3 ~ g2 M4 f# D s* X$ t廖彩杏英文书单：Kipper's Christmas Eve译文分享' D; T, f9 |5 `8 }
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"Which is best？" said Kipper & m& [3 M" c. M
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to himself. "Christmas Day？
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Or Christmas Eve？" He reached the
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5 b. q8 j' V0 w* O. Xtop of Big Hill and stopped.
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- R }, k7 z7 W2 ~, p3 D: b( F"Presents？Or expecting presents？"
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0 \- Q, Y. N* o$ I( Q) DAnd then，because he was too & ?6 a, l: S& v
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excited to decide，he just whcoped，
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and went charging down the slope 7 \, |- c, n2 ]; z- L% Q
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towards the wood.
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5 p% k' o' T* | T- D' d; X2 bIt was Christmas Eve and * Q$ V& F( i( T
- c% ~: @8 O7 q. R/ }5 hhe was looking for a Christmas 9 ?; n, |1 J s
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tree to take home. ) x* C% K* {! z: V
/ U6 l( |! M1 m“哪个最好呢？”Kipper自言自语的说：
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“圣诞节？还是平安夜？”
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2 h8 T: }# k9 h1 u. o他爬到大山的山顶上，然后停了下来： $ {7 R0 Q0 o" a$ ?0 H# O$ V8 z
, l, p# ~$ x" K5 Z“礼物？还是期盼礼物的心情？”
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! {+ E* ~1 x0 E k) H/ E4 P- k& `然后，他越想越兴奋， % @) ^5 K* U5 p8 ~( ]6 [) E
7 o1 G# T2 \; O! w. [" @于是他大喊着从山坡上一路跑到了 1 N( g) g7 ]# p- _9 m& F
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山脚下的小树林。
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这天是平安夜，Kipper要去小树林里
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: C0 R! x: c/ `$ s" s找一棵圣诞树带回家呢。
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In the middle of the ) ?2 W& A/ [ K8 f' d$ f s
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wood was a little fir tree. $ Z* {$ o& v* M( L) P) C
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"That's the one！" said Kipper.
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He dug away the snow with
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his spade. Then he grabbed the
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He pushed it，shook it，twisted 0 x6 X; h# ]4 U; {1 u" |5 T/ r
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scarf around it， + Q% I: ^* \" `# j4 _) B" p
1 M; A, c" }# @7 t4 x: G# Xand heaved， : S |& F. ?# r. E/ g/ W! c
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and heaved， 6 k- y$ u& F) d, B
1 C) v k* H, N jand heaved，
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until ... : |& G: B) P$ \ U, J
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树林中央，有一棵小小的冷杉树。 ( q$ l) P, M ]9 D/ M$ e
3 w A! [8 }" ^7 Z$ H% X9 Q“就是这棵了。”Kipper说。 - U2 E* w: R% z2 s X$ R
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Kipper用小铲子把树下的雪都铲开，
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然后他抓住这棵树，用力的拉。
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可是，小树，一动也不动。
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他又试着推它，摇晃它，拔起它。
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最后，他把自己的围巾绕在树上， 3 F7 k1 o" i, ^
0 C, {1 J( z" y; S6 [然后用力的拖啊，拖啊，拖啊，终于…… 3 |6 Z3 B- E* o1 T2 p% W) z: M
) Q) l x& L/ C( y4 G( i0 K! mIt did！ ' F1 b; k4 o/ e4 r# c
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小树被拔出来了！ : y1 O* X) \; {1 e% A
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"I wonder what Father Christmas 8 h0 ?; w n* V3 C
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* @6 E3 g' f8 zThis year，as every year，Kipper
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"I expect I'll know what I want 8 I& ?8 V1 a- k! B' z
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when I see what it is，"
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said Kipper.
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“不知道圣诞老人会送
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2 v& ~# c, ~2 J8 C) y: C/ V# r( O什么样的礼物给我呢？”Kipper在把 $ A! l1 h" C( f5 q4 J9 l* u6 _
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' ]% R6 ^1 C3 J C) \1 G, S& \今年，Kipper还是和往年一样，
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& B5 G9 @1 n4 _* P! r想不出自己想要什么样的礼物。“ & C" A5 E5 [9 d7 l
- ]( C6 A$ l4 J& d( w! F希望当我看到它的时候， + @. j' `6 E0 y/ o" y5 ?
