【英译汉】
For the summer holiday, most British people try to get away
(离开)somewhere. At Christmas, which is a home and family festival,
those who live away try to get back home. Christmas Day, December
25th, celebrates the birth of Christ, and is thus (如此,这样) the
greatest of Christian festivals, though for many people the
religious (宗教) aspect (面貌) of Christmas is lost amidst all the
commercialization (商业化)and human excitement of it.
在夏季的假期中,绝大多数的英国人纷纷选择外出游玩,而在圣诞节这个家族性的节日中,那些漂泊在外的人们却总会想法设法回家过节。12月25日圣诞节,是为耶稣庆生的节日,也因此成为基
督 教 徒最盛大的节日。而如今对许多人来说,圣诞节的宗 教意义已在它引起的巨大商业化和娱乐活动的欢庆氛围中淡化殆尽了。
As Christmas approaches, the big shops, gaily decorated and
brightly lit, stay open long after dark, and get more and more
crowded. Everyone is buying Christmas