043 圣诞宝藏

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Ella was getting ready for Christmas with her family

艾拉正和家人一起为圣诞节做准备。

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She was stringing brightly colored beads with her brother, Danny

她正和弟弟丹尼一起串着色彩鲜艳的珠子。

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" Guess what?" Grandma called from the kitchen, where she was baking cookies." It's snowing!"

"你们猜怎么着？" 正在厨房烤饼干的奶奶喊道，"下雪了！"

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Howls of delight came from the children as they raced to look out the window

孩子们发出欢呼声，争先恐后地跑到窗边去看。

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" It's going to be a white Christmas after all!" cried Ella

"终究还是个白色圣诞节！" 艾拉喊道。

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" Hey, look who's here!"

"嘿，看看谁来了！"

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said Danny, as Dad entered the room

爸爸走进房间时，丹尼说道。

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He was covered with snow, holding up a tree

他满身是雪，手里举着一棵树。

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" Now who is going to help me decorate this?" Dad asked with a grin

"现在谁来帮我装饰这个？" 爸爸笑着问道。

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Just then, Mom came downstairs carrying a big box of Christmas decorations

就在这时，妈妈抱着一个大盒子走下楼，里面装满了圣诞装饰品。

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" I think we're going to need these," she said

“我想我们会需要这些。”她说。

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Soon, everyone was in the spirit, helping to decorate the tree

很快，大家都兴致勃勃地帮忙装饰圣诞树。

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" It looks beautiful!" said Ella

“看起来真漂亮！”艾拉说。

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" Yes, I agree," Grandma said," but I think it's missing something extra special."

“是啊，我同意，”奶奶说，“但我觉得还缺了点什么特别的东西。”

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" Like what, Grandma?" asked Ella

“比如什么呢，奶奶？”艾拉问。

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" Well, I've got some old ornaments, from when I was a little girl

“嗯，我有一些旧的装饰品，是我小时候的。

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I've been saving them to share with you, and I think the time has come."

我一直留着想和你分享，现在时候到了。”

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Then she brought out a very old-looking box

然后她拿出一个看起来很旧的盒子。

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" In here are my treasures from Christmas past

“这里面是我过去圣诞节的宝贝。

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I have a story to tell about each ornament."

每件装饰品都有一个故事要讲。”

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Everyone excitedly gathered around Grandma as she began

大家兴奋地围到奶奶身边，奶奶便开始讲述起来。

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" I remember the first time I walked into my hometown department store during Christmastime

“我记得第一次，在圣诞节期间走进家乡的百货商店。

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I was amazed at the beautiful display trees, all different sizes and colors, all brightly lit

那些漂亮的展示圣诞树让我惊叹不已，它们大小不一，颜色各异，全都灯火通明。

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I felt as if I were in a magical fairyland

我感觉自己仿佛置身于一个神奇的童话世界。

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My mother asked me to help her pick out some ornaments for our tree

妈妈让我帮她为我们的树挑一些装饰品。

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I picked out these,"

我就挑中了这些，”

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said Grandma as she held up two golden balls

奶奶说着，举起了两个金色的小球。

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She twirled them between her fingers

她用指尖轻轻转动着它们。

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" I still love the way they sparkle."

“我到现在还是好喜欢它们闪闪发光的样子。”

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" They look like little twinkling stars," said Ella admiringly

“它们看起来就像一闪一闪的小星星。”艾拉赞叹地说。

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" And here's my sweet little angel,"

"这是我可爱的小天使，"奶奶说，

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said Grandma, reaching into the box

她一边说，一边把手伸进盒子里。

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" My grandfather gave me this one Christmas

“有一年圣诞节，我爷爷送给了我这个。

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I thought it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen

我觉得那是我见过的最美的东西。

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See her little wings?

