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廖彩杏英文书单:Kipper's Christmas Eve译文分享
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"Which is best?" said Kipper

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to himself. "Christmas Day?

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Or Christmas Eve?" He reached the


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top of Big Hill and stopped.

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"Presents?Or expecting presents?"


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And then,because he was too


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excited to decide,he just whcoped,


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and went charging down the slope


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towards the wood.

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It was Christmas Eve and

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he was looking for a Christmas


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tree to take home.

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“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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他爬到大山的山顶上,然后停了下来:

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“礼物?还是期盼礼物的心情?”

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然后,他越想越兴奋,

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于是他大喊着从山坡上一路跑到了

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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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找一棵圣诞树带回家呢。


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In the middle of the

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wood was a little fir tree.


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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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tree and pulled. It wouldn't come.


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He pushed it,shook it,twisted


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and lifted it. Then he looped his


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scarf around it,

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and heaved,

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and heaved,

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and heaved,

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until ...

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树林中央,有一棵小小的冷杉树。


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“就是这棵了。”Kipper说。

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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,


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然后用力的拖啊,拖啊,拖啊,终于……


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It did!

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小树被拔出来了!

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"I wonder what Father Christmas


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will bring me?" thought Kipper

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as he dragged the tree home.

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This year,as every year,Kipper


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couldn't think what sort of present


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he would like.


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"I expect I'll know what I want

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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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什么样的礼物给我呢?”Kipper在把

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这棵冷杉拖回家的路上,想着。


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今年,Kipper还是和往年一样,

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想不出自己想要什么样的礼物。“


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希望当我看到它的时候,


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能想到自己想要什么。”Kipper说。


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He was still thinking


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about presents when he

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saw Pig and his little cousin

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Arnold coming over the hill.


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Kipper正想着他的礼物呢,

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Pig和他的表弟Arnold也来到了山上。

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"Hello Kipper!" said Pig.


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"Do you want a hand with that?"


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Pig tied his own scarf to the

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fir tree and together they heaved


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it up the slope,while Arnold


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toddled along behind,

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sucking his thumb.

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He was pointing at something

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in the tree. But Kipper and Pig

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were too busy talking

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about presents to notice.


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“你好,Kipper!”Pig说:“需要帮忙么?”


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Pig把自己的围巾也系在了冷杉上,


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然后和Kipper一起把冷杉拉上山坡。

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Arnold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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可是Kipper和Pig正忙着讨论礼物,没注意到。

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At Kipper's house they stood the

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tree in a bucket. Arnold peered


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into the branches,walking round and

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round the tree,until he bumped into


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a pile of Christmas presents.


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One of them had a label with his


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name on it. "Happy Christmas,Arnold.

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Love from Kipper," it said.


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"You mustn't open that until

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tomorrow!" said Pig.

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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,


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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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写着Arnold的名字。


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纸条上写着:“圣诞快乐,Arnold!


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爱你的Kipper。”

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“你要等到明天才可以拆开礼物!”Pig说。


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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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a reindeer hat.

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"The red nose lights up!" said Kipper

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enthusiasically. "And it flashed too!"

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But then his face fell.


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He had forgotten to


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buy the batteries.

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Arnold didn't mind.


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He loved his hat,

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even without its battery


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operated flashing red nose.

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Kipper送给Arnold的礼物


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是一顶驯鹿的帽子。“

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这个红色的鼻子是可以发光的,”


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Kipper热情的说:“还可以一闪一闪的。”

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然后,他脸色暗下来了,

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因为他忘记买电池了。

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不过Arnold并不在意。


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虽然没有电池,帽子上的鼻子就不会亮起来,

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但他还是很爱这顶帽子


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"That reminds me!" said Pig.

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"I haven't wrapped up your


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present yet!" So Pig went home,while

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Arnold stayed with Kipper to help him


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decorate the Christmas tree.

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"What shall we put on top,Arnold?"

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said Kipper. "A snowman?Or a star?"


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But 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:

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“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?”


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Kipper问:“一个雪人?还是一颗星星?”


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可是Arnold好像对装饰圣诞树并不感兴趣。


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Arnold climbed on to the stool,

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took off his hat,and plopped it


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over the mouse.

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The stool wobbled and fell over.


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Arnold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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said Kipper. Arnold sat up


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and pointed.


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Kipper looked at the reindeer hat


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sitting on top of the Chritmas tree.


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"Clever old you!" he said to Arnold.


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"It's just right!"

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And so it was.


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“你没事吧,Arnold?”Kipper问。

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Arnold坐起来,指了指。

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Kipper看到那个驯鹿帽子

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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:


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“这样真棒!”所以他们就用驯鹿帽子


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来装饰圣诞树的树顶了。


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Just as they finished decorating the


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tree the doorbell rang. It was Tiger.


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He had come to wish Kipper


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a Merry Christmas. And to throw a

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snowball at him.


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他们刚刚装饰好圣诞树,


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门铃响了。是Tiger。

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他是来祝Kipper圣诞快乐的。


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还朝Kipper扔了一个雪球。


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Pig arrived too.

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"Sorry it's a bit lumpy." said Pig,

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handing Kipper his present.


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"I'm not very good at wrapping thing up."


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"I like lumpy present," said Kipper.

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"It makes you wonder what's inside."


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Pig也回来了。“不好意思,


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这礼物包的疙疙瘩瘩的。”


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Pig说,“我不太会包装东西。”

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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,

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里面装着什么。”

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"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.

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Arnold looked inside. There was no mouse.


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"Merry Christmas,Kipper!" said Pig.


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"Merry Christmas,Kipper!" said Tiger.

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"Merry Christmas,everyone!" said Kipper,

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as they walked out into the snow.

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"Look out for Father Christmas!"

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Arnold waved and looked


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inside his hat once more,

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just to make sure there

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really was nothing 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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没有老鼠。


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“圣诞快乐,Kipper!”Pig说。


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“圣诞快乐,Kipper!”Tiger说。

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“你们也圣诞快乐!”


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当大家走入外面的雪地时,Kipper说,


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“看看有没有圣诞老人啊!”


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Arnold挥挥手,然后又看看他的帽子里面,


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想要确认他的帽子里确实什么都没有。


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"I think Christmas Eve is best,"


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said Kipper,putting out some

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biscuits for Father Christmas.

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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.


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Anything please. Think you.

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Love from Kipper."

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He pulled the blanket up


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and lay staring out of


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the window at the stars.

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He was wide awake.

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He wasn't sleepy at all.

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He couldn't wait for


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Father Christmas to come ...

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“我觉得,还是平安夜最好。”

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Kipper说着,为圣诞老人准备了一些饼干。


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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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什么礼物都可以。

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谢谢你。爱你的Kipper。”


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Kipper盖好毯子,躺在篮子里,


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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。

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他已经快等不及圣诞老人的到来了。

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Nor could the mouse ...


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... and nor could Arnold.


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小老鼠也等不及了。


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Arnold也是……

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