英语高手帮忙翻译一篇小短文
一个年轻人在旅行时穿过一个沙漠，遇到了一泓清澈的泉水。
水是甜的。他将水装满了他的皮制容器来把水带给一个曾经是他的老师的老人。经过4天的旅程，年轻人将水带到老人面前。他的老师喝了一大口，脸上带着温和的笑容。老人十分感谢他的学生带回这甘甜的泉水。于是这个年轻人带着喜悦的心情回家了。
学生离开后，老师让另一个学生品尝这些水。学生将水吐了出来，说水很难喝。显然，旧的皮革容器使水早已不再新鲜。他问老师：“先生，水是难喝的，你为什么要假装喜欢呢？”
老师回答说：“你品尝的是水，而我品尝的是礼物。水只不过是装有善意行为和爱的容器。没有什么比这更甜美了。”
当我们收到来自孩子的爱的礼物时是我们理解这一课最好的时候。无论是便宜的弹珠还是钻石项链，表示赞赏才是正确的回应。我们爱的是藏在礼物的心意而不是礼物本身。
Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. No one knows the exact date of Christ's birth, but most Christians observe Christmas on December 25. On this day, many go to church, where they take part in special religious services. During the Christmas season, they also exchange gifts and decorate their homes with holly, mistletoe, and Christmas trees. The word Christmas comes from Cristes maesse, an early English phrase that means Mass of Christ. The story of Christmas comes chiefly from the Gospels of Saint Luke and Saint Matthew in the New Testament.
The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years. Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the yule log, the giving of gifts, carnivals(parades) with floats, carolers who sing while going from house to house, the holiday feasts, and the church processions can all be traced back to the early Mesopotamians.
Many of these traditions began with the Mesopotamian celebration of New Years. The Mesopotamians believed in many gods, and as their chief god-Marduk. Each year as winter arrived it was believed that Marduk would do battle with the monsters of chaos. To assist Marduk in his struggle the Mesopotamians held a festival for the New Year. This was Zagmuk, the New Year's festival that lasted for 12 days.
The Persians and the Babylonians celebrated a similar festival called the Sacaea. Part of that celebration included the exchanging of places, the slaves would become the masters and the masters were to obey. The ancient Greeks held a festival similar to that of the Zagmuk/Sacaea festivals to assist their god Kronos who would battle the god Zeus and his Titans.
The Roman's celebrated their god Saturn. Their festival was called Saturnalia which began the middle of December and ended January 1st. With cries of "Jo Saturnalia!" the celebration would include masquerades in the streets, big festive meals, visiting friends, and the exchange of good-luck gifts called Strenae (lucky fruits). The Romans decked their halls with garlands of laurel and green trees lit with candles. Again the masters and slaves would exchange places.
"Jo Saturnalia!" was a fun and festive time for the Romans, but the Christians thought it an abomination to honor the pagan god. The early Christians wanted to keep the birthday of their Christ child a solemn and religious holiday, not one of cheer and merriment as was the pagan Saturnalia.
Some legends claim that the Christian "Christmas" celebration was invented to compete against the pagan celebrations of December. The 25th was not only sacred to the Romans but also the Persians whose religion Mithraism was one of Christianity's main rivals at that time. The Church eventually was successful in taking the merriment, lights, and gifts from the Saturanilia festival and bringing them to the celebration of Christmas.
The exact day of the Christ child's birth has never been pinpointed. Traditions say that it has been celebrated since the year 98 AD. In 137 AD the Bishop of Rome ordered the birthday of the Christ Child celebrated as a solemn feast. In 350 AD another Bishop of Rome, Julius I, choose December 25th as the observance of Christmas.
The birth of Jesus had a story: In Nazareth, a city of Galilee. The virgin's name was Mary was betrothed to Joseph. Before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. While he thought about these things, Gabriel, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take Mary as wife. And Mary will bring forth a Son, and he shall call his name, Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.
Before Jesus births, Joseph and Mary came to Quirnius was governing Syria. So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up out of Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
And that, Christmas is the feast of the nativity of Jesus, is on 25th, December every year. But nobody knows the actual birthday of Jesus. And the Christmas has become popular when Christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly Santa Claus was first made popular in nineteenth Century.
The custom of giving gifts to relatives and friends on a special day in winter probably began in ancient Rome and northern Europe. In these regions, people gave each other small presents as part of their year-end celebrations.
In the 1800's, two more Christmas customs became popular--decorating Christmas trees and sending Christmas cards to relatives and friends. Many well-known Christmas carols, including ``Silent Night" and ``Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," were composed during this period. In the United States and other countries, Santa Claus replaced Saint Nicholas as the symbol of gift giving.
