwiches, apple pies and someother desserts for dinner. After supper, the families always sing and dancearound the Christmas tree. Sometimes, they also go to church. Before going tobed, the children often hang up their stockings beside their bed, so thatFather Christmas will fill them with presents. It is said that Father Christmasalways drives a deer to the human world and entering into each house from thechimney. Now the children no longer believe in Father Christmas, but they stillhang up their stockings, because their parents will fill them with presents.

晚上，家里面通常都有吃布丁，三明治，蘋(píng)果派還有一些其它的甜點(diǎn)作為晚餐。晚飯后，家人們總是圍著圣誕樹(shù)唱歌跳舞。有時(shí)，他們還會(huì)去教堂。睡覺(jué)前，孩子們常常會(huì)把長(zhǎng)統(tǒng)襪掛在床邊，這樣圣誕老人就會(huì)用禮物把它填滿(mǎn)了。據(jù)說(shuō)圣誕老人總是騎著一只鹿到人類(lèi)，之后從煙囪進(jìn)入每個(gè)房子�，F(xiàn)在的孩子不再相信圣誕老人的故事了，但他們?nèi)匀粫?huì)掛上他們的襪子，因?yàn)樗麄兊母改笗?huì)用禮物把它填滿(mǎn)。