& R6 d5 B% h4 c: e- v6 }能想到自己想要什么。”Kipper说。 / T7 r! E, J' V
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saw Pig and his little cousin
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Arnold coming over the hill. - B& J6 y( j: r+ [# D
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Kipper正想着他的礼物呢，
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6 b! A- Q! R7 o% MPig和他的表弟Arnold也来到了山上。
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"Hello Kipper！" said Pig. , {) l/ d. l: ?/ y
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"Do you want a hand with that？"
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Pig tied his own scarf to the R: d v7 r& ^) d' v4 ]
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sucking his thumb.
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He was pointing at something
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; ~% q, W. B4 ein the tree. But Kipper and Pig
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7 `2 o7 H4 b! d' d4 G+ U' p4 zwere too busy talking
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0 [0 t4 z& z( L; l5 o6 g9 {* g9 iabout presents to notice. # Z) e& [4 t; k/ c
# w8 F4 X* P4 y4 ~( O; ^“你好，Kipper！”Pig说：“需要帮忙么？”
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$ J" j* l$ u3 lPig把自己的围巾也系在了冷杉上， ) ?3 B5 X% ]3 t& m$ }0 E
" E5 c% v `2 E然后和Kipper一起把冷杉拉上山坡。
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$ u, E. D# t: _' K% ^. t% pArnold正吮着他的拇指
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摇摇晃晃的跟在后面。
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他指着树上的什么东西，
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" t+ Q: Y; P: i6 u4 I可是Kipper和Pig正忙着讨论礼物，没注意到。 9 `. u/ b, V+ A3 C9 j
+ P8 ?, ]/ I- g' Y7 ~At Kipper's house they stood the
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$ U1 \) J r- C! Q7 U9 ^ m$ Atree in a bucket. Arnold peered + P5 A2 q9 P* L7 j- k
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round the tree，until he bumped into
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2 ]$ ^, D5 j+ U$ L( U$ _a pile of Christmas presents.
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One of them had a label with his ! e( L% o+ n' }1 P% }" H, x+ A
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name on it. "Happy Christmas，Arnold.
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6 p; C# Q5 N$ S: zLove from Kipper，" it said.
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"You mustn't open that until
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+ H' |$ X! C7 E3 ]But he already had.
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回到Kipper家，他们把冷杉立在一个桶里。
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Arnold在树枝里看来看去， * e1 V8 F3 z0 j6 ]% L2 x1 l3 \
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绕着冷杉转啊转，最后跳进了一堆礼物里。
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其中有一个礼物上的小纸条上面
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1 v6 m' X% [: I- r l写着Arnold的名字。 2 B* I# x9 q0 K& n
1 @, t: J% R" M4 R$ v纸条上写着：“圣诞快乐，Arnold！
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7 r) J9 H8 {: T( e8 ^, P爱你的Kipper。”
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& N z* D. T. X, `( g) _“你要等到明天才可以拆开礼物！”Pig说。 ) E' E/ Y- U7 t o( G
% T! _! z0 r5 C. P6 q+ M9 m( A可是，Arnold已经打开了他的礼物。
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Kipper's present to Arnold was
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0 U5 @" h3 j/ o' D( @' K! o) Aa reindeer hat. 5 B3 M( M; S* M" V) F. V
: ^) E% F3 o/ a1 I* v6 d0 i9 p4 P"The red nose lights up！" said Kipper 3 g& M6 T0 P* a7 ~
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enthusiasically. "And it flashed too！" 4 k# q: q: ^$ }% ]8 q; `) {
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But then his face fell. $ i# @8 a2 K- p9 b6 ]
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He had forgotten to ( b! T$ |# t, N" Q- m B; q# n8 [
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buy the batteries.
