Christmas Day falls on the twenty-fifth of December. It is a very happy day for many boys and girls. Before the term ends in some schools， the children act a nativity or “birth” play， showing how Jesus was born in a stable.
12月25日是圣誕節(jié)。對(duì)許多男孩和女孩來(lái)說(shuō)，這天是個(gè)非常開心的日子。在某些學(xué)校，學(xué)期結(jié)束前，孩子們會(huì)表演有關(guān)(耶穌)誕生或出生的戲劇，用來(lái)(向大家)展示耶穌是如何在馬廄里出生的。
On the twenty-fourth of December， all children are very excited. Usually they are sent to bed early so that their parents can get the presents ready. The younger children think that Father Christmas will come down the chimney or fireplace， so they hang up a sock for him to put presents in. The greedy ones even hang up a pillow-case or a sack to try to get more presents. Later that night， father or mother will put presents in the sock， and leave others at the side of the bed.
在12月24日這天，所有的小孩都很興奮。他們常常被(父母)早早地趕上床去睡覺，以便他們的父母能準(zhǔn)備好禮物。年幼一點(diǎn)的小孩認(rèn)為圣誕老人將從煙囪或壁爐里下來(lái)，所以他們掛起襪子，方便圣誕老人把禮物放進(jìn)去。有些貪心的人，為了能得到的禮物，甚至把枕套或布袋掛起來(lái)。晚一些時(shí)候，爸爸或媽媽將禮物放進(jìn)襪子，并把其他禮物放在(孩子們的)床邊。
On Christmas morning， the children wake up very early. Some even turn on the light at two o‘clock， and most of them are awake by six o’clock， and the young ones play while the dinner is prepared. At about one o‘clock in the afternoon， the Christmas dinner is brought in. The turkey or chicken is quickly eaten. Children search in their Christmas pudding for new coins which are hidden in it. The rest of the day is full of games and eating until the happiest of all Christmas hollidays comes to an end.
圣誕節(jié)的早上，小孩們很早就醒來(lái)了。一些人甚至在凌晨?jī)牲c(diǎn)開燈，但大多數(shù)小孩會(huì)在六點(diǎn)醒來(lái)，孩子們?cè)?大人們)準(zhǔn)備晚餐的'時(shí)候玩耍。下午一點(diǎn)，圣誕大餐出爐了。火雞或雞腿總是很快被搶光。孩子們尋找著屬于他們的圣誕布丁是為了確認(rèn)金幣是否有藏在里面。在剩余的時(shí)間里，(人們)便是玩游戲和吃食物直到最開心幸福的圣誕節(jié)結(jié)束。
