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1、英美文化阅读1.海外文化:圣诞节袜子的传说Itissaidthattherewasagoodnessmanwhowentbrokehisdomain.Helivedahardlifeandhehadthreedaughters.Thethreedaughterswerebeingmarriedbuthedidn'thavemoneytobuydowerforhisdaughters.OnthehappyChristmasEvethreegirlswenttobedearly.Theydidn'tknowthattheirf
2、atherwassoworried.AtlasttheChrismasfatherdecidedtohelpthem.Hebesprinkledgoldthroughthestackandthegoldfellintothesocksoftheman'sdaughters.Theylivedahappylifefromthenon...Christmassockswasoriginedbythis.传说有个心地善良的没落贵族,生活非常艰难。三个女儿快要出嫁了,他为自己没有钱给她们置办嫁妆而难过。喜庆的圣诞夜,三个姑娘早早地
3、蜷在炕上睡觉了,剩下父亲在长吁短叹。圣诞老人决定帮助他们。他在他们家的烟囱里撒下了许多金子,落进姑娘们烤在火炉旁的长筒丝袜里。从此,他们过上了幸福而快乐的生活。圣诞节的长筒袜就这样产生的。2.圣诞老人的传说ChrismasFatherwasthedescendantofadeitycalledOdin.It'salsosaidthatChrismasFathercomesfromSanNichola,soheisalsocalledSt.Nicholas.HewasthebishopofAsiaMinorcityofRaf
4、ahandhewascalledamanofGodafterhisdeath.Heisanoldmaninredclothesandhewearsaredhat.Hehaswhitemustache.HecomesfromthenorthonablowmobileeveryChrismasDay.Hewentintopeople'shousesbythetrackandheputthepresentsintochildren'ssocks.Soinwesterncountries,parentsputthegiftstot
5、heirkidsinkids'socksandputthemontheheadofthebedonChrismasEve.Onthesecondday,thefirstthingafterkidswakeupistofindthepresentsfromChrismasFathers.圣诞老人为奥丁神后裔。也传说称圣诞老人由圣·尼古拉而来,所以圣诞老人也称St.Nicholas。据说他原是小亚细亚每拉城的主教,名叫圣尼古拉,死后被尊为圣徒,是一位身穿红袍、头戴红帽的白胡子老头。每年圣诞节他驾着鹿拉的雪橇从北方而来,由烟囱进
6、入各家,把圣诞礼物装在袜子里挂在孩子们的床头上或火炉前。所以,西方人过圣诞节时,父母把给孩子的圣诞礼物装在袜子里,圣诞夜时挂在孩子们的床头上。第二天,孩子们醒来后的第一件事就是在床头上寻找圣诞老人送来的礼物。3.夏威夷印象HawaiiFormostofus,Hawaiibeginstoweaveherspell(魅力)withsomelittleglimmer(微光)ofawareness.Goldenbeachesandgoldenpeople.Sun,sand,sea,andsurf……Andsomewherebetw
7、eentheblueskiesandthepalmtrees(棕榈树)……we'rehooked(吸引). TheHawaiianIslandsareoneofthemostbeautifulplacesonearth.Theweatherisfriendly.Thetemperatureranges(在一定范围内变化)from60-90degreesallyearlong.It'salittlewarmerinsummer,andalittlecoolerinwinter,buteverydayisabeachdayfo
8、rsomebody. TherearenostrangersinParadise.PerhapsthemostbeautifulpartofHawaiiisthegenuine(与生俱来的)warmthofpeople.WecallitthespiritofAloha(爱).Ithasallowedam
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