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Arnold didn't mind. ( y7 H! f' h8 T4 \9 P2 r6 j
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He loved his hat， 3 a* z! g( o% D6 B$ N
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even without its battery
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operated flashing red nose. 6 c) `0 I" m6 D# r) P- t$ ~, u
) p4 `/ W; N1 b- z* P/ G! ?7 d7 LKipper送给Arnold的礼物 " `' M$ @" F' d
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4 j( ?. x, J! |4 p1 Q& o. r$ W这个红色的鼻子是可以发光的，” 0 r/ t$ l1 J3 p4 T* H& Y5 h
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Kipper热情的说：“还可以一闪一闪的。” , j5 c/ m( A. v
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因为他忘记买电池了。 & b8 `; |* [# }) N" R! F' \
6 P! i( [2 E& d8 o不过Arnold并不在意。 + U# K5 n- H, S. g2 Z8 {
2 U3 v6 \! ]/ J! ]虽然没有电池，帽子上的鼻子就不会亮起来，
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/ H# l7 y1 n, f但他还是很爱这顶帽子 , c1 Z# }& C* n# N1 E; n
9 E; O0 i' U- ]) a/ P+ m u6 d( h"That reminds me！" said Pig. ( q; p# q" n4 N4 }( N+ @; M
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"I haven't wrapped up your
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; K' N: i& e7 ?: k5 S! Bpresent yet！" So Pig went home，while # [" [5 Y$ I% {
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decorate the Christmas tree.
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9 p+ M8 D' g2 F7 p! k"What shall we put on top，Arnold？"
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said Kipper. "A snowman？Or a star？"
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: @$ D/ f. g8 E& D' q3 R( |3 Z$ IBut Arnold didn't seem to be
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interested in the decorations.
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“这提醒我了！”Pig说： 9 Z, \2 n y# l: Q
# V1 W' s! `/ J1 \+ H“我还没包好给你们的礼物呢！”
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所以Pig赶紧回家去包礼物了。
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Arnold则和Kipper一起开始装饰圣诞树了。
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“咱们应该把什么放在树顶上呢？” : e% }2 z; O0 Q( Q
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Kipper问：“一个雪人？还是一颗星星？” ; B) Y' `2 `3 m* L& U
( U0 k0 L N# z# k5 \- i1 ~) H2 ]可是Arnold好像对装饰圣诞树并不感兴趣。
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7 \9 Z* u5 l! w' O" JArnold climbed on to the stool， 4 C1 S5 z$ t/ P2 U$ S, y
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6 [1 H+ o/ f8 E+ s: `3 _The stool wobbled and fell over. , @; r2 [* C+ z N; ?' B5 y
/ f) |- [2 ~$ F) RArnold爬上一个凳子，拿下他的帽子，
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盖在一只小老鼠上。凳子晃了晃，然后倒了。
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"Are you all right，Arnold？"
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; V7 _: x+ p; k0 G! K/ B/ csaid Kipper. Arnold sat up
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sitting on top of the Chritmas tree.
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"Clever old you！" he said to Arnold. . C3 E) p5 i; e$ Z
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"It's just right！" % \* M& D6 G; R( J5 y% T
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“你没事吧，Arnold？”Kipper问。
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/ ?/ X- t O: F. }Arnold坐起来，指了指。
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戴在了圣诞树的树顶上。
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“你真聪明！”Kipper对Arnold说： 5 W7 M, N' P4 T: w0 ]9 S `5 |- H$ ~
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“这样真棒！”所以他们就用驯鹿帽子
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( y- e! o8 B! g$ _0 h! HJust as they finished decorating the
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tree the doorbell rang. It was Tiger.
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. }# ?4 y3 i; f# s0 Q* \He had come to wish Kipper
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5 U) | g+ u( R8 o9 @9 Qa Merry Christmas. And to throw a 6 m6 ]& Y8 D6 _; h+ W9 b- W
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snowball at him. 1 N S4 X$ g7 r, W. W7 t
9 {* u' A/ |$ z# Q: ~& T他们刚刚装饰好圣诞树，
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7 A! S7 s: H+ x) u' `0 ]门铃响了。是Tiger。 . f4 k: n' ^. f7 x
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他是来祝Kipper圣诞快乐的。
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& G$ Q8 `3 ~# d' ?" B3 Y# h还朝Kipper扔了一个雪球。
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, ~3 l2 q; {- q: sPig arrived too.
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4 `/ h. G E0 g8 T8 Q0 k"Sorry it's a bit lumpy." said Pig，
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' L% {3 Z7 e m1 x2 Whanding Kipper his present.
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"I'm not very good at wrapping thing up."
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7 `% K7 e7 ^/ K( V/ F% J+ o9 v- D8 ]"I like lumpy present，" said Kipper. * u2 R: Z8 o" K6 J4 L) m) G' U
0 c8 m9 D+ |) }5 `$ t4 ?"It makes you wonder what's inside."
