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零距离美语会话[文化风俗差异]Lesson 3:Have you wrapped your Christmas

时间:2006-03-24 01:06:49 来源:本站原创 编辑:alex  每天三分钟英语轻松学

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When American kids get into their teens, they begin to find out that Santa Claus doesn’t really exist. Some smarter kids even know that before then. They feel it’s nothing but a joke.  Of course, some are devastated when they find it out. But most realize that the character “Santa Claus” is really a fictional character presented in a light-hearted way for the enjoyment of children.  It doesn’t matter he’s real or not, the legend will remain.  
当美国小孩子进入十几岁以后,他们开始得知圣诞老人并不是真正地存在。一些聪明一些的小孩甚至在这之前就知道了。他们觉得这只不过是个笑话。当然一些人当他们知道此事时很伤心。但是大部分人意识到圣诞老人这个人物确实是虚构的角色,一个以轻松自在的方式给孩子们带来乐趣的角色。他是真与否,都无关紧要,传说还是会流传下去。

【译文】
——圣诞节准备得怎么样了?
——要的礼物我都准备好了,而且我们全家正在一起准备食物。那很容易,但我还有一个难题要处理。
——什么事?不要告诉我你还有许多圣诞卡要写;我妻子通常花一个月的时间写好我们所有的圣诞卡。
——不是,圣诞卡我早就写完了。难题是怎样告诉我儿子有关圣诞老人的实情。
——他还不知道圣诞老人不是真的?他多大,八岁?
——是的,他从未说过什么,因此我也从未告诉过他。但现在他越来越大了……
——你认为他应该知道实情比较好吗?
——是的,他太大了,不应该相信那种事情。而且我宁愿在学校的孩子们告诉他以前告诉他。
—— 以前我的大女儿也是这样。当她的同学告诉她圣诞老人不是真的时候,她变得很伤心。
——我能理解。我幸运我的大女儿没有这种麻烦,她自己猜出圣诞老人是假的,但没有告诉我儿子。
——唔,那你告诉他时,温和一点。对小孩来说,得知那样的事是很难承受的。

4.  Taking down the Christmas tree.
Gary:  Ok, honey, time to take down the Christmas tree.
Martha:  Do we have to? 
Gary:  Come on, it's losing needles all the time and the branches are sagging9. 
Martha: It's not that bad; besides it really looks nice in that corner.  It gives the room a good atmosphere10.
Gary:  A good atmosphere?  The tree is falling apart, and it's messing up the room. 
Martha:  But it makes the place feel so much like Christmas.  I'd really hate to have to take it down. 
Gary:  But Christmas was two weeks ago!  It's been there only because we've been too busy to get rid of it.
Martha:  I know, but it seems like such a shame to have to take it away.
Gary:  But it's falling apart, and the cat keeps playing with the lower branches.
Martha: I know, I know.  But it reminds me of the great Christmas we just had.  All of us were here -- my parents, your parents, the kids, and the cousins -- the food was good, and everybody got what they wanted. 
Gary:  Yeah, it was a good Christmas.  It won't always be this good, but we can't make it last longer than it should. 
Martha:  Ok, fine.  We need to take down the tree.
Gary:  I'll make a deal with11 you.  We'll leave it up until Sunday, and then we'll take it down after church.
Martha:  Ok, good.

Additional Information:
Gifts are placed under the tree from the time the trees are put up until the gifts are opened on Christmas morning.  Parents are always excited to see the cheerful faces of their children at the moment they open their gifts.  It’s also an American custom to leave the tree up until after the New Year.  Some people feel the saddest thing about Christmas is taking down the Christmas tree.
一旦圣诞树摆好,礼物就被放在树下面直到圣诞节早上礼物被拆开。父母亲总是很兴奋地看到他们的孩子拆开他们的礼物时欢快的表情。再者,将圣诞树一直摆到新年是美国的习俗。一些人觉得关于圣诞节最伤心的事是把圣诞树拆卸开来。

【译文】
——行了,亲爱的,该拿走圣诞树上的东西了。
——必须拿下吗?
——快点,它总是往下掉松针,而且树枝已下垂。
——没那么糟糕;况且放在那个角落里看上去确实很好。它使房间有个好气氛。
——好气氛?圣诞树都七零八落了,还使房间里乱糟糟的。
——但它使这里感觉像过圣诞节一样。我实在不愿拿下它。
——但是圣诞节已经过去两个星期了。它还留在那是因为我们一直太忙,没有时间清理它。
——我知道,但是拿走它似乎是个遗憾。
——但是它正变得七零八落,猫还总是玩弄下面的树枝。
——我知道,我知道。但它使我想起了我们刚刚度过的快乐的圣诞节。所有的人都在――我的父母,你的父母,孩子们和堂兄弟姐妹们――食物很好,并且每个人都得到了所想要的。
——是的,是一个愉快的圣诞节。它不会总是这样好,但我们不能使它持续太长的时间。
——是,行。我们需要拿走圣诞树。
——我向你说定了。我们将把它保留至星期天,做完礼拜后再拿下它。
——行,好吧。

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