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1、AMiserable,MerryChristmasCulturalbackground:圣诞节(Christmas):12月25日是基督教徒纪念耶稣基督诞生的日子,称为圣诞节.英文Christmas由Christ(基督)和Mass(弥撒)两字组成,意思是圣诞节这一天教徒们到教堂去,举行崇拜仪式以庆祝耶稣基督的诞生.Culturalbackground:圣诞树(ChristmasTree)圣诞老人(SantaClaus,FatherChristmas)圣诞礼物(ChristmasGift)Christmassongs:SilentNight《平安夜》Hark!The
2、HeraldAngelsSing《听，天使报佳音》JingleBells《铃铛儿响叮当》ChristmasDay:Haveyoueverexperiencedanythingthatfirstmadeyoumiserableandthenveryhappy?Ifyouhave,tellittotheclass.Theorganizationofthetext:Part1(Line1-34)Theauthorwasveryunpleasantnottoreceivethedreaminggift.Part2(Line35-59)Throughaserialofthi
3、ngs,theauthorfinallygothisdreaminggift---apony,howhappyhewas!Part3(Line60-65)TheauthorthoughtitwasaChristmaswithbothhappinessandsadness.AMiserable,MerryChristmasLincolnSteffensChristmaswascoming.Iwantedapony.Tomakesurethatmyparentsunderstood,IdeclaredthatIwantednotingelse. "Nothingbut
4、apony?"myfatherasked. "Nothing,"Isaid. "Notevenapairofhighboots?" Thatwashard.Ididwantboots,butIstucktothepony."No,notevenboots.""Norcandy?Thereoughttobesomethingtofillyourstockingwith,andSantaClauscan'tputaponyintoastocking," Thatwastrue,andhecouldn'tleadaponydownthechimneyeither.But
5、no."AllIwantisapony,"Isaid."IfIcan'thaveapony,givemenothing,nothing." OnChristmasEveIhungupmystockingalongwithmysisters.ThenextmorningmysistersandIwokeupatsix.Thenweraceddownstairstothefireplace.Andtheretheywere,thegifts,allsortsofwonderfulthings,mixed-uppilesofpresents.Onlymystocking
6、wasempty;ithunglimp;notathinginit;andunderandaroundit--nothing.Mysistershadkneltdown,eachbyherpileofgifts;theywerecryingwithdelight,tilltheylookedupandsawmestandingtherelookingsomiserable.Theycameovertomeandfeltmystocking:nothing.Idon'trememberwhetherIcriedatthatmoment,butmysistersdid
7、.Theyranwithmebacktomybed,andthereweallcriedtillIbecameindignant.Thathelpedsome.Igotup,dressed,anddrivingmysistersaway,Iwentoutaloneintothestable,andthere,allbymyself,Iwept.Mymothercameouttomeandshetriedtocomfortme.ButIwantednocomfort.Sheleftmeandwentonintothehousewithsharpwordsformyf
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