Christmas in Australia澳大利亚🇦🇺的圣诞🎄节

杜薇霞 海伦

Do you have any plans for Christmas?你圣诞节有什么计划？

Will you be celebrating Christmas?你会庆祝圣诞节吗？

Do you have anything fun planned over the festival seasons? 节日期间你有什么好玩的计划吗？

What’s your favourite thing about Christmas?你最喜欢圣诞节的什么？

What are you doing for Christmas this year?今年圣诞节你打算做什么？

How will you spend Christmas this year? 今年的圣诞节你打算怎么过？

Does your family have any Christmas traditions?你们家有什么圣诞传统吗？

What are you most looking forward to over Christmas？圣诞节期间你最期待什么？

Let’s have a look at Christmas in Australia 让我们来看看澳大利亚的圣诞节吧

Christmas in Australia

In Australia, Christmas comes in the towards the beginning of the summer holidays! Children have their summer holidays from mid December to early February, so some people might even be camping at Christmas.在澳大利亚圣诞节是在暑假开始的时候就到来了，孩子们从12月中旬到两月初有暑假，所以有些人甚至可能在圣诞节露营。

Because it's so hot at Christmas time in Australia, there are quite often massive bush fires across the country. Many volunteer bush fire fighters are involved in saving people and property and travel from all over Australia to help in other states.因为澳大利亚的圣诞节非常热，所以全国各地经常发生大规模的丛林大火，许多志愿丛林，消防员参与成救人民和财产的工作。他们从澳大利亚各地赶来帮助其他的州。

Some Australians hang wreaths on their front doors and some people will also go out to Christmas carol singing on Christmas Eve. People also decorate their houses and gardens with Christmas Trees and Christmas lights. Neighbors sometimes have little competitions to see who has got the best light display. The neighbors often visit each other to look at the light displays at night. Sometimes the displays are put out as early as December 1st. One street in Sydney raises over $(AUS)35,000 every year for charity with their co-ordinated street display!

一些澳大利亚人在前门挂花环，一些人也会在平安夜出去唱圣诞颂歌。人们还用圣诞树🎄和圣诞灯💡装饰他们的房子和花园。邻居们有时会举行小比赛，看谁的灯光展示的最好。邻居们经常在晚上互相拜访看灯展，有时展览早在12月1号就开始了，悉尼的一条街道每年为慈善事业筹集超过35,000澳元的资金。

massive ~ bulky, heavy, and solid

wreaths ~ 花圈

for charity ～ 为了慈善事业

This is a wreath.

Some Australians hang wreaths on their front doors.

@Some Australians also decorate their houses with bunches of 'Christmas Bush', a native Australian tree with small green leaves and cream colored flowers. In summer the flowers turn a deep shiny red over a period of weeks (generally by the week of Christmas in Sydney). Poinsettia plants are also popular plants used as decorations.

一些澳大利亚人还用澳洲的花束💐装饰他们的房子，澳大利亚本土的树，有小绿叶和奶油色的花朵。在夏天花朵在几周内通常变成闪亮的深红色，一品红植物也是用作装饰品的流行植物。

Another speculator tree that might be in flower at Christmas in Australia is the Jacaranda. It has bright blue/purple flowers. Depending on where you live in Australia, it can flower from October into December. If you're really lucky you might see birds like Lorikeets and Rosellas, which make it even more colourful!

另一种可能在澳大利亚🇦🇺圣诞节开花的特殊的树是Jacaranda，它有鲜艳的蓝色和紫色花朵。根据你在澳大利亚的居住地，花可以从10月开到12月，如果你真的很幸运，你可能会看到像鹦鹉和玫瑰花这样的鸟类，这使得澳洲的圣诞节更加五彩缤纷。

Poinsettia ~ 一品红🌹

Jacaranda ～ 蓝花楹

Lorikeets ~ One of the beautiful Australian native birds

Rosellas ~ One of the beautiful Australian native birds

Australia Poinsettia plants are also popular plants used as decorations.澳大利亚的一品红植物也是流行的装饰品植物。

Another speculator tree which might be in flower at Christmas in Australia is the Jacaranda.

在圣诞期间，另一种特殊的树Jacaranda是开花的。

Lorikeets

Rosellas

In each State capital city there is a large Carols by Candlelight service. Famous Australian singers like The Wiggles, John Farnham, Anthony Warlow, Colin Gery, Niki Webster and many more help to sing the carols. These carol services, held in different cities, are broadcast on TV across Australia. There are also huge Christmas　　pageants in each state capital city, that are also broadcast across the country. Most towns and cities have festivals and parades. In some places, there is a fireworks display at the local park.

