你“圣诞冲动”了吗？

12月是节日氛围最浓的一个月份，圣诞过后就是新年，大家都在忙着为朋友和家人准备礼物。这一准备不要紧，礼物越买越多，帐单越积越厚，到该还款的时候才意识到透支了不少。

Christmas buzz is a feeling common during the month of December. It is the need to buy many overpriced gifts for your family, normally on a credit card. The buyer feels no feelings of regret for the rest of the month, as he/she feels they are being a good person. The Christmas buzz is always followed by the New Year's hangover, when the credit card bill comes in and the buyer goes on a rant about how much money they have spent.
Christmas buzz（圣诞冲动）是12月份很常见的一种情绪。它会让你给家人买很多超贵的礼物，而且通常都是用信用卡结算的。买的时候一点也不会为这个月剩下的日子担心，因为你买这些礼物的时候觉得自己是个好人。紧跟着圣诞冲动而来的就是新年怨悔，那时候信用卡的帐单也该寄来了，你才会为之前花出去的钱自怨自艾。

For example:

You're buying a Nintendo Wii off eBay for 500 dollars for your kid? Must be the Christmas buzz.
你要在易趣网上花500美元给你孩子买个任天堂游戏机？一定是圣诞冲动了吧。

（中国日报网英语点津 Helen）