节日纪事圣诞节-Christmas Day
英语课
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 act 1 a nativity① or “birth” play, showing how Jesus② was 2 born 3 in a stable③.
On the twenty-fourth of December, all children are very excited 4. Usually they are sent to bed early so that their parents can get the presents ready. The younger 5 children think that Father Christmas will come down the chimney 6 or fireplace 7 , so they hang 8 up a sock for him to put presents in. The greedy 9 ones even 10 hang up a pillow-case④ or a sack⑤ to try to get more presents. Later 11 that night, Father or Mother will put presents in the sock, and leave others 12 at the side 13 of the bed.
On Christmas morning, the children wake 14 up very early. Some even turn on the light at two o'clock, and most of them are awake 15 by six o'clock although 16 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 while 17 the dinner is prepared 18. At about one o'clock in the afternoon, the Christmas dinner is brought 19 in . The turkey 20 or chicken is quickly eaten . Children search 21 in their Christmas pudding 22 for new coins 23 which are hidden 24 in it . The rest of the day is full of games and eating until 25 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。
v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的
- 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。
adj.激动的；兴奋的
- 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。
adj.年轻的；n.年纪较小的人
- 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。
n.烟囱，烟筒；玻璃罩
- 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。
n.壁炉，炉灶
- 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。
v.处…绞刑，把吊…起，悬挂
- 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。
adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当
- 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。
adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的
- 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。
prep.(pl.)另外的人
- 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。
n.边，旁边；面，侧面
- 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。
vt.叫醒，激发；vi.醒来，醒着；警觉，振奋；n.醒；守夜；尾迹，痕迹
- 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！
adj.醒的；v.唤醒，唤起，醒来
- 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。
conj（=though）虽然，即使，纵然，尽管
- 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。
conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿
- 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。
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
- 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。
vbl.bring的过去式和过去分词
- 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。
n.土耳其，火鸡
- 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。
n.搜寻，探究；v.搜寻，探求，调查
- 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。
n.布丁
- 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？
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
- 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。
hide的过去分词
- 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。
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