A. 聖誕節的英語小對話
Christmas! 聖誕節快樂
Part 1 The History of Christmas 聖誕節的來歷
Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. No one knows the exact date of Christ's birth, but most Christians observe Christmas on December 25. On this day, many go to church, where they take part in special religious services. During the Christmas season, they also exchange gifts and decorate their homes with holly, mistletoe, and Christmas trees. The word Christmas comes from Cristes maesse, an early English phrase that means Mass of Christ. The story of Christmas comes chiefly from the Gospels of Saint Luke and Saint Matthew in the New Testament.
The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the yule log, the giving of gifts, carnivals(parades) with floats, carolers who sing while going from house to house, the holiday feasts, and the church processions can all be traced back to the early Mesopotamians.
Many of these traditions began with the Mesopotamian celebration of New Years. The Mesopotamians believed in many gods, and as their chief god-Mark. Each year as winter arrived it was believed that Mark would do battle with the monsters of chaos. To assist Mark in his struggle the Mesopotamians held a festival for the New Year. This was Zagmuk, the New Year's festival that lasted for 12 days.
The Persians and the Babylonians celebrated a similar festival called the Sacaea. Part of that celebration included the exchanging of places, the slaves would become the masters and the masters were to obey. The ancient Greeks held a festival similar to that of the Zagmuk/Sacaea festivals to assist their god Kronos who would battle the god Zeus and his Titans.
The Roman's celebrated their god Saturn. Their festival was called Saturnalia which began the middle of December and ended January 1st. With cries of "Jo Saturnalia!" the celebration would include masquerades in the streets, big festive meals, visiting friends, and the exchange of good-luck gifts called Strenae (lucky fruits). The Romans decked their halls with garlands of laurel and green trees lit with candles. Again the masters and slaves would exchange places.
"Jo Saturnalia!" was a fun and festive time for the Romans, but the Christians thought it an abomination to honor the pagan god. The early Christians wanted to keep the birthday of their Christ child a solemn and religious holiday, not one of cheer and merriment as was the pagan Saturnalia.
Some legends claim that the Christian "Christmas" celebration was invented to compete against the pagan celebrations of December. The 25th was not only sacred to the Romans but also the Persians whose religion Mithraism was one of Christianity's main rivals at that time. The Church eventually was successful in taking the merriment, lights, and gifts from the Saturanilia festival and bringing them to the celebration of Christmas.
The exact day of the Christ child's birth has never been pinpointed. Traditions say that it has been celebrated since the year 98 AD. In 137 AD the Bishop of Rome ordered the birthday of the Christ Child celebrated as a solemn feast. In 350 AD another Bishop of Rome, Julius I, choose December 25th as the observance of Christmas.
The birth of Jesus had a story: In Nazareth, a city of Galilee. The virgin's name was Mary was betrothed to Joseph. Before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. While he thought about these things, Gabriel, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take Mary as wife. And Mary will bring forth a Son, and he shall call his name, Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
Before Jesus births, Joseph and Mary came to Quirnius was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up out of Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
And that, Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus, is on 25th, December every year. But nobody knows the actual birthday of Jesus. And the Christmas has become popular when Christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly Santa Claus was first made popular in nineteenth Century.
The custom of giving gifts to relatives and friends on a special day in winter probably began in ancient Rome and northern Europe. In these regions, people gave each other small presents as part of their year-end celebrations.
In the 1800's, two more Christmas customs became popular--decorating Christmas trees and sending Christmas cards to relatives and friends. Many well-known Christmas carols, including ``Silent Night" and ``Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," were composed ring this period. In the United States and other countries, Santa Claus replaced Saint Nicholas as the symbol of gift giving.
The word Xmas is sometimes used instead of Christmas. This tradition began in the early Christian church. In Greek, X is the first letter of Christ's name. It was frequently used as a holy symbol.
