英语笑话。。圣诞节.docx

英语笑话。。圣诞节

第一篇：英语笑话。。圣诞节一．Asmarthousewifewastoldthattherewasakindofstovewhichwouldonlyconsumehalfofthecoalshewasburning.Shewasveryexcited,andsaid:“That'llbeterrific!Sinceonestovecansavehalfofthecoal,ifIbuytwo,nocoalwillbeneeded!”一位精明的家庭主妇听人说有一种炉子用起来可以比她现在用的炉子省一半的煤。她听了大为兴奋，说：“那太好了！一个炉子可以省一半的煤，那么如果我买两个炉子的话，不就可以把煤全都省下来了吗？”二．Mrs.Brown:Oh,mydear,Ihavelostmypreciouslittledog!Mrs.Smith:Butyoumustputanadvertisementinthepapers!Mrs.Brown:It'snouse,mylittledogcan'tread.布朗夫人：哦，亲爱的，我把珍爱的小狗给丢了！史密斯夫人：可是你该在报纸上登广告啊！布朗夫人：没有用的，我的小狗不认识字。”12月25日，是基督教徒纪念耶稣诞生的日子，称为圣诞节。从12月24日于翌年1月6日为圣诞节节期。节日期间，各国基督教徒都举行隆重的纪念仪式。圣诞节本来是基督教徒的节日，由于人们格外重视，它便成为一个全民性的节日，是西方国家一年中最盛大的节日，可以和新年相提并论，类似我国过春节。西方人以红、绿、白三色为圣诞色，圣诞节来临时家家户户都要用圣诞色来装饰。红色的有圣诞花和圣诞蜡烛。绿色的是圣诞树。它是圣诞节的主要装饰品，用砍伐来的杉、柏一类呈塔形的常青树装饰而成。上面悬挂着五颜六色的彩灯、礼物和纸花，还点燃着圣诞蜡烛。红色与白色相映成趣的是圣诞老人，他是圣诞节活动中最受欢迎的人物。西方儿童在圣诞夜临睡之前，要在壁炉前或枕头旁放上一只袜子，等候圣诞老人在他们入睡后把礼物放在袜子内。在西方，扮演圣诞老人也是一种习俗。Christmas,annualChristianholidaycommemoratingthebirthofJesusChrist.MostmembersoftheRomanCatholicChurchandfollowersofProtestantismcelebrateChristmasonDecember25,andmanycelebrateontheeveningofDecember24aswell.MembersoftheEasternOrthodoxChurchusuallydelaytheirmostimportantseasonalceremoniesuntilJanuary6,whentheycelebrateEpiphany,acommemorationofthebaptismofJesus.EpiphanyalsotraditionallycommemoratesthearrivaloftheThreeWiseMenoftheEastinBethlehem(nearJerusalem,Israel),wheretheyadoredtheinfantJesusandpresentedhimwithgiftsofgold,frankincense,andmyrrh.TheofficialChristmasseason,popularlyknownaseitherChristmastideortheTwelveDaysofChristmas,extendsfromtheanniversaryofChrist’sbirthonDecember25tothefeastofEpiphanyonJanuary6.ChristmasisbasedonthestoryofJesus’birthasdescribedintheGospelaccordingtoMatthew(seeMatthew1:18-2:12)andtheGospelaccordingtoLuke(seeLuke1:26-56).RomanCatholicsfirstcelebratedChristmas,thenknownastheFeastoftheNativity,asearlyas336ad.ThewordChristmasenteredtheEnglishlanguagesometimearound1050astheOldEnglishphraseChristesmaesse,meaning“festivalofChrist.”Scholarsbelievethefrequentlyusedshortenedfo