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1、2019-2020年高中英语（人教大纲）第三册：Unit7AChristmasCarol(备课资料)Ⅰ.异域风情ChristmasDayChristianscelebratethebirthofJesusChristonthetwenty-fifthofDecember.TheChristiancalenderstartsintheyearinwhichJesuswasborn.ThelettersA.D.withayearmean“AnnoDomini”or“intheyearofOurLord”.ChristmasDayis
2、averyhappydayformanyboysandgirls.Beforethetermendsinsomeschools,thechildrenactanativityor“birth”play,showinghowJesuswasborninastable.ManyofthecelebrationsatChristmasareoldcustoms.Somefathersdressupinaredcloakandputonalongwhitebeard.TheypretendtobeFatherChristmas,orSant
3、aClaus,andputpresentsbythebedsoftheirchildren.ThewordsSantaClausareawayofsayingSaintNicholas,agoodmanwhohelpedpoorpeopleandgavepresentstothemmorethan300yearsafterJesuswasborn.TomostChristiansinEuropeandAmerica,ChristmasDayfinishestheyear,althoughtherearestillafewdaysle
4、ftafterit.ShopwindowsaredecoratedwithChristmastreessomemonthsbeforeDecember,andnoticesareputupsaying“68shoppingdaystoChristmas”or“21shoppingdaystoChristmas”.Cottonwoolisstuckontotheshopwindowstolooklikesnow,andhollyandmistletoearehungup.Parentsbuypresentsfortheirchildr
5、en.Thentheyhavetohidetheminthehousetostopthechildrenfromfindingoutwhat“FatherChristmas”isgoingtobringthem.Onthetwenty-fourthofDecember,allchildrenareveryexcited.Usuallytheyaresenttobedearlysothattheirparentscangetthepresentsready.TheyoungerchildrenthinkthatFatherChrist
6、maswilledownthechimneyorfireplace,sotheyhangupasockforhimtoputpresentsin.Thegreedyonesevenhangupapillow-caseofasacktotrytogetmorepresented.Laterthatnight,FatherorMotherwillputpresentsinthesock,andleaveothersatthesideofthebed.OnChristmasmorning,thechildrenwakeupveryearl
7、y.Someeventurnonthelightattwoo’clock,andmostofthemareawakebysixo’clockalthoughitisnotlightinEnglandforanotherhourortwoatthistimeoftheyear.Childrenlookfortheirpresents,andtheyoungonesplaywhilethedinnerisprepared.Ataboutoneo’clockintheafternoon,theChristmasdinnerisbrough
8、tin.Theturkeyorchickenisquicklyeaten.ChildrensearchintheirChristmaspuddingfornewcoinswhicharehiddeninit.Theres
