拆礼物日 Boxing Day

Vocabulary

- Originate: 发源

- Celebrate: 庆祝

- Commonwealth: 联邦

- Primarily: 主要地

- Dramatic: 巨大的、戏剧性的

- Reduction: 减少、下降

- Attract: 吸引

- Customer: 顾客

The day after Christmas is called Boxing Day. That is December 26.

圣诞日后面的一天叫做‘拆礼物日’。 那就是12月26日。

Boxing day originated in the United Kingdom and is celebrated mostly in the British commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand.

Boxing Day起源于英国，主要是在英联邦国家会庆祝，比如：澳大利亚、加拿大、南非和新西兰。

Today, Boxing Day is primarily known as a shopping holiday.

今天， Boxing Day 主要变成了购物日。

You will find dramatic price reductions in most of the shops.

你会看到大部分商店都有巨大的降价。

Some shops open very early that morning to attract customers.

有些商店早上很早就开门了，为的是吸引顾客。

I have a very special Boxing Day gift and that is my daughter.

我有一个非常特别的Boxing Day礼物，那就是我的女儿。

She was born on December 26.

她是在12月26日出生的。

To me, she is the most wonderful gift from God.

对我来说，她是上帝送给我这最美好的礼物。