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高中英语外研版必修2Unit2语篇1

TheRealFatherChristmas

真正的圣诞老人

ManypeoplestillrememberthemagicofFatherChristmasfromwhentheywerechildren.Asparents,theytrytokeepthatmagicalivefortheirchildrenforaslongastheycan.

许多人仍然记得小时候圣诞老人的魔力。作为父母，他们尽力尽可能长时间地保持那份魔力为孩子们活着。

ThatiswhyLettersfromFatherChristmascouldbetheperfectbookforthosewhoregardChristmasasaspecialtimeofyear.ThemanwhowrotetheselettersisoneofthemostfamousnamesinEnglishliterature-J.R.R.Tolkien,authorofTheLordoftheRings.TheletterswereTolkienswayofkeepingFatherChristmasaliveforhisfourchildren,overaperiodofmorethantwentyyears.

这正是为什么《来自圣诞老人的信》可能是那些将圣诞节视为一年中特别时刻的人的完美之选。写下这些信件的人是英国文学中最著名的名字之一——J.R.R.托尔金，《指环王》的作者。这些信件是托尔金为了让圣诞老人在超过二十年的时间里活在他的四个孩子心中的一种方式。

EveryChristmas,anenvelopewithaNorthPolestamparrived.ItwasaddressedtoTolkienschildren.Whocoulditbefrom?Thechildrenmusthavebeenveryexcitedastheyopenedit.Inside,theywouldfindahandwrittenletterfromFatherChristmas.Theletterswerealsobeautifullyillustrated-eachmusthavetakenitstrueauthor,Tolkien,alongtimetocomplete.

每年圣诞节，一个贴有北极邮票的信封就会到达。它是寄给托尔金的孩子们的。会是谁寄来的呢？孩子们在打开它时一定非常兴奋。在信封里，他们会发现一封来自圣诞老人的手写信。这些信件也配有精美的插图——每封信肯定都花费了真正的作者托尔金很长时间来完成。

TheletterstoldwonderfulstoriesaboutFatherChristmasslifeandadventuresattheNorthPole.AregularcharacterintheletterswasPolarBear,whoonceclimbedtheNorthPole(anactualpoleinthiscase)andfellthroughtheroofofFatherChristmasshouse.Inanotherletter,FatherChristmascomplainedabouthowhecouldnotstophishelpersplayinggameswiththetoysinsteadofwrappingthemup.Interestingly,thelettersdidnotcontaintheusualwarningstochildrenthattheymightnotreceivetheirpresentsiftheywerenotgood.Thelettersdid,however,changeasTolkienschildrengotolder:

这些信件讲述了关于圣诞老人在北极的生活和冒险的精彩故事。信