大快朵颐英语

有句英语谚语:Christmas comes but once a year.(圣诞节每年只有一次。)其喻意是什么呢。若补上另一句,谚语的深层涵义就不难理解了。这另一句是:but when it comes it brings good cheer.句中的good cheer是指good food and drink。此句意为:"圣诞节来临时,它也带来美酒佳肴。"言外之意是:圣诞节到了,人们能大快朵颐,酒足饭饱啦。由此可知,上句谚语喻意则是劝告那些受了挫折而垂头丧气的人要"振作精神"或"别发愁",(像圣诞节这样万民欢庆的)"好日子总会到来的。"所以,现在英美人常说:Christmas should be a time of great cheer.(圣诞节应是欢乐的时刻。) 英美人将Christmas当作重要的节日,是因为他们绝大多数人信奉基督教,认为Jesus (耶稣)是救世主,会给他们带来幸福和希望。因此,在过圣诞节时,英美人最愿花钱大操大办,购买食物和礼品,且要全家团圆,欢聚一堂,如同我们过大年。上面的谚语由此而来。不过,耶稣诞生于何年何月,Bible(《圣经》)上没有记载,而是由后人推定的。由Christmas一词的构成便可知晓。Christmas是由christ和-mas(即:Mass)两词合成的。Christ系源自于犹太的希伯来语(Hebrew Messiah)一词,汉语音译为"弥赛亚"。"弥赛亚"是犹太人期待的"救世主"。该词这一层意思是:The one/new baby was sent from God.(新生圣婴被上帝派送于世。)希腊人将Messiah只译了一层意思:christ(救世主)。后一半mas来自罗马拉丁语missia,英语写成Mass. Mas(s)意为to send。两词合成后,意为:the sending of the sent one/ new baby或The sent one/new baby has been sent by God.(应派送的人已由上帝派出了。)所以现在英语里有go to Mass(望弥撒)的词语。以后由christ又衍生出christian一词,据说这样译才包含了Messiah的全部语义。其全义是:The new baby was born at Christmas and the man he grew up to be.(圣婴诞生于耶诞弥撒日,以后成长为人世之主。)"耶诞弥撒日"到底在哪月哪日。直到公元4世纪左右才将每年12月25日定为"耶稣诞辰日"。英国在13世纪以前一直将这一天当作一年的开始,因此圣诞节期(Christmas-tide/Christmas-time)的全程日期是从12月24日至下一年1月1日或1月6日。源始于此。正因为英美人将此日视为"纪念耶稣诞生的弥撒日",所以有的辞书上注释为:Christmas is the time of the sending of Christ.或Christmas celebrates the time when Christ was sent by God. [注] Christmas和"早上/上午。下午。晚上"三个词连用,常要说:on Christmas morning, on the afternoon/ evening of Christmas day;不说on Christmas afternoon/evening。(A Remedial English Grammar for Foreign Students' By Frederick T. Wood; P.54)(文/汪先均；《英语辅导报》高中教师版03~04学年度第25期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)

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你好!海鲜seafood英[ˈsi:fu:d]美[ˈsiˌfud]n.海产食品，海鲜;[例句]seafoodsoupisagoodappetizer.海鲜汤是一道很好的开胃菜。

我的理解：这里的“吃”用eat略微有点儿不给力的说。英语中有个词组：toregaleoneselfwith...大快朵颐，感觉用这在这里挺合适。建议译为：regaleoneselfwithagreatvarietyofseafood