「聖誕節」這個名稱是「基督彌撒」的縮寫。彌撒是教會的一種禮拜儀式。耶誕節是一個宗教節。我們把它當作耶穌的誕辰來慶祝，因而又名耶誕節。這一天，世界所有的基督教會都舉行特別的禮拜儀式。但是有很多聖誕節的歡慶活動和宗教並無半點關聯。交換禮物，寄聖誕卡，這都使聖誕節成為一個普天同慶的日子。
聖誕節是基督教世界最大的節日。4世紀初，1月6日是羅馬帝國東部各教會紀念耶穌降生和受洗的雙重節日、稱為「主顯節」Epiphany，亦稱「顯現節」即上帝通過耶穌向世人顯示自己。當時只有耶路撒冷的教會例外，那裡只紀念耶穌的誕生而不紀念耶穌的受洗。
後來歷史學家們在羅馬基督徒慣用的日歷中發現公元 354年12月25日頁內記錄著：「基督降生在猶大的伯利恆。」經過研究，一般認為12月25日作為聖誕節可能開始於公元336年的羅馬教會。12月25日原來是波斯太陽神（即光明之神）密特拉（Mithra）的誕辰，是一個異教徒節日，同時太陽神也是羅馬國教眾神之一。這一天又是羅馬歷書的冬至節，崇拜太陽神的異教徒都把這一天當作春天的希望，萬物復甦的開始。可能由於這個原因，羅馬教會才選擇這一天作為聖誕節。這是教會初期力圖把異教徒的風俗習慣基督教化的措施之一。後來，雖然大多數教會都接受12月25日為聖誕節，但又因為各地教會使用的歷書不同，具體日期不能統一，於是就把12月24日到第二年的1月6日定為聖誕節節期（Christmas Tide），各地教會可以根據當地具體情況在這段節期之內慶祝聖誕節。
隨著基督教的廣泛傳播，聖誕節已成為各教派基督徒，甚至廣大非基督徒群眾的一個重要節日。在歐美許多國家裡，人們非常重視這個節日，把它和新年連在一起，而慶祝活動之熱鬧與隆重大大超過了新年，成為一個全民的節日。
12月25日的主要紀念活動都與耶穌降生的傳說有關。耶穌的出生是有一段故事的，耶穌是因著聖靈成孕，由童女馬利亞所生的。神更派遣使者加伯列在夢中曉諭約瑟，叫他不要因為馬利亞未婚懷孕而不要她，反而要與她成親，把那孩子起名為「耶穌」，意思是要他把百姓從罪惡中救出來。當馬利亞快要臨盆的時候，羅馬政府下了命令，全部人民到伯利恆務必申報戶籍。約瑟和馬利亞只好遵命。他們到達伯利恆時，天色已昏，無奈兩人未能找到旅館借宿，只有一個馬棚可以暫住。就在這時，耶穌要出生了！於是馬利亞唯有在馬槽上，生下耶穌。
後人為紀念耶穌的誕生，便把十二月二十五日定為聖誕節，紀念耶穌的出世。但真實的誕生日就沒有人知道了。十九世紀，聖誕卡的流行、聖誕老人的出現，聖誕節也開始流行起來了。
Part 2 The History of Santa Claus 聖誕老人的來歷
On the night before Christmas, all across the world, millions of children will be tucked in their beds while "visions of sugarplums dance in their heads." When they awake they will check their stockings to see if Santa Claus has come.
Santa Claus has become the most beloved of Christmas symbols and traditions. The image of the jolly old elf flying in a sleigh pulled by reindeers and leaving toys and gifts for every child is know worldwide.
Just like the season of Christmas, the history of the origins of Santa Claus is influenced by the customs and cultures of many countries, beginning in Asia Minor sometime around the 4th century AD. It was here that Bishop Nicholas became renowned for his exceptional generosity, especially to the very young. Many years later he became known as Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children.
As time went on, alts began to dress in the manner of Saint Nicholas, dressed in Bishops vestments and carrying a staff., to re-enact the kindness of the saint. They went from house to house, asking if the children who lived there had been well behaved. In response to these visits, the children left their shoes outside the doors of their houses so that next morning they might find them filled with sweets and trinkets.
An Anglo-Saxon version eventually evolved and was known as Father Christmas. His character was a mixture of the Saint Nicholas and earthly perceptions of the gods Thor and Saturn. He wore robes decorated with ivy and holly and carried a switch to threaten unruly children, as well as a bag of toys to reward the well behaved.
In North America the British, German and Dutch settlers introced their own derivations of Father Christmas and of these the Dutch figure of 'Sinterklaas' became the common favourite. Eventually this name was anglicised to become Santa Claus, the mythical figure of Christmas who placed toys, sweets and trinkets into stockings hung by the fireplace.
The modern perception of the character of Father Christmas was greatly influenced by Thomas Nast, a cartoonist with Harpers Weekly, who published a drawing of Santa Claus in 1860. This was a portly figure with white hair and a long beard, dressed in a red robe and wearing a crown of holly, holding a long clay pipe similar to that of Sinterklaas.
Perhaps the final stage in the evolution of the modern Santa Claus was brought about by publicity from the Coca Cola Company. They launched an advertising campaign in the 1930s with Santa Claus as the central figure and subsequently used the motif for the next forty years or so.
This conception of Santa Claus was proced for them by Haddon Sundblom, who built on the character and costume created by Thomas Nast to proce a cheery, chubby fellow that is still a familiar perception of the mythical Christmas character to millions of people throughout the Western world.
