Brits do THIS - Christmas Traditions · English Like A Native
了解英国独特的圣诞传统，如圣诞姜饼、纸冠和点火布丁等，适合练习文化、生活和日常英语表达。
Some of our Christmas traditions make absolutely no sense.
我们的一些圣诞节传统实在毫无道理可言。
And yet somehow they haven't vanished.
然而，不知为何，它们并没有消失。
Not even close.
差得远呢。
We have traditions where adults wear paper crowns all day.
我们有一些传统：在某些特定的日子里，成年人会一整天都戴着纸制的王冠。
Where people set fire to their desserts on purpose.
有些人故意将自己的甜点点燃。
And wait until you hear about the one that involves hiding actual coins in a pudding.
等着瞧吧，还有那个把真正的硬币藏在布丁里的故事……
Yes, real coins that you could easily choke on.
是的，那些真正的硬币……你很容易就会被它们噎到。
We'll get to that in a moment.
我们稍后会谈到这个问题。
There's also a modern tradition, newer, stranger, and definitely more mischievous that has taken over British family homes in the last decade.
在过去十年里，英国的家庭生活中还出现了一种新的、更为奇特且充满“恶作剧”性质的现代习俗。
I'll reveal that one at the end.
最后我会揭晓这个秘密的。
Hello everyone, Anna here and today we're exploring some wonderfully weird British Christmas traditions that have survived for decades.
大家好，我是安娜。今天我们要来了解一下一些非常奇特、但依然流传至今的英国圣诞传统。这些传统已经存在了几十年之久。
some even for centuries.
有些甚至持续了几个世纪。
And as always, I'm here to help you to improve your English.
和往常一样，我在这里帮助你们提高英语水平。
So, if you'd like to get a copy of my free vocabulary pack with all the key words from today's lesson,
那么，如果您想获取我提供的免费词汇包（其中包含今天课程中的所有关键词），
then I'll share the link in the description.
然后我会在描述中分享这个链接。
So, let's begin with something you simply cannot avoid on Christmas Day.
那么，让我们从圣诞节那天绝对无法避免的事情开始吧。
Christmas crackers.
圣诞鞭炮。
These colorful paper tubes are designed to be pulled.
这些色彩鲜艳的纸管就是专门为被拉扯而设计的。
You'll traditionally find them on the dinner table and you pick up your cracker and ask somebody to pull it with you.
按照传统，人们会在晚餐桌上享用这种零食：你拿起一块饼干，然后邀请别人和你一起“拉扯”它（也就是一起用力撕开饼干）。
You each take a side and you pull hard and when it rips apart, you'll hear a loud bang.
你们每个人都站在自己的一方，用力拉扯；当东西被扯裂时，会听到一声巨响。
Now, whoever wins the central part of the cracker gets the goods, the things that are inside.
现在，无论谁赢得了夹心饼干中央部分的奖励，就能得到里面的那些东西。
That will be a joke, usually a terrible one, a tiny toy or trinket, and of course, the paper crown.
那不过是个玩笑罢了——通常是个很糟糕的玩笑；收到的可能只是一个小小的玩具或饰品，当然，还有一顶纸制的王冠。
In some households, wearing that crown is absolutely mandatory.
在某些家庭中，戴上那顶王冠是绝对必须的。
Even the most serious uncle, the one who refuses to smile in photos, will sit there with a neon pink crown slowly sliding down his forehead.
即使是最严肃的叔叔——那种在照片里连微笑都拒绝做的叔叔——也会坐在那里，任由一顶亮粉色的王冠缓缓从他的额头上滑落。
Tradition is tradition.
传统就是传统，不应被改变。
Now picture this.
现在，请想象一下这个场景。
The lights are dimmed.
灯光被调暗了。
The family gathers round and someone brings out the Christmas pudding.
全家人围坐在一起，然后有人拿出了圣诞布丁。
It's dark, heavy, fruity, and soaked in alcohol for weeks prior.
这款酒的口感浓郁、带有果香；在酿造过程中，酒液需要浸泡在酒精中数周时间。
And the grand finale, pouring brandy over it and setting it on fire.
最后的环节是：将白兰地倒在上面，然后点燃它。
Blue flames everywhere.
到处都是蓝色的火焰。
Gasps.
（表示惊讶、震惊或恐惧的）倒抽一口气。
Applause.
掌声。
Yay!
耶！
A brief moment when you think, "H, this is probably not something recommended by the fire brigade, but okay."
有那么一瞬间，你会想：“嗯，这大概不是消防部门会推荐的做法吧……不过算了。
And here's the part that always fascinates and horrifies me.
接下来是那个总是让我既着迷又感到恐惧的部分……
Historically, families hid a coin inside the pudding.
从历史上看，家庭们常常会在布丁里藏一枚硬币。
My mom hid several.
我妈妈藏了好几个（东西）。
Whoever finds that coin is destined for good luck in the coming year.
无论谁找到了那枚硬币，都将在来年获得好运。
It's a sweet idea until you remember that it's a real coin.
这本来是个不错的主意，直到你意识到这其实是一枚真正的硬币……