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Christmas in Rome

罗马的圣诞节

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1. Storefront: [st’ɔrfr,ɑnt] n. 店面

2. garland : [g’ɑrlənd] n. 花环

3. religious: [rɪˋlɪdʒəs] adj. 宗教的

4. carol: [k’ɛrəl] n. 颂歌

5. passer-by: [‘pæsɚ’baɪ] n. 过路人

6. united: [juˋnaɪtɪd] adj. 联合的；团结的

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

在罗马的圣诞节。充斥广场和街道的人们，走过以灯饰和花环装饰的店面窗口。

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

圣诞节不再只是个宗教节日，它让在这儿的每个人都感受到喜庆的心情。

[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.”

罗马居民：“圣诞节也许可以用一个字表达：幸福。这是一个与家人、你身边的人、爱你的人，聚在一起的机会。”

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

对大部分意大利人而言，这是一年中最重要的节日。

[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.”

罗马居民：“圣诞节是一个对意大利人很重要的节日。这是一个家族聚在一起，共同庆祝的节日。我住在国外，但每年回来一起过圣诞节。它是一个宗教节日，然后你会去教堂庆祝小耶稣的诞生。这也是孩子们的一个非常重要的节日，他们爱圣诞节，爱拆礼物。也许这是我们在意大利拥有的最重要的节日。”

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

有的走上街头向路人唱圣诞颂歌。

[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.

圣诞颂歌民众：“这是一个让我们和所有人在一起的机会。站在一起唱歌，是最使我们感到喜悦的事情，并且透过一起唱歌祝福大家新年快乐。”

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

但意大利就像世界其他地方一样，圣诞节始终是一个家庭的时间。

[Rome Resident]:

“We celebrate Christmas with the family.”

罗马居民：“我们和家人一起过圣诞节。”

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