英语六级必读美文014：圣诞老人
<p> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="celebrates">celebrates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nativity">Nativity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="babe">babe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manger">manger</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Son">Son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> .</p><p> 圣诞节是庆祝基督 这名被基督徒视为上帝之子的婴儿在马槽里的诞生。的确， 圣诞节 这个词的意思就是 基督的庆典竹。</p><p> <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span> - <span word="not">not</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> - <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>.</p><p> 然而，可能有许多人会有点疑惑，为什么圣诞节的代表人物是圣诞老人，而不是耶稣呢?事实上，这样说也不为过：在世界上许多地方，圣诞老人要比以其名字来命名该节日的基督还要出名。</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Coca">Coca</span>-<span word="Cola">Cola</span> <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="composite">composite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="myth">myth</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>.</p><p> 但是，那个穿着一套可口可乐红白颜色衣服的胖子是怎么成为圣诞节的象征的呢?事实上，跟圣诞节本身的故事一样，圣人尼古拉的故事，也是集历史、神话和传说于一身。</p><p> <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="Minor">Minor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="D">D</span>. 270. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Palestine">Palestine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="afterward">afterward</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bishop">bishop</span>.</p>
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