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1、1.海外文化:圣誕節(jié)襪子的傳說Itissaidthattherewasagoodnessmanwhowentbrokehisdomain.Helivedahardlifeandhehadthreedaughters.Thethreedaughterswerebeingmarriedbuthedidn'thavemoneytobuydowerforhisdaughters.OnthehappyChristmasEvethreegirlswenttobedearly.Theydidn'tknowthattheirfatherwassoworried
2、.AtlasttheChrismasfatherdecidedtohelpthem.Hebesprinkledgoldthroughthestackandthegoldfellintothesocksoftheman'sdaughters.Theylivedahappylifefromthenon...Christmassockswasoriginedbythis.傳說有個心地善良的沒落貴族，生活非常艱難。三個女兒快要出嫁了，他為自己沒有錢給她們置辦嫁妝而難過。喜慶的圣誕夜，三個姑娘早早地蜷在炕上睡覺了，剩下父親在長吁短嘆。圣誕老人決定幫助他們
3、。他在他們家的煙囪里撒下了許多金子，落進(jìn)姑娘們烤在火爐旁的長筒絲襪里。從此，他們過上了幸福而快樂的生活。圣誕節(jié)的長筒襪就這樣產(chǎn)生的。2.圣誕老人的傳說ChrismasFatherwasthedescendantofadeitycalledOdin.It'salsosaidthatChrismasFathercomesfromSanNichola,soheisalsocalledSt.Nicholas.HewasthebishopofAsiaMinorcityofRafahandhewascalledamanofGodafterhisdeath.
4、Heisanoldmaninredclothesandhewearsaredhat.Hehaswhitemustache.HecomesfromthenorthonablowmobileeveryChrismasDay.Hewentintopeople'shousesbythetrackandheputthepresentsintochildren'ssocks.Soinwesterncountries,parentsputthegiftstotheirkidsinkids'socksandputthemontheheadofthebedonC
5、hrismasEve.Onthesecondday,thefirstthingafterkidswakeupistofindthepresentsfromChrismasFathers.圣誕老人為奧丁神后裔。也傳說稱圣誕老人由圣·尼古拉而來，所以圣誕老人也稱St.Nicholas。據(jù)說他原是小亞細(xì)亞每拉城的主教，名叫圣尼古拉，死后被尊為圣徒，是一位身穿紅袍、頭戴紅帽的白胡子老頭。每年圣誕節(jié)他駕著鹿拉的雪橇從北方而來，由煙囪進(jìn)入各家，把圣誕禮物裝在襪子里掛在孩子們的床頭上或火爐前。所以，西方人過圣誕節(jié)時，父母把給孩子的圣誕禮物裝在襪子里，圣誕夜時
6、掛在孩子們的床頭上。第二天，孩子們醒來后的第一件事就是在床頭上尋找圣誕老人送來的禮物。3.夏威夷印象HawaiiFormostofus,Hawaiibeginstoweaveherspell（魅力）withsomelittleglimmer（微光）ofawareness.Goldenbeachesandgoldenpeople.Sun,sand,sea,andsurf……Andsomewherebetweentheblueskiesandthepalmtrees（棕櫚樹）……we'rehooked（吸引）. TheHawaiianIslands
7、areoneofthemostbeautifulplacesonearth.Theweatherisfriendly.Thetemperatureranges（在一定范圍內(nèi)變化）from60-90degreesallyearlong.It'salittlewarmerinsummer,andalittlecoolerinwinter,buteverydayisabeachdayforsomebody. TherearenostrangersinParadise.PerhapsthemostbeautifulpartofHawaiiisthege
8、nuine（與生俱來的）warmthofpeople.Wecallitthespiritof5Aloha（愛）.Ithasallowedameltin
