12月24日是西方人的圣诞夜，每当这充满幻想的日子到来，所有的小孩子也希望得到圣诞老人的礼物。可是这仅仅是西方。中国的大人们总是毫不费力的打破孩子的梦想，说：“这世界上是没有圣诞老人的！别再瞎做白日梦了！”我很幸运，生在了一个父母都是英文老师的家庭，也许是他们受到外国文化的熏陶吧，10岁以前，我都是在圣诞的甜蜜幻想中度过的。
还记得小时候，当爸爸把这个圣诞老人的故事告诉我时，我还是有些半信半疑，但是我还是在1997年12月24日傍晚把握最喜欢的一只印有小熊式样的小棉袜子放在了枕头下面，怀着激动的心情入睡了。第二天一早，我迫不及待的摸了摸那只袜子。咦？怎么硬硬的？我掏出了里面的东西——一张可爱小巧的圣诞贺卡以及一本我最喜爱的《米老鼠和唐老鸭》的小人书！还在被窝中的我兴奋得打开了贺卡，上面细若蛛丝的字体，写着：圣诞快乐！书名是圣诞老人。在那刹那间，惊讶和狂喜编织成一首优美的乐曲荡漾在我的心田。来到幼儿园，天真得我把这件事告诉所有的小朋友，他们都用羡慕的眼光注视着我，同学月月还对我讲：“你好幸运哦！我从圣诞老人那儿什么礼物也没得到！”“爸爸讲只有非常好，非常乖的小孩才有礼物呢！”我自豪地说，心中甜如蜜糖。
此后的几年中，我总会得到圣诞礼物——洋娃娃、动画碟片、学习用品……直到小学三年级，这个秘密才被揭穿了，爸爸原来就是“圣诞老人”，我得到的礼物并不是那个骑鹿的老头儿给的东西，而是父亲对我的无限爱意啊！一时间，我的心中空荡荡的，不过我又明白了许多：人是要长大的，就把这些当作我人生中的美好回忆吧！
圣诞节，你收到圣诞老人的礼物了吗？ Christmas in America（在美国过圣诞节）
Christmas is the most important festival in the western world. It falls on December 25th. When my mother and I stayed in America, we were invited by one of my mother＇s friends to have Christmas with an American family. We bought some presents for our American friends on our way to their house.
They had prepared different kinds of gifts for their family and guests when we got to their house, such as Christmas candles, cakes, cards, little toys, biscuits and so on. A Christmas tree was placed in the comer of the brilliant hall. How beautiful it was! We were impressed by these. We had a big meal. After dinner, they told us some interesting stories about Christmas. We learned that Christmas had something to do with God. We went to bed at midnight. Though we knew the Santa Claus was not true, we were still waiting for the Santa Claus with white beard to bring us presents.And we received many beautiful presents the next morning.
This Christmas was really unforgettable. Not only did I have a good time, but also I knew something about foreign culture.
12月25日的圣诞节是西方国家最重要的节日。我和妈妈在美国的时候，曾应妈妈的一位朋友邀请，去一个美国家庭过圣诞节。在去他家的途中，我们为美国朋友买了一些礼物。
我们到时，他们已为家人及客人们准备了各种各样的礼物，有圣诞蜡烛、蛋糕、卡片、小玩具和饼干等。圣诞树放在灯火通明的客厅的一角，实在是太荚了。这一切给我们留下了深刻的印象。我们吃了一顿大餐。饭后，他们给我们讲了一些圣诞节的故事，我们知道了圣诞节与上帝有关。我们午夜时分才上床睡觉。尽管我们知道圣诞老人不是真的，但还是等待着白胡子的圣诞老人为我们送来礼物。第二天早晨我们收到了许多漂亮的礼物。
这个圣诞节实在太令人难以忘怀了。我不仅过得很愉快，还了解了外国文化。
Christmas is the most important festival in the western world. It is on December 25th. Usually two weeks before, people begin to prepare lots of Christmas presents. People who are far away on business hurry to return their home for Christmas.
Last Christmas, my mother and I were invited by one of my mother＇ s friends to have Christmas with an American family. Entering the brilliant hall, we saw a beautiful Christmas tree decorated with colorful lights. In the middle of the hall stood a big table. On it were something delicious.How beautiful it was! We were impressed by these. We had a big meal.After dinner, the hosts told us many stories about Christmas. Every year more than 140 countries in the world have Christmas to celebrate the day Jesus was born. On that day children were the happiest of all because they could get presents from the Santa Claus with white beard. We enjoyed ourselves very much.
This Christmas was really unforgettable. Not only did I have a good time, but also I knew something about foreign culture.
