麦兜籹籹
A Brother Like That A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. "Is this your car, Mister?" he said. Paul nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was astounded. "You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing? Boy, I wish . . ." He hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels. "I wish," the boy went on, "That I could be a brother like that." Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively he added, "Would you like to take a ride in my car?" "Oh yes, Id love that." After a short ride, the boy turned with his eyes aglow, said, "Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house?" Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked. He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car. "There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day Im gonna give you one just like it . . . then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that Ive been trying to tell you about." Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride. That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he said: "It is more blessed to give . . . "内容： 哥哥的心愿 圣诞节时，保罗的哥哥送他一辆新车。圣诞节当天，保罗离开办公室时，一个男孩绕着那辆闪闪发亮的新车，十分赞叹地问： "先生，这是你的车？" 保罗点点头："这是我哥哥送给我的圣诞节礼物。"男孩满脸惊讶，支支吾吾地说："你是说这是你哥送的礼物，没花你一分钱？天哪，我真希望也能……" 保罗当然知道男孩他真想希望什么。他希望能有一个象那样的哥哥。但是小男孩接下来说的话却完全出乎了保罗的意料。 "我希望自己能成为送车给弟弟的哥哥。"男孩继续说。 保罗惊愕地看着那男孩，冲口而出地说："你要不要坐我的车去兜风？" "哦，当然好了，我太想坐了！" 车开了一小段路后，那孩子转过头来，眼睛闪闪发亮，对我说："先生，你能不能把车子开到我家门前？" 保罗微笑，他知道孩子想干什么。那男孩必定是要向邻居炫耀，让大家知道他坐了一部大轿车回家。但是这次保罗又猜错了。"你能不能把车子停在那两个台阶前？"男孩要求道。 男孩跑上了阶梯，过了一会儿保罗听到他回来了，但动作似乎有些缓慢。原来把他跛脚的弟弟带出来了，将他安置在第一个台阶上，紧紧地抱着他，指着那辆新车。 只听那男孩告诉弟弟："你看，这就是我刚才在楼上对你说的那辆新车。这是保罗他哥哥送给他的哦！将来我也会送给你一辆像这样的车，到那时候你就能自己去看那些在圣诞节时，挂窗口上的漂亮饰品了，就象我告诉过你的那样。" 保罗走下车子，把跛脚男孩抱到车子的前座。兴奋得满眼放光的哥哥也爬上车子，坐在弟弟的身旁。就这样他们三人开始一次令人难忘的假日兜风。 那个圣诞夜，保罗才真正体会主耶稣所说的"施比受更有福"的道理。
天晴0608
12月25日，是基督教徒纪念耶稣诞生的日子，称为圣诞 节。 从12月24日于翌年1月6日为圣诞节节期。节日期间，各国基督教徒都举行隆重的纪念仪式。圣诞节本来是基督教徒的节日，由于人们格外重视，它便成为一个全民性的节日，是西方国家一年中最盛大的节日，可以和新年相提并论，类似我国过春节。 西方人以红、绿、白三色为圣诞色，圣诞节来临时家家户户都要用圣诞色来装饰。红 色的有圣诞花和圣诞蜡烛。绿色的是圣诞树。它是圣诞节的主要装饰品，用砍伐来的杉、 柏一类呈塔形的常青树装饰而成。上面悬挂着五颜六色的彩灯、礼物和纸花，还点燃着圣 诞蜡烛。 红色与白色相映成趣的是圣诞老人，他是圣诞节活动中最受欢迎的人物。西方儿童在 圣诞夜临睡之前，要在壁炉前或枕头旁放上一只袜子，等候圣诞老人在他们入睡后把礼物 放在袜子内。在西方，扮演圣诞老人也是一种习俗。December 25 Christmas is a celebration of the birthday of Jesus Christ, founder of the Christian life, is the nation's largest, most popular festivals. According to the Christian Bible, "Bible" that God decided to let his only son Jesus Christ on earth for Health, to find a mother, and then on human life, so that people can better understand God, love of God to learn each other better and love . "Christmas" means "to celebrate Christ," a young Jewish celebration of the birth of Jesus Maria moment. Maria Joseph, a carpenter and has been engaged. However, in their cohabitation before Joseph Maria had been found pregnant. Because Joseph is a decent, do not want to say that this matter out of her shame, he would like to quietly breaking up with her. He is considering the matter, God's angel appeared in