圣诞的真正含义.ppt

The Real Meaning of Christmas
It was the night before Christmas. Silver stars shone in the darkening blue sky. The last few people ran into stores. They bought last-minute presents for their family. The busy street turned quiet at last. Christmas tree s’ lights still shone through the store windows. The people of the town were safe at home.
今天已经是圣诞节前夜了。银亮亮的星星在漆黑又略微发蓝的空中闪烁着。最后一批人们拥入商店。他们在为其家人购买最后一刻前的礼物。最后繁忙的街道上寂静了下来。透过商店橱窗的玻璃可以看到圣诞树上的灯光依然在闪烁。镇子上的人们已经安全地呆在家里了。
Across the street sat an old man. His hair was soft and white. His face was aged - with lines of time. His eyes were deep and dark. He reached by his side. He lifted his warm bottle of drink to his cold mouth. It tasted good on a cold night like this.
在大街的拐角之处,坐着一位老人。他头发乱蓬蓬的并且发白了,他的脸上布满了皱纹——显示出了时光的年轮。他的双眼深陷眼窝,但依旧发黑。他侧卧在地上。他将稍微有些热的瓶子中的水向冰冷的口中倒去。在这样的寒冷之夜,能够这样已经感觉很好了。
He counted his day’s earnings. Not bad. Maybe people felt the spirit of Christmas after all. People had thrown more money down today, as they passed him by. He must have gained more than twenty dollars! He could eat well next week! His mind wondered to the food he would buy. Maybe he would even buy some special Christmas food!
他数了一下今天叫乞的收入。还不错。毕竟在今天这样一个日子人们还是感觉到了圣诞节的意义。今天人们经过他身边时扔给他的钱比平时要多不少。说不定他已经有了20美元!下周他就可以吃得好点了。他的头脑在想该买些什么。也许他可以买一些特别的圣诞节食品!
The clock struck twelve. Time to sleep. The old man lay down on a long old seat in the town. He rested his head on his rolled up clothes. It was going to be cold night tonight. He closed his eyes and his mind took him back to when he was a small boy.
钟敲了十二下。该睡觉了。老人在镇上的一个旧长椅上躺了下来。他将自己的头枕在破旧的衣服上。今晚将是一个寒冷的夜晚。他闭上了双眼,思绪将他带回了儿时的时光。
He pictured his childhood home in London. He saw his mother and father. He saw his brothers and sisters. They all sat together around the dinner table - laughing. And what a dinner lay before them! They had a wonderful Christmas dinner. He could almost smell it now! The golden red fire gently warmed the room. He used to love watching that fire. He could watch it for hours. He rem