主播:Mary | 翩翩
Topic :The Spring Festival
Celebrations in America
美國的新年慶祝活動
Cities with large Chinese populations put on larger celebrations , such as San Francisco, New York city.They celebrate the Spring Festival with parades and dragon dance.
* parade n. /p??re?d/ 游行
* dragon dance 舞龍
* Chinatown唐人街
The Celebration of Chinese Majors
美國中文專業(yè)學生的慶祝活動
Mary’s Chinese teacher tried to teach them to write couplets with proper calligraphy brushes.
Mary 的中文教師教他們使用真正的毛筆寫對聯。 (Mary現在好像已經還給老師了^-^)
* China hand 中國通
* couplet 對聯
* calligraphy brush 毛筆
* calligraphy 書法
The Celebration of FCC
領養(yǎng)中國孩子家庭的慶祝方式
*FCC=Families with Children from China
Mary’s sister Lisa adopts a child from Guizhou Province and she raises the child with Chinese culture. It is a long story.
Mary的sister領養(yǎng)了一位貴州的孩子,并且用中國的文化來養(yǎng)育這個孩子。
It is very touching!
* adopt v. /??dɑ?pt/ 收養(yǎng)
* raise a child 養(yǎng)育孩子
* steamed bun 饅頭
* get rid of the old and let in the new 辭舊迎新
* red envelop 紅包
ABC or Immigrant Chinese Families
美籍華人或中國移民的慶祝方式
ABC or immigrant Chinese families celebrate about the same as mainland Chinese.
美籍華人或中國移民家庭會像大陸人一樣慶祝春節(jié)。
*ABC=American Born Chinese 美籍華裔
Mixed-race Families
混血家庭的慶祝方式
Mixed-race families, at least those who try to celebrate the adopted child’s birth culture, put in a lot of effort to celebrate as well.
混血家庭會盡力用孩子原生文化的方式來慶祝春節(jié)。
Are there any interesting celebrations in your hometown? Please share with us!
你的家鄉(xiāng)又有哪些有趣的慶祝方式呢?
武漢加油,中國加油!