A. 圣诞节的英语小对话
Christmas! 圣诞节快乐
Part 1 The History of Christmas 圣诞节的来历
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.
“圣诞节”这个名称是“基督弥撒”的缩写。弥撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。耶诞节是一个宗教节。我们把它当作耶稣的诞辰来庆祝，因而又名耶诞节。这一天，世界所有的基督教会都举行特别的礼拜仪式。但是有很多圣诞节的欢庆活动和宗教并无半点关联。交换礼物，寄圣诞卡，这都使圣诞节成为一个普天同庆的日子。
圣诞节是基督教世界最大的节日。4世纪初，1月6日是罗马帝国东部各教会纪念耶稣降生和受洗的双重节日、称为“主显节”Epiphany，亦称“显现节”即上帝通过耶稣向世人显示自己。当时只有耶路撒冷的教会例外，那里只纪念耶稣的诞生而不纪念耶稣的受洗。
后来历史学家们在罗马基督徒习用的日历中发现公元 354年12月25日页内记录着：“基督降生在犹大的伯利恒。”经过研究，一般认为12月25日作为圣诞节可能开始于公元336年的罗马教会。12月25日原来是波斯太阳神（即光明之神）密特拉（Mithra）的诞辰，是一个异教徒节日，同时太阳神也是罗马国教众神之一。这一天又是罗马历书的冬至节，崇拜太阳神的异教徒都把这一天当作春天的希望，万物复苏的开始。可能由于这个原因，罗马教会才选择这一天作为圣诞节。这是教会初期力图把异教徒的风俗习惯基督教化的措施之一。后来，虽然大多数教会都接受12月25日为圣诞节，但又因为各地教会使用的历书不同，具体日期不能统一，于是就把12月24日到第二年的1月6日定为圣诞节节期（Christmas Tide），各地教会可以根据当地具体情况在这段节期之内庆祝圣诞节。
随着基督教的广泛传播，圣诞节已成为各教派基督徒，甚至广大非基督徒群众的一个重要节日。在欧美许多国家里，人们非常重视这个节日，把它和新年连在一起，而庆祝活动之热闹与隆重大大超过了新年，成为一个全民的节日。
12月25日的主要纪念活动都与耶稣降生的传说有关。耶稣的出生是有一段故事的，耶稣是因着圣灵成孕，由童女马利亚所生的。神更派遣使者加伯列在梦中晓谕约瑟，叫他不要因为马利亚未婚怀孕而不要她，反而要与她成亲，把那孩子起名为“耶稣”，意思是要他把百姓从罪恶中救出来。当马利亚快要临盆的时候，罗马政府下了命令，全部人民到伯利恒务必申报户籍。约瑟和马利亚只好遵命。他们到达伯利恒时，天色已昏，无奈两人未能找到旅馆借宿，只有一个马棚可以暂住。就在这时，耶稣要出生了！於是马利亚唯有在马槽上，生下耶稣。
后人为纪念耶稣的诞生，便把十二月二十五日定为圣诞节，纪念耶稣的出世。但真实的诞生日就没有人知道了。十九世纪，圣诞卡的流行、圣诞老人的出现，圣诞节也开始流行起来了。
Part 2 The History of Santa Claus 圣诞老人的来历
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.
