调查：圣诞节对人们的意义_文化教育

调查：圣诞节对人们的意义

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2015-12-27 06:52 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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Christians¹ around the world celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25, each year. For many, it's a day of merriment and giving of thanks, marked by gatherings² with friends and family, shared meals and the exchange of gifts.

每年的12月25日，全世界的基督教徒们都会庆祝圣诞节。在很多人看来，圣诞节是一个充满快乐与感恩的日子。在这一天，人们总会与自己的亲友相聚，共享佳肴，互相交换礼物和祝福。

The Huffington Post editors asked readers around the world what Christmas means to them. Scroll³ below to read the best responses.

"Every year, my family goes with two or three other families (usually families we have known for many years) to sing Christmas carols at the local nursing home. Many of the residents have very few family members who visit them. Some have no Christmas visitors and are very lonely. We have one friend who lives in the nursing home who joins us every year, making his way through the halls as we push him in his wheelchair.

"It is a way that my parents taught me to think of others before myself, especially during the very materialistic⁴ Christmas season. Jesus teaches us to welcome strangers and comfort those who mourn. What better time to live out His teachings than during Christmas?"

--Lauren Purser, email

"I don't think of Christmas as being religious or non-religious, but rather as one of the few days where everyone can relax and snuggle up somewhere warm together (at least in the Northern hemisphere), and that is how I want it to be. Like, if just for that day, everyone could forget any hatred⁵ or sadness and just have kind sentiments⁶."

-- Koh Fujinaga, HuffPost Japan Facebook

"Our family is always together, that is our great tradition."

-- Márcia Andréia Lopes, HuffPost Brasil Facebook

"My love for Stollen [a traditional Christmas bread] and dried fruits and nuts is endless."

-- Masae Nakamura, HuffPost Japan Facebook

Instead of giving gifts, our family gives blessings⁷ based on what we have observed during the year #huffpostchristmas

-- Evan Schellenberg (@evanbuilds) December 19, 2015

Favorite part of Christmas is pictures with the fam. #huffpostchristmas

-- m.i.milliman (@mimilliman) December 20, 2015 10 great Christmas quotes

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1 Christians
n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。 His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。

2 gatherings
聚集( gathering的名词复数 )；收集；采集；搜集
参考例句：
His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。 During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。

3 scroll
n.卷轴，纸卷；(石刻上的)漩涡
参考例句：
As I opened the scroll,a panorama of the Yellow River unfolded.我打开卷轴时，黄河的景象展现在眼前。 He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements.他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。

4 materialistic
a.唯物主义的，物质享乐主义的
参考例句：
She made him both soft and materialistic. 她把他变成女性化而又实际化。 Materialistic dialectics is an important part of constituting Marxism. 唯物辩证法是马克思主义的重要组成部分。

5 hatred
n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨
参考例句：
He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。 The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。

6 sentiments
（基于情感的）观点( sentiment的名词复数 )；（对怜悯、怀旧等的）柔情；（失之过度或不恰当的）伤感；态度或意见
参考例句：
the spread of nationalist sentiments 民族主义情绪的传播 He expressed his sentiments about the war with great eloquence. 他雄辩地表达了他对那场战争的看法。

7 blessings
n.（上帝的）祝福( blessing的名词复数 )；好事；福分；因祸得福
参考例句：
Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。来自《简明英汉词典》 We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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