Eat by tree light
在圣诞树下进餐

After the tree is decorated, have a meal around it. Turn off all the lights except for those on the tree, and admire its beauty. This is an especially good idea after a stressful afternoon spent Christmas shopping at the mall.

当圣诞树装饰好后，在树下进餐。关掉除了那些装饰树的灯，静静欣赏它的美。当你下午筋疲力尽疯狂地圣诞购物之后，这样的做法真是一个非常不错的主意。

That’s one reason why Carolyn A. Clarke, a Reader’s Digest reader and mother from Manassas, VA., has made eating around the tree a family tradition. “Young kids enjoy tree lights,” she says, “and they seem to have a calming effect on them.”

这也是《读者文摘》的忠实读者、一位来自弗吉尼亚州马纳萨斯的母亲，卡罗莱恩·A·克拉克之所以会选择把全家人聚在树下吃饭作为家庭传统的一个原因了。她说：“孩子们很喜欢树上的灯，这些灯似乎有中能使他们安静的魔力。”