圣诞老人的传说在数千年前的斯堪的纳维亚半岛即出现。北欧神话中司智慧，艺术，诗词，战争的奥丁神，寒冬时节，骑上他那八脚马坐骑驰骋于天涯海角，惩恶扬善，分发礼物。与此同时，其子雷神着红衣以闪电为武器与冰雪诸神昏天黑地恶战一场，最终战胜寒冷。据异教传说，圣诞老人为奥丁神后裔。也有传说称圣诞老人由圣·尼古拉而来，所以圣诞老人也称St.Nicholas.因这些故事大多弘扬基督精神，其出处，故事情节大多被淡忘，然而圣诞老人却永驻人们精神世界。
在德国，传说他把坚果和苹果放在孩子们鞋里。他乘双轮马车四处漫游，观察人们的行为，尤其是小孩，如果表现好，将会得到苹果、坚果、糖等诸多奖品。坏孩子则得一鞭子。家长们灵机一动纷纷采用此传说来鼓励孩子们听话。大大超过了新年，成为一个全民的节日。圣诞老人已经成为圣诞节最受喜爱的象征和传统。他赶着驯鹿，拉着装满玩具和礼物的雪橇挨家挨户给每个孩子送礼物的快乐老精灵的形象已深深地留在人们的记忆中。
19世纪60年代卡通制作者Thomas Nash画了一幅胖胖的、慈祥的圣诞老人作为《Harper的一周》的插图。这个圣诞老人的形象开始深深地扎根于美国人民的脑海中。随着时间的推移，圣诞老人的形象传回欧洲，传到南美洲，传遍世界各地。
Part 3 The Christmas Tree 圣诞树
A beautifully decorated evergreen tree, with colored lights ablaze inspires in many warm memories of Christmases long past. The Christmas tree has
B. 关于圣诞节英语对话
Hello everyone today is my ty .everyone is here. It's(说那天的天的天气,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---在睡觉, B---在窗外唱歌.他后来引来众人.
场景: A在屋里.(摆张桌子,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. 圣诞节的英语对话（带翻译）
翻译按格式对应英文
1.
乙：（清楚他的喉咙，开始唱）我祝你圣诞快乐，我祝你圣诞快乐，祝你圣诞快乐，新年快乐。我想...
答：（醒来），那是什么声音？ （假装打开窗口）
乙：你说什么？我不能听你唱在同一时间？
答：我想睡觉。我不希望任何唱歌。
乙：你说什么？你想要更多的歌唱？我会找到一个朋友。
讲述：B调用C到一个朋友和他一起。
B和C：
铃儿响叮当
铃儿响叮当
叮当一路！
Ø真正有趣的是骑
在一马开雪橇... ...
答：（留言）我想你停止唱歌！你是让更多！（回去睡觉）
乙：你说什么？你想要更多的歌唱？我们会发现另一位朋友。
讲述：那么B和C的另一位朋友D.电话
B和C和D：鲁道夫的红鼻子驯鹿
有一个非常有光泽鼻子
如果你见过它
你更会说，它发光。
所有其他驯鹿
用笑，叫他的名字
他们从来没有让穷人鲁道夫
在任何一个驯鹿游戏... ..
答：（条留言，摇摇）一方面，必须停止唱歌。我累了。我无法采取更多。 （睡）
乙：你说什么？你想更唱？我们会找到很多的朋友。
讲述：那么B和C和D发现了更多的朋友加入他们的行列。
B和C和D组的朋友：新年伊始圣诞老人，圣诞老人来这里，
右线下圣诞老人
Vixen和布利森和所有他的驯鹿
普林'上的缰绳
贝尔ringin'，儿童雨中
所有的欢乐和光明的...。
答：（2条留言，摇摇手）停止！你的歌声是太大了！
乙：大声？是的，我们可以大声唱歌。
讲述人：他们很大声唱。
所有的孩子：Ø圣诞树，澳圣诞树！
如何你的叶子青翠！
Ø圣诞树，澳圣诞树，
如何你的叶子青翠！
不仅在夏天，
但是，即使在冬天是你的素数。
Ø圣诞树，澳圣诞树，
如何你的叶子青翠！
答：（留言）请！我要睡觉！我希望你都要去了！
乙：走吗？你为什么不这样说，摆在首位？
讲述：让孩子离开，他们将演唱，在另一个地方。
所有的孩子向观众鞠躬，离开舞台。
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.关于圣诞节的小知识：
圣诞节是基督徒假期庆祝耶稣基督诞生的。没有人知道基督诞生的确切日期，但大多数基督徒观察12月25日圣诞节。在这一天，许多去教堂，在那里他们采取特殊的宗教服务的一部分。圣诞节期间，他们还交换礼物和装饰冬青他们的家园，槲寄生，和圣诞树。圣诞节一词来自Cristes maesse，早期英文词组，这意味着基督弥撒。圣诞节的故事，主要来自圣卢克和圣马太福音在新约。
