新聞出處：新唐人英語新聞

Christmas in Rome

羅馬的聖誕節

【新聞關鍵字】

1. Storefront: [st’ɔrfr,ɑnt] n. 店面

2. garland : [g’ɑrlənd] n. 花環

3. religious: [rɪˋlɪdʒəs] adj. 宗教的

4. carol: [k’ɛrəl] n. 頌歌

5. passer-by: [‘pæsɚ’baɪ] n. 過路人

6. united: [juˋnaɪtɪd] adj. 聯合的；團結的

Christmas in Rome. People fill the squares and streets, pass by storefront windows decorated with lights and garlands.

在羅馬的聖誕節。充斥廣場和街道的人們，走過以燈飾和花環裝飾的店面窗口。

No longer just a religious holiday, Christmas puts everyone here in a festive mood.

聖誕節不再只是個宗教節日，它讓在這兒的每個人都感受到喜慶的心情。

[Rome Resident]:

“Christmas is expressed maybe with a single word: Happiness. It’s an opportunity to get together with family, with someone close to you, who loves you.”

羅馬居民：「聖誕節也許可以用一個字表達：幸福。這是一個與家人、你身邊的人、愛你的人，聚在一起的機會。」

For most Italians, it’s the most important holiday of the year.

對大部份義大利人而言，這是一年中最重要的節日。

[Rome Resident]:

“Christmas is a festival very important for Italians. It is a festival where the family gets together and celebrates together. I live abroad and come every year to spend Christmas together. It’s a religious holiday and then you go to church to celebrate the birth of baby Jesus. It is a very important festival for children; they love Christmas, open the gifts. Perhaps it is the most important festival we have in Italy.”

羅馬居民：「聖誕節是一個對義大利人很重要的節日。這是一個家族聚在一起，共同慶祝的節日。我住在國外，但每年回來一起過聖誕節。它是一個宗教節日，然後你會去教堂慶祝小耶穌的誕生。這也是孩子們的一個非常重要的節日，他們愛聖誕節，愛拆禮物。也許這是我們在義大利擁有的最重要的節日。」

Some take to the streets to sing Christmas carols for passers-by.

有的走上街頭向路人唱聖誕頌歌。

[Christmas Carolers]:

It’s an opportunity for us to meet all together, to stand united to sing, which is the thing that most gives us joy and to wish everyone a happy new year by being together singing.

聖誕頌歌民眾：「這是一個讓我們和所有人在一起的機會。站在一起唱歌，是最使我們感到喜悅的事情，並且透過一起唱歌祝福大家新年快樂。」

But in Italy, like elsewhere in the world, Christmas is always a time for family.

但義大利就像世界其他地方一樣，聖誕節始終是一個家庭的時間。

[Rome Resident]:

“We celebrate Christmas with the family.”

羅馬居民：「我們和家人一起過聖誕節。」

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責任編輯：黎薇