Zac:高中的时候,我发现了一部超棒的圣诞电影:《虎胆雄威》(Die Hard),一部1988年的动作电影。另外一部最棒的圣诞电影是它的续集:《虎胆雄威2》(Die Hard 2: Die Harder)。这两部电影中的故事都发生在圣诞期间,头发花白的前警察John McClane九死一生只为救出妻子。其中充满了爱、节日音乐以及爆炸的场面。这让人怎么能不爱?
就我而言,如果没有这两部《虎胆雄威》,圣诞节就不能称之为圣诞节。
Zac: During high school, I discovered what is arguably the ultimate Christmas movie: the 1988 action blockbuster Die Hard. The other candidate for greatest Christmas movie would have to be its sequel, Die Hard 2: Die Harder. Both films take place on Christmas, and each follows grizzled ex-cop John McClane as he braves almost-certain death in order to save his wife. Love, holiday music, and explosions? What's not to love?
As far as I'm concerned, Christmas isn't Christmas without a screening of one of the first two Die Hard films.
Ben: 圣诞节是最让我兴奋的一天。在这一天,我爱有家人陪在身边的感觉,爱和我的兄弟们热闹的讨论圣诞礼物,也爱丰盛的食物。但是这些都是一种很汹涌的情感。所以我最爱的传统就是圣诞节的早晨醒来之后第一件事情就是去听听海浪的声音,因为海浪声可以营造出完整的圣诞气氛。
Ben: Christmas is a day I get so excited for, I love the family being around, the buzz my little cousins have when it comes to presents, and the plethora of food. But it can get a little overwhelming. So my favourite tradition is to wake up and head to the beach first thing in the morning. It really sets the mood for a full Christmas.
Sylvia: 我最喜欢的圣诞节传统当然是交换礼物的时候啦!我去年在英国过了第一次真正的西方圣诞节,是在我丈夫Chris的老家,和他父母及两个弟弟一起度过的。我从11月开始就在陆续为他们准备礼物,而我也在圣诞节那天收获了一个大袋子的大大小小的礼物,我惊喜极了!看到他们在打开我精心准备的礼物露出的开心表情,我觉得那一刻真的是非常幸福!
Sylvia: My favorite Christmas tradition? Exchanging presents, of course! I had my first true Western Christmas last year, at my husband Chris's parents' house. We spent it with his parents and his two younger brothers. I started getting their gifts ready back in November. On Christmas Day I received a big bag of gifts large and small—what a wonderful surprise! I was overjoyed to watch their happy faces as they opened the gifts I'd spent so much time preparing for them!
Luci:圣诞节期间我会和家人一起去山里滑雪,在我五岁的时候就已经有这样的传统了。我常常与那些和我年纪一样大的兄弟姐妹一起过节,真的是非常有趣,我们会在山顶,在那里除了滑雪什么也不能做。圣诞节的上午我们会滑滑雪,晚上我们会吃传统的圣诞晚餐,有海鲜、甜点还有圣诞颂歌。按照西班牙的传统,这一天我们都只会收到一份小礼物,因为“东方三博士”要到1月5日才会送来礼物(据圣经马太福音记载,耶稣出生三位博士在东方看见伯利恒方向的天空上有一颗大星,于是便跟着它来到了耶稣基督的出生地。因为他们带来黄金、乳香、殁药,所以有人称他们为“东方三博士”)。
Luci: I usually spend Christmas in the mountain sonowboarding with all my family, I started with thi ski / snowboarding tradition when I was just 5 years old. I usually go with my cousins that are similar age to me, is really funny, we even go to bars at the top of the mountain that you can only get snowboarding, we usually spend Christmas morning snowboarding and on the evening we have the traditional christmas dinner, seafood, sweets and christmas songs, we just give one small present because in Spain you get all Christmas presents on January 5 with the three wise men.