圣诞将至 圣诞树也惹争议

短语讲解：

1. It's the Christmas holiday season in the United States, and with it comes an annual argument: Should local, state and federal governments put up Christmas trees, or even call attention to Christmas, in a country that has no official religion?

put up建立; 竖起
例句：I want to put up a fence between our property and our neighbor's.
我要在我们和邻居的地产之间修道篱笆。

2. "You know when it comes to Christmas time, the people who talk about inclusion and diversity and all those cliches of the left, they're the first ones to want to shut down Christmas," said Crouse.

when it comes to当提到……；当谈到……
例句：When it comes to German, I know nothing.
谈到德语,我一窍不通。
shut down完全关闭，倒闭，停止运转
例句：The shop has shut down because of lack of trade.
那商店因生意萧条而停业。

3. We celebrate other faiths, we ought to celebrate Christian faith as well.

ought to应当,应该
例句：I feel that we ought to accept his proposal.
我觉得我们应该接受他的建议。

4. The importance of this is it's not taking Christmas or taking religion out of American society.

take out取出,除去
例句：There's a nasty mark on the tablecloth, and I don't think the usual washing powder will take it out.
桌布上有一块污迹, 我想用普通洗衣粉是洗不掉的。

5. It's specifically the concern that this tree and this language is associated with government property and government endorsement

associate with与…交往, 联系
例句：Foreigners always associate China with the Great Wall.
外国人总是把中国和长城联系在一起。

6. "One could argue that what the government is trying to do in a multiculturally diverse society is just move to the sidelines and not be involved in religious discussion or symbolism or language in the first place," she said.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：The vast masses there have become involved in the health campaign.
那里的广大群众都参加了卫生运动。