英语背诵80篇 12

Christmas

Christmas is everybody’s birthday with a party going on all over the world. Christmas is to every child in his own way the wonder of the world and the light of life. Christmas is olders brought in from the cold to the fire, of a land of perfume made of the scent¹ of snow, lingering with scent of happiness that comes out of people at Christmas. Christmas is sounds, the talking and the laughing, the shouting and the singing. Christmas is tastes, the sound golden taste of the orange, and the sharp sweet juice of the apple. Christmas is sights. Who can tell of the sights of Christmas reflected in the eyes of the child. Christmas is being together, gathering² together. You do not have to tell the child what this means, and at Christmas, if at no other time, all men are children.

1 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

2 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。