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This is Steve Ember with a VOA Special English holiday program.
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A scene from the movie ''White Christmas,'' starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney |
Music fills the air. Colorful lights shine brightly in windows. Children and adults open gifts from loved ones and friends. These are all Christmas traditions2.
Another tradition1 is snow. Christmas in the northern part of the world comes a few days after the start of winter. In many places, a blanket3 of clean white snow covers the ground on Christmas Day. This is what is meant by a "White Christmas."
Of course, many places do not get snow at Christmas. In fact, they may be very warm this time of year. People who like snow, but live where it is warm, can only dream of having a white Christmas.
American songwriter Irving Berlin captured4 these feelings in his song, "White Christmas." Hundreds of singers and musicians have recorded "White Christmas." But the version5 most people still know best was sung by Bing Crosby.
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Irving Berlin |
Songwriter Irving Berlin was born in Russia in eighteen eighty-eight. He did not celebrate Christmas as a religious6 holiday. He was Jewish7.
But his song celebrates an idea of peace and happiness8 that anyone, anywhere -- snowy or not -- can enjoy. This is Steve Ember.
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n.传说,传统,惯例,引渡,交付 | |
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n.传统( tradition的名词复数 );惯例 | |
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n.毛毯,覆盖物;排字版;vt.用毯子裹,扑灭,挡风, 覆盖,使包含;adj.包含所有的,适用于所有情形的 | |
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俘获( capture的过去式和过去分词 ); 夺取; 夺得; 引起(注意、想像、兴趣) | |
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n.版本;型号;叙述,说法 | |
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adj.宗教性的,虔诚的,宗教上的;n.修道士,出家人 | |
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adj.犹太人的,犹太民族的 | |
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n.幸福感;快乐;幸运 | |
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