Rob, I'm talking about, for example, Father Christmas and the Tooth Fairy.

罗伯，我是在说，例如，圣诞老人和牙仙。

During the holidays, young children in England refer to Santa Claus as Father Christmas.

在假期期间，英格兰的小孩将圣诞老人称为Father Christmas。

" Locks and bolts make no difference to me, " said Father Christmas.

“锁和门闩对我没什么关系。”圣诞老人说。

Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a 'guard of honour' of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo.

扮成圣诞老人，在由6个漂亮姑娘组成的“仪仗队”的陪同下，骑上一头名叫江伯的小象，沿着城里的主要街道出发了。

It was certainly nothing like Father Christmas.

它一点儿也不像圣诞老人。

I used to believe in Father Christmas, but not any more.

我以前相信圣诞老人，但是现在不信了。

Did he feel like Father Christmas? It was a lot of fun, says Charles.

难道真的觉得自己像是圣诞老人吗？查尔斯说：“这么做充满乐趣。”

The post office answers mail sent to the traditional Father Christmas from around the world.

邮局会回复来自世界各地寄给传统圣诞老人的邮件。

He's almost like the Father Christmas of Easter time.

它就像复活节的圣诞老人。

(In January, Father Christmas's elves must conduct " sniff tests" to see if a garment has been worn.) Increasingly, retailers are charging shoppers to return goods.

（在一月份，圣诞老人的精灵们行“嗅觉测试”，检查衣服是不是全新的。）越来越多零售商对购物者退货收取费用。

Well, we'll have to see what father Christmas brings, won't we?

我们得看看圣诞老人会带来什么，不是吗？

" Susan, Eve's Daughter, " said Father Christmas. " These are for you, " and he handed her a bow and a quiver full of arrows and a little ivory horn.

“苏珊，夏娃的女儿。”圣诞老人说，“这些是给你的。”递给她一张弓、一只装满箭的箭袋和一只小小的象牙号角。

" I will not, " said Draco Malfoy flatly when Hagrid had proposed this with the air of Father Christmas pulling an extra-large toy out of his sack.

“我不去，”当海格以圣诞老人从口袋里掏出一只特大玩具的神情提出这个建议时，德拉科·马尔福毫不含糊地说。

When, from the comparative quiet within, the mummers judged that the dancers had taken their seats, Father Christmas advanced, lifted the latch, and put his head inside the door.

演员们听见里面相对安静了下来，估计跳舞的人都坐了下来，圣诞老人走上前去，拉开门闩，把头探到屋里。

The mishap meant children got an early treat as Father Christmas climbed through a cafe window to hand out presents and sing an impromptu festive song.

这个小事故意味着小孩子们可以早一点得到礼物，就在圣诞之父从咖啡店的窗户爬过的时候就把礼物派送出去，并且即兴演唱一首节日歌曲。

The symbolism, of course, needs little explanation for anyone who grew up receiving gifts from Santa Claus, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas and St Nick's many other monikers.

当然，有些人从小就收到Santa Claus、（圣诞老人别名）Kris Kringle、Father Christmas和St Nick等等其圣诞老人绰号送的礼物，对们来说这种象征意义几乎不需要解释。

“Father Christmas, I have tried to be good, so please can I have a candy machine, a CD player, dolls, make-up and jewelry? ”

“圣诞老人，我已经努力变得很乖了，我能要一个糖果机，一个CD播放机，还有娃娃，化妆品和珠宝吗？”

We seriously wrote Father Christmas, the North Pole on the envelope, before giving them to our mother to post.

我们把信交给妈妈邮寄前，在信封上认真地写上“圣诞老人，北极”。

E. Father Christmas is known across the world with his white hair, red coat and big bag of toys.

E.圣诞老人以白头发，红上衣和背着大袋玩具的形象闻名于世。

A fragment of bone claimed to be from St Nicholas believed to be the inspiration for Father Christmas.

称这块骨头属于圣诞老人的原型圣尼古拉斯。