The Night Before

The Night Before… Frank and Mary were so excited. Why?It was Christmas Eve—almost time for Santa Claus to come. “ It's time for bed, " said Dad. “ You don't want to be late for bed tonight. " “ But wait, ” said Mary. “ We have to hang up our stockings! ” Mary pulled out four red stockings: one for Mom, one for Dad, one for Mary and one for Frank. Dad hung them by the fireplace. “ I think you're ready, ” said Mom. “ You'd better get to bed. ”

圣诞节前一天晚上…… 兰克和玛丽非常兴奋。为什么?平安夜到了——圣诞老人差不多该来了。“该睡觉了，”爸爸说。“你今晚睡觉可不想迟到。”“等等，”玛丽说。“我们得把袜子挂起来!” 玛丽拿出四只红袜子:一只给妈妈，一只给爸爸，一只给玛丽，一只给弗兰克。爸爸把它们挂在壁炉旁。 “我想你已经准备好了，”妈妈说。“你最好去睡觉。”

“ But wait, ” said Frank. “ We have to frost the cookies and put them on a plate for Santa! ” So, Frank and Mary frosted the cookies. “ I think you're ready now, ” said Dad. “ You'd better get to bed, ” said Mom again. “ But wait, ” said Mary. “ We need to write Santa a note! ” Mary wrote a note and placed it on the table beside the plate of cookies. “ Now we're ready, ” said Mary and Frank together. Frank and Mary went to bed and waited for Santa Claus and Christmas morning.

“等等，”弗兰克说。“我们得给饼干上霜，然后把它们放在盘子里给圣诞老人!”弗兰克和玛丽在饼干上撒了糖霜。 “我想你已经准备好了，”爸爸说。 “你最好上床睡觉，”妈妈又说。 “等等，”玛丽说。“我们要给圣诞老人写张纸条!”玛丽写了一张纸条，放在桌上那盘饼干旁边。 “现在我们准备好了，”玛丽和弗兰克一起说。 弗兰克和玛丽上床睡觉，等待圣诞老人和圣诞节的早晨。