聖誕老人的傳說在數千年前的斯堪的納維亞半島即出現。北歐神話中司智慧，藝術，詩詞，戰爭的奧丁神，寒冬時節，騎上他那八腳馬坐騎馳騁於天涯海角，懲惡揚善，分發禮物。與此同時，其子雷神著紅衣以閃電為武器與冰雪諸神昏天黑地惡戰一場，最終戰勝寒冷。據異教傳說，聖誕老人為奧丁神後裔。也有傳說稱聖誕老人由聖·尼古拉而來，所以聖誕老人也稱St.Nicholas.因這些故事大多弘揚基督精神，其出處，故事情節大多被淡忘，然而聖誕老人卻永駐人們精神世界。
在德國，傳說他把堅果和蘋果放在孩子們鞋裡。他乘雙輪馬車四處漫遊，觀察人們的行為，尤其是小孩，如果表現好，將會得到蘋果、堅果、糖等諸多獎品。壞孩子則得一鞭子。家長們靈機一動紛紛採用此傳說來鼓勵孩子們聽話。大大超過了新年，成為一個全民的節日。聖誕老人已經成為聖誕節最受喜愛的象徵和傳統。他趕著馴鹿，拉著裝滿玩具和禮物的雪橇挨家挨戶給每個孩子送禮物的快樂老精靈的形象已深深地留在人們的記憶中。
19世紀60年代卡通製作者Thomas Nash畫了一幅胖胖的、慈祥的聖誕老人作為《Harper的一周》的插圖。這個聖誕老人的形象開始深深地紮根於美國人民的腦海中。隨著時間的推移，聖誕老人的形象傳回歐洲，傳到南美洲，傳遍世界各地。
Part 3 The Christmas Tree 聖誕樹
A beautifully decorated evergreen tree, with colored lights ablaze inspires in many warm memories of Christmases long past. The Christmas tree has
B. 關於聖誕節英語對話
Hello everyone today is my ty .everyone is here. It's(說那天的天的天氣,例如sunny day)today.today is Tuesday.It's christmas day today.So best wishes to you,Merry Christmas!Now,the end exam will coming I hope everyone study hard and get a good mark.
或者是
人物: Narrator: It』s Christmas time. B is rehearsing Christmas songs in the yard for his School Chorus.
A---在睡覺, B---在窗外唱歌.他後來引來眾人.
場景: A在屋裡.(擺張桌子,和椅子,趴在桌子上睡)
B: (clear his throat, starts singing) I wish you Merry Christmas , I wish you Merry Christmas, I wish you Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. I wish…
A: (wakes up) what is that noise? (Pretends to open the window)
B: What did you say? I can not hear you and sing at the same time?
A: I want to sleep. I don』t want any singing.
B: What did you say? You want more singing? I will find a friend.
Narrator: B calls a friend C to join him.
B and C:
Jingle bells
jingle bells
jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh……
A: (shouts) I want you to stop singing! You are giving more!(go back to sleep)
B: What did you say? You want more singing? We will find another friend.
Narrator: So B and C call for another friend D.
B and C and D: Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw it
You would even say it glows.
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rudolph
Play in any reindeer games…..
A: (shouts and shakes one hand) you must stop singing. I am tired. I can not take much more. (Sleeps)
B: What did you say? You want much more singing? We will find many friends.
Narrator: So B and C and D found more friends to join them.
B and C and D and a group of friends: Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane
Vixen and Blitzen and all his reindeer
Pullin' on the reins
Bells are ringin', children singin'
All is merry and bright….
A: (shouts and shakes two hands) Stop! Your singing is too loud!
B: loud? Yes, We can sing loud.
Narrator: So they sing very loud.
All the children: O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
How are thy leaves so verdant!
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
How are thy leaves so verdant!
Not only in the summertime,
But even in winter is thy prime.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
How are thy leaves so verdant!
A: (shouts) Please! I want to sleep! I wish that you would all go away!
B: Go away? Why didn』t you say so in the first place?
Narrator: so the children go away and they will sing in another place.
All the children bow to the audience and leave the stage.
A: (goes back to sleep)
The end
C. 聖誕節的英語對話（帶翻譯）
翻譯按格式對應英文
1.
乙：（清楚他的喉嚨，開始唱）我祝你聖誕快樂，我祝你聖誕快樂，祝你聖誕快樂，新年快樂。我想...
答：（醒來），那是什麼聲音？ （假裝打開窗口）
乙：你說什麼？我不能聽你唱在同一時間？
答：我想睡覺。我不希望任何唱歌。
乙：你說什麼？你想要更多的歌唱？我會找到一個朋友。
講述：B調用C到一個朋友和他一起。
B和C：
鈴兒響叮當
鈴兒響叮當
叮當一路！
Ø真正有趣的是騎
在一馬開雪橇... ...