在每个州首府，都有一个大型的颂歌烛光服部，澳大利亚著名歌手🧑‍🎤The Wiggles, John Farnham, Anthony Warlow, Colin Gery, Niki Webster👩‍🎤等等许多人帮助唱颂歌，这些在不同城市举行的署名仪式，在澳大利亚各地的电视上播出，每个州首府都有大型的盛大圣诞选美比赛，这些盛会也在全国各地播出，大多数城镇都有节日和游行，在一些地方，当地公园有烟花表演。

Carols ~ custom originating in England of singing songs at Christmas.起源于英国的圣诞节唱歌的习俗

broadcast ～ Radio or television shows 收音机电视广播节目

Christmas pageants 圣诞选美比赛

festivals and parades 庆祝活动和游行

Many towns, cities and schools also hold their own Carols by Candlelight services, with local bands and choirs sometimes helping to perform the Christmas Carols and songs. As it is the middle of Summer in Australia at Christmas time, the words to the Carols about snow and the cold winter are sometimes changed to special Australian words! There are also some original Australian Carols.

许多城镇、城市和学校也举办自己的烛光颂歌，当地乐队和合唱团有时会帮助表演圣诞颂歌和歌曲。由于圣诞节是澳大利亚的仲夏时节，对颂歌来说，关于雪和寒冷的冬天的话，有时候会改成澳大利亚的特殊词，还有一些原创的澳大利亚颂歌。

When he gets to Australia, Santa sometimes gives the reindeers a rest and might use kangaroos. He also changes his clothes for less 'hot' ones! Children often leave out carrots for Santa's reindeer and there might be some cake for Santa, with some cold beer but it's often non-alcoholic because Santa has to drive his sleigh.

当他（圣诞老人🧑‍🎄）到达澳大利亚的时候，圣诞老人有时会给驯鹿休息，并可能使用袋鼠，他还把衣服换成不那么热的衣服，孩子们经常给圣诞老人的驯鹿留下胡萝卜，可能会给圣诞老人一些蛋糕，还有一些冰啤酒，但通常不含酒精，因为圣诞老人必须开他的雪翘。

Presents are normally exchanged between families on Christmas Day.

通常在圣诞节那天，家庭成员之间交换礼物🎁。

On Boxing Day most people go and visit their friends and often have barbecues at the beach. A famous Yacht race from Sydney to Hobart in Tasmania is also held on Boxing Day. Another Boxing Day tradition is the Boxing Day Cricket Test Match. It starts every year on Boxing Day and is held at the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground).

在Boxing day 节礼日, 大多数人去看望朋友,经常在海滩上吃烧烤，从悉尼到塔斯马尼亚洲霍巴特的著名游艇比赛也在Boxing day 节礼日举行，另一个节礼日传统是Boxing day 节礼日板球测试赛，它每年在Boxing day 节礼日开始在MCG墨尔本板球场举行。

The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Australian Open starts in the middle of January and continues for two weeks coinciding with the Australia Day holiday.

澳大利亚网球公开赛是每年在澳大利亚墨尔本的墨尔本公园举行。始于一月中旬，持续两周于澳大利亚国庆节相吻合。

Australia is set for a historic Sunday 14th of January 2024 start and the 28th of January 2024 finish.

澳大利亚定于2024年1月14日成为历史性的周日开始，并且在2024年1月28日结束。

annually ～ 每年

coinciding ~ 巧合

historic ~ 历史性的

The Flying Doctor Service has to work all through-out Christmas. On Christmas Day the people who live in the outback send Christmas greetings to each other over the radio network.

飞行医生服务必须在整个圣诞🎄节期间工作💼，圣诞节那天住在内陆的人们通过广播网络互相发送圣诞问候。

Most families try to be home together for Christmas and the main meal is normally eaten at lunchtime. Most people now have a cold Christmas dinner, or a barbecue with seafood such as prawns and lobsters along with the 'traditional English' food. On Christmas Eve, fish-markets are often full of people queuing to buy their fresh seafood for Christmas day. Some people like to have the 'traditional' Christmas Pudding but there might also be cold desserts like Pavlova and trifle.

大多数家庭是一起回家过圣诞节。主餐通常在午餐时间吃，大多数人现在都有一顿冰冷的圣诞晚餐，或者烧烤，包括大虾和龙虾等海鲜以及“传统英国”食物，在平安夜，鱼市场经常挤满了排队为圣诞节购买新鲜海鲜的人，有些人喜欢吃传统的圣诞布丁，但也可能有冷甜点心，如 Pavlova 和小点心.

Australians often have Christmas Crackers at Christmas meal times.

澳大利亚人经常在圣诞用餐时间吃圣诞饼干🍪。

My dear friend, Merry Christmas to you! I sincerely, thank you for all the support and effort you put into my work, all of your hard work, you deserve to have the most beautiful Christmas and a warm holiday.

我亲爱的朋友，祝你圣诞快乐，我真诚地感谢你为我的工作付出的所有支持和努力，感谢你所有的辛勤劳动，你值得拥有最美丽的圣诞节和一个温暖的假期。

I wish all of you 

May your Christmas be filled with joy and your new year with success in learning English！

我祝愿你们所有人，愿你们在圣诞节充满欢乐，新年学习英文取得成功！

traditional Christmas Pudding