美国生活：美国人关于帮助他人的观念
<p><span word="christmas">christmas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="america">america</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="christmas">christmas</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="brightly">brightly</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="packages">packages</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="reunions">reunions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="meal">meal</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="to">to</span> <span word="christians">christians</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="jesus">jesus</span>' <span word="birthday">birthday</span>. <span word="christmas">christmas</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="lending">lending</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span>. <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hubbub">hubbub</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="presents">presents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="christmas">christmas</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="america">america</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p>在美国，圣诞节对不同的人代表了不同的意义。对某些人而言，圣诞节的意义是在布置好的圣诞树底下那些包装得色彩鲜艳的礼物。对另外一些人而言，它的意义则是家人团圆以及共享美好的一餐。对基督徒来说，它代表了耶稣的诞生。圣诞节的意义也是向需要帮助的人伸出援手。在采购礼物及寄送圣诞卡片的一阵忙乱当中，很多美国人仍会拨出时间去帮助别人。</p><p><span word="in">in</span> <span word="america">america</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="christmas">christmas</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> "<span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>, <span word="good">good</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="men">men</span>." <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="salvation">salvation</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="bell">bell</span> <span word="ringers">ringers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="christmas">christmas</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span>. <span word="they">they</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="malls">malls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needy">needy</span>. <span word="many">many</span> <span word="churches">churches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="toys">toys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="christmas">christmas</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="families">families</span>. <span word="going">going</span> <span word="caroling">caroling</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="cheer">cheer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>——<span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="much">much</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="christmas">christmas</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="encourages">encourages</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>.</p>
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