平安夜即为圣诞前夕，在大部分基督教国家是圣诞节节日之一，现如今由于中西文化的结合，已成为世界性的一个节日。孩子们期待着圣诞节的到来，据说圣诞之夜，圣诞老人会悄悄地给孩子们准备礼物放在长筒袜里。译辰镇海翻译公司的英语翻译译员下面为大家简单介绍一下平安夜。

Christmas Eve is the eve of Christmas Day, a widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. It is a culturally significant celebration for most of the Western world and is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas. 
平安夜是圣诞节的前一晚，是大家用来庆祝圣主耶稣诞辰的节日。对于西方大部分国家来说具有很浓的文化意义，或多或少普遍参与圣诞的节日。 

In various cultures, a festive dinner is traditionally served for the family and close friends in attendance, when the first star (usually Sirius) arrives on the sky.  
在大多数国家，传统的平安夜晚餐是和亲朋好友聚集的日子，当第一颗星星出现在天边的时候就是晚餐开始的时候。  

As is known to us all, wrapped gifts are usually given to children during their sound sleeping.They will be happy to open it next when they wake up.
正如大家所知道的，包装好的礼物通常会趁着孩子们熟睡时给他们，等到第二天醒来，他们会很开心的拆礼物。  

It's believed that the gifts are given by Santa Claus amoung child.Santa Claus is generally depicted as a plump, jolly, white-bearded man wearing a red coat with white collar and cuffs, white-cuffed red trousers, and black leather belt and boots .The modern portrayal of Santa Claus frequently depicts him listening to the Christmas wishes of young children. 
通常孩子们都会认为礼物圣诞老人送的。而孩子们想象中的圣诞老人通常是有着圆滚滚的肚子快乐的留着络腮白胡子的老头，穿着有着白色领子的大红色外套，系着黑皮带穿着大靴子。现在的圣诞老人通常都会仔细聆听孩子们的圣诞愿望。

Writing letters to Santa Claus has been a Christmas tradition for children for many years. These letters normally contain a wishlist of toys and assertions of good behavior. 
对于孩子们来说给圣诞老人写信已经是多年来的传统了。这些信里通常包括他们想要的玩具清单以及他们良好的表现。

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