看到她的小翅膀了吗？

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I asked my grandfather if she could fly

我问爷爷她会不会飞。

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He said,' Yes, but only at night when we're asleep.'" Grandma chuckled

他说，'会啊，但只在晚上我们睡着的时候。'" 奶奶轻声笑了起来。

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" So I would sneak downstairs in the middle of the night, trying to catch her flying

“于是，我就会在学校里偷偷溜下楼，想逮到她在飞。

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I never did see her flying, but sometimes in my dreams I did!"

我从来没能亲眼看到她飞，但有时候在梦里我看到过！”

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Ella laughed." So you did see her fly! What's next?"

艾拉笑了：“那你还真看到她飞了！下一个是什么？”

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" Now this one..."

“现在看这个……”

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Grandma held up a blue dog with a bone in its mouth

奶奶举起一只嘴里叼着骨头的蓝色小狗。

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" My favorite teacher gave me this

“我最喜欢的老师送给我的这个。

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She was always making things and giving them to her students

她总是做东西送给学生们。

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Look at the way she painted the dog's face, and on the back, she painted her name, Mrs. Beatty, and the year, 1944."

看她画小狗脸的方式，背面还写了她的名字，比蒂夫人，还有年份，1944年。”

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Ella looked thoughtful

艾拉显出若有所思的样子。

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" Your ornaments really are treasures, Grandma

“您的饰品真的是宝贝，奶奶。

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How can you give them up?"

您怎么舍得送走它们呢？”

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" Because I know you will treasure them as much as I do

“因为我知道你会跟我一样珍爱它们。

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Now this is the last ornament

现在这是最后一件饰品了。”

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I made this when I was in kindergarten

这是我上幼儿园的时候做的。

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I remember how carefully I made it, gluing the wooden sticks together, letting the glue dry, then painting the whole thing white

我记得当时做得多认真，把木棍粘在一起，等胶水干了，再整个涂成白色。

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It's held up pretty well all these years, I must say."

不得不说，这么多年了，它保存得还挺好的。"

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Grandma held the snowflake ornament in front of the window

奶奶把雪花饰品举到窗前。

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Snow was falling gently outside

窗外，雪花轻轻地飘落。

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Ella suddenly spoke up

艾拉突然开口了。

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" I have an idea!

"我有个主意！

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Why don't we make our own ornaments?"

我们自己做装饰品怎么样？"

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" That's a wonderful idea, Ella," said Dad

"这主意太棒了，艾拉，"爸爸说。

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" But how are we going to make them?"

"可是我们该怎么做呢？"

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" I know a recipe for making clay ornaments," said Grandma

"我知道一个做粘土饰品的配方，"奶奶说。

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" All we need is some flour, salt, and water

"只需要一些面粉、盐和水。

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Then we cut the clay into shapes, bake our ornaments, and paint them."

然后把粘土切成各种形状，烤好，再涂上颜色。"

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So everyone got busy making ornaments

于是，大家都忙着做起饰品来。

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Dad made a car, Mom made a shoe, Danny made a football, and Grandma made a gingerbread man

爸爸做了一辆小汽车，妈妈做了一只鞋，丹尼做了一个橄榄球，奶奶做了一个姜饼人。

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Ella took the longest, but when she was finished, she surprised everyone

艾拉花的时间最长，但当她完成的时候，给了大家一个惊喜。

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" This is for you, Grandma," said Ella," because you gave us your special ornaments."

"这是给你的，奶奶，"艾拉说，"因为你把你珍爱的饰品送给了我们。"

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Ella made a snowflake with wings, put gold sparkles on it, and on the back, she had painted " Ella 2008."

艾拉做了一枚带翅膀的雪花，撒上金色的闪粉，在背面还画上了"艾拉 2008"。

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Grandma was moved to tears

奶奶感动得流下了眼泪。

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" Ella, this is the most beautiful Christmas ornament I've ever had

"艾拉，这是我拥有过的最美的圣诞饰品。

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I will treasure it forever."

我会永远珍藏它的。"

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Ella gave Grandma a big hug

艾拉给了奶奶一个大大的拥抱。

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" And we will always treasure yours."

"我们也永远珍惜您的饰品。"