圣诞节的历史可以追溯到4000年。我们的许多传统的圣诞节前的基督孩子出生庆祝百年。圣诞节的12天，明亮的火灾，尤尔日志，礼品，嘉年华会（游行）与提供花车，carolers谁唱的同时挨家挨户去，节日假期，和教会游行都可以追溯到早期的米所波大米。
这些传统的许多人开始与美索不达米亚的新年庆祝活动。在米所波大米相信许多神灵，是他们的主要神马尔杜克。每年冬天来到，相信马尔都将与混乱的怪物战斗。为了帮助他的斗争马尔杜克的米所波大米召开了一个新年。这是Zagmuk的春节，对于12天之久。
波斯人和巴比伦人一个类似的庆祝节日称为Sacaea。这一庆祝活动的一部分，包括交流的地方，将成为奴隶的主人和主人的服从。古希腊人举行了节日类似Zagmuk人/ Sacaea节，以协助他们的神克罗诺斯谁的激战神宙斯和他的巨人。
罗马的庆祝他们的神土星。他们被称为农神节始于12月中旬和1月1日结束。的呼声！的“乔农神节”庆祝活动将包括在街道伪装，大节聚餐，访友，以及吉祥礼品称为Strenae（）幸运水果交流。罗马人打扮与用蜡烛点燃的桂冠，并绿树花环的大厅。同样的主人和奴隶，交流的地方。
“乔农神节！”是一个有趣和罗马节日的时间，但基督徒认为这可憎恶的荣誉异教的神。早期的基督徒要保持自己的基督孩子庄严的宗教节日，而不是一个欢乐的欢呼和生日是异教徒的农神节。
一些报道声称，基督教“圣诞节”的庆祝活动竞争的发明12异教徒的庆祝活动。第25届不仅是神圣的罗马人，波斯人，而且密特拉教的宗教是基督教的主要对手之一，当时。教会终于成功地采取了欢乐，灯光，从Saturanilia节日礼品，并给他们带来的圣诞庆祝活动。
基督的孩子出生的确切天从来没有被点名。传统说，这是自公元98年庆祝。公元137年罗马主教下令基督儿童生日宴会庆祝庄严。在公元350另罗马朱利叶一，主教选择12月，圣诞节的庆祝第25位。
耶稣诞生了一个故事：在拿撒勒加利利城的。美属维尔京的名字是玛丽约瑟夫订婚。在他们走到了一起，她被发现与圣灵的孩子。她的丈夫约瑟夫有意把她带走秘密。虽然他对这些事的思想，加布里埃尔，有主的天使出现在他的梦想，告诉他不应该害怕作为妻子玛丽。和玛丽带来了一个儿子，他会请他的名字，耶稣，因为他将拯救他的人民的罪恶。
耶稣出生之前，约瑟夫和玛丽来到Quirnius是执政叙利亚。所以都去登记，每个人自己的城市。约瑟夫也上升了加利利，超出了城市拿撒勒，并迪亚，到大卫，被称为城市伯利恒，因为他的房子和大卫的宗族，将与玛丽，他的未婚妻登记妻子，谁的孩子。于是，当他们在那里的日子让她交付完成。她带来了她的长子，和裹在襁褓布他，奠定了他在马槽里，因为没有他们的旅馆房间。
而且，圣诞节是耶稣降生的节日，于25日，每年的12月。但是，没有人知道耶稣的实际生日。而圣诞节已成为流行的圣诞贺卡时，出现在1846年，一个快乐的圣诞老人概念最早是在19世纪流行。
在放弃一个特别的日子礼物给亲友的习俗可能是冬季开始，古罗马和欧洲北部。在这些地区，人民赋予的，作为其年终庆祝彼此的小礼物。
在1800年的，两个圣诞节习俗流行-装饰圣诞树和发送圣诞卡的亲属和朋友。许多著名的圣诞歌曲，其中包括``平安夜“和``听！先驱报天籁美声，”是在此期间组成。在美国和其他国家，取代圣诞老人的礼物给圣尼古拉斯的象征。
圣诞这个词有时用来代替圣诞节。这个传统开始于早期基督教教堂。在希腊，X是基督的名字第一个字母。它经常被用来作为神圣的象征。
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. 圣诞节的习俗 英语
圣诞节小知识-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日是圣诞节，庆祝耶稣的诞生。很多人用圣诞树及灯饰等来装饰房子，并给家庭成员赠送礼物。儿童悬挂丝袜为圣诞老人，以填补礼物。圣诞节是一个联邦假日。非洲裔美国人的节日宽扎是12月最后一个星期。蜡烛亮起，以代表非洲裔美国人的美德。
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E. 当圣诞节来临时应说什么用英语，请告诉我。
当圣诞节来临时应说什么？
What should be said when Christmas comes?
