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新年：1.NewYear'sEvedinner除夕夜年夜饭Reuniondinner团圆饭Everyonetriestogethomefornewyear’sEvedinner2.SpringFestivalcouplets春联3.paper-cuts剪纸4.luckymoney红包5.liondance舞狮表演6.dragondance舞龙7.NewYear’sGala/springfestivalgala春节联欢晚会Areyougoingtowatchthe…tonight?8.newdresseschildrenarethehappiest,theyalwaysgetluckymoneyandnewdresses.9.firework烟花Thefireworksareverybeautiful。Don’tcleanontheNewYear’sday.初一不可以扫地哦springcleaning;generalhouse-cleaning扫房10.TheLanternFestival.元宵节【Blessing】:Treasuresfillthehome财源广进Businessflourishes事业兴隆Peaceallyearround岁岁平安Wishingyouprosperity恭喜发财Harmonybringswealth家和万事兴Mayallyourwishescometrue心想事成Everythinggoeswell万事如意Thecountryflourishesandpeopleliveinpeace国家富强、人民安康Moneyandtreasureswillbeplentiful财源茂盛WishingyoueverysuccessPromotingtoahigherposition事业有成、更上一层楼、蒸蒸日上Safetripwhereveryougo一帆风顺Wishyouhappinessandprosperityinthecomingyear!祝你新的一年快乐幸福TherearemanytraditionalfestivalsinChina,suchasSpringFestival,Mid-AutumnDayandsoon.I’dliketointroducetheSpringFestivaltoyou.SpringFestivalisthemostimportanttraditionalholidayinChina.Itusuallylastsfor15days.Daysbeforethefestival,peoplecleantheirhouses.Theythinkcleaningsweepsanybadluck.Theydecoratetheirhouseswithpapercuts.Ontheeveofthefestival,familymembersgettogetherandhavebigmeals.ThentheywatchtheSpringFestivalGalaonTV.Atmidnight,theysetofffireworkstowelcomethenewyear.Duringthefestival,kidsgetluckymoneyfromoldpeople.Peoplevisittheirrelativesandfriends.Theywisheachahappyyearandgoodluck.Howhappyweare.Whatdoestheholidaymean?这个节日有什么含义吗？ThetermpassyearisusedfortheSpringFestival(ChineseNewYear).ThewordYearinChinesecharactersusedtomeanahorriblebeast.Tocombatthebeast,theChinesehanggoodluckwishesonredpaperonthedoorandusefireworksinthebeliefthatthebeastfearsredandfire.ThistraditioninmanywaysresembletheWesternbeliefofusinggarlicandcrossestofightvampires。中文中“过年”这个词组用以表示对春节(中国新年)的庆祝。“年”这个字在中文里是一种恐怖的怪兽。因为“年”害怕红色和火，所以中国人会在门上悬挂“春联”写上美好祝福，并放鞭炮来赶跑它。这个传统有点类似西方人用大蒜和十字架吓跑吸血鬼的传统。WhyNewYearissospecial?为什么新年那么特别呢？TheChinesezodiacfeatures12animalsinthesequenceofRat,Ox,Tiger,Rabbit,Dragon,Snake,Horse,Sheep,Monkey,Rooster,Dog,andPig.ThisyearistheyearofTiger.Eachanimalrepresentsadifferentpersonality.Accordingtolegend,peopleheldaconferencewithalltheanimals,informingthemthattheywouldpickthe12torepresentthezodiac.However,inspiteofbeingfast,thecatwasnotpickedasitsthen-closefriend,therat,didnotwakeit.Thisactionsparkedoffarivalrythatcontinuestillthisday。中国的十二生肖代表了十二种动物，他们的顺序是：鼠、牛、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗和猪。今年是虎年。