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【聖誕大餐】crackers

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我真的不知道怎麼翻譯crackers這種東西,就像你看到圖片一樣。他免強說應該是一個像糖果一樣構造的東西。中間那一輪才是重點,內含有小玩具,小遊戲,笑話...等。

就像是北美的中國餐館都附上"幸運餅"一樣,cracker就像那種東西,但是內容物有更多選擇。這各東西並不是吃完飯才玩的,通常大家坐下等上菜時就可以2個人各拉一端,然後就會有"啪"的一聲。有一端的人會保有,另一端的人只有拿到空紙盒。所以,有時候大家在玩的時候就會說好,不管誰拉到,裡面的東西規誰...以免落空。

以下是我在網路上找到有關crackers的介紹。
http://www.absolutelycrackers.com/historynew.html

In 1847, almost by accident, Tom Smith invented the cracker. It was a simple idea which became an integral part of British celebration and tradition which still continues today, 150 years on. In it's simple form a cracker is a small cardboard tube covered in a brightly coloured twist of paper.

When the cracker is 'pulled' by two people, each holding one end of the twisted paper, the friction creates a small explosive 'pop' produced by a narrow strip of chemically impregnated paper. The cardboard tube tumbles a bright paper hat, a small gift, a balloon and a motto or joke.

At the turn of the century, Tom Smith produced crackers not only for the Christmas season but also to celebrate every major occasion from The Paris Exhibition in 1900 to War Heroes in 1918 and The World Tour in 1926 of Prince Edward, The Prince of Wales.

Contents were tailored to each box; grotesque or artistic masks, puzzles, conundrums, tiny treasures, jewels, games and mottoes, and most of the beautifully illustrated boxes, crackers and hats, from fezzes to sheiks'' head dresses, were made by hand. The fully illustrated catalogues which date back to 1877 provide an exceptional visual history of British social and political evolvement over an entire century.

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