节日纪事圣诞节-Christmas Day

 　　圣诞节

　　【内容提示】

　　圣诞节在西方如同我们中国的春节一样，是孩子们的节日。请你根据下面的提示写一篇文章，记叙孩子们在圣诞节的情况：

　　①12月25日是圣诞节。对于许许多多男孩和女孩们来说，圣诞节是一个非常快乐的日子。

　　②在有些学校里，学期结束之前，孩子们就表演一出表现耶稣是如何在马棚里诞生的，名字叫做“诞生”或“生日”的节目。

　　③12月24日所有的孩子们都非常兴奋。通常，父母们早早地就打发他们上床睡觉，这样父母好把礼物准备好。

　　④年纪比较小的孩子们想，圣诞老人可能从烟囱或者从壁炉里出来，于是他们就挂上一只袜子，以便圣诞老人把礼物放到里面。贪心的孩子甚至把枕头套或布袋挂起来，以便得到更多的礼物。

　　⑤圣诞节的早晨，孩子们很早就醒了。他们寻找自己的礼物，与此同时大人们忙着准备饭菜。

　　⑥大约在下午一点钟的时候，圣诞家宴开始。很快吃完火鸡或鸡后，孩子们就在布丁里寻找藏在里面的新硬币。

　　⑦家宴之后一直到夜晚，人们尽情欢乐。最快乐的一天就是这样度过的。

　　【作文示范】

　　Christmas Day

　　Christmas Day falls on the twenty-fifth of December. It is a very happy day for many boys and girls . Before the term ends in some schools , the children act¹ a nativity① or “birth” play, showing how Jesus② was² born³ in a stable③.

　　On the twenty-fourth of December, all children are very excited⁴. Usually they are sent to bed early so that their parents can get the presents ready. The younger⁵ children think that Father Christmas will come down the chimney⁶ or fireplace⁷ , so they hang⁸ up a sock for him to put presents in. The greedy⁹ ones even¹⁰ hang up a pillow-case④ or a sack⑤ to try to get more presents. Later¹¹ that night, Father or Mother will put presents in the sock, and leave others¹² at the side¹³ of the bed.

　　On Christmas morning, the children wake¹⁴ up very early. Some even turn on the light at two o'clock, and most of them are awake¹⁵ by six o'clock although¹⁶ it is not light in England for another hour or two at this time of the year.

　　Children look for their presents , and the young ones play while¹⁷ the dinner is prepared¹⁸. At about one o'clock in the afternoon, the Christmas dinner is brought¹⁹ in . The turkey²⁰ or chicken is quickly eaten . Children search²¹ in their Christmas pudding²² for new coins²³ which are hidden²⁴ in it . The rest of the day is full of games and eating until²⁵ the happiest of all Christmas hollidays comes to an end.

　　(节选自《英语学习》1985年第12期)

　　【词语解释】

　　①nativity [n+'tiviti] n.出生;诞生;(宗教)耶稣诞生

　　②Jesus ['dNi:z+s] n.耶稣

　　③stable ['steibl] n.厩;马棚;牛棚

　　④pillow-case ['pil+ukeis] n.枕套

　　⑤sack [s$k] n.袋;布袋

　　【写法指要】

　　这是一篇用一般现在时写成的记叙文，所以叫做现在记叙文(present narration)。现在记叙文适合于写经常发生的事情，比如圣诞节就是每年都要过的节日。这种记叙文一般按照人物行为情节的时间顺序安排文章结构，本文分为“圣诞前”、“圣诞夜”和“圣诞当天”三个时间顺序的行为情节。

1 act   

n.行为，行动，法案；v.行动，扮演，下判决

参考例句：

• Welcome to watch my act.欢迎观看我的表演
• Think well before you act.三思而后行

2 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 born   

v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的

参考例句：

• The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。
• I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。

4 excited   

adj.激动的；兴奋的

参考例句：

• He was so excited that he could not speak.他太兴奋，连话都说不出来了。
• The excited children forgot to take the presents to the party.孩子们兴奋得忘了把礼物带到聚会上了。

