Spring Festival
Finn: Hey,Martha.I often hear of your husband,but I've never seen him.
Martha: Oh,yes.He just has come back from China.
Finn: Really? I have to finish my paper that is about the festivals of China.
Martha: Which festival do you want to know?
Finn: Which festival is important in China?
Martha: Let me see.Spring Festival,I really know some customs about it.
Finn: OK,Why not enjoy a cup of coffee and tell me something about the spring festival?
Martha: Well.The spring festival is commonly known as“Lunar New Year ”.According to an old Chinese story,“Nian”was a monster in ancient time.
Finn: OMG.What're traditional activities during spring festival?
Martha: In China,we can see the performance of lion dance and dragon dance everywhere.Almost every family will play fireworks. Now more and more people are concerned about pollution,they have dropped off.
Finn: Well.What did they do during New Year's Eve?
Martha: All the members of the family gather to enjoy a reunion dinner and that symbolizes harmony brings wealth ,everything goes well.
春節(jié)
芬: 嘿,瑪莎。我常常聽說你的丈夫,卻從來不曾見。
瑪莎: 是呀,他剛剛從中國回來。
芬: 真的?我要完成的論文是關(guān)于中國節(jié)日的。
瑪莎: 你想了解哪個節(jié)日?
芬: 在中國哪個節(jié)日最重要?
瑪莎: 讓我想想,春節(jié),我知道一些關(guān)于春節(jié)的東西。
芬: 好呀。我們喝一杯咖啡聊聊。
瑪莎: 春節(jié)通常被稱為“過年”。根據(jù)一個古老的中國傳說,“年”是遠古時期的一種怪獸。
芬: 天哪。有什么傳統(tǒng)的活動嗎?
瑪莎: 在中國,你可以隨時隨地看到舞龍舞獅表演。大多數(shù)家庭要燃放煙花。但是現(xiàn)在人們越來越關(guān)注污染,都不怎么放了。
芬: 除夕他們都做什么?
瑪莎: 全體家庭成員要吃頓團圓飯,象征著家和萬事興,萬事如意。