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圣诞节十大省钱绝招
一到节假日,总免不了拿出一些经费来招待亲友、交换礼物。怎样过一个节约的圣诞节呢?
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圣诞歌曲:祝你圣诞快乐
我们祝你圣诞快乐 (We Wish You a Merry Christmas) 英国传统歌曲 薛范 译配 noni99 -------- 我们祝你圣诞快乐 我们祝你圣诞快乐 我们祝你圣诞快乐 祝你新年快乐 把星星带到每一个角落, 把新年的心绪给你们和我。 ----
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中国式 圣诞:令人着迷的困惑
像是在过圣帕特里克节或者情人节。[/cn] [en]That is, it’s a [w]lighthearted[/w] day for going out and being with friends, not for staying in with family, as we do in the West. Typical ways to celebrate include seeing a movie, going to a karaoke bar, or shopping. China Daily says Christmas Eve is the biggest shopping day of the year. Young couples often treat it as a romantic day. Ice skating and amusement parks are popular destinations.[/en][cn]也就是说这是外出、和朋友们在一起的放松日,并不是像西方人那样和家人在一起。中国人过圣诞节的典型活动包括看电影、去卡拉OK吧或者购物。《中国日报》的报道称,圣诞前夕是年度销售额最大的日子。年轻的情侣们经常把圣诞节当作一个浪漫的日子过,滑冰场和游乐园是很受欢迎的目的地。[/cn] [en]2. Chinese Christians still face restrictions against a Western-style holiday.[/en] [cn]中国式圣诞节的宗教色彩很淡。[/cn] [en]As huge numbers of urban Chinese celebrate a commercialized and religiously [w]sterilized[/w] version of Christmas, the country’s 68 million Christians (about 5 percent of the population) have a tougher time. Religious practice is tightly regulated by the government, with acts such as [w=carol]caroling[/w] variously forbidden or allowed. It’s better than it used to be; informal “house churches” are officially forbidden but typically tolerated. When the government began allowing the more commercialized version of Christmas to prosper starting in the 1990s, it had the effect, [w]deliberate[/w] or not, of [w=overshadow]overshadowing[/w] the Western-style version, reducing the holiday’s religious connotations. In a way, the more popular Christmas gets in China, the less Christian it becomes. [/en][cn]大量中国城市居民庆祝的是一个商业化、宗教色彩很淡的圣诞节,而中国680万的基督徒(占人口5%)的日子不怎么好过。中国政府对宗教活动进行严格控制,比如是否允许唱颂歌都是因地而异的。这已经比过去好很多了,虽是官方禁止的非正式“家庭教会”但通常都是被容忍的。从1990年代政府允许商业化的圣诞节开始兴旺,中国圣诞节就有意无意地遮蔽西方圣诞节,减少节日与宗教的联系。从某种程度而言,基督教在中国越是流行,它与基督教的联系也越不紧密。[/cn] [en]3. There is a “war on Christmas” in China.[/en] [cn]民族主义者反对中国过圣诞节。[/cn] [en]Some nationalist critics have accused the West of using the holiday as a tool of foreign imperialism. This is from Chinese journalist Helen Gao’s great article on Christmas’s evolution in China:[/en][cn]一些民族主义者指责西方利用圣诞节作为外国帝国主义的工具。以下是一位中国记者所写的关于圣诞节在中国的发展的文章节选:[/cn] [en]While some in America fight to [w]resurface[/w] the holiday’s spiritual significance, Christmas-bashers in China warn against allowing Western culture to [w]contaminate[/w] Chinese civilization. Shortly before Christmas in 2006, ten post-doctoral students from Peking University, Tsinghua University, and other elite colleges penned an open letter asking Chinese people to boycott Christmas and resist the invasion of “western soft power.” They warned, “[Christmas celebrators in China] are doing what western missionaries dreamed to do but didn’t succeed in doing 100 years ago.” The letter added, “Chinese people need to treat Christmas cautiously, and support the dominance of our own culture.”[/en][cn] 一些人在美国为复兴圣诞节的精神意义做抗争,而另一方面,中国反对圣诞节的人则警告不
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测测看:你的圣诞知识及格吗?
