Merry Christmas 圣诞节快乐 英语小故事
因为Merry Christmas，在朗文词典里面，Merry Christmas 的意思等于Have a happy time at Christmas！Merry 的意思是欢乐的，愉快的。即Happy and cheerful。
英国人普遍说Happy Christmas，因为Happy没有卷舌音，发音比较容易；而美国人普遍说Merry Christmas。在英文解释里，Happy表示快乐，而Merry有令人感到快乐的意思。如果一个人乐，还不如大家同乐，所以一般都用Merry Christmas。
直接从字面意思上看，Merry这个日常生活英语词汇是“快活”的意思，但是更准确点，是指那种喝了点酒，脸微微泛红的那种快活，可能这也更能表现出圣诞节温馨的气氛。
当然这只是表面的解释，其实真正发明用“Merry”的人是狄更斯。说的准确点：“Merry Christmas”这句祝福语，是在狄更斯的《圣诞颂歌》（A Christmas Carol）中首次出现的。
狄更斯小时候圣诞节并不流行，然而狄更斯的家人在圣诞节欢乐得很：猜字谜、玩魔术、做游戏。狄更斯希望大家都能开开心心的，通过他的笔，Merry Christmas成了当时的流行语。
或许就是从狄更斯“接地气”开始，merry这个词的意思不再是含蓄的”pleasant”，还多了“drunk”的意思，也就是以“醉酒、高歌、大笑”这种喧闹放纵的形式来庆祝。
家庭团聚、互换礼物、享用大餐，人们用“Merry Christmas”相互祝福，也是在狄更斯的故事中才首次出现，并在现实生活中流行起来。
但英国王室向来讲究传统，在文化观念方面也较为保守。或许是觉得merry这个词“纵酒狂欢”形象不好，所以女王一直用的都是Happy。要知道，在英国圣诞夜收看女王的演讲祝词是一个传统，就好像我们看春晚。
而女王每说”Happy Christmas”时都会在人们心中留下深刻的印象。久而久之，在英国就有许多人和女王一样不再用”merry”这个词了。
merry是祝福的意思
merry
Christmas
翻译过来不是直译
而是意译
直译的话是
祝福圣诞
为了符合中文的意思
所以翻译成
圣诞快乐
英语语法和中文不一样
1，Christmas trees & cards
The tradition of having a pine tree as a Christmas Tree is believed to come from Germany. Since the medieval time, lighting a candle on a tree is common to welcome guests. Such practice has evolved into the Christmas celebration.The formal Christmas Tree was introduced to England about 100 years ago when Queen Victoria married German Albert. The evidence of Victoria's love for Albert is not only expressed through inheriting the German tradition of having a Christmas Tree but also through the goldAlbert Statuesthat Victoria had ordered built for Albert, standing in many places in London. In America, the Christmas Tree idea was brought by German immigrants too.
The custom of sending Christmas cards was initiated in England around 1850. The first cards were decorated with elaborate designs of flowers, birds and landscapes.
2，Christmas celebrations
Cultural celebrations of Christmas include glittering light displays, the ever-present jolly oldSanta Claus（圣诞老人）, group celebrations and singing calledcarolling（圣诞颂歌）, baked holiday cookies and cakes, decorations ofmistletoe（槲寄生，装饰性植物）and pine wreaths, lighted, ornamented Christmas trees with wrapped presents displayed underneath. The spirit of Christmas at its heart is a festival to celebrate family, love, gratitude to others and giving presents to show appreciation to friends and loved ones.
In Europe, typically, family and friends gather together on Christmas Eve, on Dec 24, for a big turkeydinner, completed with Christmas pudding (a rich cake with brandy source). Everyone shares their stories of the year or brings a newsletter to read out for what has happened during the past year. Games are played after the dinner. On Christmas day, Dec 25, abrunch with family is the norm, followed by some light sporting events, such as a countrywalk, to digest the heavy food.
Dec 26 is called Boxing Day in the UK, which means everyone opens their box of presents - the most joyful day for the children. In the US, having just celebrated Thanksgiving with turkey, Christmas Eve dinner is more likely to have ham on the menu with a heavy dessert. Dec 25, the Christmas Day is normally the day all the presents are opened.
