【虎虎日記】圣誕快樂(lè)：外教眼中的圣誕節(jié)(下)
“叮叮當(dāng),叮叮當(dāng), 鈴兒響叮當(dāng)……”又到了一年一度的圣誕節(jié)啦！大家走在街上有沒(méi)有看到各種圣誕節(jié)裝飾和圣誕樹(shù)呢？每年的圣誕節(jié)虎虎都很開(kāi)心呢！西方的圣誕節(jié)究和我們認(rèn)為的有啥不同呢？虎虎特地請(qǐng)教了偶們的美女外教Alison（戳我去看美女外教的主頁(yè) >>）來(lái)談?wù)劽绹?guó)人是咋過(guò)圣誕節(jié)的，下面拿來(lái)和大家一起分享！點(diǎn)我進(jìn)入滬江外教Alison老師的口語(yǔ)節(jié)目>>
Santa Claus
Nearly every western country believes something different about Santa Claus, but in the US, Santa Clause is a jolly old man with a long, white beard and a huge belly. He wears a red and white fur suit because he lives in the North Pole, and on Christmas Eve, he delivers presents to every child in the world in a sleigh that flies through the sky as it’s pulled by reindeer. Rudolph the Reindeer lights the way, with a nose that glows in the night. The sleigh lands on the rooftops of every house, and Santa slides down the chimney to fill the stockings with presents. However, Santa has a list of all of the children in the world, and the list is divided into “naughty” and “nice”. If your name is on the “naughty” list, you get nothing but a lump of coal in your Christmas stocking. Parents use this to inspire good behavior in their children.
大家都知道圣誕老人！他老人家已經(jīng)成為圣誕節(jié)最受喜愛(ài)的象征啦。他趕著馴鹿（叫做魯?shù)婪騘^），拉著裝滿玩具和禮物的雪橇挨家挨戶給每個(gè)孩子送禮物的快樂(lè)老精靈的形象已深深地留在偶們的腦海中=w= 圣誕老人的雪橇?xí)诿總€(gè)房子屋頂?shù)闹懀麖臒焽杌聛?lái)把禮物填裝進(jìn)長(zhǎng)襪中。 大家知道嗎？圣誕老人有世界上所有孩子的名單，并且名單被劃分成“naughty”和“nice”。 大家都不希望自己在“naughty”名單上~所以，家長(zhǎng)們就用這招讓小盆友們乖乖的~Alison告訴虎虎，爸爸媽媽們會(huì)在屋外搖鈴，造成是圣誕老人給孩子們禮物的假象（好有愛(ài)啊~）
Music and Movies
I never get tired of Christmas music, and there are so many different kinds to choose from. Popular artists make Christmas albums every year, but my favorite tunes come from artists in the 1950s and 60s. Christmas music comes in every genre, and it plays on radio stations and in stores for at least a month before Christmas. Christmas carols and hymns are also popular; these are songs that are easy to sing in groups because they have different vocal parts and many verses. Christmas caroling is a great way to learn these songs, where a group of people get together and walk from house to house, knocking on doors to serenade the people inside.
While radio stations play Christmas music to get people in the holiday spirit, television stations play Christmas movies. There are the classic films, like It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and Christmas comedies, like Home Alone, Elf, and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. My favorite Christmas film, however, is Love Actually. It’s become a tradition for my friends and me to watch that together every year with mulled wine and plenty of Christmas cookies.
圣誕期間呢，到處都是圣誕歌曲，圣誕歌曲大都關(guān)于耶穌誕生啦。圣誕歌曲包括Christmas carols and hymns（頌歌、贊美詩(shī)）；popular Christmas song（流行圣誕歌曲），流行歌手在圣誕期間會(huì)出各種圣誕專輯（點(diǎn)我去看>>）。Alison說(shuō)在她3、4歲的時(shí)候就學(xué)會(huì)了唱圣誕歌曲，學(xué)會(huì)的第一首歌是《Away in a Manger》。
至于圣誕電影呢~就有好多啦！圣誕期間，會(huì)有灰常多圣誕電影占據(jù)電視。其中比較經(jīng)典的電影，有《生活多美好 It's a Wonderful Life》(1946)、《圣誕頌歌 A Christmas Carol》(1938)、《紅鼻子馴鹿魯?shù)婪?Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer》(1964)；還有很多圣誕喜劇，《小鬼當(dāng)家 Home Alone》(1990)、《圣誕精靈 Elf》 (2003)、《瘋狂圣誕假期 / National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation》(1989)…… Alison最稀飯的是《真愛(ài)至上 Love Actually 》(2003)，是一部由各種小故事組成的溫馨的電影~虎虎也灰常稀飯^^ 大家最喜歡的圣誕電影是啥呢？（戳我去看圣誕影視 >>）
Blessings
So have I inspired you to start your own Christmas traditions this year? Great! You can start spreading the Christmas cheer with Christmas blessings! Religious folk may say “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Christmas”, while non-religious people may say “Season’s Greetings” or “Happy Holidays”!
你知道幾種祝賀圣誕的說(shuō)法呢？虎虎來(lái)告訴你吧！Merry Christmas~是我們最常用；Happy Holidays不是基督徒可以這么說(shuō)哦；Happy Christmas 表示是英國(guó)的說(shuō)法；還可以說(shuō)Season's Greeting、Good Tidings……讓我們一起來(lái)說(shuō)圣誕快樂(lè)吧(*^__^*)