楊宇宸

說起圣誕節(jié)，你印象最深刻的是什么呢？是掛滿飾品的圣誕樹？還是英語課上學的“Merry Christmas”？若你問我，我的回答是：圣誕節(jié)里那種隨處都能感受到的溫馨氣氛。

十一月份的感恩節(jié)一過，小鎮(zhèn)的人們就開始把房子布置成圣誕節(jié)的風格。房子的屋檐下和庭院的樹叢中裝飾著各式各樣的彩燈。有冰柱狀的、水滴狀的、球狀的。顏色也是五彩繽紛：暖黃色、銀白色、彩虹色。有些人還在草坪上擺放發(fā)光的麋鹿、雪人、雪橇、圣誕老人等裝飾。天黑下來時，小鎮(zhèn)的街道亮如白晝，仿佛來到了不夜城一般。

圣誕節(jié)是美國的法定假日之一，學校一般會放一周左右的“寒假”。作為傳統(tǒng)，老師和學生們都穿著圣誕主題的毛衣，遠遠望去一片紅綠色的海洋，喜慶又歡快。

Speaking of Christmas， what do you remember the most？ Is it the tree full of decorations？ Is it the “Merry Christmas” you learned in English class？ If you ask me， my answer would be， the loving spirit of Christmas season that fills every place.

Right after Thanksgiving in November， the people in town decorated their houses in Christmas style. There are LED lights under roofs and on the bushes in the front yards. They are in shapes of icicles， waterdrops， and balls. They are also very colorful： warm yellow， silver-white， and rainbow colors. Some people also place shiny， glowing figures on their lawns， like reindeer， snowman， sledge， and Santa. When it gets dark， the streets in town are as bright as daytime， like an ever-bright city.

Christmas is a statutory holiday in the US. American schools usually take a week-long winter break. As a tradition， staff and students all wear Christmas theme sweaters. From a distance， it looks like a sea of red and green， joyful and festive.

圣誕節(jié)前一天，正好是我的生日。爸爸媽媽陪我一起坐車去紐約玩，順便再看看洛克菲勒中心那棵著名的圣誕樹。紐約城也有著濃郁的節(jié)日氣氛，街道兩旁的路燈上都掛上了巨大的圣誕花環(huán)。洛克菲勒中心的人們摩肩接踵，都是慕名來參觀圣誕樹的。自1931年的第一棵圣誕樹被立起，洛克菲勒中心的圣誕樹便成了一種傳統(tǒng)。

我凝視著這棵聞名世界的樹，恍惚間視線有點模糊，只看到繽紛而閃亮的光影。閉上眼睛，耳邊隱約傳來歡快俏皮的圣誕歌曲和悅耳的鈴聲。我能清晰地聽到孩童天真可愛的笑聲，以及戀人間的甜言蜜語。睜眼望去，璀璨的燈光照耀著一張張愉悅的臉龐，連空氣中都彌漫著蛋糕的香甜。圣誕節(jié)的溫馨氣氛包圍著我，使我情不自禁地揚起嘴角。這才是圣誕節(jié)的真諦！

The following day， Christmas Eve， also happens to be my birthday. My parents and I took a train to New York City for my birthday， and also for seeing the famous tree in Rockefeller Center. On that day， the city of New York was also filled with the merry spirit of Christmas. Giant garlands hanged on street lights. Rockefeller Center was so crowded， full of people who were there to see the well-known tree. Ever since the first Christmas tree being erected in Rockefeller Center in 1931， it has become a tradition.

Admiring the world-famous tree， my eye sights went vague. Only the colorful， shiny lights were visible. Close my eyes， I could hear the indistinct singing of cheerful Christmas songs and the ringing of bells. I could clearly hear the pleasant laugh of children， and the sweet words between two lovers. Open my eyes， I saw the resplendent lights of New York City had brightened the faces of everyone. Even the air was filled with a sweet smell of deserts. The loving spirit of Christmas surrounded me， making my lips curled up. This is the essence of Christmas！