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' ?* }/ E+ N L7 l3 N这礼物包的疙疙瘩瘩的。” " a1 [/ @7 K, Q! o# X, s
: V- t2 C2 Z8 M' YPig说，“我不太会包装东西。” 3 a+ \. Z( ~, o& D9 T) |
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“我喜欢这样疙疙瘩瘩的礼物，”
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Kipper说，“这会让我很想知道， 7 E# V4 `# e1 y/ G
+ _- ?& K- |. x3 ]4 N/ @里面装着什么。”
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- o/ J: q; P% {" N8 @5 x# `) r- I# L"Time to go home，" said Pig to
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Arnold. Kipper took Arnold's hat
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from the tree and gave it back to him. : m o, v% I, m; R3 Z& V2 {. g
4 ^/ U6 z& S6 a- QArnold looked inside. There was no mouse.
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"Merry Christmas，Kipper！" said Pig. ) @, m$ \) V( c3 R' I" M
* ^. c7 X" [6 C5 Q( h; y! t: G$ Z5 Y"Merry Christmas，Kipper！" said Tiger. 1 m0 u8 p0 d+ Q. x
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"Merry Christmas，everyone！" said Kipper，
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as they walked out into the snow.
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1 }% Q' C3 V* }5 w"Look out for Father Christmas！"
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Arnold waved and looked ( R+ @5 N9 r# ]& e
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just to make sure there
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“该回家啦！”Pig对Arnold说。
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Kipper从树顶上拿下驯鹿帽子，
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递给Arnold。Arnold朝帽子里看看，
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“圣诞快乐，Kipper！”Pig说。 8 _1 E j$ m7 E) n0 A( B/ E
7 H* l0 E- {. K“圣诞快乐，Kipper！”Tiger说。 Q. Q2 B! Q @: m
g$ O! ^$ C A' i5 L“你们也圣诞快乐！”
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( {+ ?) r% _! R0 I$ t当大家走入外面的雪地时，Kipper说， / Q! ~9 F* N9 U0 q% T
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“看看有没有圣诞老人啊！”
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3 j0 J3 a6 ?( ?7 u! LArnold挥挥手，然后又看看他的帽子里面， ( K4 P( k2 j* @$ K
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想要确认他的帽子里确实什么都没有。 . {: n, z" o4 C6 _% F
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"I think Christmas Eve is best，"
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said Kipper，putting out some 6 {" x) _! R, v+ M/ ]" e6 ~9 S3 ?
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biscuits for Father Christmas. 6 C. f3 a3 i9 l7 O4 P
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He pegged Sock Thing to
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his basket with a note.
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"To Father Christmas. - @) d& |& |" j. K
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Love from Kipper." 3 R* G! M8 f& c$ _( |' I
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He pulled the blanket up * n7 k! L j6 q6 E9 ]
- d. c* u2 G+ m" m/ Dand lay staring out of
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the window at the stars. 7 m; K2 M8 h a
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He was wide awake. m9 f' F* c& a: B s
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He couldn't wait for
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# G2 H* k1 ?# @" n PFather Christmas to come ... ( X: G* T" p3 l) F/ }1 x
: ~+ w- z2 J% S3 F3 {+ {“我觉得，还是平安夜最好。” ( @2 y( }. ^9 F$ W2 t
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Kipper说着，为圣诞老人准备了一些饼干。
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+ \6 d. R7 M9 \& u" ~4 ^; z他把他的玩具Sock Thing和
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一张给圣诞老人的字条夹在他的篮子上。
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字条上写着：“圣诞老人，
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, G$ y5 H5 Z. Y/ m( i7 ?& O" p什么礼物都可以。 " E4 J' k7 j2 R. B
) E. P+ T& V* b谢谢你。爱你的Kipper。” - r) s6 g8 |1 f) a4 I1 K M8 t2 h( D
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凝视着窗外的星空。他很清醒，
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一点都不想睡觉。 6 q- G8 }4 Z( W# r# U0 [
+ w/ C( p/ W l2 g0 X8 G& \6 Q他已经快等不及圣诞老人的到来了。 ; f9 o# I) c( z4 b J
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Nor could the mouse ...
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... and nor could Arnold. $ d# s6 X0 F5 B9 A$ d1 l
6 J; E0 N4 C4 U小老鼠也等不及了。 1 h+ t. O) `7 t8 I" m+ x* y% k
) ]8 K# u0 i' s: WArnold也是…… 0 [) s7 V+ R3 o
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