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<p> <span word="Preparations">Preparations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> 圣诞筹备 <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goose">goose</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="fat">fat</span>. <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="on">on</span> 25<span word="th">th</span> <span word="December">December</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Advent">Advent</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="churches">churches</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Advent">Advent</span>. <span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="religious">religious</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="out">out</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Advent">Advent</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="October">October</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shops">shops</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="over">over</span> ?600 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="Shops">Shops</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="decorations">decorations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="cheesy">cheesy</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="carols">carols</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="hats">hats</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Regent">Regent</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="displays">displays</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="characters">characters</span>, <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>, <span word="colourful">colourful</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="decorations">decorations</span>; <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span>; <span word="presents">presents</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="loved">loved</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="andwrapping">andwrapping</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wrap">wrap</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="food">food</span>! <span word="Apart">Apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="roast">roast</span> <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="goose">goose</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chocolates">chocolates</span>, <span word="nuts">nuts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="snacks">snacks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="lists">lists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="presents">presents</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Advent">Advent</span> <span word="calendars">calendars</span>. <span word="Advent">Advent</span> <span word="calendars">calendars</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1<span word="st">st</span>24<span word="th">th</span> <span word="December">December</span> . <span word="A">A</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="Advent">Advent</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Christmassy">Christmassy</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="window">window</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="childrensfavourite">childrensfavourite</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="Advent">Advent</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chocolate">chocolate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overeating">overeating</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>! <span word="GLOSSARY">GLOSSARY</span> 词汇表 <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> 传统上的 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> 即将来临 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="average">average</span> 平均 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="person">person</span> 每一个人 <span word="encourage">encourage</span> 鼓励 <span word="cheesy">cheesy</span> 俗套的</p>
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