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平安夜， 給大家帶來的這個節目， 亦詩亦故事。 帶娃學語言， 除了語言本身， 重要的還有瞭解不同的文化。 家長可以趁講故事或者讀主題繪本的時候， 給孩子講講耶誕節的傳說和習俗。 瞭解節日背後的故事。
今天的節目中， Emma搞笑的“機器”式翻譯， 讓人捧腹。 希望在這個特殊的時刻， 給大家帶去歡樂。
祝大家快樂， 平安！
'Twas The Night Before Christmas
——by Clement C. Moore
'Twas the night before Christmas, when allthrough the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even amouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney withcare,
In hopes that St Nicholas soon would bethere.
耶誕節前夜， 整間屋子靜悄悄；
萬物沉默， 連老鼠也不吵不鬧；
在壁爐前， 掛上長襪， 動作是如此輕緩；
聖誕老人快快出現；這是最殷切的期盼；
The children were nestled all snug in theirbeds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced intheir heads.
And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in mycap,
Had just settled our brains for a longwinter’s nap.
孩子們躺在小被窩裡， 暖洋洋的那麼舒服；
美夢中的小糖果在腦海裡翩翩起舞；
媽媽裹著頭巾， 我戴著睡帽，
放下所有的心事， 在冬夜裡睡個長覺；
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was thematter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up thesash.
突然， 屋外的草坪傳來一陣聲響，
我從床上一躍而起， 要去細細端詳；
我沖到窗前， 快的像一道電光；
拉開了窗簾， 拉開了窗框；
The moon on the breast of the new-fallensnow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objectsbelow.
When, what to my wondering eyes shouldappear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tinyreindeer.
月光投入初雪的懷抱，
萬物沐浴正午般的光芒，
令人驚歎的事情發生啦！吸引住我的目光，
一隻小雪橇， 八隻小馴鹿。
With a little old driver, so lively andquick,
I knew in a moment it must be St Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers theycame,
And he whistled, and shouted, and calledthem by name!
還有一個駕車的小老頭， 那麼歡快！那麼神速！
我立刻明白， 是聖誕老人在趕路！
雪橇比神鷹更迅疾，
聖誕老人吹著口哨， 還要把每只馴鹿的名字叫：
"Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancerand Vixen!
On, Comet! On, Cupid! on, on Donner andBlitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of thewall!
Now dash away! Dash away! Dash awayall!"
“快！飛毛腿！快！舞蹈家！快！跳躍者和雌狐！
來！彗星！來！丘比特！來！雷和閃電！
飛過廊頂， 躍過牆頭，
快快向前， 向前， 一起向前！”
As dry leaves that before the wildhurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount tothe sky.
So up to the house-top the coursers theyflew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, and StNicholas too.
像颶風來臨時， 枯葉隨風飄揚，
只要遇到障礙， 立刻飛向空中，
飛過屋頂， 飛向遠方，
雪橇上裝滿玩具， 還載著聖誕老人；
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on theroof
The prancing and pawing of each littlehoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turningaround,
Down the chimney St Nicholas came with abound.
轉眼前， 一道風閃過， 我聽見屋頂傳來
蹦跳聲， 踢踏聲， 每只小鹿蹄在歡騰，
我從窗前縮回腦袋， 轉過身來，
剛好看見聖誕老人從煙囪裡跳下。
He was dressed all in fur, from his head tohis foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished withashes and soot.
A bundle of Toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler, just openinghis pack.
他從頭到腳裹著皮衣，
煙灰和塵土弄髒了衣服；
他背著一大包玩具，
像一個小販打開了包裹。
His eyes-how they twinkled! his dimples howmerry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like acherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like abow,
And the beard of his chin was as white asthe snow.
他的眼睛明亮閃光， 他的酒窩快樂蕩漾，
他的臉頰玫瑰般鮮紅， 他的鼻子櫻桃般鮮亮，
那滑稽的小嘴弓一般鼓起來，
下巴上的鬍鬚雪一般潔白。
The stump of a pipe he held tight in histeeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like awreath.
He had a broad face and a little roundbelly,
That shook when he laughed, like a bowlfulof jelly!
牙齒緊咬著還未吸完的煙斗
噴出的煙霧像花環環繞著頭
臉胖乎乎的， 小肚子圓滾滾的
一笑起來像一碗顫動的果凍。
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly oldelf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite ofmyself!
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing todread.
他又圓又胖， 像個樂呵呵的老頑童；
我看著他， 也忍不住笑嘻嘻，
他轉過頭來， 兩眼直眨巴，
立刻讓我安心， 什麼也不用害怕。
He spoke not a word, but went straight tohis work,
And filled all the stockings, then turnedwith a jerk.
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose!
他什麼也不說， 只顧專心工作，
把禮物裝滿所有的襪子， 又急著轉身忙活，
他伸出手指， 放在鼻子邊上，
又沖我點點頭，
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave awhistle,
And away they all flew like the down of athistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ‘ere he drove outof sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all agood-night!"
他跳上雪橇， 像馴鹿打了個忽閃，
飛馳而去， 雪橇越來越遠，
我聽見他大聲的祝願:
“祝所有人聖誕快樂！祝所有人晚安！”
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