介绍:
The tide waits for no man.
时间不等人啊！
real/fake Christmas tree 真（假）的圣诞树
Once it's in your house, it looks and smells like you are in the forest.
它一旦在你的房子里，你仿佛置身于森林当中。
wasteful 浪费的
But they don't actually cut down the whole natural forest.
但他们不砍伐完整的自然森林。
People start to decorate for Christmas after American thanksgiving or around the beginning of December and then you can leave up your decorations until after New Year's.
人们在美国的感恩节之后或十二月初开始装饰圣诞，这些装饰品可以一直保留到新年后。
Originally Christmas trees had real candles on them.
最早的圣诞树上放真正的蜡烛。
So that's why we put many colorful lights on the trees to represent the candles and also many Christmas tree ornaments.
这就是为什么我们在树上放了许多彩灯来代表蜡烛，也放许多圣诞树的装饰品的原因。
So the Christmas tree can tell us the stories of your family's life.
所以圣诞树可以告诉我们你家的故事。
text 发短信
I think the Christmas card due to technology is a bit of slowly dying tradition.
我认为由于技术的发展，圣诞卡片是一个慢慢消失的传统。
Sometimes it's a controversial issue.
有时这是一个有争议的问题。
Merry Christmas. 圣诞节快乐！
Wishing you a wonderful Christmas season with your family.
祝你全家圣诞快乐。
But since Christmas is really to celebrate the birth of Jesus, it's changing so now as people don't want to say Merry Christmas if they aren't Christians.
以前圣诞节真的是为了庆祝耶稣的生日，但是它现在正在改变，所以人们不想说圣诞快乐，如果他们不是基督徒。
Happy Holidays 节日快乐
Season's Greetings 季节的问候
religious beliefs 宗教信仰
minority 少数、少数民族
immigrants 移民
In my family it's very focused on remembering Jesus and being thankful for his coming into the world and the miracle of his birth and the hope that his life brought to the world.
在我的家庭里，我们非常关注纪念耶稣，感谢他来到这个世界，他出生的奇迹和他生命带给世界的希望。
The story that kids love is that Santa Claus will come down the chimney and put presents in your stocking and under your Christmas tree.
孩子们喜欢的故事是，圣诞老人会从烟囱里下来，把礼物放在你家圣诞树下的袜子里。
stuff 东西
mysterious 神秘的
magical 神奇的
It's just a fun fantasy for kids.
这只是孩子们的一个有趣的幻想。
Parents have to be very careful not to destroy their children's dreams too early.
父母必须非常小心，不要过早摧毁孩子的梦想。
underwear 内衣
Mothers always like to give practical things you need.
妈妈总是喜欢给你一些你需要的比较实在的礼物。
Christmas wish list 圣诞愿望清单
Florida 佛罗里达
school ages kids 学生
winter holiday 寒假
summer holiday 暑假
retail 零售
turkey 火鸡
roast of ham or beef 烤火腿或牛肉
pumpkin pie 南瓜派
apple pie 苹果派
candy cane ice-cream 糖果冰激淋
Christmas Eve 平安夜
It's up to you. 由你决定。
in laws 配偶的家人
relatives 亲戚
cookies 饼干
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