答：（留言）我想你停止唱歌！你是讓更多！（回去睡覺）
乙：你說什麼？你想要更多的歌唱？我們會發現另一位朋友。
講述：那麼B和C的另一位朋友D.電話
B和C和D：魯道夫的紅鼻子馴鹿
有一個非常有光澤鼻子
如果你見過它
你更會說，它發光。
所有其他馴鹿
用笑，叫他的名字
他們從來沒有讓窮人魯道夫
在任何一個馴鹿游戲... ..
答：（條留言，搖搖）一方面，必須停止唱歌。我累了。我無法採取更多。 （睡）
乙：你說什麼？你想更唱？我們會找到很多的朋友。
講述：那麼B和C和D發現了更多的朋友加入他們的行列。
B和C和D組的朋友：新年伊始聖誕老人，聖誕老人來這里，
右線下聖誕老人
Vixen和布利森和所有他的馴鹿
普林'上的韁繩
貝爾ringin'，兒童雨中
所有的歡樂和光明的...。
答：（2條留言，搖搖手）停止！你的歌聲是太大了！
乙：大聲？是的，我們可以大聲唱歌。
講述人：他們很大聲唱。
所有的孩子：Ø聖誕樹，澳聖誕樹！
如何你的葉子青翠！
Ø聖誕樹，澳聖誕樹，
如何你的葉子青翠！
不僅在夏天，
但是，即使在冬天是你的素數。
Ø聖誕樹，澳聖誕樹，
如何你的葉子青翠！
答：（留言）請！我要睡覺！我希望你都要去了！
乙：走嗎？你為什麼不這樣說，擺在首位？
講述：讓孩子離開，他們將演唱，在另一個地方。
所有的孩子向觀眾鞠躬，離開舞台。
答：（可以追溯到睡眠）
B: (clear his throat, starts singing) I wish you Merry Christmas , I wish you Merry Christmas, I wish you Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. I wish…
A: (wakes up) what is that noise? (Pretends to open the window)
B: What did you say? I can not hear you and sing at the same time?
A: I want to sleep. I don』t want any singing.
B: What did you say? You want more singing? I will find a friend.
Narrator: B calls a friend C to join him.
B and C:
Jingle bells
jingle bells
jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh……
A: (shouts) I want you to stop singing! You are giving more!(go back to sleep)
B: What did you say? You want more singing? We will find another friend.
Narrator: So B and C call for another friend D.
B and C and D: Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
Had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw it
You would even say it glows.
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names
They never let poor Rudolph
Play in any reindeer games…..
A: (shouts and shakes one hand) you must stop singing. I am tired. I can not take much more. (Sleeps)
B: What did you say? You want much more singing? We will find many friends.
Narrator: So B and C and D found more friends to join them.
B and C and D and a group of friends: Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane
Vixen and Blitzen and all his reindeer
Pullin' on the reins
Bells are ringin', children singin'
All is merry and bright….
A: (shouts and shakes two hands) Stop! Your singing is too loud!
B: loud? Yes, We can sing loud.
Narrator: So they sing very loud.
All the children: O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
How are thy leaves so verdant!
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
How are thy leaves so verdant!
Not only in the summertime,
But even in winter is thy prime.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
How are thy leaves so verdant!
A: (shouts) Please! I want to sleep! I wish that you would all go away!
B: Go away? Why didn』t you say so in the first place?
Narrator: so the children go away and they will sing in another place.
All the children bow to the audience and leave the stage.
