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New Year

New Year in china is an important festival. Nearlyeveryone thinks highly of it. No matter where people go andno matter how far they go , they will try their best to gohome enjoying family time. And no matter what difficulty ortrouble they are experiencing , they will put aside for theperiod of time.In every house , the main atmosphere ishappiness. What do people usually do during the New Yeartime ? They will prepare a big mealtogether on New Year'sEve. In the following days, they willvisit their relatives. Andtheir relatives also will pay a return visit. One of the mostimportant things that they will not forget to do is to worshiptheir ancestors. This is Chinese New Year.

在中国新年是一个很重要的节日。几乎每个人都很重视。不管人们在哪里，也不管他们去得有多远，他们都会尽量回家团聚。无论他们正在经历着什么样的困难或麻烦，他们都会暂时性的放下每家每户的主要氛围都是幸福。在新年期间，人们通常都做些什么呢?他们会在除夕的晚上准备一顿大餐。在接下来的几天里，他们就会去拜访亲戚。他们的亲戚也会回访他们。有一件他们不会忘记的重要事情是祭祀祖先。这就是中国的新年。

2.假定你是李华，你的美国笔友 Mike 写信向你询问关于中国春节(the Spring Festival)的情况。请你根据以下提示用英语给 Mike 写一封 90 词左右的回信，向他介绍中国的春节。

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1. 春节是全家团聚的节日;

除夕(the Spring Festiva's Eve)全家人一起包饺子、吃饺子2.春节孩子都要穿新衣服，大人要给孩子压岁钱(ucky money)。4.年夜饭后全家人一起看春晚(theSprng Festival Gala);

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Dear Mike,

I'm glad that you' re so interested in the Spring Festival.It is often celebrated in January or February. To celebrateit, all family members try to get together, even those whowork far away from home. On the Spring Festival's Eve,people make and eat dumplings together. The SpringFestival dinner is so special that family members usuallyspend a long time on it. After dinner, they sit together infront of TV to enjoy the Spring Festival Gala. At the Spring

Festival, children always wear new clothes and they can getlucky money from their parents or grandparents.

How about coming to China to experience the SpringFestival yourself? I'm sure you’ ll like it.亲爱的迈克，

我很高兴你对春节这么感兴趣。

它通常在一月或二月庆祝。为了庆祝这一天，所有的家庭成员都聚在一起，即使是那些在离家很远的地方工作的人。在春节前夕，人们一起包饺子吃饺子。年夜饭很特别，家庭成员通常会花很长时间在上面。晚饭后，他们一起坐在电视机前欣赏春节联欢晚会。在春节，孩子们总是穿着新衣服，他们可以从父母或祖父母那里得到压岁钱。

你自己来中国过春节怎么样?我相信你会喜欢的。

3.The Spring Festival

The Spring Festival is one of the most importanttraditional festivals in China. It falls on the first day of the firstmonth in the Chinese lunar calendar.

Before the day, people are busy preparing for it and theystick New Year couplets on the doors. On the Eve, the wholefamily usually get together to have a feast. Then they stay up.watching wonderful programs on TV until midnight, towelcome the new year with firecrackers .In the daytime,people dressed in new clothes go to visit friends with goodluck to each other. During the holiday, they can enjoy avariety of activities, such as going to parks or temples.

Now people in China are leading a happy life, and their招0市Spring Festival is much more interesting than ever.【参考译文】

中国是中国最重要的传统节日之一。它在中国农历一月一日来临,在这天之前，人们都忙着为它做准备。他们在门上贴上春联。在除夕，全家人通常会聚餐。然后他们守岁，看着精彩的电视节目直到午夜，用鞭炮来迎接新年。在白天，人们盛装去拜访朋友互送祝福,在假期期间，他们会参加各种活动，例如去公园或者寺庙。现在，中国人过着幸福的生活，春节也比以往有趣得多了。

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