3，传说有个心地善良的没落贵族，生活非常艰难。三个女儿快要出嫁了，他为没有钱给她们买嫁妆而难过。喜庆的圣诞夜，三个姑娘早早地蜷在炕上睡觉了，剩下父亲在长吁短叹。圣诞老人决定帮助他们。他在他们家的烟囱里撒下了许多金子，落进姑娘们烤在火炉旁的长统丝袜里。从此，他们过上了幸福而快乐的生活……圣诞节的袜子就这样产生
英语 It is said that there was a goodness man went broke his domain. He lived a hard life and he has three daughters. The three daughters were being married but he didn't have money to buy dower for his daughters. On the happy Chrismas Eve three girls went to bed early. They didn't know that their father was so worried. At last the Chrismas father decided to help them . He besprinkled gold through the stack and the gold fell into the socks of the man's daughters. They lived a happy life from then on... Chrismas socks was origined by this.
The History of Christmas 圣诞节的来历
Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. No one knows the exact date of Christ's birth, but most Christians observe Christmas on December 25. On this day, many go to church, where they take part in special religious services. During the Christmas season, they also exchange gifts and decorate their homes with holly, mistletoe, and Christmas trees. The word Christmas comes from Cristes maesse, an early English phrase that means Mass of Christ. The story of Christmas comes chiefly from the Gospels of Saint Luke and Saint Matthew in the New Testament.
The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the yule log, the giving of gifts, carnivals(parades) with floats, carolers who sing while going from house to house, the holiday feasts, and the church processions can all be traced back to the early Mesopotamians.
Many of these traditions began with the Mesopotamian celebration of New Years. The Mesopotamians believed in many gods, and as their chief god-Marduk. Each year as winter arrived it was believed that Marduk would do battle with the monsters of chaos. To assist Marduk in his struggle the Mesopotamians held a festival for the New Year. This was Zagmuk, the New Year's festival that lasted for 12 days.
The Persians and the Babylonians celebrated a similar festival called the Sacaea. Part of that celebration included the exchanging of places, the slaves would become the masters and the masters were to obey. The ancient Greeks held a festival similar to that of the Zagmuk/Sacaea festivals to assist their god Kronos who would battle the god Zeus and his Titans.
The Roman's celebrated their god Saturn. Their festival was called Saturnalia which began the middle of December and ended January 1st. With cries of "Jo Saturnalia!" the celebration would include masquerades in the streets, big festive meals, visiting friends, and the exchange of good-luck gifts called Strenae (lucky fruits). The Romans decked their halls with garlands of laurel and green trees lit with candles. Again the masters and slaves would exchange places.
"Jo Saturnalia!" was a fun and festive time for the Romans, but the Christians thought it an abomination to honor the pagan god. The early Christians wanted to keep the birthday of their Christ child a solemn and religious holiday, not one of cheer and merriment as was the pagan Saturnalia.
Some legends claim that the Christian "Christmas" celebration was invented to compete against the pagan celebrations of December. The 25th was not only sacred to the Romans but also the Persians whose religion Mithraism was one of Christianity's main rivals at that time. The Church eventually was successful in taking the merriment, lights, and gifts from the Saturanilia festival and bringing them to the celebration of Christmas.
The exact day of the Christ child's birth has never been pinpointed. Traditions say that it has been celebrated since the year 98 AD. In 137 AD the Bishop of Rome ordered the birthday of the Christ Child celebrated as a solemn feast. In 350 AD another Bishop of Rome, Julius I, choose December 25th as the observance of Christmas.
The birth of Jesus had a story: In Nazareth, a city of Galilee. The virgin's name was Mary was betrothed to Joseph. Before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. While he thought about these things, Gabriel, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take Mary as wife. And Mary will bring forth a Son, and he shall call his name, Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
Before Jesus births, Joseph and Mary came to Quirnius was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up out of Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
And that, Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus, is on 25th, December every year. But nobody knows the actual birthday of Jesus. And the Christmas has become popular when Christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly Santa Claus was first made popular in nineteenth Century.
The custom of giving gifts to relatives and friends on a special day in winter probably began in ancient Rome and northern Europe. In these regions, people gave each other small presents as part of their year-end celebrations.
