关于圣露西亚

　　As To Saint Lucia

　　Saint Lucia was a saint because of her kindness and her love. She was an Italian Christian who lived in Sicily in the 4th century. Some people believe she once visited Sweden. December 13th is her feast day.

　　圣露西亚是一个以仁爱闻名的圣徒。公元4世纪时居住在西西里，是一个意大利基督徒。有些人说她曾去过瑞典，12月13日是她的斋日。

　　The way she became a saint was that a man loved her but Lucia didn＇t like him Lucia＇s mother asked her to marry the man but she refused so the man said he would burn her. But Lucia prayed to God to have the power to survive the fire. Because of her kindness her wish was granted. The man then got a sword and stuck itsintosLucia＇s throat.

　　圣露西亚成为圣徒的过程有这样一个说法———一个男人爱上了圣露西亚，圣露西亚却并不爱他。她母亲要把她嫁给这个男人，她拒绝了。这个男人就要把她烧死。圣露西亚向上帝祈祷，祈求上帝赐予她力量度过这一劫难。由于她的仁爱，祈祷应验了。圣露西亚没被烧死，于是那个男人又拿出一把剑，刺进圣露西亚的喉咙，杀死了她。

　　There is also another story for her being a saint which goes like this.

　　关于这个故事还有另一个版本的类似传说———

　　Saint Lucia was a very kind person and a man loved her very much but she didn＇t like him. The thing the man loved most about Saint Lucia was her eyes. Then she gave him her eyes but a miracle happened she grew back her eyes but this time they were even more beautiful than ever. The man asked for those eyes but she refused so the man killed her with a knifesintosher heart.

　　圣露西亚是一个很有爱心的姑娘，有个男人非常爱她，圣露西亚却并不爱他。男人最爱的是圣露西亚的眼睛，圣露西亚就把她的眼睛给了他。然而奇迹发生了：圣露西亚又长出了一双新的眼睛，比以前的眼睛更漂亮更迷人。男人还想要这双眼睛，圣露西亚拒绝了。于是男人用一把刀子杀死了她。