王玉峰

詞匯

ceremonious adj.講究禮節(jié)的，正式的，隆重的

defilement

n.污穢

paste

v.粘貼，張貼

spring festival couplets 春聯

reversed

adj.顛倒的

auspiciousness

n.吉兆

sumptuous

adj.豪華的，奢侈的

foodstuff

n.食物，食品

prosperous

adj.繁榮的，興旺的

amass

v.積累，積聚

春節(jié)簡介

春節(jié)，在每年的農歷正月初一，又叫陰歷年、農歷新年、農歷年，俗稱“過年、大年、過大年”，是農歷新年的第一天，即為歲首。一般從臘月二十三的祭灶到正月十五，也有的是從臘月初八的臘祭或臘月廿三、廿四的祭灶，直到正月十五元宵節(jié)結束，有些地方甚至延續(xù)到整個正月結束，但均以除夕和正月初一為節(jié)日的高潮。春節(jié)時間延續(xù)長、地域跨度廣，節(jié)日活動豐富，是中國最重要、最隆重，也是歷史最悠久、最熱鬧、最富有特色的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。

春節(jié)是漢民族最重要的節(jié)日。滿、蒙古、瑤、壯、白、高山、赫哲、哈尼、達斡爾、侗、黎等十幾個少數民族也有過春節(jié)的習俗，只是過節(jié)的形式各具自己的民族特色，更蘊味無窮。在節(jié)日期間，漢族和大多數少數民族都要舉行各種慶祝活動，這些活動大多以祭祀神佛、祭奠祖先、除舊布新、迎禧接福、祈求豐年為主要內容。

練一練

Questions：

1. Why is Chinese character "福 " put upside-down？

2. Why is the dinner on the New Year's Eve called "family reunion dinner"？

3. What do people often do on the first day of the Spring Festival？

4. What does "new year cake" mean？

II. Match the following numbers of the pictures with their proper letters：

A. Staying up the Whole Night on New Year's Eve

B. Spring Festival Couplets

C.New Year paintings

D. The Poster Bearing the Character“Fu”Paper-cut for Window Decoration

E. Paying New Year Calls

F Spring Festival Goods

G.Red packets

H. Gift Money to Children

I. Dinner of the New Year's Eve

Ⅲ.Writing Work

一些外國友人想了解我國過春節(jié)的情況。請你根據下面要點寫一篇英語短文。

1.春節(jié)是中國的重大節(jié)日。2.節(jié)前人們要大掃除。

3.全家人在一起吃年夜飯。4.孩子們會收到壓歲錢。

5.年初一穿新衣服，走親訪友，人們見面時，相互拜年，祝福大家在新的一年里的好運氣。

詞數：120左右。

祝福語

1.Good luck and great success in the coming New Year.祝來年好運，并取得更大的成就。

2.Good health， good luck and much happiness throughout the year.恭祝健康、幸運，新年快樂。

3. On this special day l send you New Year's greetings and hope that some day soon we shall be together.在這特殊的日子，向你致以新年的祝福，希望不久我們能相聚在一起。

4. Please accept my sincere wishes for the New Year.I hope you will continue to enjoy good health.請接受我誠摯的新年祝福，順祝身體健康。

5.May you come into a good fortune！恭喜發(fā)財！

6.May many fortunes find their way to you！祝財運亨通！

7.1 want to wish you longevity and health！愿你健康長壽！

8. May everything beautiful and best be condensed into this card. Sincerely wish you happiness， cheerfulness and success.愿一切最美好的祝福都能用這張賀卡表達，真誠地祝你幸福、快樂、成功！

9.May the coming New Year bring you joy， love and peace.愿新年為你帶來快樂、友愛和寧靜。

10. May the New Year bring many good things and rich blessings to you and all those you love！愿新年帶給你和你所愛的人許多美好的事物和無盡的祝福！

Keys：

I.

1， Because when one sees the Chinese character "福 " put upside-down， he must be surprised to say happiness is coming. lt's a blessing phrase.

2. On the New Year's Eve， people working far away from home will manage to come back， regardless of long-distance travel， so the "Grand Dinner on New Year's Eve" is also called "Family Reunion Dinner"，

3. They pay a New Year call （bainian）， during which people will be busy in giving best wishes to one another by saying such auspicious phrases as "Happy New Year" and "May you be prosperous"， etc. Elders will put some money in a red pocket （yasuiqian） and give it to children as a gift.

4. "New Year Cake"， niangao in Chinese， means "higher year"， suggesting better fortune in the new year.

II.

（1）B （2）D （3）F （4）I （5）A （6）E （7）H（8）G （9）C