在美国的节日故事中,最感人的当属作家苏斯博士(Dr.Seuss)写于1957年的《老精灵格林奇是怎样偷走圣诞节的》这一篇。苏斯博士原名西奥多·苏斯·盖塞尔(TheodorSeuss Geisel),写过许多广为流传的儿童故事,这篇故事完全抓住了美国人常说的那种“节日精神”的实质。 脾气很坏的老精灵格林奇一个人和他的狗住在石山上,山下是一座古老的村庄。一到圣诞节,村子里到处洋溢着温馨的团圆气氛,让格林奇嫉妒得要死。这一年,他下决心“偷走”村人的圣诞节,夺去他们的 Among the American festivals, the most touching one is what Dr. Writer wrote in 1957, “How the Old Wizard Greens Steal Christmas.” Dr. Sousse, formerly known as Theodor Seuss Geisel, has written many widely circulated children’s stories that fully capture the essence of the “festival spirit” that Americans often say. Old man with bad temper, Grinch, lives alone with his dog on a rocky hill, an ancient village down the hill. At Christmas, the village was filled with a warm atmosphere of reunion, let Green Lynch jealous death. This year, he resolved to “steal” the Christmas of the villagers and take them away