$ W4 S+ z+ l r. d廖彩杏英文书单：Kipper's Christmas Eve译文分享0 ]$ C; [9 z% i' z' I
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"Which is best？" said Kipper
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# `, b. E5 k% {; gto himself. "Christmas Day？
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Or Christmas Eve？" He reached the 8 `3 C* D. v( Q! p# O
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"Presents？Or expecting presents？"
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And then，because he was too
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. m5 ^* c' m m/ p% Xexcited to decide，he just whcoped，
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2 @7 [: n; X' s7 v: [4 j! @6 m3 Land went charging down the slope 6 h7 K* V1 Q8 Y, N3 _9 _
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It was Christmas Eve and % h7 M* n8 ?2 O/ W- H, S
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he was looking for a Christmas $ @; C c( A4 M' N
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tree to take home. , Y: D9 L; y p* h0 L, J9 @1 C
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“哪个最好呢？”Kipper自言自语的说： # |5 j7 _% K8 ?- |" A
8 C0 F4 k& I& A1 X% z+ D“圣诞节？还是平安夜？” . N& W) X+ t: J8 \" N2 a& v
& E2 a h" s3 z' y他爬到大山的山顶上，然后停了下来： " I- R8 n, @1 U/ v) f3 Y
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“礼物？还是期盼礼物的心情？”
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7 _% n# j- V; I然后，他越想越兴奋， " O) ]( D& a0 ~0 w+ f2 N
5 h9 Z1 R4 F% k4 Y' U2 s于是他大喊着从山坡上一路跑到了 2 m1 ?: V* R. O( X% z0 |1 g4 b1 u
; Q) K/ Z1 H' ]2 r$ L山脚下的小树林。
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& \% ?0 c" b" o/ ?6 G) a$ Q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。 + H% t7 C) [$ |& t% ^2 ~1 W
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wood was a little fir tree.
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Y6 K I: t8 j. p# U i9 t"That's the one！" said Kipper.
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. l' [! |3 v8 Q& s4 e' e* lHe 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 4 o2 o: |# c/ ]8 }1 U- j; W2 F" u
6 ^4 [' |3 i1 r# A* dand lifted it. Then he looped his
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scarf around it， 3 ?0 o8 Y/ M: {% `% x
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and heaved，
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and heaved， ) _2 a1 i! _; M
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until ...
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( ^; u; N/ U4 X9 O树林中央，有一棵小小的冷杉树。 4 w6 G0 g& c0 o+ g/ Y6 F+ Z
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“就是这棵了。”Kipper说。 # s: u2 S5 I; g+ H+ 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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- W' h! n2 Y( A$ U: t- z/ Y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， ' a0 u5 e* y+ [: O% s1 `
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然后用力的拖啊，拖啊，拖啊，终于……
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It did！ 0 }# s2 D7 ~1 T5 v
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小树被拔出来了！ 1 `, C) z5 P e( x* W4 q
1 B2 @: A" e# ]" Y( M% j"I wonder what Father Christmas
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5 N, i: N. g2 l, wwill bring me？" thought Kipper
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as he dragged the tree home. : L9 f0 k/ L9 ?! g% |7 A0 c
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This year，as every year，Kipper
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he would like.
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4 o& W1 a8 Z! H' j* p3 [) _$ n& E"I expect I'll know what I want + }$ r, j. \6 S# P" d2 c; x
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when I see what it is，" : ?+ T( ^" Q, o! d, N% t
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said Kipper. ( A+ o. d7 p- N, F6 \
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“不知道圣诞老人会送 8 F& r* ^0 r" }7 X& H
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$ P8 y- D+ D- ?* s5 y0 {6 ?这棵冷杉拖回家的路上，想着。 7 C+ t9 [+ v- H
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今年，Kipper还是和往年一样，
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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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. z$ c. _/ Q& EHe was still thinking
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about presents when he # P+ t( Y$ B8 V
7 T" V, E7 w7 D- Z+ Y Lsaw Pig and his little cousin " G- c* X! M2 e9 a
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Arnold coming over the hill. # {) o$ C( N& K4 n- u9 ]6 g
. b3 \$ y' w0 W% JKipper正想着他的礼物呢，
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: A- ^$ T/ `8 r; l. RPig和他的表弟Arnold也来到了山上。 ) z6 f# q) W u! z p
5 u$ c+ k# p2 ~! v, Q5 E% x" ]"Hello Kipper！" said Pig. / K& o) m& m* `
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"Do you want a hand with that？" $ ^0 ^- e; n; t* c J. o4 L
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Pig tied his own scarf to the ; x6 f$ l8 ?2 b/ A7 D
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fir tree and together they heaved
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toddled along behind， " ]+ K: z- N- `, |* T. C, `5 s
' x0 \' g( n% T4 U3 D# V4 Wsucking his thumb.
