The name “Santa Claus” first appeared in the late 1600s, when the Dutch people settled in North America, and their Christmas traditions were adopted by English colonists. Over the next 200 years, Santa appeared in many different ways. In fact, before the 1900s, Santa didn’t have any standard image. Sometimes, he was tall and skinny, often wearing a bishop’s hat or animal fur. Santa was pictured wearing green or tan robes just as often as a red coat.
「聖誕老人」這個名字最初在十七世紀末期出現，當時荷蘭人定居於北美洲，他們的聖誕節傳統也被來自英國的殖民地居民採用。在接下來的兩百年間，聖誕老人以多種不同樣貌出現。事實上，在二十世紀以前，聖誕老人沒有任何標準的形象。有時，他又高又瘦，經常戴著主教帽或身披動物毛皮。聖誕老人被描繪成穿著綠色或棕褐色長袍，次數就像穿紅色大衣一樣頻繁。
生活必備字詞：
settle vi. 定居
picture vt. 描繪
robe n. 長袍
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見十二月號。
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