12. Christmas Eve 平安夜

On Christmas Eve-the night before Christmas Day-children all over Britain put a stocking at the end of theirbeds before they go to sleep. Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night. 

在平安夜，也就是圣诞节的前一天晚上，英国各地的孩子们在睡觉前会将袜子放在床边，他们的父母通常会告诉他们，圣诞老人会在晚上到来。     Father Christmas is very kind and hearted. He gets to the top of each house and climbs down the chimneyinto the fireplace. He fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents. 

圣诞老人很善良友好。他到达每个房顶，爬上烟囱进入壁炉，他将每个袜子都塞满圣诞礼物。     

Of course, Father Christmas isn't real. In Jim and Kate's house, "Father Christmas" is really Mr. Green. Mr. Green doesn't climb down the chimney. He waits until the children are asleep. Then he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents. When they were very young, Mr.Green sometimes wore a red coat. But he doesn't do that now. The children are no longer young, and they know who "Father Christmas" really is. But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.

当然，圣诞老人不是真实的。在吉姆和凯特的房子里，“圣诞老人”是格林先生。 格林先生没有爬烟囱，他等待孩子们睡着了，然后悄悄进入他们的卧室，并用小礼物填满他们的袜子。孩子们年轻的时候，格林先生有时会穿一件红色外套，但现在不了。孩子们不再年轻了，他们知道谁是真正的“圣诞老人”。但他们仍然把袜子挂在床边。