his dream, he said, "Do not whispered, married to Maria home. Huai her children from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a boy, you Children to play by the name of Jesus, because he will save the evil in people. " Although the exact birthday of Jesus is not clear about the year 2000, according to the calendar date of the assumption that the time is divided into BC (before the birth of Jesus Christ) and AD (AD is the Latin abbreviation, which means "we have Main - the era of Jesus "). In the year after the first 300 years, the birthday of Jesus in a different time of celebration. Finally, in the year 354 AD, the church leaders on December 25 as the birthday of Jesus Christ
小冷0623
英语素材：圣诞节必用英文词汇四年级 丨 杂文 丨 2000字圣诞：thebirthdayofJesusChrist圣诞节：Christmasday，Xm.，Xmas圣诞歌：Christmascarol圣诞卡：Christmascard圣诞老人：SantaClaus圣诞树：Christmastree圣诞快乐：MerryChristmas圣诞柴：yulelog(圣诞节原木形大蛋糕)圣诞节的次日：BoxingDay圣诞晚会：Christmasparty圣诞节日历：menology圣诞节前夕(12月24日)：ChristmasEve圣诞节期：Christmastime圣诞季节：yule，yuletide，yuletime圣诞节快乐!MERRYCHRISTMAS!圣诞祝贺：Christmasgreetings圣诞采购：Christmasshopping圣诞卡：Christmascard驯鹿：reindeer圣诞节前夕：ChristmasEve糖果：candy圣诞节：ChristmasDay烟囱：chimney圣诞节节日：Christmasseason壁炉：fireplace圣诞节假期(自十二月二十四日至一月一日或一月六日)：Christmastime由东方来朝见初生的耶稣的三个贤人：Magi蜡烛：candle烛台：candlestick圣诞大餐：Christmasfeast包裹：package圣诞大餐：Christmasdinner圣诞红：poinsettia灿烂耀眼的装饰物品：glitteringdecorations伯利恒(耶稣降生地)：Bethlehem圣诞礼物：Christmasgift耶稣基督：JesusChrist圣诞礼物：Christmaspresent圣婴：ChristChild圣诞树：Christmastree圣诞颂歌：Christmascarol圣诞气氛：Christmasspirit马槽：manger圣诞音乐：Christmasmusic天使：angel圣诞圣歌：Christmashymn圣诞佳节：Christmasfestival圣诞节用的装饰物品：Christmasornament圣诞节暂停营业、上学、工作期间：Christmasrecess子夜弥撒：midnightmass望弥撒：tohearmass圣诞节景象：Christmasscene报佳音：togocaroling圣诞节用的装饰：Christmasdecoration金银丝：tinsel圣诞节假期：Christmasholiday圣诞老人：SantaClaus常青树枝编的花环：evergreengarland(英)圣诞老人：FatherChristmas圣诞邮件：Christmasmail常青树枝：evergreenbough圣诞舞会：Christmasdance花环：wreath圣诞布丁：Christmaspudding红丝带：redribbon圣诞袜：Christmasstocking烤火鸡：roastturkey包装纸：wrappingpaper小红莓果酱：cranberrysauce玻璃纸：cellophane番瓜饼：pumpkinpie冰柱：icicle干果布丁：plumpudding雪橇铃(系于雪橇或拖雪橇之鹿上的小铃)：sleighbells闪烁的电灯泡：twinklingelectriclight(十二月廾五日亦为我国)行宪纪念日：ConstitutionDay多彩多姿的装饰：colorfuldecorations银色圣诞：WhiteChristmas欢乐气氛：joyfulatmosphere圣诞采购：Christmasshopping圣诞玩具：Christmastoy疯狂采购：shoppingmadness庆祝圣诞：celebrateChristmas,to慈善中心：charitycenter 43
小川里沙
Christmas is based on the story of Jesus’ birth as described in the Gospel according to Matthew (see Matthew 1:18-2:12) and the Gospel according to Luke (see Luke 1:26-56). Roman Catholics first celebrated Christmas, then known as the Feast of the Nativity, as early as 336 ad. The word Christmas entered the English language sometime around 1050 as the Old English phrase Christes maesse, meaning “festival of Christ.” Scholars believe the frequently used shortened form of Christmas—Xmas—may have come into use in the 13th century. The X stands for the Greek letter chi, an abbreviation of Khristos (Christ), and also represents the cross on which Jesus was crucified.
