(EW185)-Christmas Greetings 圣诞问安

 

Hello, this is your old friend Mark. Welcome to our program.

                朋友你好。我是郭文洁。

Wen-J, Today is really really cold.

                Yes, indeed. 今天外头非常的寒冷。

Outside, the snow is falling once again.

外头又再次飘雪花了。Maybe we will have a white Christmas.也许我们会有一个白色的圣诞节。

A white Christmas will be great. I can’t wait for Christmas to come.

                Me too. 马可大哥和我都盼望圣诞节可以赶快来临呢！

Christmas lights, Christmas tree, and Christmas gifts….

                圣诞灯，圣诞树，以及圣诞礼物….

Christmas cards, Christmas dinner and lots of candy and chocolates.

                圣诞卡，圣诞大餐，还有许许多多的糖果巧克力。

What are you anticipating this Christmas, my friend?

今年的圣诞, 朋友你期待些什麼呢？

 

* (Melody in the background) or Bump1

“White Christmas” Snapshot白色圣诞知多少 The song White Christmas was sung by Bin Crosby in the movie “Holiday Inn”. 白色圣诞这首歌是影星Bin Crosby在电影” 假日旅店"裡唱出来的。 It was released during WWII and has become the best selling Christmas single of all times. 这首歌在第二次世界大战期间面世，自此成为年年以来最畅销的圣诞单曲。 Here are the words: 它的歌词是这樣的  I'm dreaming of a white Christmas  我正梦想有一个白色圣诞  Just like the ones I used to know  正如我过往所熟悉的一樣  Where the treetops glisten and children listen  看到树顶上雪花闪亮，见到儿童们专注聆听  To hear sleigh bells in the snow  聆听雪地裡雪橇铃声响亮  I'm dreaming of a white Christmas  我正梦想有一个白色圣诞  With every Christmas card I write  在每一张圣诞卡片上我这麼写著  May your days be merry and bright  愿你的日子充满快乐和光彩  And may all your Christmases be white  也愿你每一个圣诞都是白色圣诞

Tell me Wen-J, do you like to send out Christmas cards?

                Of course. 我喜欢寄送圣诞卡向亲朋问安。

Me, too. And it’s such a joy to receive Christmas cards, too.

                是阿，每个人也都欢喜收到圣诞卡片。

Not only the cards are colorful, some even play music.

                圣诞卡片不单多彩多姿，有的甚至会发出音乐来。

The e-mail greeting cards are filled with movements and sounds.

                如今的电子卡片不但有动画，又有声音。

It has become more and more popular to send e-mail card.

寄发电子卡片现在也越来越普遍。But I still prefer to receive real cards. 但是我还是比较喜欢收到真的卡片。

For me, I like to receive all kinds of cards.

                马可大哥对任何方式的卡片都欢迎。

Of course, we would love to receive one from you, my friend.

                我们当然很希望收到从你寄来的卡片。

Sending Christmas cards is very meaningful.

                寄送圣诞卡片別具意义。

It sends our blessings and love to people we care about.

                因为它把我们的祝福和关爱带给我们关心的人。

 

Here is our Christmas card to you in the form of sound and voice.

                底下，是我们送给你的一张有声圣诞卡。

 

＊(Christmas Sound Card有声卡片) ----Music up and under

 

Dear Listener,

We treasure the time we spend with you in “English World” this year.

In this Christmas season, May the joy of Christ’s birth and the peace of His presence be with you.

Your friends, Mark and Wen-Jie

 

亲爱的听友，

我们很珍惜这一年和你在英语世界共度的时光，在这个圣诞佳节，但愿你因著基督的诞生，充满喜乐，因著祂与你同在，心中有平安。

你的朋友　马可和文洁上

 

(Singing—

We wish you a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Good tidings to you wherever you are.          

Good tidings of Christmas and a happy new Year. )

 

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Music 53 34 32 16 55 62 71

In the West, it’s common to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

在西方，大家很普遍会說 Merry Christmas圣诞快乐， Happy New Year新年快乐。

Let’s listen to this greeting in Spanish.

