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U.S. first lady Jill Biden wants everyone who visits the White House around Christmas to feel like a kid again. 

美国第一夫人吉尔·拜登希望圣诞节前后访问白宫的每个人都能再次感觉像个孩子。

On Monday, Biden held a gathering to show the White House Christmas decorations. “Magic, Wonder and Joy” is the theme this year. It will be the Bidens’ third Christmas holiday in the White House. 

周一，拜登举行聚会展示白宫圣诞装饰品。 今年的主题是“魔法、奇迹和欢乐”。 这将是拜登夫妇在白宫的第三个圣诞节假期。 

“Each room on display is designed to capture the…delight and imagination of our childhoods,” the first lady said. She also thanked some 300 people who volunteered to decorate the White House. 

“展出的每个房间都是为了捕捉……我们童年的快乐和想象力而设计的，”第一夫人说。 她还感谢大约 300 名自愿装饰白宫的人们。 

There are oversized holiday candies and other sweets in the hallway. There is a Santa Clause with eight reindeer suspended near the entrance. 

走廊里有超大的节日糖果和其他糖果。 入口处附近悬挂着一位圣诞老人和八只驯鹿。

Throughout two floors of the public area of the White House are reminders from the poem popularly known as ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. The U.S. Library of Congress helped with copies of the poem from the past 200 years. 

白宫公共区域的两层楼都充满了人们对“这是圣诞节前夜”这首诗的提醒。 美国国会图书馆帮助复制了这首过去 200 年来的诗。 

The traditional gingerbread White House includes a large sugar cookie copy of the book opened to a page that says, “Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.” The book contains 40 sheets of sugar cookie dough. Another 40 sheets of gingerbread dough are used for the house with 14 kilograms of chocolate and 23 kilograms of royal icing. 

传统的姜饼白宫包括这本书的一个大糖饼干副本，打开的页面上写着：“祝大家圣诞快乐，祝大家晚安。” 这本书包含 40 张糖饼干面团。 另外，房子还使用了 40 片姜饼面团、14 公斤巧克力和 23 公斤皇家糖霜。

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