2015年12月6日播音稿M:Helloeveryone!WelcometoourEnglishBroadcast.I’mMouting.A:I’myourfaithfulfriend,Abby.M:HeyAbby!Whydoyouchoosethissongastoday’sbackgroundmusic?A:Don’tyouknowtheChristmasiscoming?M:Oh!Ialmostforgetit.Ireallylookforwardtoitcuz’IcanreceivesomegiftsandcardsonChristmas....A:AswellasaChristmasdiscount!M:Okay,yougotme.A:Sodon’twastetime.Let’senjoyChristmas!SomanypeopleknowtheoriginofChristmas,butdoyouknowthestoryaboutSantaClaus?TodayI’llshowyousomethingabouthim.TheconceptoftheAmericanSantaClausoriginatedwithst.Nicholas,whowasborninAsiaMinorin280A.D.Hewasknownasakind,benevolentman;indeedmadeasaintbecauseofhisgenerosity.美国人关于圣诞老人的概念源于圣-尼古拉斯，他生于公元280年的小亚细亚。众所周知，他是个和蔼、慈善的人；确实，由于他的慷慨宽大而成为一位圣徒。Inhonorofst.Nicholas,December6becamethetraditionaldayineuropefortheexchangeofchristmasgiftsandthebeginningoftheholidayseason.为了纪念圣-尼古拉斯，按照欧洲传统，12月6日就是交换圣诞礼物的日子，也标志着圣诞假期开始。DutchimmigrantstotheUnitedStatesbroughtwiththemtheirversionofthegift-givingst.Nicholas,knownassinterklass.Americans,unaccustomedtotheDutchpronunciation,turnedthisintoSantaClaus,whoisbelovedasasymbolofChristmasbychildrenofallages.荷兰移民把他们关于赠送礼物的圣-尼古拉斯的形式带到了美国，他们的发音是“sinterklass”。美国人不习惯于荷兰发音，把他改为“santaclaus”，这就是广受孩子们喜爱的、圣诞节标志性的圣诞老人。MostofyouarefamiliarwithAmerican,CanadianandEnglishChristmascustoms,whicharelargelythesame,includingSantabringingpresentsthatsitbelowalituptree.ButhaveyoueverwonderedjusthowChristmasiscelebratedinChina,orinFinland?Whetheryou’rejustinterestedinlearningmoreaboutotherculturesorwanttoincorporatesomenewtraditionsintoyourholidaycelebrations,thisbroadcastisfilledwithallyouneedtoknowaboutinternationalChristmases.大多数人对英美加这些国家如何过圣诞都很熟悉。它们的圣诞习俗大同小异，包括圣诞老人在点亮的圣诞树下放上礼物。但是你曾想过中国、芬兰这些国家是如何庆祝圣诞的吗？不管你是有兴趣了解其他文化，还是想为自己的圣诞庆祝添点新花样，这篇文章将给你所有“必知”的不同国家的圣诞知识。Finland芬兰FinnishpeoplehonortheirdepartedlovedonesonChristmasEvebyvisitingthecemeteriesandleavingcandlesonthegravesoftheirfamilymembers.Iftheylivetoofarawaytovisittheirlovedone’sgraves,mostgraveyardshaveanareayoucanlightacandletorememberthoseburiedinothercemeteries.ThesoftsnowandgentleglowofthecandlesmakegraveyardsaverybeautifulplacetovisitonChristmasEve.芬兰人会在圣诞节去墓地，并在他们家人的墓地上留下点燃的蜡烛，以此来怀念他们过世的亲人。如果他们住的太远，没办法去亲人的墓地，大多数墓地上都会有一个区域供他们怀念在其他墓地上安息的亲人们。柔软的积雪和轻柔的烛光让墓地成了一个的漂亮的平安夜拜访地。Spain西班牙Spain’scelebrationsvarygreatlydependingontheregion.IntheBasqueregions,theSantaroleisfilledbyOlentzero,afatmaninaberetwhosmokesapipe.Heusedtobeanenforceragainstnaughtychildrenwhowassaidtothrowasickledownthechimneytocutthethroatsofkidswhodidn’tsleep.Nowadaysthough,heisapositivecharacterlikeSantathatonlybringsgoodpresents.西班牙的庆祝风俗不同地区大不相同。在斯巴达地区，圣诞老人名叫奥林泽罗(Olentzero)，是一个戴着四角帽、抽着大烟斗的胖老人。他过去的职责是惩罚淘气包，据说他会从烟囱里扔下镰刀，切断不睡觉的小孩的喉咙。但如今，他是像圣诞老人那样只带来好礼物的正面形象。Italy意大利InItaly,thereisnoSanta,butinsteadthereawomancalledaBefa...