In the 1800's, two more Christmas customs became popular--decorating Christmas trees and sending Christmas cards to relatives and friends. Many well-known Christmas carols, including ``Silent Night" and ``Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," were composed during this period. In the United States and other countries, Santa Claus replaced Saint Nicholas as the symbol of gift giving.
The word Xmas is sometimes used instead of Christmas. This tradition began in the early Christian church. In Greek, X is the first letter of Christ's name. It was frequently used as a holy symbol.
“圣诞节”这个名称是“基督弥撒”的缩写。弥撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。耶诞节是一个宗教节。我们把它当作耶稣的诞辰来庆祝，因而又名耶诞节。这一天，世界所有的基督教会都举行特别的礼拜仪式。但是有很多圣诞节的欢庆活动和宗教并无半点关联。交换礼物，寄圣诞卡，这都使圣诞节成为一个普天同庆的日子。
圣诞节是基督教世界最大的节日。4世纪初，1月6日是罗马帝国东部各教会纪念耶稣降生和受洗的双重节日、称为“主显节”Epiphany，亦称“显现节”即上帝通过耶稣向世人显示自己。当时只有耶路撒冷的教会例外，那里只纪念耶稣的诞生而不纪念耶稣的受洗。
后来历史学家们在罗马基督徒习用的日历中发现公元 354年12月25日页内记录着：“基督降生在犹大的伯利恒。”经过研究，一般认为12月25日作为圣诞节可能开始于公元336年的罗马教会。12月25日原来是波斯太阳神（即光明之神）密特拉（Mithra）的诞辰，是一个异教徒节日，同时太阳神也是罗马国教众神之一。这一天又是罗马历书的冬至节，崇拜太阳神的异教徒都把这一天当作春天的希望，万物复苏的开始。可能由于这个原因，罗马教会才选择这一天作为圣诞节。这是教会初期力图把异教徒的风俗习惯基督教化的措施之一。后来，虽然大多数教会都接受12月25日为圣诞节，但又因为各地教会使用的历书不同，具体日期不能统一，于是就把12月24日到第二年的1月6日定为圣诞节节期（Christmas Tide），各地教会可以根据当地具体情况在这段节期之内庆祝圣诞节。
随着基督教的广泛传播，圣诞节已成为各教派基督徒，甚至广大非基督徒群众的一个重要节日。在欧美许多国家里，人们非常重视这个节日，把它和新年连在一起，而庆祝活动之热闹与隆重大大超过了新年，成为一个全民的节日。
12月25日的主要纪念活动都与耶稣降生的传说有关。耶稣的出生是有一段故事的，耶稣是因着圣灵成孕，由童女马利亚所生的。神更派遣使者加伯列在梦中晓谕约瑟，叫他不要因为马利亚未婚怀孕而不要她，反而要与她成亲，把那孩子起名为“耶稣”，意思是要他把百姓从罪恶中救出来。当马利亚快要临盆的时候，罗马政府下了命令，全部人民到伯利恒务必申报户籍。约瑟和马利亚只好遵命。他们到达伯利恒时，天色已昏，无奈两人未能找到旅馆借宿，只有一个马棚可以暂住。就在这时，耶稣要出生了！於是马利亚唯有在马槽上，生下耶稣。
后人为纪念耶稣的诞生，便把十二月二十五日定为圣诞节，纪念耶稣的出世。但真实的诞生日就没有人知道了。十九世纪，圣诞卡的流行、圣诞老人的出现，圣诞节也开始流行起来了。
Maggie's gift which was written by American writer Jack London is a nice one. very touching. the story happened just before the Chrismas. Maggies and his husband wanted to buy each other a nice Chrismas gift, but they were too poor to afford that. Maggie has a beautiful hair, her husband had an elegant watch. finally they all bought a gift for each other. maggie bought a watch chain for matching her husband's watch. while Maggie's husband bought a barrette for Maggie's blonde hairactually Maggie had her bonde hair cut and sold out her beautiful hair in order to pay for the watch chain for her husband; while, her husband sold out his golden watch in order to pay for the hair, barrette for Maggie's hair. what a pity. this story is one of the most famous stories of Jack London's. if you know Jack London, you have to know this Maggie's Gift.
