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Christmas
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As Christmas approaches, excitement mounts to a pitch. There are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be decorated. Parents are faced with the difficult task of concealing presents from inquisitive young children. If the gifs are large, this is sometimes a real problem. On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the desire to go to bed early so that Santa Claus will bring their presents quickly, and the desire to stay up late in case they miss any of the fun. The desire for presents usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie awake for a long time, hoping to catch a glimpse of Father Christmas.
Last Christmas, my wife and I successfully managed to conceal a few large presents in the store-room. I was dreading the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bicycle had come from, but fortunately he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve, It took the children hours to get to sleep. It must have been nearly midnight when my wife and I crept into their room and began filling stockings and pillow cases as quickly as we could. After this was done, I wheeled in the bicycle I had bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were sure to wake up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children’s room. The children were blowing toy trumpets, banging tin drums and shouting excitedly. Before I had time to stagger out of bed, young Jimmy came sailing into the room on his brand new bicycle, and his younger sister, Elizabeth, followed close behind pushing her new pram. Even the baby arrived. He crawled into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. All of a sudden it burst. That woke us up completely. We jumped out of bed and began to play with the children. The day had really begun with a bang!
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As Christmas approaches, excitement mounts to a pitch. There are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be decorated. Parents are faced with the difficult task of concealing presents from inquisitive young children. If the gifs are large, this is sometimes a real problem. On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the desire to go to bed early so that Santa Claus will bring their presents quickly, and the desire to stay up late in case they miss any of the fun. The desire for presents usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie awake for a long time, hoping to catch a glimpse of Father Christmas.
Last Christmas, my wife and I successfully managed to conceal a few large presents in the store-room. I was dreading the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bicycle had come from, but fortunately he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve, It took the children hours to get to sleep. It must have been nearly midnight when my wife and I crept into their room and began filling stockings and pillow cases as quickly as we could. After this was done, I wheeled in the bicycle I had bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were sure to wake up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children’s room. The children were blowing toy trumpets, banging tin drums and shouting excitedly. Before I had time to stagger out of bed, young Jimmy came sailing into the room on his brand new bicycle, and his younger sister, Elizabeth, followed close behind pushing her new pram. Even the baby arrived. He crawled into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. All of a sudden it burst. That woke us up completely. We jumped out of bed and began to play with the children. The day had really begun with a bang!
圣诞节越近，人们就越兴奋：要买礼物、寄贺卡，还要布置房间。对父母来说，最难的任务之一，就是把礼物藏好，不让那些充满好奇心的小家伙发现；礼物一大，这有时真是个难题。到了平安夜，孩子们简直兴奋得受不了。他们一会儿想早点睡，好让圣诞老人快些把礼物送来，一会儿又想晚点睡，生怕错过什么热闹。通常，还是想要礼物的念头占了上风。不过，孩子们即使早早上床，也往往很久都睡不着，盼着能偷偷看一眼圣诞老人。
去年圣诞节，我和妻子总算成功地把几件大礼物藏进了储藏室。我一直担心儿子吉米突然问起，那辆崭新的自行车是从哪儿来的。幸好，他没有发现。
平安夜，孩子们折腾了好几个小时才睡着。我和妻子蹑手蹑脚走进他们的房间，尽快把礼物塞进袜子和枕套里，那时想必已近午夜。忙完后，我把给吉米买的自行车推进来，放在圣诞树旁。我们知道，这一晚睡不了多少，因为孩子们肯定会早醒。果然，第二天早晨五点左右，儿童房里的一阵喧闹把我们吵醒了：孩子们吹着玩具喇叭，敲着铁皮鼓，兴奋地大喊大叫。我还没来得及迷迷糊糊地下床，小吉米就骑着崭新的自行车冲进房间，妹妹伊丽莎白推着新买的玩具婴儿车，紧紧跟在后面。连最小的宝宝也来了，他爬进屋，身后拖着一只大气球。突然，气球砰地炸了，这下我们彻底清醒了。我们跳下床，和孩子们一起玩了起来。这一天，还真是从一声“巨响”中热热闹闹地开始了！
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