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A Christmas Surprise | 圣诞节的惊喜
It was two days before Christmas. Harry, Cornelius, Monty and I were busy building a snowman when Fritz appeared with his little niece Emily and introduced her.
那是圣诞节前两天。哈利、科尼利厄斯、蒙蒂和我正忙着堆雪人，这时弗里茨和他的小侄女艾米莉出现了，并向我们介绍了她。
“Emily is from the South and has never seen snow before,” Fritz told us. “She doesn’t know much about our winters.”
弗里茨告诉我们：“艾米丽来自南方，以前从未见过雪。“她对这儿的冬天不太了解。”
It turned out that Emily didn’t know much about Christmas also. ”Who is Santa Claus, Waldo?” she asked me, shivering in the cold air.
艾米丽确实对圣诞节不太了解。“谁是圣诞老人，沃尔多？”她在冷空气中颤栗着问我。
“Santa Claus,” I explained, “brings presents and toys to human children at Christmas time.”
“圣诞老人，”我解释道，“在圣诞节给人类的孩子们带来各种各样的礼物和玩具。”
“Does he bring presents to animal children also?” Emily asked.
“他也给动物的孩子们带礼物吗？”艾米莉问。
“Well,” I said, “he hasn’t been around this part of the forest for many years. I guess he is too busy visiting all the human children to have much time left for animals.”
“好吧，”我说，“他已经很多年没在这片森林里呆过了。我猜想他太过忙于看望所有的人类孩子了而无暇顾及小动物们吧。”
“Do you think he will come if I write to him?” Emily asked.
“如果我写信给他，你认为他会来吗？”艾米莉问。
“I don’t think so,” said Monty. “I’ve never seen him, myself.”
“不大会吧，”蒙蒂说。“我自己也从没见过他。”
“Neither have I,” Harry added, shaking his head.
“我也没有，”哈利摇摇头补充道。
“You see. Santa Claus is only for human children,” Fritz said to Emily. “So forget about the whole idea. Let’s go home now before you catch a cold.”
“你该知道圣诞老人只为了人类的孩子，”弗里茨对埃米莉说。“所以忘掉这个想法吧。赶紧回家吧，免得感冒了。”
Early the next morning I saw Emily pulling Fritz toward the mailbox.
第二天一大早，我看见艾米莉拉着弗里茨走向邮箱。
“I wrote a letter to Santa Claus,” she said, waving a large envelope, “and I asked him to come and bring me a present!”
“我给圣诞老人写了一封信，”她挥舞着一个大信封说，“我叫他过来给我带个礼物！”
“Good luck!” I said. “But don’t get your hopes up too high. I don’t want you to be disappointed if he doesn’t come.”
“祝你好运！“我说。“但不要抱太大希望。如果他不来，我希望你不要失望。”
“He will – you’ll see!” Emily cried.
“他会的-你会看到的！”艾米丽哭了。
Poor Emily, I thought. Christmas Day was tomorrow. She was setting herself up for a big disappointment. I was sure.
可怜的艾米丽，我想。明天就是圣诞节了。我想她一定会大失所望。我确定。
Suddenly I had an idea. If Emily wanted to see Santa, she would, I decided.
突然我有了个主意。如果艾米丽想见圣诞老人，她一定会见到的，我下定了主意。
I quickly went to town and bought a few things for a surprise. I was very pleased with my idea and could hardly wait to see Emily’s eyes on Christmas morning!
我很快就进城买了几样东西以备不时之需。我对自己的想法很满意，迫不及待地想在圣诞节的早晨看到艾米丽的惊讶的眼神！
The next day, I got up very early to get ready. I put on the red Santa Claus suit that I had bought.
第二天，我很早就起床准备了。我穿上我买的红色圣诞老人套装。
I looked at myself in the mirror. I was delighted! Even my own mother wouldn’t have recognized me.
我看着镜子里的自己。我很高兴！即使是我自己的母亲也认不出我。
I put on my boots and tried out a few Ho, Ho, Hos. Then off I went, carrying a present for Emily.
我穿上靴子试了几次。然后出发去给艾米丽派发礼物。
When I was near Fritz’s house, I noticed many other tracks in the snow leading to his front door.
