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托福阅读素材:圣诞老人的故事

2015-12-16 15:16:43来源:网络

  Santa Claus 圣诞老人

  The origin of Santa Claus begins in the 4th century with Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, an area in present day Turkey. By all accounts St. Nicholas was a generous man, particularly devoted to children. After his death around 340 A.D. he was buried in Myra, but in 1087 Italian sailors purportedly stole his remains and removed them to Bari, Italy, greatly increasing St. Nicholas’ popularity throughout Europe.

  圣诞老人的起源可以追溯到四世纪的圣尼古拉斯,他是Myra地区(为当今土耳其的某地)的主教。圣尼古拉斯是个非常慷慨的人,尤其对孩子非常慷慨。他于公元340年死亡后,被埋在Myra,但是在1087年,意大利水手盗走了他的遗体并把它重新埋葬在意大利,因此圣尼古拉斯在欧洲也更加为人熟知了。

  His kindness and reputation for generosity gave rise to claims he that he could perform miracles and devotion to him increased. Thousands of churches across Europe were dedicated to him and some time around the 12th century an official church holiday was created in his honor. The Feast of St. Nicholas was celebrated December 6 and the day was marked by gift-giving and charity.

  由于他的善良和慷慨,很多人声称他能行奇事,因此对他更加的虔敬,欧洲的数千家教会都对他非常尊崇。大约在12世纪时,为了纪念他,确立了一个官方教会节日。圣尼古拉斯盛宴在12月6日举行,在这一天,人们互赠礼物,互行善事。

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