Maria's Family Christmas

Maria's Family Christmas written by Mary Beth Bolz illustrated by Angela Kamstra Jacobson

玛丽亚的家庭圣诞节 作者：玛丽·贝丝·博尔茨 绘者：安吉拉·卡姆斯特拉·雅各布森

It was Christmas Eve. Maria waited for her relatives from Mexico to arrive. They'll be here soon, Maria, said Maria's mother. Let's finish decorating the tree.

圣诞节前夜到了。 玛丽亚等着从墨西哥来的亲戚们上门。 “他们很快就到啦，玛丽亚。”妈妈说。 我们来把圣诞树装饰完吧。

Maria hung a tin angel from Mexico on the tree. Her brother helped Mama drape the strings of lights. Her sister placed a glittering star she had made at school on top.

玛丽亚把一个从墨西哥带来的锡制天使挂在圣诞树上。 她的哥哥帮妈妈挂彩灯串。 她的妹妹把自己在学校做的闪闪闪的星星放在了树顶。

The tree looks beautiful, Maria said. Just then, Maria heard a knock on their apartment door.

“圣诞树看起来真好看。”玛丽亚说。 就在这时，玛丽亚听见公寓的门被敲响了。

It was her aunts, uncles, and cousins. Maria hugged them all. She also met her baby cousin, Ruben, for the first time. Would you like to hold him? her aunt asked.

来的是她的姑姑叔叔、还有表兄妹们。 玛丽亚挨个抱了大家， 还第一次见到了小表弟鲁本。 “你想抱抱他吗？”姑姑问她。

Oh, yes, said Maria. Her aunt set Ruben on Maria's lap. His smile is like yours, Maria's Abuela said.

“当然想啦！”玛丽亚说。 姑姑把鲁本轻轻放在玛丽亚的腿上。 “他笑起来跟你一模一样哦。”玛丽亚的奶奶说。