12月24日是西方人的圣誕夜，每當(dāng)這充滿幻想的日子到來(lái)，所有的小孩子也希望得到圣誕老人的禮物�？墒沁@僅僅是西方。中國(guó)的大人們總是毫不費(fèi)力的打破孩子的夢(mèng)想，說(shuō)：“這世界上是沒(méi)有圣誕老人的！別再瞎做白日夢(mèng)了！”我很幸運(yùn)，生在了一個(gè)父母都是英文老師的家庭，也許是他們受到外國(guó)文化的熏陶吧，10歲以前，我都是在圣誕的甜蜜幻想中度過(guò)的。
還記得小時(shí)候，當(dāng)爸爸把這個(gè)圣誕老人的故事告訴我時(shí)，我還是有些半信半疑，但是我還是在1997年12月24日傍晚把握最喜歡的一只印有小熊式樣的小棉襪子放在了枕頭下面，懷著激動(dòng)的心情入睡了。第二天一早，我迫不及待的摸了摸那只襪子。咦？怎么硬硬的？我掏出了里面的東西——一張可愛(ài)小巧的圣誕賀卡以及一本我最喜愛(ài)的《米老鼠和唐老鴨》的小人書(shū)！還在被窩中的我興奮得打開(kāi)了賀卡，上面細(xì)若蛛絲的字體，寫(xiě)著：圣誕快樂(lè)！書(shū)名是圣誕老人。在那剎那間，驚訝和狂喜編織成一首優(yōu)美的樂(lè)曲蕩漾在我的心田。來(lái)到幼兒園，天真得我把這件事告訴所有的小朋友，他們都用羨慕的眼光注視著我，同學(xué)月月還對(duì)我講：“你好幸運(yùn)哦！我從圣誕老人那兒什么禮物也沒(méi)得到！”“爸爸講只有非常好，非常乖的小孩才有禮物呢！”我自豪地說(shuō)，心中甜如蜜糖。
此后的幾年中，我總會(huì)得到圣誕禮物——洋娃娃、動(dòng)畫(huà)碟片、學(xué)習(xí)用品……直到小學(xué)三年級(jí)，這個(gè)秘密才被揭穿了，爸爸原來(lái)就是“圣誕老人”，我得到的禮物并不是那個(gè)騎鹿的老頭兒給的東西，而是父親對(duì)我的無(wú)限愛(ài)意��！一時(shí)間，我的心中空蕩蕩的，不過(guò)我又明白了許多：人是要長(zhǎng)大的，就把這些當(dāng)作我人生中的美好回憶吧！
圣誕節(jié)，你收到圣誕老人的禮物了嗎？ Christmas in America（在美國(guó)過(guò)圣誕節(jié)）
Christmas is the most important festival in the western world. It falls on December 25th. When my mother and I stayed in America, we were invited by one of my mother＇s friends to have Christmas with an American family. We bought some presents for our American friends on our way to their house.
They had prepared different kinds of gifts for their family and guests when we got to their house, such as Christmas candles, cakes, cards, little toys, biscuits and so on. A Christmas tree was placed in the comer of the brilliant hall. How beautiful it was! We were impressed by these. We had a big meal. After dinner, they told us some interesting stories about Christmas. We learned that Christmas had something to do with God. We went to bed at midnight. Though we knew the Santa Claus was not true, we were still waiting for the Santa Claus with white beard to bring us presents.And we received many beautiful presents the next morning.
This Christmas was really unforgettable. Not only did I have a good time, but also I knew something about foreign culture.
12月25日的圣誕節(jié)是西方國(guó)家最重要的節(jié)日。我和媽媽在美國(guó)的時(shí)候，曾應(yīng)媽媽的一位朋友邀請(qǐng)，去一個(gè)美國(guó)家庭過(guò)圣誕節(jié)。在去他家的途中，我們?yōu)槊绹?guó)朋友買(mǎi)了一些禮物。
我們到時(shí)，他們已為家人及客人們準(zhǔn)備了各種各樣的禮物，有圣誕蠟燭、蛋糕、卡片、小玩具和餅干等。圣誕樹(shù)放在燈火通明的客廳的一角，實(shí)在是太莢了。這一切給我們留下了深刻的印象。我們吃了一頓大餐。飯后，他們給我們講了一些圣誕節(jié)的故事，我們知道了圣誕節(jié)與上帝有關(guān)。我們午夜時(shí)分才上床睡覺(jué)。盡管我們知道圣誕老人不是真的，但還是等待著白胡子的圣誕老人為我們送來(lái)禮物。第二天早晨我們收到了許多漂亮的禮物。
這個(gè)圣誕節(jié)實(shí)在太令人難以忘懷了。我不僅過(guò)得很愉快，還了解了外國(guó)文化。
Christmas is the most important festival in the western world. It is on December 25th. Usually two weeks before, people begin to prepare lots of Christmas presents. People who are far away on business hurry to return their home for Christmas.
Last Christmas, my mother and I were invited by one of my mother＇ s friends to have Christmas with an American family. Entering the brilliant hall, we saw a beautiful Christmas tree decorated with colorful lights. In the middle of the hall stood a big table. On it were something delicious.How beautiful it was! We were impressed by these. We had a big meal.After dinner, the hosts told us many stories about Christmas. Every year more than 140 countries in the world have Christmas to celebrate the day Jesus was born. On that day children were the happiest of all because they could get presents from the Santa Claus with white beard. We enjoyed ourselves very much.
This Christmas was really unforgettable. Not only did I have a good time, but also I knew something about foreign culture.