5 younger   

adj.年轻的；n.年纪较小的人

参考例句：

• My younger brother hides behind the door. 我弟弟躲在门后。
• She is older than me but my other sisters are younger. 她比我大，其余都是我妹妹。

6 chimney   

n.烟囱，烟筒；玻璃罩

参考例句：

• The chimney blew out a cloud of black smoke.烟囱里喷出一团黑烟。
• His father is a chimney sweeper.他的父亲是一位扫烟囱的工人。

7 fireplace   

n.壁炉，炉灶

参考例句：

• The fireplace smokes badly.这壁炉冒烟太多。
• I think we should wall up the fireplace.我想应该封住壁炉。

8 hang   

v.处…绞刑，把吊…起，悬挂

参考例句：

• Why don't you hang up your clothes?你怎么不把衣服挂起来？
• Hang the picture on the wall.把画挂到墙上。

9 greedy   

adj.贪吃的；贪婪的；渴望的

参考例句：

• He was not greedy with his money.他不贪他的钱。
• She is a greedy girl.她是个贪心的女孩。

10 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

11 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

12 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。

13 side   

n.边，旁边；面，侧面

参考例句：

• The shop is on the west side of the street.商店在街道的西边。
• There was a lot of people on every side. 到处都是人。

14 wake   

vt.叫醒，激发；vi.醒来，醒着；警觉，振奋；n.醒；守夜；尾迹，痕迹

参考例句：

• Please wake me up at six.请在六点钟叫醒我。
• Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house!安静点！别把全家人都吵醒了！

15 awake   

adj.醒的；v.唤醒，唤起，醒来

参考例句：

• The baby awake is looking here and there.醒着的婴儿东张西望。
• Please awake me at six.请6点钟唤醒我。

16 although   

conj（=though）虽然，即使，纵然，尽管

参考例句：

• Although my car is very old,It'still runs very well.我的汽车虽然很旧，但仍然跑得很快。
• Although he worked hard,he failed in the exam.虽然他很努力，但他考试没有及格。

17 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

18 prepared   

adj.事先准备好的；愿意的；期望的adv.事先准备好地；愿意地；期望地v.准备( prepare的过去式和过去分词)；预备（饭菜）；配备；使（自己）有准备

参考例句：

• She had prepared a very elaborate meal. 她做了一顿精美的饭菜。
• We were prepared for every eventuality . 我们准备应付任何可能出现的情况。

19 brought   

vbl.bring的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He brought a new book with him.他带来一本新书。
• I brought you your shirt.我带来了你的衬衣。

20 turkey   

n.土耳其，火鸡

参考例句：

• It is equal in size to a turkey.它的大小和火鸡一样。
• After ten years,I was going on a trip to Turkey.阔别10年了，我又要踏上去土耳其的旅途。

21 search   

n.搜寻，探究；v.搜寻，探求，调查

参考例句：

• Did you search all over?你整个都搜查过了吗？
• After a long search,they found the lost child.经过很长时间的寻找，他们发现了这个走失的小孩。

22 pudding   

n.布丁

参考例句：

• They served apple pudding for dessert.他们端上了苹果布丁作为甜食。
• I'm still hungry,can I have some more pudding?我还饿，我可以再要些布丁吗？

23 coins   

abbr.coinsurance 联合保险，共同保险，共保n.（统称）硬币( coin的名词复数 )；（一枚）硬币，金属货币v.制造硬币( coin的第三人称单数 )；创造

参考例句：

• a fistful of coins 一把硬币
• Insert coins into the slot and press for a ticket. 把硬币放进投币口，按钮取票。

24 hidden   

hide的过去分词

参考例句：

• Our trips are all-inclusive—there are no hidden costs. 我们的旅行费用全包—没有任何隐含性费用。
• There are fears of a hidden agenda behind this new proposal. 人们担心这一新提议的背后有不可告人的目的。

25 until   

prep.直到...为止；conj.直到...时才...

参考例句：

• He arrived home until midnight.他直到半夜才到家。
• She didn't sleep until midnight.她直到半夜才睡。