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1、AaGAOXiu-pingEnglishEducationCenterDecember,2008WewishyouaMerryChristmas!WewishyouaMerryChristmas;WewishyouaMerryChristmas;WewishyouaMerryChristmasandaHappyNewYear.Goodtidingswebringtoyouandyourkin;WewishyouaMerryChristmasandaHappyNewYear.Oh,bringusafiggypudding;O
2、h,bringusafiggypudding;Oh,bringusafiggypuddingandacupofgoodcheerGoodtidingswebringtoyouandyourkin;WewishyouaMerryChristmasandaHappyNewYear.Wewon'tgountilwegetsome;Wewon'tgountilwegetsome;Wewon'tgountilwegetsome,sobringsomeouthereGoodtidingswebringtoyouandyourkin;W
3、ewishyouaMerryChristmasandaHappyNewYear.ChristmasDoyouknowits:Date?History?Customs?Symbols?Meanings?Doyoucelebrateit?Christmas:TheMostImportantFestivalWatchavideoaboutasurveyonChristmasintheUSandanswerthefollowingquestions.Howmanypeoplecelebrateit?How?Whydotheycel
4、ebrateit?Forchildrenorreligion?Anychanges?ThetreesthereligiousmeaningofChristmas.Americansaredividedovermanyreligiousissues,butChristmasisnotoneofthem.InaCNNpollconductedbytheOpinionResearchCorporation,94%ofAmericanssaytheycelebrateChristmas;nearlythreequarterssen
5、dChristmascardsandhaveaChristmastreeintheirhome.Oh,well,peopledothatforthekids?Nope,morethan70%ofAmericanswhohavenochildrenathomeputupaChristmastree.Religiouspeople,right?Nope.EvenAmericanswhorarelygotochurchputupaChristmastree.Butwhatkindoftree?That'swherethingsa
6、rechanging.Tenyearsago,athirdofAmericansputuparealtree.Nowthatnumberisdownto22%.TodaymostAmericansuseartificialtrees.Maybebecauseit'scheaperthanbuyinganewtreeeveryyear;maybebecauseitissafer;maybebecausepeoplearemoreenvironmentallyconscious,ormaybeitisjusteasier.Wa
7、tchAgainPuttingupChristmaslightsisnoteasy.ButnearlysixintenAmericansdoitincludingthiswomaninLosAngeleswhohappenstobeJewish.Idon'tthinkSantaClaustuckingsnowmanandflyingreindeerandcandy-canetreeshaveanyreligioussignificanceatall.ShehappenstoliveinanorthodoxJewishnei
8、ghborhood.Areherneighborsoffended?Someare,othersarenot.IamnotanorthodoxJew,(Okay)andIthinkit'sunusualthatMerryputson,butyouknow,itisok.Doesn'tfazeme.Ith