A: (goes back to sleep)
2.關於聖誕節的小知識：
聖誕節是基督徒假期慶祝耶穌基督誕生的。沒有人知道基督誕生的確切日期，但大多數基督徒觀察12月25日聖誕節。在這一天，許多去教堂，在那裡他們採取特殊的宗教服務的一部分。聖誕節期間，他們還交換禮物和裝飾冬青他們的家園，槲寄生，和聖誕樹。聖誕節一詞來自Cristes maesse，早期英文片語，這意味著基督彌撒。聖誕節的故事，主要來自聖盧克和聖馬太福音在新約。
聖誕節的歷史可以追溯到4000年。我們的許多傳統的聖誕節前的基督孩子出生慶祝百年。聖誕節的12天，明亮的火災，尤爾日誌，禮品，嘉年華會（遊行）與提供花車，carolers誰唱的同時挨家挨戶去，節日假期，和教會遊行都可以追溯到早期的米所波大米。
這些傳統的許多人開始與美索不達米亞的新年慶祝活動。在米所波大米相信許多神靈，是他們的主要神馬爾杜克。每年冬天來到，相信馬爾都將與混亂的怪物戰斗。為了幫助他的斗爭馬爾杜克的米所波大米召開了一個新年。這是Zagmuk的春節，對於12天之久。
波斯人和巴比倫人一個類似的慶祝節日稱為Sacaea。這一慶祝活動的一部分，包括交流的地方，將成為奴隸的主人和主人的服從。古希臘人舉行了節日類似Zagmuk人/ Sacaea節，以協助他們的神克羅諾斯誰的激戰神宙斯和他的巨人。
羅馬的慶祝他們的神土星。他們被稱為農神節始於12月中旬和1月1日結束。的呼聲！的「喬農神節」慶祝活動將包括在街道偽裝，大節聚餐，訪友，以及吉祥禮品稱為Strenae（）幸運水果交流。羅馬人打扮與用蠟燭點燃的桂冠，並綠樹花環的大廳。同樣的主人和奴隸，交流的地方。
「喬農神節！」是一個有趣和羅馬節日的時間，但基督徒認為這可憎惡的榮譽異教的神。早期的基督徒要保持自己的基督孩子庄嚴的宗教節日，而不是一個歡樂的歡呼和生日是異教徒的農神節。
一些報道聲稱，基督教「聖誕節」的慶祝活動競爭的發明12異教徒的慶祝活動。第25屆不僅是神聖的羅馬人，波斯人，而且密特拉教的宗教是基督教的主要對手之一，當時。教會終於成功地採取了歡樂，燈光，從Saturanilia節日禮品，並給他們帶來的聖誕慶祝活動。
基督的孩子出生的確切天從來沒有被點名。傳統說，這是自公元98年慶祝。公元137年羅馬主教下令基督兒童生日宴會慶祝庄嚴。在公元350另羅馬朱利葉一，主教選擇12月，聖誕節的慶祝第25位。
耶穌誕生了一個故事：在拿撒勒加利利城的。美屬維爾京的名字是瑪麗約瑟夫訂婚。在他們走到了一起，她被發現與聖靈的孩子。她的丈夫約瑟夫有意把她帶走秘密。雖然他對這些事的思想，加布里埃爾，有主的天使出現在他的夢想，告訴他不應該害怕作為妻子瑪麗。和瑪麗帶來了一個兒子，他會請他的名字，耶穌，因為他將拯救他的人民的罪惡。
耶穌出生之前，約瑟夫和瑪麗來到Quirnius是執政敘利亞。所以都去登記，每個人自己的城市。約瑟夫也上升了加利利，超出了城市拿撒勒，並迪亞，到大衛，被稱為城市伯利恆，因為他的房子和大衛的宗族，將與瑪麗，他的未婚妻登記妻子，誰的孩子。於是，當他們在那裡的日子讓她交付完成。她帶來了她的長子，和裹在襁褓布他，奠定了他在馬槽里，因為沒有他們的旅館房間。
而且，聖誕節是耶穌降生的節日，於25日，每年的12月。但是，沒有人知道耶穌的實際生日。而聖誕節已成為流行的聖誕賀卡時，出現在1846年，一個快樂的聖誕老人概念最早是在19世紀流行。
在放棄一個特別的日子禮物給親友的習俗可能是冬季開始，古羅馬和歐洲北部。在這些地區，人民賦予的，作為其年終慶祝彼此的小禮物。
在1800年的，兩個聖誕節習俗流行-裝飾聖誕樹和發送聖誕卡的親屬和朋友。許多著名的聖誕歌曲，其中包括``平安夜「和``聽！先驅報天籟美聲，」是在此期間組成。在美國和其他國家，取代聖誕老人的禮物給聖尼古拉斯的象徵。
聖誕這個詞有時用來代替聖誕節。這個傳統開始於早期基督教教堂。在希臘，X是基督的名字第一個字母。它經常被用來作為神聖的象徵。
Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. No one knows the exact date of Christ's birth, but most Christians observe Christmas on December 25. On this day, many go to church, where they take part in special religious services. During the Christmas season, they also exchange gifts and decorate their homes with holly, mistletoe, and Christmas trees. The word Christmas comes from Cristes maesse, an early English phrase that means Mass of Christ. The story of Christmas comes chiefly from the Gospels of Saint Luke and Saint Matthew in the New Testament.
The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the yule log, the giving of gifts, carnivals(parades) with floats, carolers who sing while going from house to house, the holiday feasts, and the church processions can all be traced back to the early Mesopotamians.
Many of these traditions began with the Mesopotamian celebration of New Years. The Mesopotamians believed in many gods, and as their chief god-Mark. Each year as winter arrived it was believed that Mark would do battle with the monsters of chaos. To assist Mark in his struggle the Mesopotamians held a festival for the New Year. This was Zagmuk, the New Year's festival that lasted for 12 days.
