Spring Festival is the most important festival in China, and it is also my most
favor festival. 春节是中国最重要的节日，也是我最喜欢的节日。 It’s to celebrate the lunar calendar ‘s
new year . 它是为了庆祝农历新年 In the evening before the Spring Festival ,families get
together and have a big meal . 在春节前夜,家人聚在一起享用丰盛的一餐 In many places people like to
set off firecrackers . 在许多地方人们还放鞭炮 Dumplings are the most traditional food . 饺子是最传统的食物 Children like the festival very much ,because they
can have delicious food and wear new clothes . 孩子们非常喜欢春节,因为他们可以吃好吃的东西和穿新衣服 They
can also get some money from their parents. 他们也可以领到压岁钱 This money is given to children for good luck .
给孩子的这些钱是为了(来年的)好运气 People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune .
人们也用贴年画的方式来乞求好运 The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long .
春节持续近15天 People visit relatives and friends with the words “Have all your wishes
”. 人们拜访亲戚朋友时会送上一句"万事如意" People enjoy the Spring Festival ,during this time they
can have a good rest . 人们享受春节,在这段时间他们可以好好休息一下 (二)Probably more food is consumed
during the New Year celebrations than any other time of the year.
或许春节中食物的消耗比一年中其他时候都要大 Vast amounts of traditional food is prepared for family
and friends, as well as those close to us who have died.
大量的传统食物被准备给家人和朋友,同样还有逝去的亲近的人 On New Year's Day, the Chinese family will eat a
vegetarian dish called jai. 在春节当天,中国家庭将吃一种蔬菜制的名为"jai"(春卷……大概）的食物 Although the various ingredients in jai are root
vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious
aspects to them. 尽管春卷里的配料都只是根菜或粗纤维蔬菜，许多人还是把各种迷信方面的事归于它们 Other foods include a whole fish, to
represent togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for prosperity.
用其他食物，包括一整条鱼，来代表团圆和富饶，或一只鸡来代表兴旺 The chicken must be presented with a head, tail
and feet to symbolize completeness. Noodles should be uncut, as they represent
long life. 这只鸡必须要有头有胃还有脚来象征完整。面则不能被切断，因为他们代表了长寿 In south China, the favorite and
most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice（糯米）pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in
reed（芦苇）leaves), another popular delicacy. 在南方，最受喜爱和具代表性的食物是用甜糯米捏成的年糕，另一道受欢迎的美食是用芦苇包上糯米作成的粽子。 In the north, steamed-wheat bread (man tou) and small meat
dumplings were the preferred food. 在北方，馒头和小甜饺是首选 The tremendous amount of food
prepared at this time was meant to symbolize abundance and wealth for the
household 这种时候准备巨量的食品是味了象征家庭的丰饶，富有 (三)My Spring Festival My Spring Festival was
great. 我的春节棒极了 Before the Chinese New Year, my families were all going to my
grandparents’. 在新年前，我们一家都到了爷爷奶奶家 Many of my relatives there were playing all the
night. 许多亲戚都在这儿玩了通宵 At night, we set off firecrackers. The voice was very loud,
cars parked far from us were sounding. 在晚上，我们放鞭炮。鞭炮的声音很响，停得远远的车也被震响了 Maybe they
feared the voice too. 我们也许也害怕这声音 The first day of the Chinese New Year, we all
got up early. 新年第一天，我们起来得很早 We said “Happy New Year!” or “Good luck this year!”
to each other and get money from them. We visited our relatives all day.
我们互道“新年快乐”或“今年好运”（想不出来到底是什么祝福的话……）然后讨得利市。我们整天拜访亲友 That made me feel very tired
but very happy because I also can get money. 这让我感到疲惫，但也很快乐。因为我也能得到钱 The second
day of the New Year, I slept during the morning. 新年第二天，我睡了一早上 In the afternoon,
I went to the beautiful countryside, and visited the Yi River, it is very wide,
about 1 kilometer. 下午，我们到了美丽的乡村，并参观了易水，它很宽，大概有一公里 Next day, we left my grandparents’ home for
Qingdao. 第3天，我们离开爷爷家，去青岛 The expressway had been frozen. 但特快铁路被冻成了冰 It was terrible! 糟透了 So we could only run by at a slow
speed. 所以我们职能以缓慢的速度前进 This festival was great, I love Spring Festival!
今年春节棒极了，我爱春节
