1. With a start, I realized that perhaps the reason for the 4 a.m. wake-up noise was not ordinary rudeness but carefully executed spite: I had not tipped Raoul in Christmases past. 首先，我意识到让人凌晨4点起床的噪音不是普通的无礼，而是精心制造的恶意：在过去的圣诞节里，我没有给拉乌尔小费。
2. The past few Christmases were very quiet. 过去的几个圣诞节假期过得很平静。
3. The past few Christmases had been very quiet. 过去的几个圣诞节都非常宁静。
4. I hope all of our Christmases are this bright! 愿所有的耶诞节都如此欢快明亮！
5. She, too, had some modest Christmases growing up. 她小时候，有几年的圣诞节过得也很节俭。