下来拆开礼物。 6 Did you know, in Britain the Queen has made a _________ on TV every Christmas day since 1957? A: sermon B: talk C: speech D:[w] lecture[/w] 答案是:C,speech通常含有公共演讲的意思,比如政治家或名人演讲。A不对,因为sermon带有宗教色彩,是布道说教的意思;B不对,在表达女王讲话这个意思的时候,talk 未免过于随便了,因为talk一词多用于有听众在场的发言和讲话,而女王都是在电视上发表全国讲话或祝词的,非常郑重; D不对,lecture通圣诞假期人们会做些什么?你了解多少的圣诞知识?快来看看我们的节常指比较正式的讲座,带有专业和学术色彩,最长使用的场合就是在大学里面。 7 In Mexico and parts of Brazil, people watch a traditional _______ called "The Shepherds"--the [w]shepherds[/w] kidnap (abduct) the baby Jesus! A: play B: theatre C: stage D: acting 答案是:A,when you go to the theatre, you see a play。B不对,theatre是剧院的意思,人们去剧院看歌剧和戏剧;C不对,stage是舞台的意思;D不对,因为acting指的是具体的表演和演技本身: "His acting was fantastic" or "He's been acting since he was 3 years old". 8 Traditional nativity scenes are popular in many countries--they show the ___________ of Jesus. A: life B: birth C: born D: all of the above answers 答案是:B, "Birth"是个名词,你可以说"It was a difficult birth(难产)"。C不对,因为"Born"是个形容词,可以用这个句型:Jesus was born in Bethlehem。 9 A traditional English song is known as a Christmas ______. The possible answers were: A: Carl B: Carol C: Karen D: Kath 答案是:B,Carol是个女子用名,不过最初是从一个同舞蹈相关的词儿演变而来。 10 What was Rudolph, Santa's best-known reindeer famous for? The possible answers were: A: His beautiful sleigh B: His red nose C: His huge antlers D: His big eyes 答案是:B,这是从圣诞歌曲中得来的,歌中唱道,“鲁道夫,红鼻子的驯鹿”。A不对,虽然驯鹿拉雪橇,但它并不是以漂亮的雪橇而出名的;C不对,虽然它有鹿角,但是并不特别大;D不对,也许它的眼睛很大,但是它并不是以此而出名的。
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当心!超高热量圣诞特饮里的甜蜜陷阱
圣诞节快要到了,各大主流咖啡品牌都不失时机地推出了自己的圣诞节
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与圣诞相关的英语单词
圣诞:the birthday of Jesus Christ 圣诞节:Christmas day,Xm.,Xmas 圣诞歌:Christmas carol 圣诞卡:Christmas card 圣诞老人:Santa Claus 圣诞树:Christmas tree 圣诞快乐:Merry Christmas 圣诞柴:yule log(圣诞节原木形大蛋糕) 圣诞节的次日:Boxing Day 圣诞晚会:Christmas party 圣诞节日历:menology 圣诞节前夕(12月24日):Christmas Eve 圣诞节期:Christmastime 圣诞季节:yule,yuletide,yuletime 圣诞节快乐!MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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家喻户晓的圣诞歌曲歌曲:We Wish You a Merry Christmas
给你及你的亲友 We wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year. 我们祝你过一个快乐的圣诞和新年 Good tidings we bring to you and your kin; 我们把祝福送
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好友之间的圣诞祝福
安和爱。[/cn] [en]Wishing you a sparkling Christmas and bright happy New Year! May the season bring much pleasure to you.[/en] [cn]愿你的圣诞光彩夺目,愿你的新年灿烂辉煌!佳节快乐![/cn] [en]Wishing you all the blessings of a beautiful Christmas season. [/en][cn]愿你拥有圣诞节所有美好的祝福。[/cn] [en]Wishing you all the happiness of the holiday season. [/en][cn]祝节日幸福如意。[/cn] [en]Hope all your Christmas dreams come true! [/en][en]愿你所圣诞祝福汇总 第二波:给至爱亲人的圣诞祝福汇总 一般祝福语 [en]Merry Christmas! [/en][cn]圣诞有的圣诞梦想都成真![/en] [en]Hope you enjoy the happiness of Christmas and all the trimmings. [/en][cn]祝你享尽圣诞佳节的快乐和
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圣诞开幕词两篇
美的诗篇,点点滴滴都铭刻着生圣诞节命中浓浓的感动 女:你是我们最深的挚爱,柔柔的目光,洒了我一身暖暖的璀璨。 合:伸出你的手,牢牢握住了一生的平安,一世的祝福,永世的承诺 男:青春将在这里闪光, 女:生命将在这里升华 合:放飞你的心灵,打开你的心扉!挥洒生命的激情,享受人生的宁静 男:十二月二十五日,是一个伟大的日子,是一个有福的日子。因为在两千年前的这一天,神的儿子基督耶稣道成了肉身,为我们人类降生在犹太伯利恒,开始了神奇妙的拯救。 女:耶稣基督的降生,是大喜的信息,是最大的福音,祂为我们生,为我们死,为我们复活,为我们升天,并且还要为我们再来,祂领我们出黑暗入光明,而且叫被掳的得释放,受压制得自由,使我们从死亡走向永生! 男:耶稣基督的降生,实实在在地告诉我们一个真理,就是神爱世人,甚至将祂的独生子赐给我们,叫一切信祂的,不至灭亡,反得永生。 女:在这普世欢腾,普天同庆的日子里,我们****基督教会弟兄姊妹用口唱心和歌颂你,用心灵诚实赞美你,以表达我们欢乐无比的心情。 合:虽然诗歌颂词,难表达我们的感恩之情。但愿我们的口唱心和,心灵诚实的赞美、庆贺,能成为馨香的活祭,蒙主悦纳!
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圣诞流行新玩法 胡须挂上装饰彩球
出了胡须装饰物的新点子。令人耳目一新。”[/cn] [en]The craze isn't just a hit with humans either.[/en][cn]这种疯狂的举动不
