圣诞节前

Merry Christmas───圣诞快乐

before the mast───作为普通水手；在船首居住

pre-Christmas───圣诞节前

white Christmas───白色圣诞节（指有雪的）

Demochristian───n.（欧）基督教民主党党员；adj.基督教民主党党员的

Father Christmas───圣诞老人；耶诞老人（等于SantaClaus）

rechristens───vt.改名；重新命名；再度命名；再次施洗礼

There's been no word from them since before Christmas.───自圣诞节前就一直没有他们的消息。

Shortly before Christmas, he was mysteriously taken ill.───圣诞节前不久，他突然莫名其妙地病了。

Annie was born a few weeks before Christmas.───安妮在圣诞节前几个礼拜出生。

Takes place in the days before Christmas near a little-known border crossing on the Mohawk reservation between New York State and Quebec.───故事发生在圣诞节前夕，在纽约与魁北克之间有一个几乎无人知晓的莫霍克族居住地。

Shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match against a team sponsored by an inner city church. The kids were mostly black.───圣诞节前有一场并非联赛的摔跤比赛，对阵市内教堂赞助的一支队伍，大部分都是黑人小孩。

It was bitterly cold, and after the first light snows before Christmas there was no snow at all- and no rain.───这是寒冷，和之后的第一道曙光积雪在圣诞节前没有降雪和无雨。

It was one of the last days before Christmas, and the assistants in the large store had their hands full serving eager Christmas shoppers.───圣诞快乐那是圣诞前的一天，在一所大商店里，售货员都忙着为那些渴望购物的顾客服务。

One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables.───一天晚上，就是圣诞前夜，我发现在一个桌子附近有一个大的黑色钱包。

And, by the day before Christmas, there had been a huge withdrawal by sea from the coastal city of Hungnam.───圣诞节前一天，已经从兴南沿海城市的海上巨额赎回。

Shops are very overcrowded before Christmas.

I'm trying to clear the decks before Christmas.

She caught scarlet fever before Christmas.

The new edition was rushed out just before Christmas.

The advertising campaign reached a crescendo just before Christmas.

Department stores are often congested before Christmas.

Annie was born a few weeks before Christmas.

The trial was stopped before Christmas after allegations of attempts to nobble the jury.

The children went carolling during the week before Christmas.