The Persians and the Babylonians celebrated a similar festival called the Sacaea. Part of that celebration included the exchanging of places, the slaves would become the masters and the masters were to obey. The ancient Greeks held a festival similar to that of the Zagmuk/Sacaea festivals to assist their god Kronos who would battle the god Zeus and his Titans.
The Roman's celebrated their god Saturn. Their festival was called Saturnalia which began the middle of December and ended January 1st. With cries of "Jo Saturnalia!" the celebration would include masquerades in the streets, big festive meals, visiting friends, and the exchange of good-luck gifts called Strenae (lucky fruits). The Romans decked their halls with garlands of laurel and green trees lit with candles. Again the masters and slaves would exchange places.
"Jo Saturnalia!" was a fun and festive time for the Romans, but the Christians thought it an abomination to honor the pagan god. The early Christians wanted to keep the birthday of their Christ child a solemn and religious holiday, not one of cheer and merriment as was the pagan Saturnalia.
Some legends claim that the Christian "Christmas" celebration was invented to compete against the pagan celebrations of December. The 25th was not only sacred to the Romans but also the Persians whose religion Mithraism was one of Christianity's main rivals at that time. The Church eventually was successful in taking the merriment, lights, and gifts from the Saturanilia festival and bringing them to the celebration of Christmas.
The exact day of the Christ child's birth has never been pinpointed. Traditions say that it has been celebrated since the year 98 AD. In 137 AD the Bishop of Rome ordered the birthday of the Christ Child celebrated as a solemn feast. In 350 AD another Bishop of Rome, Julius I, choose December 25th as the observance of Christmas.
The birth of Jesus had a story: In Nazareth, a city of Galilee. The virgin's name was Mary was betrothed to Joseph. Before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. While he thought about these things, Gabriel, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take Mary as wife. And Mary will bring forth a Son, and he shall call his name, Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
Before Jesus births, Joseph and Mary came to Quirnius was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up out of Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
And that, Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus, is on 25th, December every year. But nobody knows the actual birthday of Jesus. And the Christmas has become popular when Christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly Santa Claus was first made popular in nineteenth Century.
The custom of giving gifts to relatives and friends on a special day in winter probably began in ancient Rome and northern Europe. In these regions, people gave each other small presents as part of their year-end celebrations.
In the 1800's, two more Christmas customs became popular--decorating Christmas trees and sending Christmas cards to relatives and friends. Many well-known Christmas carols, including ``Silent Night" and ``Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," were composed ring this period. In the United States and other countries, Santa Claus replaced Saint Nicholas as the symbol of gift giving.
The word Xmas is sometimes used instead of Christmas. This tradition began in the early Christian church. In Greek, X is the first letter of Christ's name. It was frequently used as a holy symbol.
D. 聖誕節的習俗 英語
聖誕節小知識-Christmas
December 25th is Christmas, celebrating the birth of Jesus. Many people decorate their houses with Christmas trees and lights and give presents to family members. Children hang stockings for Santa Claus to fill with gifts. Christmas is a federal holiday. The African-American holiday of Kwanza is the last week of December. Candles are lit to represent the virtues of the African-American people.
12月25日是聖誕節，慶祝耶穌的誕生。很多人用聖誕樹及燈飾等來裝飾房子，並給家庭成員贈送禮物。兒童懸掛絲襪為聖誕老人，以填補禮物。聖誕節是一個聯邦假日。非洲裔美國人的節日寬扎是12月最後一個星期。蠟燭亮起，以代表非洲裔美國人的美德。
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E. 當聖誕節來臨時應說什麼用英語，請告訴我。
當聖誕節來臨時應說什麼？
What should be said when Christmas comes?
F. 大學英語聖誕節口語
參考答案：
1. 翻譯
我給你准備了一個小小的聖誕禮物。
I have a little christmas present for you .
全文：
Christmas Gifts
Conversation A
Tess: Thanks for the gift, Grant. Merry Christmas!
Grant: Merry Christmas to you, too.
(Tess looks at the picture again. She laughs again.)
Grant: What』s so funny?
Tess: Um… a minute. I have a present for you, too.
Grant: Oh, OK, great.
Tess: Here you go. Open it.
Grant: (opens it) Very nice. It's a picture of us. I like it.
Tess: I like mine, too.
Grant: Well, great minds think alike!
Key words
Gift (n) 禮物
Happy Birthday！Here is a gift for you. Open it!
Present (n) 禮物
A present is the same thing as a gift.
Conversation B
(a little later, Tess and Grant are decorating cookies.)
Tess: This is so much fun. I love Christmas!
Grant: Me, too.
Tess: I love Christmas trees and Christmas lights and Christmas carols and –
Grant: Christmas cookies! (take a bite of a cookie)
Tess: Grant, save some cookie for the party!
