weeks英语美文：的圣诞礼物

2021年1月14日发(作者：禹占林)
英语美文：的圣诞礼物



I have received many Christmas gifts over the years. The
best gift I ever received was presented to me by a stranger.
I never even knew his name and I only had contact with him
for less than 60 seconds. His Christmas present to me changed
the way I think about people and about Christmas.

这些年我收到过很多圣诞礼物，其中的礼物来自一个陌生人。我不曾
知道他的名字，我俩之间沟通不到60秒。他送我的圣诞礼物改变了我
对别人和圣诞节的看法。

I hate Black Friday sales. It's often a gathering of people
who are there for many different reasons. Some are looking
for a deal on that one item for their loved one, or perhaps
themselves. Their intentions are completely unrelated to the
festive time of year, and can merely be summed up with one
word,

我 讨厌黑色星期五的特卖，总有很多人因为很多不同的原因聚在一起。
有些人是为所爱的人或者可能为自己 买东西。他们的目的都跟一年一
度的节日一点关系都没有，只能总结为一个词：“便宜”！

It was several years ago when my wife asked me to meet her
at the local department store on Black Friday morning. They
had advertised a child's bike that she wanted to purchase for
our son. We stood with a very large crowd, waiting for the
manager to blow the whistle. After a while the whistle blew.
It was like throwing a bucket of chum into a tank of sharks.
I told my wife that if we obtained a bike, fine, but if we
did not, I was OK with that too.