Make a Gift Day 制作禮物日

胡楊選譯

Gifts are a way for people to show love. Its fun to get a gift and think about whats in it. The gift can be anything， your favorite CD， a book， clothes， delicious food and so on. Getting a gift can make you feel the love of the person who gave you the gift. Theres nothing like a handmade1 gift to show love， and on the day of making a gift， you can share2 that love with someone you care about.

禮物是人們表達愛的一種方式。收到禮物后思考里面是什么很有趣。禮物可以是任何東西，你最喜歡的CD、一本書、衣服、美味的食物等等。收到禮物可以讓你感受到送你禮物的人對你的愛。沒有什么比手工制作的禮物更能表達愛了，在制作禮物的那天，你可以與在乎的人分享這份愛。

Make a Gift Day is on December 3. It encourages3 people to make handmade gifts for their loved ones on this day. The day is coming. If you dont know what to buy， why not make a gift this day？

12月3日是制作禮物日。它鼓勵人們在這一天為他們所愛的人制作手工禮物。這一天即將到來。如果你不知道買什么，為什么不在這一天做個禮物呢？

History of Make a Gift Day

制作禮物日的歷史

There was time， not all that long ago， when a hand-made gift was the only kind of gift you could give. In the past， gift-givers would spend time making gifts for their friends. Whether4 its a simple5 handmade accessory6， a new shirt， or a crib7 for a soon-to-be baby， everything is handmade with love.

曾幾何時，就在不久以前，手工制作的禮物是你能送的唯一一種禮物。在過去，送禮者會花時間為他們的朋友制作禮物。無論是一個簡單的手工飾品、一件新襯衫，還是為即將出生的嬰兒準備的嬰兒床，每件東西都是帶著愛用手工制作的。

How to Celebrate8 Make a Gift Day

如何慶祝制作禮物日呢？

This is an easy one！Make a Gift Day encourages you to try your hand at making a gift， no matter what it is. Make handmade gifts this day！They will thank you for all the hard work you have put in it. And your wallet9 will thank you when January comes.

這是一個簡單的問題！制作禮物日鼓勵你試著親手制作禮物，不管是什么禮物。在這一天制作手工禮物！他們會感激你所付出的努力。而且到了一月份，你的錢包會感謝你的。

Have a gift making party. DIY some gifts with your friends.

舉辦一個禮物制作派對。和你的朋友們一起DIY一些禮物。

Dont have a DIY skill10？ Start learning from today so that you can start making handmade gifts for your family and friends in the New Year.

沒有DIY技能？那就從今天開始學習，這樣你就可以開始在新的一年里為家人和朋友手工制作禮物。

We all have the power11 to make gifts for people you care about. For example， you can make a card.

我們都有能力給關(guān)心的人做禮物。例如，你可以制作一張卡片。

There are so many kinds of gifts you can make and you need to think and create12 for yourself. The person who gets your gift will know how much you love them.

有很多種禮物你可以制作，你需要自己獨立思考和創(chuàng)造。收到禮物的人會知道你有多愛他們。

（英語原文選自：timeanddate.com）

1. handmade [? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?] adj. 手工制作的 2. share [? ? ?] v. 分享，共用;分配

3. encourage [? ? ? ? ? ?] v. 鼓勵 4. whether [? ? ? ? ? ] conj. 是否;不論

5. simple [? ? ? ? ] adj. 簡單的 6. accessory [? ? ? ? ? ?] n. （衣服的）配飾

7. crib [? ? ? ] n. 嬰兒床 8. celebrate [? ? ? ? ? ? ] v. 慶祝

9. wallet [? ? ? ?] n. 錢包 10. skill [? ? ?] n. 技能，技巧;本領，技術(shù)

11. power [? ? ? ? ? ] n. 能力 12. create [? ? ? ? ] v. 創(chuàng)造