Scene 234 春节

Scene 234　春节

❶ 我们要在春节前打扫屋子。We need to clean the house before Spring Festival.

对话 A: We need to clean the house before Spring Festival. 我们要在春节前打扫屋子。

B: That's to sweep all the bad luck out of the door, right? 那是为了扫除厄运吧？

A: You're right. 你说得对。

❷ 希望我们能一起过春节。I hope we can spend the Spring Festival together.

❸ 我们有多种庆祝新年的方式。We celebrate the New Year in many ways.

对话 A: How do you celebrate the New Year? 你们怎么庆祝新年？

B: We celebrate the New Year in many ways. 我们有多种庆祝新年的方式。

❹ 我们能在哪里放这些鞭炮呢？Where can we set off these firecrackers?

对话 A: Where can we set off these firecrackers? 我们能在哪里放这些鞭炮呢？

B: On the square. 在广场上。

❺ 春节我会回家。I'm going back to my family for Chinese New Year.

对话 A: Where are you going for this Chinese New Year? 你今年春节会在哪里过？

B: I'm going back to my family for Chinese New Year. 春节我会回家。

❻ 我们打了一晚上麻将。We played mahjong all night.

对话 A: What did your family do on New Year's Eve? 除夕夜你们全家干什么啦？

B: We played mahjong all night. 我们打了一晚上打麻将。

❼ 我们把春联挂在门外。We hang the spring couplets outside the door.

对话 A: We hang the spring couplets outside the door. 我们把春联挂在门外。

B: OK, I am gonna grab¹ some glue. 好的，我去拿胶水。

❽ 放鞭炮是为了吓走妖魔鬼怪。The firecrackers are to scare off the evil spirits.

对话 A: Why do you set off firecrackers? 你们为什么要放鞭炮？

B: The firecrackers are to scare off the evil spirits. 放鞭炮是为了吓走妖魔鬼怪。

❾ 你收到了几个红包？How many red envelops² did you receive?

❿ 春节就要到了。The Spring Festival is around the corner!

对话 A: The Spring Festival is around the corner! Happy New Year! 春节就要到了。新年快乐！

B: Happy New Year! 新年快乐！

1 grab   

vt./n.攫取，抓取；vi.攫取，抓住(at)

参考例句：

• It is rude to grab a seat.抢占座位是不礼貌的。
• The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.贼想抢我的手提包，但被我推开了。

2 envelops   

v.包围，笼罩，包住( envelop的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He glued many envelops yesterday. 他昨天用胶粘了许多信封。 来自辞典例句
• Ask your friends or mother and father to save used envelops for you. 让你的朋友或父母为你留下用过的信封。 来自英语晨读30分（高二）