当我到弗里茨家附近的时候，我注意到雪地里有许多别人的脚印通向他的前门。
I guessed Fritz was having a big Christmas party. It’s strange that I didn’t get an invitation, I thought. But it was Christmas, and Santa was always welcome on a day like that!
我猜弗里茨一定在开一个盛大的圣诞派对。奇怪的是我没有收到邀请。但那是圣诞节，在那样的日子里圣诞老人总是会受到欢迎的！
Then I knocked.
然后我敲门了。
I could hear little Emily’s footsteps coming to the door.
我能听到小埃米莉的脚步声越来越近。
“Hi, Waldo!” Emily cried as she opened the door. “I’m so happy you could come too. We were expecting you. Please come in.”
“嗨，沃尔多！”艾米丽开门时哭了起来。“我很高兴你也能来。我们在等你。请进来。”
Expecting me? Waldo? How did she know it was me? Didn’t I look like Santa Claus?
在等我吗？沃尔多？她怎么知道是我？我不是看起来像圣诞老人吗？
I didn’t even have the time to try out any of my Ho, Ho, Hos but followed her into the living room.
我甚至没有时间试一下我的“呵呵，呵呵”，便跟着她进了客厅。
There were Fritz, Monty, Cornelius, and Harry, sitting on the sofa and having tea. And each one was dressed up as Santa Claus!
弗里茨、蒙蒂、科尼利厄斯和哈利已经坐在沙发上喝茶。每个人都打扮成圣诞老人！
“We didn’t want Emily to be disappointed!” Monty explained.
“我们不希望艾米丽失望！蒙蒂解释说。
“I know, I know!” I said. “I thought of the same surprise. Merry Christmas to all of you!”
“我明白了，我明白了！“我说。“我也想给她同样的惊喜。祝大家圣诞快乐！”
Soon Emily opened all her presents. There was a beautiful jacket from Fritz, a pair of warm winter pants from Monty, a woolen cap from Harry, and mittens from Cornelius.
很快埃米莉打开了所有的礼物。弗里茨送了一件漂亮的夹克，蒙蒂送了一条暖和的冬裤，哈里送了一顶羊毛帽子，科尼利厄斯送了一双手套。
Then Emily opened my gift. “Oh, red boots – my favorite color!” she said happily. “Let’s all go outside and play in the snow. I won’t be cold now!” she added.
然后艾米莉打开了我的礼物。“哦，红靴子——我最喜欢的颜色！”她高兴地说。“我们都到外面雪地里去玩吧。我现在不冷了！她补充道。
Suddenly there was a loud knock at the door.
突然有人大声敲门。
“Who could that be?” asked Fritz. “Everybody is here already.”
“那可能是谁？弗里茨问道。“大家都来了。”
We cautiously went to the door.
我们小心翼翼地走到门口。
But by the time Fritz opened the door, the visitor had already left. We could see the back of his sleigh disappearing behind the snow-covered tops of the fir trees.
但当弗里茨开门时，这个神秘的客人已经离开了。我们看到他的雪橇正渐渐消失在覆盖着雪的冷杉树顶后。
“Santa Claus!” called Emily as loud as she could. But all we heard was a faint “Ho, ho, ho!”
“圣诞老人！”艾米丽大声地叫道。但我们只听到一声微弱的“啊，啊，啊！”
“Look, he brought me a present!” Emily said. She pointed to a beautiful red sled. Hanging from it was a label that read FOR EMILY FROM SANTA CLAUS.
“瞧，他给我带来了一份礼物！”艾米莉说。她指着一个漂亮的红色雪橇。上面挂着一个标签，上面写着“FOR EMILY FROM SANTA CLAUS”。
“I knew he would come! I knew it!” cried Emily as she danced around her new sled.
“我就知道他会来的！我就知道！” 艾米丽在她的新雪橇周围边跳舞边喊道。
This was certainly one of the best Christmas Days we had ever had! And Emily enjoyed riding on her special sled – pulled by five Santa Clauses!
这无疑是我们过得最棒的圣诞节之一！而艾米丽很享受这个由五个圣诞老人来拉动的特殊雪橇！
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