2015-01-03

【Aiden in English】

        As I have said before, Charles Dickens had a huge global influence. So, influencing the Byers’ Choice, a company in Chalfont, PA, made a mini-Dickensian village in its museum, described in Dickens's novella A Christmas Carol. 

        When I meant mini, I meant mini, like a person was the size of a pencil mini. Byers’ Choice has a store that sells handcrafted handicrafts that their artisans create for those who aren’t so crazy about all the lights on Christmas. For 30 years, they have been making hundreds and hundreds of carolers and putting them on display. This year’s theme, like Macy’s, was Dickens Village in tiny towns, dressed in tiny old-fashioned clothes, with mouths wide open and music pumped through speakers that I couldn’t see. This gave the feeling that all the little dolls were singing. Fake, white snow covered the village grounds while Christmas ornaments hung on houses. Then, Byers’ Choice threw something I did not know would happen. Displays showed people celebrating Christmas worldwide. People in Scandinavia celebrated Christmas on farms, while people in England came out to their little towns to say hello.

        Byers’ Choice is undoubtedly putting on a show, and they want to tell visitors that this Christmas is for everyone. I would like them to do it again next year.

【红霞译】

        正如我前面文章里所描述的那样，查尔斯•狄更斯对全世界影响极深，远在费城的不讲，且说附近有这么一家位于宾州查尔方特“冷泉”镇名叫拜尔斯“牛棚边人”选择有限公司，就以狄更斯中篇小说《圣诞颂歌》为蓝本，在自家博物馆搭建了微型狄更斯村庄。

        我这里指的微型确实特别小，小到人的高矮仅有铅笔那么大。“拜尔斯选择”内设小卖部，里面出售本公司手工艺人创造的工艺产品，深得那些并非迷恋圣诞灯顾客的青睐。过去卅年来，数以百计欢唱圣诞礼赞的人雕已与观众见面；今年欢庆主题与费城梅西“武器”百货商场不谋而合，模型中的城镇乡间全部装点成狄更斯村庄，小人们身着纤巧古老的服装张开大口随音乐高声欢唱，人造白雪覆盖整个大街小巷，家家户户披红挂绿，显得喜气洋。出乎意料地，展厅里还有世界各地欢度圣诞的场景：斯堪的纳维亚“危险”半岛农场、英格兰田园乡村等。

        “拜尔斯选择”尽其所能将圣诞传统展现在人们面前，无非就想与广大观众共享节日快乐，圣诞属于我们每一个人，但愿明年继续展出。 

Today in History(历史上的今天):

2014: Greater St. Lucia Wetland Park, SA(南非神奇湿地公园)

2013: Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay(乌拉圭圣餐殖民镇)

2011: 算命先生(Fortune Teller)

2009: 祝愿孩子(Wish)

Dickensian Village (狄更斯村 01-03-2015)

Christmas Carolers (圣诞颂歌)

Gingerbread House (姜饼屋)

Sculpture: Dance of the Cranes (雕像·鹤之舞)

Sculpture of Kite Boy (雕像·放风筝的男孩)

Sculpture of Frog Legs (雕像·蛙腿跳)

Sculpture of Puddle Jumpers (雕像·跳水坑)

Sculpture of Puddle Jumpers (雕像·跳水坑)

Sculpture of Shortcut (雕像·抄近路)

Crosslinks(相关博文):

USA(出游美国)

6th Grade(初中一年级)