Let's say that on December 20 you were to meet a friendly space alien. That is, let's say that his space ship discreetly drops him off in your back yard while you are looking out your window. You walk outside to meet the visitor, and you find out he's a pretty nice guy. His name is Gorg, he is wearing a costume that makes him look passably human, he speaks reasonable English, and he explains that his goal is to spend a week on the planet to learn about its people. He asks if you would consider being his guide for the week, and you decide to take on the job.
So you take Gorg around and start showing him your town. Since it is December 20, one thing is for sure -- Gorg is going to ask about Christmas. And he is going to ask a LOT of questions, because Christmas is a pretty complicated tradition. Think about all the different questions Gorg might ask:
殷炕板蓝： merry christmas中文意思是指圣诞快乐、圣诞节快乐.当要祝别人圣诞快乐,除了merry christmas,还可以说happy christmas,这两种说法都可以,中文意思也都是圣诞快...
岱山县17811401678： merrychristmas是什么意思 - ？
殷炕板蓝： merry christmas 圣诞快乐 双语对照 词典结果:Merry Christmas int.圣诞快乐!; 例句:1.The entire toxel.com team wishes you safe and merry christmas! 全体toxel网成员祝您身体安康、圣诞快乐!
岱山县17811401678： merry christmas.什么意思 - ？
殷炕板蓝：[答案] merry christmas. 圣诞快乐. 双语对照 例句: 1. Nobody's fun for for 12 merry christmas! 没人能搞笑12天的圣诞快乐! 2. The entire toxel.com team wishes you safe and merry christmas! 全体toxel网成员祝您身体安康、圣诞快乐!
岱山县17811401678： merrychristmas什么意思 - ？
殷炕板蓝： 1. 翻译:Merry Christmas:圣诞快乐2. 例句:1.Merry Christmas to the world? s best parents!圣诞快乐,给世界上最好的父母!2.The voice said “ Have a Merry Christmas. ” 这个声音说道:“祝圣诞节快乐.”3.Friends: sincerely wish you all a Merry Christmas!真诚地祝愿大家圣诞节快乐!
岱山县17811401678： MerryChristmas翻译成中文是什么意思？
殷炕板蓝： 您好! 意思是:圣诞快乐!望您采纳,谢谢您的支持!
岱山县17811401678： merry christmas是什么意思 - ？
殷炕板蓝： merry christmas [mɛrɪ krɪsməs] 释义 圣诞快乐 merry 英-['merɪ] 美-['mɛri] 释义 n. 甜樱桃 adj. 愉快的;微醉的;嬉戏作乐的 n. (Merry)人名;(英、法、西)梅里 christmas 释义 n. 圣诞节;圣诞节期间
岱山县17811401678： Merry Christmas中文什么意思 - ？
殷炕板蓝： Merry Christmasint. 圣诞快乐!;[例句]I just wanted to wish you a merry Christmas我只想祝福你圣诞快乐.
岱山县17811401678： Merry Christmas的含义,意义是什么?？
殷炕板蓝： Merry Christmas的中文意思是圣诞快乐. 含义是:在外国的圣诞节就如同我们中国的新年一样,所以它的祝福语并不是“Happy…”而是用“Merry”. 意义是:祝福大家在新的一年平平安安,幸福美好.每当在圣诞节这天,外国人都会自己开车到郊外的一片森林里面选取一棵合适的圣诞树,并把它砍下来带回家,再布置起来.然后就有互送苹果的习俗,也是想要大家在新的一年平平安安.在这一天,要去寻找24枚硬币,就代表着新的一年能够幸福美好.随着我国与西方国家的交流越来越广阔,这种习俗也随之的进入我国.在部分重视英语的学校中,也有圣诞晚会,教受圣诞歌曲等活动. 纯属自己码字,不是百度搜狐谷歌来的.
岱山县17811401678： Merry Christmas~是什么意思 - ？
殷炕板蓝： 圣诞节快乐, Christmas 是圣诞节这个都知道, merry 是愉快的, 和happy是同义词, 说成happy Christmas 也没有错,但一般是说Merry Christmas.
