圣诞节续写语篇（二）
In 1967, when I was 6 years old, my family moved to the small town of Oanaca, Nevada. My parents worked hard to feed us five girls. Though the community was small, everyone welcomed us and we soon made many friends. One family we grew to admire was the Wadsworths.
The first two years were filled with friendship and joy. But then disaster struck: Mrs. Wadsworth died, leaving her husband with eight children that hadn’t grown up. One year later, Mr. Wadsworth also passed away.
The entire town was heartbroken. Preparations were made to send the kids to their relatives, but the Wadsworth children had different plans. The oldest son, Brent, gathered all his brothers and sisters and held a family meeting. “Our parents taught us to be responsible for each other. They wouldn’t want us to be separated and unable to see each other frequently from now on,” he said seriously and firmly. The children all agreed and decided to make it on their own.
With their own efforts and the community’s care and help, the Wadsworth children grew healthily and happily. Grateful for the love from the community during their hardships, they were always ready to serve others and return the favor they had received. One such time was the Christmas of 1972.
Typically（和续写第一段的But呼应）, on Christmas Eve all the children from the community would gather in the church building to attend the Christmas party, the highlight of which was a visit from Santa Claus. Our bishop (主教) heightened the experience by leaving the hall from time to time to check on the progress of Santa Claus. He was so convincing that all of us kids were close to exploding with excitement. A few moments later, Santa Claus would burst into the hall, shouting “Ho, ho, ho!” Then he’d sit in front of the stage, take each child on his lap to listen to their Christmas wishes, and give each a paper bag filled with peanuts, an orange and a large candy cane. It was an event we eagerly looked forward to all year long.
Para1: But this Christmas would be different with the flu spreading through the town.
Para2: Unexpectedly, on Christmas Eve, a knock came at our front door.
参考译文及分析
But this Christmas would be different with the flu spreading through the town. The flu occurred about ten days before Christmas(此句对应different)Unfortunately, all five of us girls were infected with/be affected by the virus. With Christmas Day drawing near, we just didn't show any sign of recovery. So our parents warned us not to attend the Christmas party in case we would spread the flu to more people(此处描写flu的影响)We had no choice but to stay at home feeling upset and depressed.(情感描写)We were awfully afraid that we'd have to go without Santa Claus and the long-expected event this Christmas.(afraid和第二段的unexpectedly建立了衔接)
Unexpectedly, on Christmas Eve, a knock came at our front door. l opened the door, only to find a Santa Claus standing right before me with several big paper bags in his arms!“Ho, ho, ho!” He shouted merrily with shining eyes.(外貌细节描写)Looking closer, we were shocked to discover that our personal Santa was Brent Wadsworth!(情感+情节交代)A warm current welled up our heart, with tears rolling down my cheeks. Thanks to his special visit, we had the most memorable Christmas ever.
