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1、AMiserable,MerryChristmasCulturalbackground:圣诞节(Christmas):12月25日是基督教徒纪念耶稣基督诞生的日子,称为圣诞节.英文Christmas由Christ(基督)和Mass(弥撒)两字组成,意思是圣诞节这一天教徒们到教堂去,举行崇拜仪式以庆祝耶稣基督的诞生.Culturalbackground:圣诞树(ChristmasTree)圣诞老人(SantaClaus,FatherChristmas)圣诞礼物(ChristmasGift)Christmassongs:SilentNight《平安夜
2、》Hark!TheHeraldAngelsSing《听，天使报佳音》JingleBells《铃铛儿响叮当》ChristmasDay:Haveyoueverexperiencedanythingthatfirstmadeyoumiserableandthenveryhappy?Ifyouhave,tellittotheclass.Theorganizationofthetext:Part1(Line1-34)Theauthorwasveryunpleasantnottoreceivethedreaminggift.Part2(Line35-59)T
3、hroughaserialofthings,theauthorfinallygothisdreaminggift---apony,howhappyhewas!Part3(Line60-65)TheauthorthoughtitwasaChristmaswithbothhappinessandsadness.AMiserable,MerryChristmasLincolnSteffensChristmaswascoming.Iwantedapony.Tomakesurethatmyparentsunderstood,IdeclaredthatIwa
4、ntednotingelse. "Nothingbutapony?"myfatherasked. "Nothing,"Isaid. "Notevenapairofhighboots?" Thatwashard.Ididwantboots,butIstucktothepony."No,notevenboots.""Norcandy?Thereoughttobesomethingtofillyourstockingwith,andSantaClauscan'tputaponyintoastocking," Thatwastrue,andhecould
5、n'tleadaponydownthechimneyeither.Butno."AllIwantisapony,"Isaid."IfIcan'thaveapony,givemenothing,nothing." OnChristmasEveIhungupmystockingalongwithmysisters.ThenextmorningmysistersandIwokeupatsix.Thenweraceddownstairstothefireplace.Andtheretheywere,thegifts,allsortsofwonderful
6、things,mixed-uppilesofpresents.Onlymystockingwasempty;ithunglimp;notathinginit;andunderandaroundit--nothing.Mysistershadkneltdown,eachbyherpileofgifts;theywerecryingwithdelight,tilltheylookedupandsawmestandingtherelookingsomiserable.Theycameovertomeandfeltmystocking:nothing.I
7、don'trememberwhetherIcriedatthatmoment,butmysistersdid.Theyranwithmebacktomybed,andthereweallcriedtillIbecameindignant.Thathelpedsome.Igotup,dressed,anddrivingmysistersaway,Iwentoutaloneintothestable,andthere,allbymyself,Iwept.Mymothercameouttomeandshetriedtocomfortme.ButIwan
8、tednocomfort.Sheleftmeandwentonintothehousewithsharpwordsformyfather
