Christmas Treasures

Christmas Treasures

圣诞珍宝

Ella was getting ready for Christmas with her family. She was stringing brightly colored beads with her brother, Danny. “ Guess what?” Grandma called from the kitchen, where she was baking cookies. “ It’s snowing! ” Howls of delight came from the children as they raced to look out the window. “ It’s going to be a white Christmas after all! ” cried Ella.

艾拉正在和她的家人为圣诞节做准备。她正在和哥哥丹尼串串色彩鲜艳的珠子。 “你猜怎么着?”奶奶从厨房里喊道，她正在做饼干。“下雪了!” 孩子们跑向窗外，发出了高兴的嚎叫。 “这终究是一个白色的圣诞节!”艾拉叫道。

“ Hey, look who’s here! ” said Danny, as Dad entered the room. He was covered with snow, holding up a tree. “ Now who is going to help me decorate this?” Dad asked with a grin. Just then, Mom came downstairs carrying a big box of Christmas decorations. “ I think we’re going to need these, ”

“嘿，看看谁来了!”爸爸走进房间时，丹尼说。他浑身覆盖着雪，扶着一棵树。 “现在谁来帮我装饰这个?”爸爸笑着问。 就在这时，妈妈拿着一大箱圣诞装饰品下楼来了。 “我想我们会需要这些。”

she said. Soon, everyone was in the spirit, helping to decorate the tree. “ It looks beautiful! ” said Ella. “ Yes, I agree, ” Grandma said, “ but I think it’s missing something extra special. ” “ Like what, Grandma?” asked Ella. “ Well, I’ve got some old ornaments, from when I was a little girl. I’ve been saving them to share with you, and I think the time has come. ”

她说。很快，每个人都兴致勃勃地帮忙装饰圣诞树。 “它看起来很漂亮!”艾拉说。 “是的，我同意，”奶奶说，“但我觉得它少了一些特别的东西。” “比如什么，奶奶?”艾拉问。“嗯，我有一些旧饰品，是我小时候的。 我一直在保存它们，想和你们分享，我想时机已经到了。”

Then she brought out a very old- looking box. “ In here are my treasures from Christmas past. I have a story to tell about each ornament. ” Everyone excitedly gathered around Grandma as she began. “ I remember the first time I walked into my hometown department store during Christmastime.

然后她拿出一个看起来很旧的盒子。“这里是我过去圣诞节的宝贝。每件饰品我都有一个故事可以讲。” 奶奶开始说话时，大家都兴奋地围在她身边。 “我还记得我第一次在圣诞节期间走进家乡的百货商店。

I was amazed at the beautiful display trees, all different sizes and colors, all brightly lit. I felt as if I were in a magical fairyland. My mother asked me to help her pick out some ornaments for our tree. I picked out these, ” said Grandma as she held up two golden balls. She twirled them between her fingers. “ I still love the way they sparkle. ”

我惊讶于美丽的展示树，各种不同的大小和颜色，所有明亮的灯光。 我觉得自己仿佛置身于一个神奇的仙境。我妈妈让我帮她为我们的圣诞树挑选一些装饰品。 我挑了这些，”奶奶说着，举起了两个金球。她在手指间转动着它们。“我仍然喜欢它们闪闪发光的样子。”