F. 大学英语圣诞节口语
参考答案：
1. 翻译
我给你准备了一个小小的圣诞礼物。
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) 礼物
Happy Birthday！Here is a gift for you. Open it!
Present (n) 礼物
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) 派对
Are you coming to the party? It's at my house at 7:00 p.m.
G. 圣诞节与春节的对话+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. 英语口语，有关于圣诞节的！急急急
Merry Christmas圣诞节快乐
I. 急 英语口语比赛(那天是圣诞)开场白 结束语
开场白：
Ladies and gentlemen.（先生来们女士自们）
Merry Christmas—（圣诞快乐）
Next I speak for everyone is a singer（接下来我为大家讲的是一位歌手）
下面自由发挥..
结束语：
OK This is what I would like to leave yours（这就是我带给大家的）
I hope your like it（希望你们喜欢）
Where is the applause（掌声在那里？？）
接着你就有意识的耸耸肩
呵呵效果肯定Very good
J. 圣诞节那天需要说的英语口语，越多越好，谢谢
Wishing you a song in your heart at Christmas and blessings all year long.
圣诞之际，祝你心中有首快乐的歌，新年快乐！
Merry Christmas and happy New Year!
圣诞快乐，恭贺新禧！
Wishing you peace, joy and happiness through Christmas and the coming year.
在圣诞和新年来临之际，祝福你平安、快乐、幸福！
Warm greetings and best wishes for Christmas and the New Year!
致以热烈的祝贺和良好的祝福，圣诞快乐，新年快乐。
Thinking of you and wishing you a beautiful Christmas season.
美丽的圣诞节之际，谨致我的思念与祝福。
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.
圣诞节转眼又到，又该迎接新的一年了。我们向你及你的
亲人们致以最美好的圣诞祝福，愿你在新的一年里事业兴旺，幸福美满！
May Christmas and the New Year be filled with happiness for you.
愿你圣诞和新年幸福无尽。
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.
始终思念你，捎来圣诞佳节最美好的祝福，祝圣诞吉祥，新年如意。
With all good wishes for a brilliant and happy Christmas season. Hope things
are going all right with you.
在这辉煌快乐的圣诞佳节，献上一切美好的祝福！祝一切顺心如意！
Here is wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a New Year bright with joy and success.
祝圣诞快乐，新年充满幸福和成功。
A Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year.
圣诞快乐，新年好！
Christmas comes but once a year. But when it comes it brings good cheer.
圣诞节一年只有一次，但每次来临都带来喜悦。
A cheery Christmas and the New Year hold lots of happiness for you!
给你特别的祝福，愿圣诞和新年带给你无边的幸福、如意。
May you have the best Christmas ever.
愿你度过最美好的圣诞节！
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.
让温馨的祝愿、幸福的思念和友好的祝福，在圣诞佳节来到你身边，伴你左右。
A Christmas greeting to cheer you from your daughters.
愿女儿的圣诞祝福带给你快乐。
At Christmas and always, may peace and love fill your heart, beauty fill your world,
and contentment and joy fill your days.
圣诞的祝福，平日的希冀，愿你心境祥和、充满爱意，愿你的世界全是美满，
愿你一切称心如意，快乐无比。
May the joy of Christmas be with you throughout the year.
