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Preparations for the Chinese New Year in old China start well in advance of the New Year's Day. The 24th of the twelfth month is set aside for the annual housecleaning. Every household will give a thorough1 cleaning to their houses, clothes, bedclothes and all utensils,(器具) to bid farewell to the old year and to usher2 in the new. It is believed the cleaning sweeps away bad luck and makes the house ready for good luck to enter. All brooms and dustpans are put away on New Year's Eve so good luck cannot be swept away.
1 thorough | |
adj. 彻底的,完全的,精心的 | |
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2 usher | |
n.带位员,招待员;vt.引导,护送;vi.做招待,担任引座员 | |
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3 vertical | |
adj.垂直的,顶点的,纵向的;n.垂直物,垂直的位置 | |
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4 scrolls | |
n.(常用于录写正式文件的)纸卷( scroll的名词复数 );卷轴;涡卷形(装饰);卷形花纹v.(电脑屏幕上)从上到下移动(资料等),卷页( scroll的第三人称单数 );(似卷轴般)卷起;(像展开卷轴般地)将文字显示于屏幕 | |
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5 symbolic | |
adj.象征性的,符号的,象征主义的 | |
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