节日纪事圣诞节-Christmas Day

　　【内容提示】

　　圣诞节在西方如同我们中国的春节一样，是孩子们的节日。请你根据下面的提示写一篇文章，记叙孩子们在圣诞节的情况：

　　①12月25日是圣诞节。对于许许多多男孩和女孩们来说，圣诞节是一个非常快乐的日子。

　　②在有些学校里，学期结束之前，孩子们就表演一出表现耶稣是如何在马棚里诞生的，名字叫做“诞生”或“生日”的节目。

　　③12月24日所有的孩子们都非常兴奋。通常，父母们早早地就打发他们上床睡觉，这样父母好把礼物准备好。

　　④年纪比较小的孩子们想，圣诞老人可能从烟囱或者从壁炉里出来，于是他们就挂上一只袜子，以便圣诞老人把礼物放到里面。贪心的孩子甚至把枕头套或布袋挂起来，以便得到更多的礼物。

　　⑤圣诞节的早晨，孩子们很早就醒了。他们寻找自己的礼物，与此同时大人们忙着准备饭菜。

　　⑥大约在下午一点钟的时候，圣诞家宴开始。很快吃完火鸡或鸡后，孩子们就在布丁里寻找藏在里面的新硬币。

　　⑦家宴之后一直到夜晚，人们尽情欢乐。最快乐的一天就是这样度过的。

　　【作文示范】

　　Christmas Day

　　Christmas Day falls on the twenty-fifth of December. It is a very happy day for many boys and girls . Before the term ends in some schools , the children act¹ a nativity① or “birth” play, showing how Jesus② was² born³ in a stable③.

　　On the twenty-fourth of December, all children are very excited⁴. Usually they are sent to bed early so that their parents can get the presents ready. The younger⁵ children think that Father Christmas will come down the chimney⁶ or fireplace⁷ , so they hang⁸ up a sock for him to put presents in. The greedy⁹ ones even¹⁰ hang up a pillow-case④ or a sack⑤ to try to get more presents. Later¹¹ that night, Father or Mother will put presents in the sock, and leave others¹² at the side¹³ of the bed.

　　On Christmas morning, the children wake¹⁴ up very early. Some even turn on the light at two o'clock, and most of them are awake¹⁵ by six o'clock although¹⁶ it is not light in England for another hour or two at this time of the year.

　　Children look for their presents , and the young ones play while¹⁷ the dinner is prepared¹⁸. At about one o'clock in the afternoon, the Christmas dinner is brought¹⁹ in . The turkey²⁰ or chicken is quickly eaten . Children search²¹ in their Christmas pudding²² for new coins²³ which are hidden²⁴ in it . The rest of the day is full of games and eating until²⁵ the happiest of all Christmas hollidays comes to an end.

　　(节选自《英语学习》1985年第12期)

　　【词语解释】

　　①nativity [n+'tiviti] n.出生;诞生;(宗教)耶稣诞生

　　②Jesus ['dNi:z+s] n.耶稣

　　③stable ['steibl] n.厩;马棚;牛棚

　　④pillow-case ['pil+ukeis] n.枕套

　　⑤sack [s$k] n.袋;布袋

　　【写法指要】

　　这是一篇用一般现在时写成的记叙文，所以叫做现在记叙文(present narration)。现在记叙文适合于写经常发生的事情，比如圣诞节就是每年都要过的节日。这种记叙文一般按照人物行为情节的时间顺序安排文章结构，本文分为“圣诞前”、“圣诞夜”和“圣诞当天”三个时间顺序的行为情节。

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