By Edgar Guest 埃德加·盖斯特

Kim’s Note:

I absolutely love every aspect of Christmas and go all out decorating my Beijing home. I also enjoy choosing and wrapping gifts for family and friends, baking Christmas cookies and writing special messages on Christmas cards. How lucky I am to live in China and have the chance to celebrate both Christmas and Spring Festival! My holiday wish this year is for everyone to temporarily forget about differences between cultures and festivals and to instead focus on what they share, good will and cheer for humankind! This passage is a wonderful reminder of holiday spirit! I wish all Youth Digest Readers a joyous and healthy holiday season!

我非常喜欢圣诞节。圣诞之际，我会不遗余力地装饰我在北京的家。我也非常乐意给家人和朋友选择和包装礼物，烘烤圣诞小甜饼，并且在圣诞贺卡上写下特别的问候。我真幸运，因为在中国我既可以庆祝圣诞节又可以欢度春节。今年要我送给大家的圣诞祝愿便是让我们暂时忘却文化和节日的差异，聚焦我们共享的东西以及美好的心愿，并且为人类欢呼！这篇精彩的短文激起了我们过节的气氛！在这里，我祝愿《青年文摘》的所有读者圣诞快乐，身体健康！

Christmas is the one day of the year that carries real hope and promise for all humankind. It carries the torch of brotherhood. It is the one day in the year when most of us grow big of heart and broad of mind. It is the single day when most of us are as kind and as thoughtful of others as we know how to be; when most of us are as gracious and generous as we would like always to be; when the joy of home is more important than the profits of the office; when peoples of all races speak cheerfully to each other when they meet; when high and low wish each other well; and the one day when even enemies forgive and forget.

圣诞节是一年中给全人类带来真正希望和憧憬的一天，它高举着兄弟情谊的火炬。圣诞节是一年中大多数人心胸开阔，气度非凡的一天。也正是在这一天大多数人都尽力友善对人，体贴入微；在这一天我们都以一如既往的优雅和慷慨行事；在这一天，家庭的欢乐远比生意上的赢利更为重要；在这一天不同种族的人见面说话时都和颜悦色；在这一天社会各个阶层的人都祝愿彼此节日快乐；在这一天就连仇家都重归于好。