2014-12-31

【Aiden in English】

        The holiday spirit is in the air and I’m not the only one that’s affected. At work, Mom’s department hosted parties and colleagues gathered together for the holiday. It was a wine tasting and a flavor pairing. Oh, you don’t have a clue of how much I wanted to be there.

        Mom brought home the splendid pictures of the parties, which just made me the jealousy, well, hurt to my heart. I saw people eating, drinking and playing pool on a typical party. Everyone was laughing and had a great time while I was stuck in school trying to solve for X. As I continued scrolling through Mom’s endless trend of pictures, I noticed that most people had a glass of wine. My D.A.R.E. lessons told me that even if I went, it would be bad because of the alcohol in wine. However, it didn’t make me feel any better when I viewed the final few pictures. 

        I spotted cheese. So, much, cheese. Enough to last me for days. I’ve always loved cheese, and an almost endless supply was so close, but so far. I flipped to the next picture, and it felt as if somebody gave me a knuckle sandwich. Even better than cheese, it was adding the word “cake" after cheese and making to word “cheesecake”. A beautiful combo of sweetness and aroma, and there was a ton of flavors in the picture. I wasn’t able to bear looking at something so delicious much longer, so I moved on. The next picture didn’t appear to be much better. There were people opening gifts, looking as if they indulged themselves in a winter wonderland. If only I could share that greatness.

        The holiday spirit spreads as parties are coming. For a lot of them, I’d better be ready because I’m not going to let them stop me from having a happy holiday.

【红霞译文】

        节日气息无处不在，其实并非我一人为之陶醉。借工作之际，妈妈所在的部门大动干戈狂设酒席宴会，单位上下不醉不归；同事间结伴出行趁机海吃山喝，男女老 少不肥不休。品酒赏鲜岂止为风月情浓，吃香喝辣怎一个“爽”字了得。哎哟，谁曾知道我做梦都想尝试如此神仙般的日子。

        妈妈回家频传喜讯，让我在欣赏幸福绽放过后醋意大发，嗨羡慕嫉妒恨，咱心里不是滋味。吃香喝辣，人人兴高采烈；谈笑风生，个个乐在其中。而与此同时，我 却头悬梁锥刺股，苦苦钻研尖端学问。我忍不住继续往下翻看妈妈那些没完没了的照片，意识到绝大多数人酒杯在手，可“抵制滥用毒品教育”有言在先，即使我有 幸前往，对我只会有害无益，因为葡萄酒少不了酒精，但当目光扫过最后几张照片时，我还是心存遗憾。

        奶酪跃然出现在眼前，非常─丰富─奶酪，足够叫我吃上好多天的。我一向热爱奶酪，如今琳琅满目的奶酪虽然近在身边，却好像远在天边，看得到吃不着。下一 张照片全是香喷喷的三明治，感觉比奶酪更来劲；奶酪加蛋糕做成奶酪蛋糕，甜美油香可谓浑然天成。从照片上来看，这种五花八门的风味肴馔比比皆是，我馋得要命，不忍心折磨自己盯着不放。再往后看，这张也不咋的，大家乐不颠颠地拆开礼品包装，完全沉浸在冬季仙境之中，要是我能身在其中该有多好！

        随着聚会不断涌现，节日气氛变得越来越浓，我要做好准备，决不虚度欢度佳节的大好时光。