Grant: Ok.
Tess: Let's sing now. Please? It's Christmas!
Grant: Oh, OK. (sings) Oh, Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree…
(Tess Laughs and sings with him.)
Key words
Party (n) 派對
Are you coming to the party? It's at my house at 7:00 p.m.
G. 聖誕節與春節的對話+英文
1 he said date, you know the Christmas is.
2 in the Gregorian calendar, still the same. These days, people are playing, decorate house cleaning, welcome the New Year.
3 we want the house before Christmas beautifully decorated, a lot of people will put up Christmas tree, house outside all colored lights, garland, there are many, very beautiful.
4 in China you will see everywhere is red, "red" to the Chinese people are happy.
5. Are you saying that, like Spring Festival couplets, window?
6 then what is your Spring Festival?
7. The Spring Festival, people eat meal with the family.
8.You know jiaozi? In the New Year, people will explode fireworks, make each other, each other. Children can get lucky money.
9 we almost. We will also get together. But many people go to church on Christmas Eve to pray.
10. People will each other gifts and blessing. But the children gifts and you have very big difference.
11. I know - Santa Claus.
12. You're right. Prepare a gift parents tell the children, Santa Claus will put down the chimney the gifts socks.
13 our holiday has many similar places, but also have many differences.
H. 英語口語，有關於聖誕節的！急急急
Merry Christmas聖誕節快樂
I. 急 英語口語比賽(那天是聖誕)開場白 結束語
開場白：
Ladies and gentlemen.（先生來們女士自們）
Merry Christmas—（聖誕快樂）
Next I speak for everyone is a singer（接下來我為大家講的是一位歌手）
下面自由發揮..
結束語：
OK This is what I would like to leave yours（這就是我帶給大家的）
I hope your like it（希望你們喜歡）
Where is the applause（掌聲在那裡？？）
接著你就有意識的聳聳肩
呵呵效果肯定Very good
J. 聖誕節那天需要說的英語口語，越多越好，謝謝
Wishing you a song in your heart at Christmas and blessings all year long.
聖誕之際，祝你心中有首快樂的歌，新年快樂！
Merry Christmas and happy New Year!
聖誕快樂，恭賀新禧！
Wishing you peace, joy and happiness through Christmas and the coming year.
在聖誕和新年來臨之際，祝福你平安、快樂、幸福！
Warm greetings and best wishes for Christmas and the New Year!
致以熱烈的祝賀和良好的祝福，聖誕快樂，新年快樂。
Thinking of you and wishing you a beautiful Christmas season.
美麗的聖誕節之際，謹致我的思念與祝福。
It seems that Christmas time is here once again, and it is time again to bring
in the New Year. We wish the merriest of Christmas to you and your loved
ones, and we wish you happiness and prosperity in the year ahead.
聖誕節轉眼又到，又該迎接新的一年了。我們向你及你的
親人們致以最美好的聖誕祝福，願你在新的一年裡事業興旺，幸福美滿！
May Christmas and the New Year be filled with happiness for you.
願你聖誕和新年幸福無盡。
A Christmas greeting and good wishes to you who is thought about all the
year through. Have a beautiful Christmas and a happy New Year.
始終思念你，捎來聖誕佳節最美好的祝福，祝聖誕吉祥，新年如意。
With all good wishes for a brilliant and happy Christmas season. Hope things
are going all right with you.
在這輝煌快樂的聖誕佳節，獻上一切美好的祝福！祝一切順心如意！
Here is wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a New Year bright with joy and success.
祝聖誕快樂，新年充滿幸福和成功。
A Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year.
聖誕快樂，新年好！
Christmas comes but once a year. But when it comes it brings good cheer.
聖誕節一年只有一次，但每次來臨都帶來喜悅。
A cheery Christmas and the New Year hold lots of happiness for you!
給你特別的祝福，願聖誕和新年帶給你無邊的幸福、如意。
May you have the best Christmas ever.
願你度過最美好的聖誕節！
Much joy to you in the up coming year.
May the warmest wishes, happy thoughts and friendly greetings come at Christmas
and stay with you all the year through.
讓溫馨的祝願、幸福的思念和友好的祝福，在聖誕佳節來到你身邊，伴你左右。
A Christmas greeting to cheer you from your daughters.
願女兒的聖誕祝福帶給你快樂。
At Christmas and always, may peace and love fill your heart, beauty fill your world,
and contentment and joy fill your days.
聖誕的祝福，平日的希冀，願你心境祥和、充滿愛意，願你的世界全是美滿，
願你一切稱心如意，快樂無比。
May the joy of Christmas be with you throughout the year.
