一片通英語聽力小短文第四級(jí)4-1: 圣誕節(jié)-家里-在美國(guó)

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Christmas-Home-In the United States

對(duì)誕節(jié)-家里-在美國(guó)

Christmas is considered a major holiday in the United States.Shopping malls have big sales,every-body gets happier,and everywhere shows red and green.As early as one month before December 25th,houses in the residential areas would be dressed up with flashing lights,ornaments,and sculptures.Normally lifeless downtown steets would be illuminated by trees featuring dazzling lights,and skyscrapers would join in with decorations hanging down from top to bottom.

在美國(guó)，圣誕節(jié)(被認(rèn)為)是個(gè)主要的節(jié)日。到那時(shí)候，購(gòu)物中心會(huì)進(jìn)行促銷活動(dòng)，每個(gè)人都變得比平常高興，到處都是紅紅綠綠的。早在12月25號(hào)之前的一個(gè)月，在住宅區(qū)的那些房子就會(huì)被(人們以)閃爍的燈，裝飾物和雕刻品裝扮起來。平常沒什么生氣的市中心街道也都被樹上令人眩目的燈飾照亮了起來。還有摩天大樓也用裝飾品從樓頂垂下到地來加入此一(慶祝的)行列。

Stores aim at this"shopping season"for large sales as everyone is pruchasing gifts for everyone else.Santa Claus and reindeers come out to attract customers and perform at special events as entertainers.

商店都看準(zhǔn)了這個(gè)“購(gòu)物季節(jié)”來進(jìn)行大型的促銷活動(dòng)，因?yàn)槊總€(gè)人都在買禮物給別人。圣誕老從和馴鹿們出來招攬顧客，并在特別的節(jié)目中充當(dāng)演藝人員。

The Christmas spirit permeates throughout the country.Starting three or four days before Christmas,employees go home on their vacation,and students begin their winter break.All the major transportation systems like trains,buses,and airplanes are all full of people returing to their families.After two weeks,people return to work feeling refreshed to go about their regular activities.

這種圣誕節(jié)氣氛遍布全國(guó)。從圣誕節(jié)之前的三四天開始，員工就回家過節(jié)了，學(xué)生們開始他們的寒假，所有的主要交通系統(tǒng)像火車，公共汽車和飛機(jī)都載滿了回家團(tuán)聚的人們。兩星期之后，人們恢復(fù)了精神回到工作中，繼續(xù)過他們平日過的生活。