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第一篇：不變的春節
Spring Festival is the most important holiday for Chinese people. Excitement and happiness are palpable this time of the year, and they reach the peak on lunar new year's eve.
春節對於中國人來說是最重要的節日。在每年的春節都讓人興高采烈，尤其是大年三十那晚，更是達到了高潮。
Through the 15-day period, which starts with the first day of the lunar new year and ends on the 15th day (known as Lantern Festival), is relatively long, it is the busiest time of the year for Chinese people. The arrangements they have to make for family reunions, buying necessities and preparing food keeps them busy throughout the holiday. Many of them travel back home and meet friends over dinner and drinks. The celebrations include decorating the house and setting off fireworks.
春節歷時15天，也就從大年七年級開始，到元月十五元宵節結束。這段比較長的時間是中國人最忙的時候。他們為家庭聚會作安排，採購年貨，準備豐盛的食物，以至於整個春節假期都忙忙碌碌的。許多人在春季期間都要回老家過年，跟朋友碰碰頭，聚個餐。慶祝春節也包括大掃除和放煙火。
But we are talking about a tradition that seems to be fading.
但是我們現在要談的是越來越淡的年味。
Spring Festival, as it is celebrated today, has undergone many changes, thanks to the country's economic development and globalization.
現在的春節已經因為我國經濟的發展和全球化的影響而改變了很多。
Yet no Spring Festival is complete without food. People could not get good food whenever they desired in earlier times, something that does not apply to society today. More often than not, people faced the risk of famine. The best time for people to celebrate was when food was available in plenty, and that was possible in spring, or the beginning of the lunar new year. That was the main reason why Spring Festival acquired such great importance among Chinese people.
但是沒有哪個春節是完全離得開“吃”的。從前，不論人們提前多久想要買年貨，總是不能如願，而現在早已今非昔比。過去常常還要鬧饑荒。人們最好的慶祝時間就是他們能得到食物豐盛的時候，也就是春天或是元月初的那段時間。那也是為什麼春節對於中國人如此重要的主要原因。
But three decades of economic growth has ensured that people in China, except for those who are still poor, can enjoy a good meal whenever they want. Such has been the change in people's fortune that some have to be treated for obesity and other health problems associated with excessive eating.
但是三十年來的經濟發展已經讓中國人，除了那些仍然窮苦的人以外，隨時都能享受美食。這得益於人民財富的增長，但是後者也導致一些人吃得太多而受到肥胖威脅和健康問題。
In the past, celebrations were limited to events like song-and-dance duets in North China, dragon/lion dances in South China and fireworks, which required the joint efforts of the entire community. But economic development and urbanization seems to have weakened the social links among people. Many, especially those living in cities, are not interested in celebrating the festival with people they hardly know.
在過去，慶祝春節還只停留在北方的二人轉和南方的舞龍舞獅等形式。那些慶祝活動往往需要許多人合力才能辦得起來。但是經濟的發展和國際化程度的提升似乎已經將這種社會聯絡弱化了。許多人，特別是城市居民，不太願意與不相識的人一起共度春節。
Many customs associated with Spring Festival have changed, too. In the past, people used to visit relatives and friends with gifts and lots of good wishes. Today, many people, especially the youth, use their cell phones or the Internet to send their good wishes and even "gifts" to their relatives and friends. Some may say this is a sign that people have become less caring about their near and dear ones, but we should see this development as a time- and energy-saving exercise granted by the information age.
與春節相關的許多習俗也被改變了。在過去，人們常常會帶著禮物走親訪友，互道祝福。今天許多人，特別是年輕人，用手機或是網路向親朋好友發去“禮物”和祝福。有些人或許會說，這說明人們已經沒有那麼關心至愛親朋了，但是我們應該把這種變化看作資訊化時代省錢省力的好辦法。
In recent times, many people have started praying for a career promotion or more money instead of invoking God or the Buddha for a healthy and long life and the welfare of their family. But the number of such people is decreasing now, which shows that people are becoming more reasonable.
最近幾年，許多人開始祈禱事業高升，財源滾滾，而不是求神拜佛，他們身體健康，長命百歲，家庭美滿。但是這樣的人數現在正在減少，說明人們開始變得更加理性。
第二篇：咱過年缺不了的8件事兒
House Cleaning
房屋打掃
To clean houses on the New Year Eve is a very old custom dating back to thousands of years ago. The dust is traditionally associated with “old” so cleaning their houses and sweeping the dust mean to bid farewell to the “old” and usher in the “new”. Days before the New Year, Chinese families clean their houses, sweeping the floor, washing daily things, cleaning the spider webs and dredging the ditches. People do all these things happily in the hope of a good coming year.
春節打掃房屋這個非常古老的習俗甚至可以追溯到幾千年前。灰塵在傳統上與“舊”聯絡在一起，所以打掃房屋和掃除灰塵意味著辭“舊”迎“新”。春節的前幾天，中國的各家各戶都打掃房屋，掃地，清洗日用品，清除蛛網和疏浚溝渠。人們興高采烈做所有這些事情，希望來年好運。
House decoration
房屋裝飾
One of the house decorations is to post couplets on doors. On the Spring Festival couplets, good wishes are expressed. New Year couplets are usually posted in pairs as even numbers are associated with good luck and auspiciousness in Chinese culture.
People in north China are used to posting paper-cut on their windows. When sticking the window decoration paper-cuts, people paste on the door large red Chinese character “fu”A red "fu"means good luck and fortune, so it is customary to post "fu"on doors or walls on auspicious occasions such as wedding, festivals.