愿圣诞的快乐一年四季常在。
Peace and love for you at Christmas from all your students.
祝老师圣诞节充满平安和爱。
Wishing you a sparkling Christmas and bright happy New Year! May the season bring much pleasure to you.
愿你的圣诞光彩夺目，愿你的新年灿烂辉煌！佳节快乐！
Wishing you all the blessings of a beautiful Christmas season.
愿你拥有圣诞节所有美好的祝福。
Wishing you all the happiness of the holiday season.
祝节日幸福如意。
Hope all your Christmas dreams come true!
愿你所有的圣诞梦想都成真！
Hope you enjoy the happiness of Christmas and all the trimmings.
祝你享尽圣诞佳节的快乐和圣诞的礼品。
Warm hearted wishes for an old fashioned Christmas and a happy New Year filled with all your favorite things.
传统佳节之际，献上圣诞的殷殷祝福，祝新年万事如意！
I wish you a merry Christmas. All affection and best wishes to you and yours.
以我所有的爱心与真诚祝你及全家圣诞快乐。
In the season of joy I present my sincere wishes and kind thoughts. May the kind of Christmas outshine all the rest.
在这欢乐的时节给你我最真的祝福和亲切的思念，愿你今年的圣诞比往年更璀璨。
May the Christmas be a time of laughter and real enjoyment for you. Best wishes.
愿圣诞不仅是你欢笑的时刻，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!
愿圣诞的烛光带给你祥和与喜悦，祝你的圣诞和新年充满爱。
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.
愿明亮喜庆的圣诞烛光温暖一年中的每个日日夜夜，祝你欢欢喜喜度圣诞，
高高兴兴过新年！
Christmas time is here. I hope you have a wonderful New Year. May every day hold happy hours for you.
圣诞来临，祝新年快乐，愿你时时刻刻幸福欢乐！
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.
愿你的圣诞充满温馨，祥和，与亲人团聚的快乐，祝圣诞乐陶陶，新年乐无限。
Warm greetings and best wishes for happiness and good luck in the coming year.
衷心祝福来年快乐、幸运！
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.
圣诞是这样美好的时光：炉火熊熊，花儿芬芳，醇酒飘香，殷殷祝福，美好回忆，
恩爱日新。即便没有一切，只要有爱便足矣。
May the beauty and joy of Christmas remain with you throughout the new year!
愿圣诞美景与欢乐常伴随你！
Christmas greetings and best wishes!
致圣诞贺忱与最美好的祝福！
Wishing you every happiness when Christmas is near, and expressing appreciation for your cares and
concerns ring the year.
圣诞即将来临，祝你快乐幸福，对你一年来的关心和照顾表示衷心的感谢。
Thinking of you at Christmas with a wish that is warm and sincere. Have a wonderful Christmas and
joyous New Year!
以真挚热诚的祝福，在圣诞之际思念你。祝圣诞快乐，新年快乐！
Forget, forgive, for who may say that Christmas day may ever come to host or guest again. Touch hands!
愿知道圣诞节会不断来临的人们，忘却和宽恕以往的一切不快，让我们携手共进吧！
A wish for a truly merry Christmas and may the joy of Christmas linger in your heart all the year!
圣诞快乐！愿圣诞的喜悦整年萦绕你心间。
Wishing you a blessed Christmas and a New Year filled with happy surprises.
祝圣诞平安，新年中有意想不到的收获！
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，却又常新，原此祝福，使你的圣诞更加愉快圆满。
Numerous loving wishes for my wife who will always be my valuable Christmas gift and everything to me.
无尽的爱恋与祝福，献给我的爱妻，你永远是我珍贵的圣诞礼物和我的一切！
Christmas is the most human and kindly of season, as the month of June with sunshine and the balmy breath of roses.
圣诞最有人情味，充满仁爱的时节，它如同阳光明媚、玫瑰吐露芬芳的六月。
Wishing you a Christmas of happy time and a New Year of happy days.
愿圣诞是你快乐的时节，愿新年是你幸福的日子。