These days, whether you are Christian or not, the feast to mark the birth of Jesus Christ has turned into a winter bacchanal and a huge retailing orgy. Of course, there was always a commercial side to Christmas, if only for breeders of poultry and makers of greeting cards.
这些年，不管你是不是基督徒，这个纪念耶稣基督诞生的日子已经成为冬日饮酒节和巨大的零售狂欢。当然，圣诞节永远有其商业因素，不过以前只限于家禽养殖户和贺卡生产商。但在今天的大部分国家里，哪怕是那些几乎无人信仰基督教的国家，这个节日也成为放假和狂欢的借口。