英語(yǔ)美文：圣誕老人
Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ, the Nativity of the babe in the manger whom Christians believe was the Son of God. Indeed, the very word Christmas means Christ festival .
圣誕節(jié)是慶�；� 這名被基督徒視為上帝之子的嬰兒在馬槽里的誕生。的確， 圣誕節(jié) 這個(gè)詞的'意思就是 基督的慶典竹。
Yet there can be little doubt that for many it is Santa Claus - not Jesus - who is the human face of Christmas. In fact, it is fair to say that in much of the world, Santa is better known than the Christ who gave his name to the holiday.
然而，可能有許多人會(huì)有點(diǎn)疑惑，為什么圣誕節(jié)的代表人物是圣誕老人，而不是耶穌呢?事實(shí)上，這樣說(shuō)也不為過(guò)：在世界上許多地方，圣誕老人要比以其名字來(lái)命名該節(jié)日的基督還要出名。
But how did the fat man in the Coca-Cola red-and-white suit become the symbol of Christmas? The truth is that like the Christmas story itself, the story of Saint Nicholas is a composite of history, myth, and legend.
但是，那個(gè)穿著一套可口可樂(lè)紅白顏色衣服的胖子是怎么成為圣誕節(jié)的象征的呢?事實(shí)上，跟圣誕節(jié)本身的故事一樣，圣人尼古拉的故事，也是集歷史、神話和傳說(shuō)于一身。
According to tradition, he was born in Asia Minor in about A.D. 270. When young, he traveled to Palestine and Egypt. Not long afterward, he became a bishop.
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