每一种动物有他们自己的“性格”。根据传说，人们当初和动物们开了一个会，最先到会的动物们就可以进入十二生肖。而身为猫最好的朋友，老鼠却没有把猫叫醒去开会。因此，它们之间的战争一直持续到今天。Whatdopeopledo?那人们在新年都干啥呢？Eat,eatagain,andtheneatsomemore!AstheoldChinesesayinggoes:foodiseverything。吃、接着吃、再吃更多东西！就跟一句中国古话说的那样：食物即一切。(沪江小编：这算是哪门子“中国古话”！？)Thetraditionistohavedifferentmaincourseseverydayfromthe1stdayoftheNewYeartothe15thdayoftheNewYear,fromJiaoZi(dumplings)，noodles,springrolls,stickyricecakes,andTangYuan(stuffedriceballs).Besidesculinarysatisfaction,eachfoodhasameaningaswell:forinstance,JiaoZilookslikegold,implyingawealthyyearahead。传统就是，从新年第一天开始直到正月十五，每天都要吃不同的主菜。从饺子、面条、春卷、年糕到汤圆。除了祭好五脏庙以外，每一种食物也有含义：比如饺子看起来就像金元宝，这意味来年的丰衣足食。Besideseating,youngpeoplevisitolderfamilymembersandkidsareblessedwitharedpackofluckymoney.Andthen,peoplegatherandeatagain(！)，leadingtoalotofadvertisementsaboutfitnessrightaftertheChineseNewYearholiday。除了吃以外，年轻人要去拜会家里的老人家，而小盆友们就有大把压岁钱拿。跟着，人们又聚在一起吃，所以节后中国就会出现很多减肥广告……(沪江小编：写这东西的老外看就知道被骗了。这是哪家的规矩……不过没事，大家随机应变、等见了老外把真正的中国习俗告诉他们吧。)HappyChineseNewyear!!!春节快乐！TherearemanytraditionalfestivalsinChina,suchasSpringFestival,Mid-AutumnDayandsoon.I’dliketointroducetheSpringFestivaltoyou.SpringFestivalisthemostimportanttraditionalholidayinChina.Itusuallylastsfor15days.Daysbeforethefestival,peoplecleantheirhouses.Theythinkcleaningsweepsanybadluck.Theydecoratetheirhouseswithpapercuts.Ontheeveofthefestival,familymembersgettogetherandhavebigmeals.ThentheywatchtheSpringFestivalGalaonTV.Atmidnight,theysetofffireworkstowelcomethenewyear.Duringthefestival,kidsgetluckymoneyfromoldpeople.Peoplevisittheirrelativesandfriends.Theywisheachahappyyearandgoodluck.Howhappyweare.春联SpringFestivalcouplets春酒[winebrewedinspring]春季酿制的或春季酿成的酒;也指民间习俗,春节时宴请亲友叫吃春酒春色满园[agardenfullofthebeautyofspring]春日的景色充满家园。形容生机勃勃、繁荣兴旺的气象春山如笑[hillsasifsmilinginthespring]形容春天山区风景的优美动人春山如笑,夏山如滴,秋山如妆,冬山如睡春节TheSpringFestival农历lunarcalendar正月lunarJanuary;thefirstmonthbylunarcalendar除夕NewYear'sEve;eveoflunarNewYear初一thebeginningofNewYear元宵节TheLanternFestivalFoodnames：年糕Nian-gao;risecake;NewYearcake团圆饭familyreuniondinner年夜饭thedinneronNewYear'sEve饺子Jiao-zi;Chinesemeatravioli汤圆Tang-yuan;dumplingsmadeofsweetrice,rolledintoballsandstuffedwitheithersweetorspicyfillings八宝饭eighttreasuresricepudding糖果盘candytray:什锦糖assortedcandies-sweetandfortune蜜冬瓜candiedwintermelon-growthandgoodhealth西瓜子redmelonseed-joy,happiness,truthandsincerity金桔cumquat-prosperity糖莲子candiedlotusseed-manydescendentstocome糖藕candiedlotusroot-fulfillingloverelationship红枣reddates-prosperity花生糖peanutcandy-sweetCustoms:过年Guo-nian;havetheSpringFestival对联poeticcouplet:twosuccessiverhyming