龙源期刊网 http://www.qikan.com.cn 七月圣诞节 作者： 来源：《中学生英语·阅读与写作》2017年第08期 Christmas in July is an event which is unofficially celebrated as a holiday by people. It is especially popular among the young people. A Christmas in July dinner usually includes Christmas Decorations1， Christmas Candles， colorful streamers2， candies， Christmas hats and whistles3. During the summer months in the northern hemisphere4， the weather becomes increasingly hot and many people wish for the atmosphere5 of cooler temperatures， gift giving， and holiday spirit. To satisfy this need， some people hold parties during the month of July like the holiday of Christmas. In many western countries， July has few marketing opportunities， so to justify6 sales， shops will sometimes announce a “Christmas in July” sale. In some parts of Australia， where Christmas falls in the summer and July is the one of the coldest months， Christmas in July parties are held just like the traditional northern Christmas. Some traditional Christmas activities are difficult to have in the December summertime， so these may be held in July instead. In Australia this celebration is also called “HalfChristmas”. In the United States， it is more often used as a marketing tool than as an actual holiday celebrated by ordinary people. Television stations may choose to rerun Christmas specials， and many stores have “Christmas in July” sales. 七月的圣诞节是人们庆祝的一个非正式的节日，它在年轻人中尤其受欢迎。七月圣诞大餐通常有圣诞饰品、蜡烛、各色彩带、糖果、圣诞帽和哨子。 北半球的夏季月份，天气日趋炎热，很多人渴望降温、礼品和假日。为了满足这种愿望，有些人会在7月份办聚会就如同过圣诞假日一般。 在很多西方国家，7月商机很少，因此，为了促销，商店有时会宣布“七月圣诞”大展销。 在澳大利亚的一些地区，圣诞节在夏季，而七月是最冷的一个季节，如同过北半球传统的圣诞节，人们举办七月圣诞聚会。有些传统的圣诞活动在12月夏季时间很难开展，因此这些活动在7月举办。在澳大利亚，这种庆祝也叫“半圣诞”。 在美国，与其说七月圣诞节是普通人的假日，还不如说它是个市场工具。电视台特地重播圣诞节目，很多商店都有“七月圣诞”大展销。 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/4021e269c381e53a580216fc700abb68a982adb4.html