Beginning to look a lot like Christmas

爱思英语编者按：In many places around the world, it is definitely beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Santas are making appearances from Beijing to Beirut, and the traditions of the season can be seen all over - the trees, the lights, the shoppers, the devout and more. Collected here are a handful of recent photographs of people enjoying and celebrating this year's Christmas Season as it hits full swing.
在世界上的很多地区，人们已经提前感受到圣诞节的气氛。“圣诞老人”已在北京、贝鲁特等大城市的街头出现，圣诞树、彩灯等一切与圣诞有关的事物也渐渐走进我们的视线，人们开始购买礼物，迎接这一年一度的节日。以下是最近在世界各地拍摄的照片，呈现了人们享受和庆祝2010年圣诞季的景象。

A man dressed as Santa Claus holds a flare as he wakeboards on a small lake in Hamburg, Germany on December 5, 2010. (REUTERS/Christian Charisius)
12月5日，德国汉堡，一名装扮成圣诞老人的男子手持烟花，在小湖上享受玩滑水板的乐趣。

Christmas lights shine behind a tree in Nervion in Seville, Spain on December 11, 2010. (CRISTINA QUICLER/AFP/Getty Images)
12月11日，西班牙塞维利亚的内尔韦恩，圣诞彩灯在树后闪耀。

People stand in 30 Rockefeller Plaza looking at the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree after it is illuminated at the annual lighting ceremony November 30, 2010 in New York City. Crowds of thousands gathered to watch the lighting of the 12-ton, 74-foot tall Norway spruce in one of New York's cherished holiday rituals. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images)
11月30日，纽约洛克菲勒广场20号，一年一度的亮灯仪式之后，人们纷纷将目光聚焦在五彩缤纷的圣诞树上。这棵圣诞树是一棵挪威云杉，重12吨，高74英尺（约合22米）。圣诞节亮灯仪式是纽约最受人重视的节日仪式之一，每年可吸引数千人。

Santa Claus Larry Durian is screened by TSA agents before entering a secure area of the Akron Canton Airport Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010 in Green, Ohio. Santa planned to spend seven hours at the airport greeting passengers for their customer appreciation day. (AP Photo/The Repository, Scott Heckel)
12月8日，美国俄亥俄州格林，装扮成圣诞老人的拉里·杜里安在阿克伦·坎顿机场接受美国运输安全管理局工作人员的检查。在“感谢顾客日”这一天，这位圣诞老人要在机场度过7个小时，向乘客们表达问候。

The Choir of King's College Cambridge conduct a rehearsal of their Christmas Eve service of "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" in King's College Chapel on December 11, 2010 in Cambridge, England. The choir's performance, traditionally held on Christmas Eve, was introduced in 1918 and is broadcast to millions of people around the world. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
12月11日，英国剑桥国王学院礼拜堂，学院的唱诗班正在排练他们为平安夜准备的节目——《九道日课和圣诞颂歌》。国王学院唱诗班的这种演出通常在平安夜举行，历史可追溯到1918年，全世界将有数百万人聆听到他们的美妙歌声。