慢速英语:The History of Christmas in America

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短语讲解：
 
1. Washington Irving seemed to express concern about the lack of such unifying Christmas traditions in modern America.

concern about 使（自己）关心…
例句：She showed great concern about you. 
她很为你担心。 

2. This tradition of setting up a Christmas tree soon spread to many American homes.

set up 建立; 准备
例句：The students also set up debating teams.
学生们还成立了辩论队。

3. Americans already knew old Christmas songs that came from England and other areas of Europe.

come from 来自某处; 出生于
例句：Where will all this innovation come from?
这些创新来自哪里？

4. But for most Americans his most popular name would become Santa Claus.

but for 要不是
例句：But for music (=Were it not for music), life would be dull. 
要不是音乐，人生会很无聊。 

5. Saint Nicholas was especially important to New Yorkers because of their history as a Dutch colony.

because of 因为，由于
例句：All the planes were socked in yesterday because of the thick mist. 
由于雾大，昨天所有的飞机都停飞了。