願聖誕的快樂一年四季常在。
Peace and love for you at Christmas from all your students.
祝老師聖誕節充滿平安和愛。
Wishing you a sparkling Christmas and bright happy New Year! May the season bring much pleasure to you.
願你的聖誕光彩奪目，願你的新年燦爛輝煌！佳節快樂！
Wishing you all the blessings of a beautiful Christmas season.
願你擁有聖誕節所有美好的祝福。
Wishing you all the happiness of the holiday season.
祝節日幸福如意。
Hope all your Christmas dreams come true!
願你所有的聖誕夢想都成真！
Hope you enjoy the happiness of Christmas and all the trimmings.
祝你享盡聖誕佳節的快樂和聖誕的禮品。
Warm hearted wishes for an old fashioned Christmas and a happy New Year filled with all your favorite things.
傳統佳節之際，獻上聖誕的殷殷祝福，祝新年萬事如意！
I wish you a merry Christmas. All affection and best wishes to you and yours.
以我所有的愛心與真誠祝你及全家聖誕快樂。
In the season of joy I present my sincere wishes and kind thoughts. May the kind of Christmas outshine all the rest.
在這歡樂的時節給你我最真的祝福和親切的思念，願你今年的聖誕比往年更璀璨。
May the Christmas be a time of laughter and real enjoyment for you. Best wishes.
願聖誕不僅是你歡笑的時刻，更是你欣喜的日子。祝福你。
May the glow of Christmas candle fill your heart with peace and pleasure and make your New Year bright.
Have a love filled Christmas and New Year!
願聖誕的燭光帶給你祥和與喜悅，祝你的聖誕和新年充滿愛。
May the bright and festive glow of Christmas candle warm the days all the year through. Hoping you will
have a wonderful time enjoying Christmas Day and wishing you a New Year that is happy in every way.
願明亮喜慶的聖誕燭光溫暖一年中的每個日日夜夜，祝你歡歡喜喜度聖誕，
高高興興過新年！
Christmas time is here. I hope you have a wonderful New Year. May every day hold happy hours for you.
聖誕來臨，祝新年快樂，願你時時刻刻幸福歡樂！
May your Christmas be filled with special moment, warmth, peace and happiness, the joy of covered ones near,
and wishing you all the joys of Christmas and a year of happiness.
願你的聖誕充滿溫馨，祥和，與親人團聚的快樂，祝聖誕樂陶陶，新年樂無限。
Warm greetings and best wishes for happiness and good luck in the coming year.
衷心祝福來年快樂、幸運！
Christmas should be a time of banked-up fines, the scent of flowers and wine, good talk, good memories and
loyalties renewed. But if all else is lacking - love will do.
聖誕是這樣美好的時光：爐火熊熊，花兒芬芳，醇酒飄香，殷殷祝福，美好回憶，
恩愛日新。即便沒有一切，只要有愛便足矣。
May the beauty and joy of Christmas remain with you throughout the new year!
願聖誕美景與歡樂常伴隨你！
Christmas greetings and best wishes!
致聖誕賀忱與最美好的祝福！
Wishing you every happiness when Christmas is near, and expressing appreciation for your cares and
concerns ring the year.
聖誕即將來臨，祝你快樂幸福，對你一年來的關心和照顧表示衷心的感謝。
Thinking of you at Christmas with a wish that is warm and sincere. Have a wonderful Christmas and
joyous New Year!
以真摯熱誠的祝福，在聖誕之際思念你。祝聖誕快樂，新年快樂！
Forget, forgive, for who may say that Christmas day may ever come to host or guest again. Touch hands!
願知道聖誕節會不斷來臨的人們，忘卻和寬恕以往的一切不快，讓我們攜手共進吧！
A wish for a truly merry Christmas and may the joy of Christmas linger in your heart all the year!
聖誕快樂！願聖誕的喜悅整年縈繞你心間。
Wishing you a blessed Christmas and a New Year filled with happy surprises.
祝聖誕平安，新年中有意想不到的收獲！
With the old wish that is ever new, may the greeting do its share toward making your Christmas a pleasant one.
老的祝福，卻又常新，原此祝福，使你的聖誕更加愉快圓滿。
Numerous loving wishes for my wife who will always be my valuable Christmas gift and everything to me.
無盡的愛戀與祝福，獻給我的愛妻，你永遠是我珍貴的聖誕禮物和我的一切！
Christmas is the most human and kindly of season, as the month of June with sunshine and the balmy breath of roses.
聖誕最有人情味，充滿仁愛的時節，它如同陽光明媚、玫瑰吐露芬芳的六月。
Wishing you a Christmas of happy time and a New Year of happy days.
願聖誕是你快樂的時節，願新年是你幸福的日子。