I am John Vause in Beijing..doc

I am John Vause in Beijing. 我是位于北京的约翰·沃什。 Christmas is still relatively new here in China only really celebrated within the last 10 years. 在过去10年中真正庆祝的圣诞节在中国仍然相对是新鲜事物。 In fact, there was a time when you couldnt display a sign which read Merry Christmas because of the religious meanings, but now it seems Christmas is everywhere. 事实上,曾有一段时间, 因为宗教关系你不能挂出一块上面写着圣诞快乐的牌子,但现在看来圣诞无处不在。 Its mostly a commercial holiday, a chance for retailers to cash in. 这主要是一个商业的假期,是零售商们敛财的机会。 And on Christmas eve, many go out to the restaurants , bars, and clubs to party into the wee hours. 而在圣诞夜,许多人去餐馆、酒吧和俱乐部聚会到凌晨。 And on Christmas day, well, thats a working day, like any other. 在圣诞节那天,嗯,这一天是工作日,像任何其他时间一样。 I am Morgan Neill in London, and one of the citys busiest shopping districts and what we are looking at is one of the oldest Christmas traditions, and thats last-minute shopping. 我是在伦敦的摩根·尼尔,在这个城市最繁忙的购物区，我们所看到的是一种古老的圣诞传统,而这是最后一分钟的购物。 Now why is so much of it going on. 现在为什么如此多的情形上演。 Some people say they did not get paid in time. 有些人表示他们没有得到及时支付。 Some say they have not had time to do their shopping and others have just taken a little too long to get into the Christmas spirit . 有些人表示他们没有时间来购物而其他人已经早就进入圣诞节的氛围。 - 2 -