M:莉莉,你在這待了多久了?
F:I came to China in June,and it has been 7 months.
F:我是六月份來中國的,現(xiàn)在算起來有七個月了。
M:Wow, that is a long time. And you must never have spent the Spring Festival in China.
M:哇,很久了。那你一定沒有在中國度過春節(jié)了。
F:Yes,and I'm going to stay in China this year to see how Chinese people spend their most important festival.
F:對啊,所以我打算今年留在中國,看看中國人是怎么度過他們最重要的節(jié)日的。
M:Really? Maybe you can come to celebrate it with my family.
M:真的嗎?你可以和我們家一起過節(jié)。
F:Can I?
F:可以嗎?
M:My parents would be happy to have you. I believe you will love it. Though we live in downtown,we always spend Spring Festival in our hometown.
M:我父母一定會很高興的。我相信你一定會喜歡的。雖然我們家住在市里,我們總是在老家過春節(jié)。
F:You mean in the countryside?
F:你是說在農(nóng)村嗎?
M:Yes,I believe you will know a lot about Chinese traditions this winter holiday. We will have a big family feast,eating things like fish,dumplings and new year cakes,giving children lucky money put in a red envelope,setting off firecrackers and staying up on New Year's Eve, to name just a few.
M:對的,我相信你一定可以在這個寒假了解到許多中國的傳統(tǒng)習俗。我們會吃團圓飯,吃魚、餃子和年糕,給孩子壓歲錢,也就是紅包,放鞭炮,還有除夕夜守歲,諸如此類。
F:Wonderful!I can't wait to the coming of that day.
F:太棒了,我都快等不及了。
重點詞匯
hometown故鄉(xiāng);家鄉(xiāng)
Do you like your hometown?你喜歡你的家鄉(xiāng)嗎?
feast盛宴;筵席
Lunch was a feast of meat and vegetables, cheese, yoghurt and fruit, with unlimited wine.午餐是一場盛宴,有肉、蔬菜、奶酪、酸奶和水果,以及不限量的葡萄酒。
red envelope紅包
A little, but not much. Anyone depositing the contents of their red envelope for a year can now earn 3%. 目前,如果將收紅包所得到的現(xiàn)金存入銀行,一年期的利率為3%,雖然有收益但是并不是很多。
firecracker爆竹;鞭炮
I played firecracker but I hurt my finger with the fire.在我玩爆竹的時候,傷著了我的手指。
stay up不睡覺;熬夜
I used to stay up late with my mom and watch movies.我過去常和媽媽熬夜看電影。