圣诞快乐 A Merry Christmas

A Merry Christmas
圣诞快乐

By Sara Kaise
作者：莎拉·凯斯

    Like many kids, my favorite holiday is Christmas. I enjoy every bit of it, even the suspense. The holidays are great, for they are exciting and different from typical daily life.
    和许多小孩子一样，我最喜爱的节日是圣诞节。节日的一点一滴，甚至等待的悬念，我都喜爱。圣诞节太棒了，同一般的日子不一样，令人兴奋。

    Christmas morning is magnificent. Running out to the living room, I smile and open the blinds, so specks of light spot the colorful presents. The wonderful fragrance of pine and some hidden aroma of oranges fills the air. My stocking is bulging, and below all the stockings is a bag of popcorn or chips, which has been a tradition of ours for nearly a decade. Finally, the other family members awake, and the warm aroma of pancakes and sausages drifts through the house. The crimson tablecloth fits in perfectly, standing out in the gray morning light.
    圣诞节的早晨好极了。我朝客厅跑过去，笑着打开百叶窗，点点阳光洒进来，照在五彩缤纷的圣诞礼物上。空气中弥漫着松树沁人的清香和橘子香甜的幽香。我的长筒袜鼓鼓的，长筒袜的下面是一袋爆米花或薯片，这已是我们家近十年的传统了。最后，家人们都醒来了，于是，满屋飘起了煎饼和香肠的香味。深红色的台布十分协调，在灰色的晨光中格外显眼。

    After the friendly breakfast, everyone dashes to the living room, and we raid our stockings. I always find CDs and books and, of course, popcorn. I think stockings are the best part. We spend about five minutes cleaning up and playing with our new accessories. Then we move on to the Christmas tree. Usually my younger brother opens his first present, and we go youngest to oldest. I like to leave my biggest presents for last, but sometimes I open the interesting ones first.
    快活地吃完早餐后，每个人都向客厅冲去，搜寻我们的长筒袜。我总会发现碟片和书籍，当然还有爆米花。我觉得长筒袜是最精彩的部分。我们花大约五分钟的时间清理一下，摆弄我们的新礼物。接着，我们来到圣诞树边。通常，我弟弟打开第一个礼物，我们接着按年龄从小到大依次打开礼物。我喜欢把最大的礼物留到最后，但有时候，我先打开有趣的礼物。

    The holidays seem to be a time to spend time away from our obsessions, notice new items, appreciate them and share excitement. It's a time to relax and have fun.
    在这段时间，我们没有了种种干扰，看到了新鲜的物品，欣赏着它们，分享着兴奋和快乐。圣诞节就是这样一段时间，是放松身心、充满乐趣的好时光。

1.suspense n.悬念
2.blind n.窗帘，百叶窗
3.speck n.小点，斑点
4.aroma n.芳香，香气  hidden aroma 暗香
5.stocking n.袜子
6.bulge v.鼓起，充满
   - Her pockets were bulging with presents.她的口袋里装满了礼物。
7.popcorn n.爆米花
8.sausage n.香肠
9.crimson adj.深红色的
10.stand out 显眼，突出
11.raid v.仔细搜查，突击检查
   - Police raided five houses in south-east London and recovered stolen goods.警方突击搜查了伦敦东南区的5幢房屋，找到了失窃物品。
12.accessory b.装饰物，小配件，玩意儿
13.obsession n.困扰，困扰人的想法