每到春节前后,总不免俗有许多行程要跑.
 我们来看看一些我们从小到大都要做的行程,用英文怎么讲吧!
 许多的新年习俗都与年节的传说"年兽"的传说息息相关,我们今天先来看看要怎么叙述"年兽"的故事吧!
 Thousands of years ago, there was a ferocious beast, Nien. Nien is usually portrayed as a cross between a tiger and a dragon. This beast lived deep in the ocean. It was asleep most of the time, it was awake only on the last day of a year. It then began its hunt for food : humans. The very night, people lived in terror.
 几千年前,有一只可怕的野兽 : 年兽.年兽通常是被描绘成老虎跟龙的样子.这只野兽住在深海当中.牠大部分时间都在睡觉,牠只会在一年的最后一天醒来.然后他就开始猎捕猎物:人类.那一晚,人们都活在恐惧当中.
 One year on that night, a traveler came to town, looking for food and shelter. Everyone was far too busy packing to pay him any kindness. Seeing this poor traveler, an old lady invited him to her place and offered him a place to sleep. To show his gratitude, he bestowed a secret way to ward off the monster : loud noises and the color red. Knowing what Nien was afraid of, people no longer lived in fear.
 某一年的那晚,一位旅行者来到了一座镇上,寻找食物与栖身处.但大家都忙著打包行囊,无暇招呼.看到这位可怜的旅行者,一位老妇人邀请他到家里,并提供他可以睡觉的地方.为表达感激之意,他提供了一个可以驱赶年兽的方法 : 噪音以及红色.在知道年兽的弱点后,人们便不再恐惧了.
 年兽讨厌噪音与红色,现在来看看跟年兽这个传说相关的传统习俗吧.
 1. 贴春联 stick spring couplets
 People stick spring couplets on the side of the door during Spring Festival.
 The couplets are usually written on red paper. They write about what they wish to accomplish in the coming year.
 人们会在春节期间,贴春联在门边.
 这些对联通常是写在红色的纸张上,他们会把新年的目标写在上面.
 2. 守岁stay up
 Legend has it that a fearsome beast called "Nien" appeared to hunt people at night during the Spring Festival. Therefore, it has become a tradition to stay up during the festival.
 传说一只叫作年兽的可怕野兽会在春节期间的晚上出现,猎食人类.因此,人们在这个节庆期
 间都会熬夜,这已经成了一种传统了.
 3. 拜年visit relatives
 According to the "Nien Beast" legend, people visited their relatives and friends during the New Year in order to make sure that they survived the hunt.
 Nowadays, people visit relatives simply to catch up with each other.
 根据年兽的传说,人们会在新年期间拜访亲戚与朋友,为了要确认大家有逃过年兽的猎捕.
 时至今日,人们拜访亲戚纯粹是为了叙叙旧.
 4. 放鞭炮light firecrackers
 People light firecrackers during the festival. This tradition is largely associated with Nien the beast. It is said that Nien was frightened of loud noises, so people set off firecrackers to ward off the beast.
 人们会在节庆期间点鞭炮.这个传统与年兽大有关系.传说年兽很害怕噪音,所以人们会点鞭
 炮来驱赶年兽.
 接下来介绍五个传统活动
 这部分跟年兽传说比较没有关联,但大家还是每年都会做的唷^^
 这些传统的活动不一定是只在台湾的新年期间,在其他国家,文化当中也常常看到唷.
 1. 年夜饭reunion dinner (字义 : 团圆饭)
 The evening before New Year's Day is an occasion for all families to gather for the annual reunion dinner.
 2. 大扫除thoroughly clean the house / do a spring cleaning (字义:彻底清洁屋子/春季扫除)
 People thoroughly clean their houses before the Spring Festival.
 It is believed that by doing a spring cleaning, all the bad fortune will be driven out.
 3. 办年货do the New Year shopping (字义 : 新年购物)
 People do the New Year shopping a few days before New Year's Eve in preparation for the reunion dinner.
 4. 压岁钱pocket money/lucky money (字义 : 零用钱/幸运钱)
 Family elders give pocket money to the younger ones during the festival. That's why
 all kids love this festival so much.
 5. 拜拜venerate the gods (字义 : 祭拜神明)
 Like many other regions in the world, people in Taiwan visit temples and shrines to venerate the gods, religious or not.
 快过年了,关于新年的单字,你知道多少呢?
 大家都知道春节的英文是Chinese New Year/Spring Festival,那除夕,压岁钱,红包,你知道怎么讲吗?
 其实这些东西,说难不难,只是西方没有这些东西,只能用翻译的方式.
 除夕:New Year's Eve
 压岁钱:lucky money
 红包:red envelope
 拜拜:worship / venerate
 家庭团圆:family reunion
 We worship the gods every day during Chinese New Year.
 我们在春节期间每天都会拜拜
 There is a great family reunion every year in our family.
 我们家族每年都有一次大团圆.
 最后请大家看看一段影片
 看看Panda Express(熊猫快餐)是怎么介绍春节的呢?
 1. 请问片中介绍的三种料理是哪些呢?
 2. 片中出现的怪物害怕的三样东西是什么呢?
 3. 片中是用哪个形容词来形容"龙"跟"猴子"呢?
 #文末有解答
 问题解析
 第一题:片中介绍的料理,分别为egg roll, chow mein, 以及 shrimp.
 Egg roll是蛋卷,roll本身就是卷的意思.因此,春卷就叫做spring roll
 chow mein,就是炒面.西方本来没有这种料理,因此直接用中文音译.
 Shrimp是虾子,另外,prawn也是虾子的意思喔.
 #大家可以快转到3:19处听听看这三个字喔.
 第二题:片中出现的年兽害怕的三个东西,分别为loud noises, fire, 以及 color red.
 就是噪音,火,红色.这跟我们小时候听到的是不是一样呢?
 #大家可以快转到1:07处听听这题的答案喔.
 第三题:片中用了honest as a dragon (像龙一样的诚实) 和 smart as a monkey(像猴子一样聪明) 来形容这两种动物.因此是honest以及smart!!