回溯聖誕節的歷史
Celebrated on Dec. 25, Christmas is a joyous occasion to spend quality time with loved ones, show appreciation to those important to us, and enjoy lively festivities.
聖誕節在十二月二十五日這天慶祝，這是一個歡愉的節日，可以跟喜愛的人相處、對重要的人表達感激之意、還可以享受熱鬧的活動。
joyous (adj.)歡愉的occasion (n.)場合,時刻；a formal occasion 正式的場合appreciation (n.)感謝,欣賞；show appreciation=express appreciation
But how did this joyful holiday come about? Well, we cannot fully understand the wide popularity of Christmas without looking far back into history.
但這個歡樂的節日是怎?來的呢？為了徹底瞭解聖誕節受歡迎的原因，我們必須要回溯它的歷史。
come about發生,產生=happen, take place
The Christmas we know today is a Christian holiday which is recognized as the celebration of the day that Jesus Christ was born.
我們現今所了解的聖誕節是一個基督教節日，且被認可為耶穌基督的誕生日。
Christian (adj.)基督教的 (n.)基督徒Catholic (adj.)天主教的 (n.)天主教徒
It was during the fourth century that Roman church officials decided to make this day a holiday.
羅馬天主教會高層在四世紀時將這一天變成節日。
分裂句：It is(was) 強調內容 that….
However, the bible does not specify the date on which Jesus was born, so the church chose Dec. 25.
然而，聖經沒有明確指出耶穌在哪天誕生的，所以教堂便選擇了十二月二十五日這天。
specify (v.)明確指出a random choice隨機的選擇；a well-thought-out decision經過縝密思考的決定
It is believed that the church chose this date in an attempt to absorb the traditions of winter solstice festivals such as the ancient Roman festival Saturnalia and the Nordic festival Yule.
據信，教堂選在這天是為了要吸收一些冬至節日傳統，像是古羅馬節日農神節和北歐的耶魯節。
in an attempt to V 試圖要去做某件事情absorb (v.)吸收；absorb nutrients 吸收養分；absorb information吸收資訊Nordic (adj.)北歐的
This was done in hopes of increasing the chances that Christmas would be popularly embraced.
這?做是為了要增加聖誕節受大眾接納歡迎的機會。
odds (n.)機會,機率embrace (v.)擁抱,欣然接受,接納
Just as the Church officials had intended, Christmas is now one of the most celebrated holidays.
就如同教會高層所預想的，現在聖誕節是大眾最愛慶祝的節日之一。
intend (v.)打算,計畫
When wintertime rolls around, people all over the world eagerly await Dec. 25.
每當冬天來臨時，世界各地的人便渴望著十二月二十五日這天的到來。
roll around 某個定期會發生的時刻、事件或節日的到來await (v.)等待eagerly (adv.)渴望地