每日背誦第四期71
After the Reformation in the 16th century, Nicholas’s cult disappeared in most Protestant countries of Europe. But his legend was united with old Nordic folktales of a magician who punished naughty children and rewarded good children with presents. In England, he became known as Father Christmas. But in Holland, Saint Nicholas’ name and reputation persisted as “sinterklaas.”.
16世紀(jì)宗教改革運(yùn)動(dòng)以后，對尼古拉的膜拜便在多數(shù)歐洲新教國家銷聲匿跡了。但是有關(guān)他的傳說卻跟一個(gè)北歐民間故事結(jié)合了起來，故事中有位魔術(shù)師，他愛懲罰頑皮的孩子，并送禮物獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)好孩子。在英格蘭，尼古拉成為家喻戶曉的圣誕節(jié)之父。而在荷蘭，圣人尼古拉的名聲依舊以“Sinterklaas”的名字流傳。
(短文節(jié)選,本篇始于：圣誕老人，報(bào)上名來)
