For many families, Christmas Eve also marks the late-night arrival of Santa Claus.

对于许多家庭来说，平安夜也标志着圣诞老人深夜的到来。

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The winter sales, usually in January, came too late for cash-strapped Christmas shoppers.

而通常在1月份才开始的冬季促销活动对圣诞节疯狂购物之后手头拮据的购物者来说已为时过晚。

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You may be too late for this Christmas.

你可能迟到了这样的圣诞节。

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The trust had extra staff on standby for New Year's Eve after figures for late December and the Christmas period also showed an increase in demand compared with 2011.

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So, when we grow our tomatoes and seasonings and cook up a great pot of sauce and can it in the late summer, some gets set aside for Christmas baskets later.

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If your family is clamoring for a Christmas ski vacation, and you're booking a little late in the game, call the resort, advises Margie Preman, reservations supervisor for Smugglers' Notch resort in Vermont.

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