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英语美文：这个圣诞节因我而美丽
It was a few days before Christmas many years ago and it
looked like it would be a lean one for my family.
多年前，在圣诞节前的那几天，我意识到对于我们家来说，这将会是
一个紧巴巴的圣诞节。
The saw mill that I was working at had laid a lot of us off
while machinery was being repaired so we didn’t have much
money.
我工作的木材加工厂当时正在维修机器，于是我们当中很多被临时停
雇，所以我们当时没有什 么钱。
My wife and I had scrimped and saved to buy our young
children some toys, but an unexpected car repair had taken
most of our cash. We decided then that we could only afford
to get one small gift for each of our children.
我和妻子过得节俭，把余下来的钱准备给年幼的孩子们买礼物。但是< br>突如其来的汽车修理花费了我们绝大部分现金，于是我们不得不承认
剩下的钱只够给每个孩子买一 个小礼物。
We arrived at the store, walked down the parking lot and
past people loading gifts into their cars. I envied them a
bit, because it sure didn’t feel like Christmas to me.
我们到了商店，经过停车场的时候，看见人们在把礼物装进自己的车
里。我 有点嫉妒他们，因为我并不觉得自己是在过圣诞节。
We hurried into the store past the Salvation army bell
ringer with our heads down. I had always enjoyed putting
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