It was when we were talking about the Christmas crackers.

是在我们讨论圣诞拉炮的时候。

It's customary in England to open your Christmas crackers and don your paper hat before you eat dinner.

在英格兰，通常是在吃晚饭之前打开你的圣诞爆竹并戴上纸帽。

I promise I didn't get that out of a Christmas cracker.

我发誓我绝不是从圣诞爆竹中才想到的 圣诞爆竹一人拉一头 爆竹里会有小礼物或者写着文字的纸条。

Exquisite and expensive playthings lay enlaced with the gimcrack contents of Christmas crackers.

精美而昂贵的玩具与圣诞饼干的小玩意儿交织在一起。

A Christmas cracker is a brightly decorated cardboard tube filled with fun prizes.

圣诞饼干是一种装饰鲜艳的纸板筒，里面装满了有趣的奖品。

Inside the Christmas cracker are colorful paper hats that it is absolutely mandatory to wear.

圣诞饼干里面是五颜六色的纸帽子，绝对必须戴。