New Year's Eve, also known as Da Nian Eve, is the last night of the last month of the lunar calendar.
除夕锐锣，又稱大年夜坎穿，是每年農(nóng)歷臘月的最后一個(gè)晚上。
New Year's Eve is a festival in bid farewell to the old and usher in the new . Everything looks fresh and gay.
除夕是辭舊迎新、萬(wàn)象更新的節(jié)日渺鹦。
句子小講解：
bid： ~ (sb) good morning, farewell, etc. ( formal)
to say 'good morning', etc. to sb向(某人)問(wèn)候舀透、道別等
farewell：[C, U] the act of saying goodbye to sb告別;辭行
usher in:領(lǐng)進(jìn),引進(jìn)
Everything looks fresh and gay:一切看起來(lái)都很新鮮和愉快。
還可以這樣表達(dá)：New Year's Eve is a time to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new and everything takes on a completely new look.除夕是辭舊迎新密任、萬(wàn)象更新的節(jié)日颜启。
The main activities on New Year's Eve include sweeping dust, pasting Spring Festival couplets, hanging New Year pictures, eating family reunion dinner, offering sacrifices, keeping the New Year's Eve? (also called Shousui)and so on.
除夕的主要活動(dòng)有掃塵、貼春聯(lián)浪讳、掛年畫(huà)缰盏、吃團(tuán)圓飯、祭祀、守歲等口猜。
sweeping dust:掃塵
pasting Spring Festival couplets:貼春聯(lián)
hanging New Year pictures:掛年畫(huà)
offering sacrifices:(貢獻(xiàn)各種祭品)祭祀
keeping the New Year's Eve :(留住除夕夜)守歲
Chinese New Year’s Eve is the most important festival in China.
除夕是中國(guó)最重要的節(jié)日负溪。
2. It falls on the last day of the twelfth lunar month.除夕是指每年農(nóng)歷臘月的最后一個(gè)晚上。
3. People are busy with doing Spring Festival shopping.人們忙于辦年貨济炎。
4. Families decorate their front doors with Spring Festivalcouplets.
家家戶戶門上都貼春聯(lián)川抡。
decorate [?dek?re?t]v. 裝飾，裝點(diǎn)
Before the New Year’s Eve, we clean up our houses andChapter 09courtyards.除夕之前我們房屋和庭院都要進(jìn)行大掃除须尚。
2. The various paper-cuttings on the windows add to thefestive atmosphere.各式各樣的窗花烘托了喜慶的節(jié)日氣氛崖堤。
add to 增加，加強(qiáng)
The Chinese character “fu” is also posted on front doors.大門也貼上“改痛玻”字密幔。
4. Fireworks will be launched to celebrate the coming of theNew Year.267人們放鞭炮迎接新年。
5.The families will stay up late all night on the New Year’s Eve.除夕夜家人會(huì)一起守歲迎新年撩轰。 stay up 深夜不睡胯甩，熬夜
Talk about Chinese New Year’s Eve.
A: I love the Chinese New Year’s Eve.
B: It’s the most important festival in China.
A: 我喜歡過(guò)除夕節(jié)。
B: 它是中國(guó)最重要的節(jié)日堪嫂。
A: Why is it called “Guo Nian”?
B: The legend said a monster called “Nian” came out on the New Year’s Eve.
A: 為什么叫“過(guò)年”呢蜡豹？
B: 傳說(shuō)有一個(gè)叫“年”的怪物，除夕夜的時(shí)候出來(lái)溉苛。
A: Did the monster attack the people?B: Yes, people burned firecrackers to drive it away, then thatwas called “Guo Nian”.
A: 這個(gè)怪物會(huì)攻擊人嗎镜廉？
B: 是的，人們放鞭炮趕走它愚战，所以叫“過(guò)年”
聊聊中國(guó)的年夜飯
A: Do you often have a big dinner on the Chinese New Year’sEve?
B: Yes, we do. It’s the New Year’s Eve dinner.
A: 你們除夕吃豐盛的晚餐嗎娇唯？
B: 是的，那是年夜飯寂玲。
A: How is the New Year’s Eve dinner?B: It is very tasteful and delicious!
A: 年夜飯?jiān)趺礃樱?br>B: 非常豐盛美味塔插！
A: Is there any special meal?
B: Yes, a fish is a must. It symbolizes “May there be surplusyear after year.”
A: 有什么特色菜嗎？
B: 有拓哟，魚(yú)是必需的想许。魚(yú)象征“年年有余”。