                这个祝贺词用西班牙话說来，是这樣的。(Spanish)

See whether you understand French.

                看看法语又是怎麼說的。(French)

Now try to guess which language is this one?

                猜猜看皆下来这是哪一国的话？(Russian)

It’s Russian.

                是俄国话的版本。

They all say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

                說的通通都是祝你圣诞快乐，新年快乐。

 

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The Story of the Candy Cane柺杖糖的由来   At around 1900, a candymaker in Indiana wanted to make a candy to be a witness of Christ’s love. 大約在1900年，住在印第安那州一位制造糖果的人，想要作一种糖果来见证基督的爱。 The result was the candy cane. 结果他做出了柺杖糖。   First, he used a stick of pure white hard candy. 首先，他用一根白色的硬糖果。 White symbolizing the sinless nature of Jesus. 白色象征了耶稣的纯洁无罪。 Hard to symbolize Christ is the Solid Rock. 硬糖果象征了基督是坚固磐石。   He shaped it like a J, representing the name of Jesus. 他把糖果做成像英文字母J，代表了耶稣Jesus的名字。 The shape also resembles a shepherd’s staff. 柺杖糖樣子也像牧羊人手中的杖。     Then, He added the red stripe. 然后，他把红色的条纹加进去。 Red represents the blood of Christ shed for our sins. 红色代表了基督为我们的罪流下宝血。 Stripes to remind us of the beating Jesus endured. 条纹提醒我们他所受的鞭伤。   And he chose the flavor peppermint , which is similar to the flavor of Hyssop in the Old Testament. 他选了薄荷味作柺杖糖的味道，这和旧約裡用来洁淨的牛膝草味道相似。

 

 

Wow, I never realize a tiny candy cane has so many meaningful symbols. 小小柺杖糖原来含有这麼多的象征意义, 真令人料想不到。

Isn’t that amazing? Candy Canes reminds us Jesus is the Rock of all ages.

柺杖糖提醒我们耶稣是万古磐石。

He is our Savior, our Shepard, and our Lord.               

他是我们的救主，我们的大牧者，我们的主。

Nowadays people add a green stripe as a reminder that Jesus is a Gift from God.

如今有人更在柺杖糖上加綠色条纹，提醒我们耶稣是神赐的礼物。

So, when you eat the candy cane, don’t forget to give thanks to God.

当你吃柺杖糖时，可不要忘了向神感谢喔

 

 

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Verse of the Week 每週金句 “Because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven 因我们神怜悯的心肠、叫清晨的日光从高天临到我们、 to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace." 要照亮坐在黑暗中死荫裡的人．把我们的腳引到平安的路上。 Luke 1;78,79 路加

 

The birth of Jesus was like the rising sun.

                耶稣的诞生就有如清晨的日光

God became man and came to this world.

                神成为人的樣式来到人间

He came to bring us the salvation.

神带来了祂的救恩

in order to rescue us from the death of sin.

                为要救赎我们脫离罪恶和死亡

This is the good tiding we rejoice about.

                这乃是我们为之欢乐的好消息

Because Jesus brings us light and hope.

                因为耶稣带给我们光明和希望

 

 

Our time is up again.

                今天节目又告一段落了

But we will be expecting you in our next English World.

                但我们期待下回和你再见面

So, don’t get lazy in your learning.

                所以可不要偷懒喔

Visit our website at Chinese-goodnews.org to review the English World lessons.

                別忘了上网来复习英语世界的课程。

Keep up the good work.

                继续好好的学习英语

Zai-Jian.

                Bye bye .

 

 

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                Hey, Mark, I like singing with you.

But I have a terrible voice.

                No, you don’t.

No matter what, I am willing to sing for our listeners.

( We wish you a Merry Christmas…We wish you a Merry Christmas.)

                There you go. ( join in )

(We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.)