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2 ~3 |- N" t& R) m: Y/ {0 HHe was pointing at something
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in the tree. But Kipper and Pig
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! _: T8 |& y( ^# R! qwere too busy talking
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6 w1 S+ B4 w3 `3 R% `3 i7 e“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， , n8 A, t; _6 X4 q% x, `! V3 r4 R
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Arnold正吮着他的拇指 1 r8 p0 q) r& z
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摇摇晃晃的跟在后面。 3 E3 G6 j# h1 C% ~- a7 U
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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 ; E# D: Q, [( K! W- S
% l' W, E U4 i1 K+ l4 rtree in a bucket. Arnold peered
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- S$ b/ W, b4 d. n; B- d% d! wround the tree，until he bumped into
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One of them had a label with his 2 H v5 p! x+ o: H7 L
1 G, D, }0 B F9 \1 o* Z( b; Pname on it. "Happy Christmas，Arnold.
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9 K: p/ e5 v4 l0 D4 wLove from Kipper，" it said. 7 q3 B) x' F W2 e r6 s8 |
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"You mustn't open that until
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$ C$ Y* r! z; _tomorrow！" said Pig.
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: P. E9 V* G; U& zBut he already had.
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) ]% r/ O: q- J7 u# R4 j回到Kipper家，他们把冷杉立在一个桶里。 ' r4 d* \( p2 N A2 s
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绕着冷杉转啊转，最后跳进了一堆礼物里。
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其中有一个礼物上的小纸条上面 : j7 j- s# C: T2 V" n
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写着Arnold的名字。
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1 _3 M; Z g$ z! b+ y纸条上写着：“圣诞快乐，Arnold！ " i R/ x5 d, ]
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爱你的Kipper。” ; A. s( f6 ?: b8 N
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/ [+ m* B% t# F/ i3 i1 gKipper's present to Arnold was 8 `; `6 g, M6 d* x
. _) m! i8 ]( d1 Ia reindeer hat.
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"The red nose lights up！" said Kipper ( Z# @" z2 T/ b0 U( L# `7 u# x- ?
2 @' ~$ I7 F. u. G6 K2 x* A, Menthusiasically. "And it flashed too！" 1 R+ _8 ]4 Y& l1 C. p
3 J( H% L. _1 g5 F+ I5 H+ bBut then his face fell. 2 f8 U3 w, c6 |0 ?1 r( D+ w9 }
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He had forgotten to 3 n1 G: v- E6 s% q+ l* `
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even without its battery 1 v4 {" W1 K2 Q$ [
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Kipper送给Arnold的礼物
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是一顶驯鹿的帽子。“
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0 j" g: g+ g. o! ?* t9 I6 s这个红色的鼻子是可以发光的，” 9 F) [* p8 x7 A: y, p+ X5 Z
5 ^9 Y. c9 H7 V6 g* v8 yKipper热情的说：“还可以一闪一闪的。” . V- Y, F4 T, z5 ]! t g' }4 P
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然后，他脸色暗下来了，
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因为他忘记买电池了。 : j+ _6 G4 u" P% Y
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不过Arnold并不在意。 5 _4 ~: d+ t8 H3 A+ R. D- w( Q, c
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8 ?4 Z; @* K# U) M; e0 y"That reminds me！" said Pig. 4 Q% w! Q1 M H. l, I- p- a3 \
* r# C( W0 K8 ~% Z" H- ]) F"I haven't wrapped up your
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present yet！" So Pig went home，while 4 \) L% j; D7 V8 @& D, G" H+ p, r1 k
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" {: i1 R q" Tdecorate 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？" : P% G+ c' Y1 @9 W* x
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“这提醒我了！”Pig说：
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- V0 i6 v/ I: m. p2 u“我还没包好给你们的礼物呢！” % b8 k! U/ j( _- `- s6 m4 G2 y
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所以Pig赶紧回家去包礼物了。
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$ ~% [; o8 o1 a9 KArnold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？” ) k) L) U, G. u" H \) b+ p
9 P2 e0 W: E7 }可是Arnold好像对装饰圣诞树并不感兴趣。 : Y4 x4 d9 `$ r9 n
9 m9 t2 {) l& u) Y; h% YArnold climbed on to the stool， % a% k, W: F& B8 _
: J& o4 A, C9 m$ ttook off his hat，and plopped it
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The stool wobbled and fell over. # J7 I# ^& o5 s" y' K3 o3 f0 S, \
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Arnold爬上一个凳子，拿下他的帽子，
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. z6 n- ]' I8 y% g"Are you all right，Arnold？"
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7 i% U3 s7 i/ P! w& i5 H& @said Kipper. Arnold sat up " Q# p8 B' {- t6 Y
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Kipper looked at the reindeer hat , _! @, Z0 v* i5 ~. {
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sitting on top of the Chritmas tree. ; N/ B1 V3 ?' ~; @, _
+ ~3 [: K9 s; ~"Clever old you！" he said to Arnold.
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6 \7 T3 b t8 ]& }' Z"It's just right！"
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2 g" X8 ?+ {1 e: l& r2 K“你没事吧，Arnold？”Kipper问。
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Arnold坐起来，指了指。 1 I! U9 E- }/ ?3 T4 {
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2 V* M4 x4 p! q% @- _“你真聪明！”Kipper对Arnold说：
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+ n, g* }+ W# A1 @% z“这样真棒！”所以他们就用驯鹿帽子 + M0 w1 @3 j3 N: s( N
$ B4 S/ G0 P8 o* `5 N来装饰圣诞树的树顶了。 ( U; d' s. N9 P% X; [! W
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tree the doorbell rang. It was Tiger.
