英语朗读七年级下册（第99页）（科学普及出版社）

英语朗读七年级下册（第99页）（科学普及出版社）

1a  Look, listen and say.

                                   Christmas

Christmas is the most important festival in many countries, It is on December 25th. Before Christmas Day, people are busy preparing for it. They go shopping, clean their houses, give Christmas cards to their friends and decorate Christmas trees with colorful lights, balls, stars and so on.

On Christmas Eve, the night of December 24th, families often go to church and sing Christmas songs. Children put up stockings by the fireplaces or at the end of their beds before they go to bed.

On the morning of Christmas Day, children always get up very early and open the presents in the stockings. They think the presents must be from Santa Claus! Then they give gifts to each other. Later that day, families usually have a get-together with a special dinner. They usually greet each other and say, ''Merry Christmas!”

                                                圣诞节

        圣诞节是许多国家最重要的节日，在12月25日。圣诞节前，人们忙着为它做准备。他们去购物，打扫房子，给他们的朋友送圣诞卡，用彩灯、彩球、星星等装饰圣诞树。

        在12月24日的平安夜，家家户户都会去教堂唱圣诞歌。孩子们把长筒袜放在壁炉边或床头，然后才去睡觉。

       在圣诞节的早晨，孩子们总是起得很早，打开长袜里的礼物。他们认为礼物一定是圣诞老人送的!然后他们互相赠送礼物。那天晚些时候，家庭通常会有一个聚会和一顿特别的晚餐。他们通常互相问候，说:“圣诞快乐!”