The word Xmas is sometimes used instead of Christmas. This tradition began in the early Christian church. In Greek, X is the first letter of Christ's name. It was frequently used as a holy symbol.
“圣诞节”这个名称是“基督弥撒”的缩写。弥撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。耶诞节是一个宗教节。我们把它当作耶稣的诞辰来庆祝，因而又名耶诞节。这一天，世界所有的基督教会都举行特别的礼拜仪式。但是有很多圣诞节的欢庆活动和宗教并无半点关联。交换礼物，寄圣诞卡，这都使圣诞节成为一个普天同庆的日子。
圣诞节是基督教世界最大的节日。4世纪初，1月6日是罗马帝国东部各教会纪念耶稣降生和受洗的双重节日、称为“主显节”Epiphany，亦称“显现节”即上帝通过耶稣向世人显示自己。当时只有耶路撒冷的教会例外，那里只纪念耶稣的诞生而不纪念耶稣的受洗。
后来历史学家们在罗马基督徒习用的日历中发现公元 354年12月25日页内记录着：“基督降生在犹大的伯利恒。”经过研究，一般认为12月25日作为圣诞节可能开始于公元336年的罗马教会。12月25日原来是波斯太阳神（即光明之神）密特拉（Mithra）的诞辰，是一个异教徒节日，同时太阳神也是罗马国教众神之一。这一天又是罗马历书的冬至节，崇拜太阳神的异教徒都把这一天当作春天的希望，万物复苏的开始。可能由于这个原因，罗马教会才选择这一天作为圣诞节。这是教会初期力图把异教徒的风俗习惯基督教化的措施之一。后来，虽然大多数教会都接受12月25日为圣诞节，但又因为各地教会使用的历书不同，具体日期不能统一，于是就把12月24日到第二年的1月6日定为圣诞节节期（Christmas Tide），各地教会可以根据当地具体情况在这段节期之内庆祝圣诞节
我有一双无所不能的手，搞制作,搞修理样样在行。这就是我，长着一双灵巧的。任何人在辛勤劳作一天之后都有权利要求自己的报酬。由于我的服务，死刑犯们才有了饭吃。即便这是种罪恶，也让它罪恶去吧。
我很清楚自己不是那种善于社交的人。
每一次与身边的人打交道都会使我很伤心。
背叛，虚伪，永远也不会兑现的爱的承诺。
谎言不断地从人们嘴里跳将出来。
像一只只扭动着身躯，等待长出翅膀的蛆虫。
世界早已变得疯狂。
有人可以终日杀戮而不知疲倦。
更可怕的是，他永远都不会收起他那把鲜血淋淋的刀。
2.promise of love本意是“爱的承诺”，但根据这段文字的基调，可能应该翻译成“永远都无法兑现的爱的诺言”比较好。
人生的苦,但我从不抱怨,我希望它永远美好. 我与我的好手中,我把事情,我定的东西,我就便男 这就是我. 男人有权老实一天的工钱,我 我服务的机械死使人们吃住 如果让我恶话. 我不知道我的类型和社会性. 花多少时间你周围的人得到你的心破碎.,许诺爱情. 看看口人,你就会发现谎言. 蠕蠕也插上了翅膀一样等待蛆. 世界已经疯了. 可以杀死一名男子从太阳到太阳定. 仍然,他的工作绝不去做.
promise of love:爱情诺言
promise of love，爱的正诺。
我的生活是艰难的,但是我从不抱怨,我也从不期待生活更好。
我为我有一双手而自豪，我用它制作东西，修理东西，我是个敏捷的人，那就是我。
1hundredtimes - 经理 五级
You did a beautiful job!
我的生活的是坚硬的, 但我从未抱怨, 我从未盼望它改善。 我是好的用我的手, 我做事, 我固定事, 我是一个得心应手的人, 是是什么我。 一个人有权利对一诚实的天的薪水, 我, 我服务死亡以便人们能吃, 如果那做我罪恶然后如此假如是。 我不是善社交的型并且我知道那事。 花费任一时间在您得到您的心被伤的人附近。 倒戈,, 爱诺言。 神色入嘴人和您将发现谎言。 摇摆那里象蛆等待生长翼。 世界变疯狂。 一个人能杀害从太阳到日落。 并且仍然, 他的工作从未会被完成。
答：2.promise of love本意是“爱的承诺”，但根据这段文字的基调，可能应该翻译成“永远都无法兑现的爱的诺言”比较好。
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