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a Merry Christmas. And to throw a
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# T3 U$ H2 A0 a1 m他们刚刚装饰好圣诞树， . {6 Z% [) P b2 C& ]
" E- L# R7 {0 |! X& R门铃响了。是Tiger。
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: Y% H7 o1 q5 f他是来祝Kipper圣诞快乐的。 6 n% N2 H' s/ F) N7 q6 F
' {# [/ w9 E4 p7 B还朝Kipper扔了一个雪球。 # O, U1 S1 U7 q: _+ @ n5 w
2 c& C# f; J( g2 Z7 ePig arrived too. + ~9 R$ q6 F# D" B& D
; x$ Q: M- K3 b. _) w"Sorry it's a bit lumpy." said Pig， 9 z- A" ^" Q: ]& T* M: p: V
+ N8 `* o# j4 k- o. [handing Kipper his present. $ H, M3 n; l* K
/ n, }6 r3 Z/ ^( d"I'm not very good at wrapping thing up." " | L8 p1 X+ p3 ^% [
, H5 u( l: @! M7 N- }1 U6 O% h9 D"I like lumpy present，" said Kipper.
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"It makes you wonder what's inside." / |& v# o9 r: u& N* M5 J! }
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5 L7 [2 U, F4 m( T4 k* oPig说，“我不太会包装东西。” ! E! n# Z8 v: W
N) J5 {" d+ F" N4 l7 r' m5 w“我喜欢这样疙疙瘩瘩的礼物，” * f' O8 o$ c+ l/ r3 {
/ l) G t! ~( e# T" ?Kipper说，“这会让我很想知道，
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r! k! b, M1 f8 L I( XArnold. Kipper took Arnold's hat " J4 h7 T' _- b
" G, O5 a J Q9 Z8 tfrom the tree and gave it back to him. ) X2 l2 e5 I8 ]( e( x3 f
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2 b% [' X: Z3 E. A5 Y7 H3 z- Y"Merry Christmas，Kipper！" said Pig.
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5 a* r. v% e& O"Merry Christmas，Kipper！" said Tiger. 5 E1 x- _# U: |# H5 r6 M% P; |
4 o/ ^) x* o& c8 [& R$ z$ N"Merry Christmas，everyone！" said Kipper， 6 b! d* j; e' m7 g& A: ^
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; \8 e- q0 z; T& A3 k/ d"Look out for Father Christmas！"
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Arnold waved and looked 2 T/ E% n: [5 ]5 {/ Z* |0 Q7 Z; e
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“该回家啦！”Pig对Arnold说。 / q; F! r8 p- W
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Kipper从树顶上拿下驯鹿帽子，
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“圣诞快乐，Kipper！”Pig说。 ( j3 d4 I" w q# @/ Q! P) q4 z
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“圣诞快乐，Kipper！”Tiger说。 & N, L f1 b( Q) N* l
/ E2 O) a" a, ?/ M7 Y“你们也圣诞快乐！” : y" P" p- _2 Y# w6 ]2 @" M0 g
5 |3 G. [, b) d [1 P R( o当大家走入外面的雪地时，Kipper说， + G/ E. D r; G! A! V' u
( D3 L. I0 E! q+ I' c4 _“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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' W9 O3 T2 V9 U0 h"I think Christmas Eve is best，"
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# D! ~+ x8 [0 _# O/ @# RHe pegged Sock Thing to
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) E. \6 E/ _/ TAnything please. Think you.
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Love from Kipper." ) I5 j8 f' v4 R% N' y- U6 X6 x
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He pulled the blanket up
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He was wide awake.
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Father Christmas to come ...
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. B0 s }: L/ _2 h“我觉得，还是平安夜最好。” ' l$ r! |+ d8 r1 Y
0 a! |/ y1 H) G* N9 KKipper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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& w* \% j) Y* B5 r/ l% C字条上写着：“圣诞老人， - w( a' Y6 P" K( w1 j2 B
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什么礼物都可以。
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- a/ d" f$ K; _ O* g$ J, F谢谢你。爱你的Kipper。” - t' r2 P6 C# s
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Kipper盖好毯子，躺在篮子里， , V6 _$ M# K ]3 a* n1 N, F
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凝视着窗外的星空。他很清醒，
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# S/ a( X' c- Q* z一点都不想睡觉。
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1 |& m3 Y) e5 S# o1 ]7 \6 Z他已经快等不及圣诞老人的到来了。
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; ~) O4 m# ~# d6 m/ QNor could the mouse ... # p1 _# A0 f; G# `
; u( h: H, C! p( F... and nor could Arnold.
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- }+ z& | `/ A/ ^1 e小老鼠也等不及了。 8 w. G. _$ o1 J0 K5 ]) n
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Arnold也是……
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