T'was the night before Christmas Boys: 'twas the night before Christmas,
when all through the house
not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
the stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
in hopes that st. nicholas soon would be there;
在圣诞节前夜，
整间屋里没有一人在吵，
就连老鼠也不闹；
长袜已被小心地挂到烟囱上，
我希望圣尼古拉很快就来到；
Girls: the children were nestled all snug in their beds,
while visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
when out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
away to the window I flew like a flash,
tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
孩子们都被舒适地安顿到他们的床上，
虽然他们脑子里还跳动着小糖球的幻影；
这时外面的草地上有了得得的声响，
我从床上跳起来去看个究竟，我扑向窗户，
快得像一道闪光，扯开百页窗拉起窗框。

Boys: the moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
gave the luster of mid-day to objects below,
when, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
but a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
只见月光洒在新雪的胸膛上，
给月下的万物披上晌午的光芒；
这时竟出现了使我目瞪口呆的景象，
那是一辆小雪橇和八只小小的驯鹿，
Girls: with a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be st. nick.
more rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
and he whistled, and shouted,
and called them by name;
上面坐着一个小小的老车夫，
他是这样生气勃勃，动作敏捷，
我马上知道这一定是圣尼古拉。

他的骏鹿跑得比鹰还快，
他吹哨，吆喝，还能叫它们的名字;
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