房屋裝飾之一就是在門上貼對聯。在春聯上，抒發良好的祝願。春聯通常是成對張貼，因為雙數在中國文化中是好運氣和吉祥的象徵。
在中國北方，人們習慣於在窗戶上貼剪紙。人們既在窗戶上貼剪紙，又在大門上貼上大大的紅色漢字“福”字，一個紅色“福”字意味著好運和財富，因此習慣上在婚禮，節日之類的吉祥場合中，人們都會在門或牆上貼“福”字。
Waiting for the First Bell Ringing of Chinese New Year
等待春節的第一聲鐘鳴
The first bell ringing is the symbol of Chinese New Year. Chinese people like to go to a large squares where there are huge bells are set up on New Year’s Eve. As the New Year approaches they count down and celebrate together. The people believe that the ringing of huge bell can drive all the bad luck away and bring the fortune to them. In recent years, some people have begun going to mountain temples to wait for the first ringing. Hanshan Temple in Suzhou, is very famous temple for its first ringing of the bell to herald Chinese New Year. Many foreigners now go to Hanshan Temple to celebrate Chinese New Year.
第一次鐘聲是春節的.象徵。中國人喜歡到一個大廣場，那裡有為除夕設定的大鐘。隨著春節的臨近，他們開始倒計數並一起慶祝。人們相信了大鐘的撞響可以驅除黴運，帶來好運。近年來，有些人開始去山上寺廟等待第一次鐘聲。蘇州的寒山寺就非常著名，它的鐘聲宣佈春節的到來。現在有許多外國人也去寒山寺慶祝春節。
Staying up late ("Shousui")
熬夜(“守歲”)
Shousui means to stay up late or all night on New Year's Eve. After the great dinner, families sit together and chat happily to wait for the New Year’s arrival.
守歲意味著除夕夜不睡覺。年夜飯後，家人聚坐一起，愉快聊天，等待春節的到來。
New Year Feast
年夜飯
Spring Festival is a time for family reunion. The New Year's Feast is "a must" banquet with all the family members getting together. The food eaten on the New Year Eve banquet varies according to regions. In south China, It is customary to eat "niangao" (New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour) because as a homophone, niangao means "higher and higher every year". In the north, a traditional dish for the feast is "Jiaozi" or dumplings shaped like a crescent moon.
春節是與家人團聚的時間。年夜飯是所有家庭成員聚在一起“必須”的宴會。除夕宴會上吃的食物根據不同的地區各不相同。在中國南方，習慣吃“年糕”(糯米粉製成的新年糕點)，因為作為一個同音字，年糕意味著“步步高昇”。在北方，年夜飯的傳統飯是“餃子”或像月牙兒形的湯圓。
Setting Firecrackers
燃放鞭炮
Lighting Firecrackers used to be one of the most important customs in the Spring Festival celebration. However, concerning the danger and the negative noises that lighting firecrackers may bring, the government has banned this practice in many major cities. But people in small towns and rural areas still hold to this traditional celebration. Right as the clock strikes 12 o'clock midnight of New Year's Eve, cities and towns are lit up with the glitter from fireworks, and the sound can be deafening. Families stay up for this joyful moment and kids with firecrackers in one hand and a lighter in another cheerfully light their happiness in this especial occasion, even though they plug their ears.
放鞭炮曾是春節慶祝活動中最重要的習俗之一。然而，擔心燃放鞭炮可能會帶來危險和煩人的噪音，政府已在許多大城市下令禁止燃放鞭炮。但在小城鎮和農村地區的人們仍然堅持這種傳統的慶祝活動。除夕夜一旦時鐘撞響午夜12點鐘，城市和鄉鎮都被煙花的閃閃光芒映亮，鞭炮聲震耳欲聾。一家人熬夜就為這個歡樂的時刻，孩子們一手拿鞭炮，一手拿火機興高采烈地點放著他們在這個特殊節日的快樂，儘管他們嚇得捂著耳朵。
New Year Greetings(Bai Nian)
春節的問候(拜年)
On the first day of the New Year or shortly thereafter, everybody wears new clothes and greets relatives and friends with bows and Gongxi (congratulations), wishing each other good luck, happiness during the new year. In Chinese villages, some villagers may have hundreds of relatives so they have to spend more than two weeks visiting their relatives.
On the first day of the new year, it’s customary for the younger generations to visit the elders, wishing them healthy and longevity.
在春節第一天或此後不久，大家都穿著新衣服，帶著弓向親戚和朋友打招呼並恭喜(祝賀)，彼此祝願在新的一年裡好運，幸福。在中國農村，有些村民可能有數以百計的親戚，所以他們不得不拿出兩個多星期來走親訪友。
春節第一天，按習慣，小一輩人要拜見老一輩，祝願他們健康長壽。
因為探親訪友花費大量時間，所以，現在有些忙碌的人就送春節賀卡來表達他們的良好祝願，而不是親自去拜訪。
Because visiting relatives and friends takes a lot of time, now, some busy people will send New Year cards to express their good wishes rather than pay a visit personally.
壓歲錢
Lucky Money
這是孩子們的父母和祖父母給他們作為春節禮物的錢。壓歲錢據說能帶來好運，能驅魔;因此，就有了“壓歲錢”的稱呼。父母和祖父母先把錢放入特製的小紅包裡，年夜飯後或當孩子們來拜年時，將紅包發給他們。他們之所以要把錢放到紅包裡，是因為中國人認為紅色是個幸運色。他們想給自己孩子既有壓歲錢還有幸運色。
It is the money given to kids from their parents and grandparents as New Year gift. The money is believed to bring good luck, ward off monsters; hence the name "lucky money". Parents and grandparents first put money in small, especially-made red envelopes and give the red envelopes to their kids after the New Year's Feast or when they come to visit them on the New Year. They choose to put the money in red envelopes because Chinese people think red is a lucky color. They want to give their children both lucky money and lucky color.
