When you are looking forward to something constantly, to the point of obsession¹, it will cause the actual event to seem short and dull in comparison. This is called “Christmas Syndrome²”.

 

你一直盼望某事的到来，甚至到了狂热的程度，结果这件事真的发生了，反而显得又短暂又无趣。这就是“圣诞节综合症”。

 

Example:

 

He's been counting down the days since July, and has came down with a bad case of Christmas Syndrome.

他从七月份起就开始数着日子盼望圣诞节的到来，结果郁闷地发现圣诞节过得如此匆匆，也没什么意思。

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