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Peter: Christmas is a time when people celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ. But now I find young people in China celebrate it even though they don't care about religion.
彼得：圣誕節(jié)是人們慶祝耶穌基督生日的節(jié)日。現(xiàn)在中國越來越多的年輕人盡管不信教，卻在過圣誕節(jié)。
Cynthia: Well, people like holidays. And even in the United States, Christmas is becoming more secularized with all the shopping and gift-giving. Many people are just having a great time.
辛西婭：人們喜歡過節(jié)嘛。即便是在美國，圣誕節(jié)也是更加世俗化了，人們買東西，互送禮物，很多人就是開開心心地過節(jié)而已。
Peter: But that's different. Maybe many people don't realize it, but Christianity is inextricable from western society. The west has been influenced by it at every turn of history for over a thousand years.
彼得：但這不一樣。也許很多人都沒意識到，但基督教和西方社會是密不可分的。在過去的一千多年中基督教一直在影響西方社會歷史的走向。
Cynthia: Probably that's true, but we are bringing Chinese characteristics into it. On Christmas Eve, people give their friends beautifully wrapped apples which are called 'ping' meaning peace in Chinese.
辛西婭：也許你的話沒錯，但我們也把中國特色加入了進來。平安夜人們把包裝好的蘋果送給朋友，因為“蘋”諧音“平”，有“平安”之意。
Peter: Oh, that has puzzled me for ages!
彼得：我以前一直都不明白這是怎么回事。
Cynthia: You see? So don't make a fuss.
辛西婭：現(xiàn)在你明白了吧，所以就別大驚小怪了。
Peter: You are right.
彼得：你說的對。
