装点圣诞树的蜡烛－主带给世界光明

时间：2006-12-13 07:33:44

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　　今天，许多欧洲家庭仍然用蜡烛装点他们的圣诞树，让烛光闪耀在圣诞夜里……

Before electric Christmas lights were invented, candles adorned¹ the Christmas tree, sparkling like starlight against the dark green boughs².

The candle reminds us that Christ is the light of the world. Many European families still decorate their Christmas tree with candles which are burned on Christmas eve.

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　　在圣诞节电灯发明之前，人们用蜡烛点缀圣诞树，烛光闪烁在黑绿黑绿的大树枝上。蜡烛也让我们想起基督正是带给世界光明的人。直至今天，许多欧洲家庭仍然用蜡烛装点他们的圣诞树，让烛光闪耀在圣诞夜里。

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1 adorned
[计]被修饰的
参考例句：
The walls were adorned with paintings. 墙上装饰了绘画。 And his coat was adorned with a flamboyant bunch of flowers. 他的外套上面装饰着一束艳丽刺目的鲜花。

2 boughs
大树枝( bough的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The green boughs glittered with all their pearls of dew. 绿枝上闪烁着露珠的光彩。 A breeze sighed in the higher boughs. 微风在高高的树枝上叹息着。