A Sailor’s christmas Gift.pptVIP

; Last year at Christmas time my wife, three boys, and I were in France on our way from Paris to Nice. For five wretched (a.恶劣的) days everything had gone wrong. Our hotels were “tourist traps（n.计策，策略，陷阱）,” our rented（v.租用） car broke down; we were all restless and irritable（a.易怒的，急躁的） in the crowded car. On Christmas Eve, when we checked into a shabby （a.肮脏破旧的，破烂不堪的）hotel in Nice, there was no Christmas spirit in our hearts. 去年圣诞期间，我，妻子和三个儿子在法国。从巴黎前往尼斯。一连五天都很倒霉，没有一件事顺心。入住的旅馆尽是些“宰客的黑店”，租用的汽车也坏了。一家人挤在车上个个显得烦躁不安。圣诞夜的前夜，我们住进了尼斯一家邋遢的旅店，心里没有半点圣诞感觉。;1. on one’s way to :travel towar