春节那些事儿-序言(1)

 

Chinese New Year Celebration¹ is the most important celebration of the year. Chinese people may celebrate the Chinese New Year in slightly different ways but their wishes are almost the same; they want their family members and friends to be healthy and lucky during next year.

 

Chinese New Year Celebration usually lasts for 15 days. Celebratory activities include Chinese New Feast², firecrackers, giving lucky money to children, the New Year bell ringing and Chinese New Year Greetings³. Most of Chinese people will stop the celebrating in their home onthe 7th day of New Year because the national holiday usually ends around that day, however celebrations⁴ in public areas can last until the 15th day of New Year.

 

1 celebration   

n.庆祝，庆祝会；典礼

参考例句：

• The celebration passed off successfully.庆祝活动圆满结束。
• The celebration of Christmas is a custom.庆祝圣诞节是一种习俗。

2 feast   

n.盛宴，筵席，节日

参考例句：

• After the feast she spent a week dieting to salve her conscience.大吃了一顿之后，她花了一周时间节食以安慰自己。
• You shouldn't have troubled yourself to prepare such a feast!你不该准备这样丰盛的饭菜，这样太麻烦你了！

3 greetings   

n.问候；招呼( greeting的名词复数 )；问候；祝贺；祝词

参考例句：

• We sent her a card with birthday greetings. 我们寄给她一张生日贺卡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They had an exchange of greetings. 彼此客套了几句。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 celebrations   

n.庆祝( celebration的名词复数 )；庆祝会（仪式）

参考例句：

• The mayor was there to dignify the celebrations. 市长的光临为庆祝活动增辉。
• Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee celebrations 维多利亚女王登基50周年庆典