Why is the Spring Festival so important to Chinese people?
A: The Spring Festival is coming ！
A:马上就要到春节了！
A: Chinese have been celebrating New Years in this fashion for thousands of years.
A:中国人庆祝这个节日的习俗已经延续几千年了。
B: I noticed that our school was very empty the past couple of days.
B: 我发现这几天我们学校里空荡荡的。
A: That is because everyone goes home for Chinese New Year; it is a family holiday, not so much a party holiday. Would you like to come to my house for New Year's Dinner?
A: 因为大家都回家过年啦，这是个家庭团聚的日子，不太属于狂欢的节日。你想要到我家吃年夜饭吗？
B: Of course. Will you set off firecrackers?
B: 当然好啊，你们会放鞭炮吗？
A: Naturally, but the most important thing that we do during New Years is to eat! So make sure to bring your appetite!
A: 会啊，不过过年期间最重要的事情就是吃，所以准备好大吃一顿哦！
B:Yes, I believe you know a lot about Chinese traditions, such as the custom, practices, cuisine, greeting and so on.
B:对的，我相信你一定了解到许多中国的传统习俗，如风俗习惯、菜肴、祝词等等。
A: Of course.The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West.
A:当然。春节是中国人民最重要的节日,当所有家庭成员团聚在一起,就像西方的圣诞节。
B：Spring Festival originated in the Shang Dynasty from the people's sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one.
B:春节最初起源于商朝，人们在旧历结束和新历开始时对上帝和祖先所做出的牺牲。
A: Red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored New Year paintings with auspicious meanings may be put on the wall.
A:红色的剪纸在窗户玻璃上还有色彩明快的年画，他们能带来吉兆。
B: People attach great importance to Spring Festival Eve. At that time, all family members eat dinner together. The meal is more luxurious than usual.
B:人非常重视春天节日的前夕。那时,所有的家庭成员一起吃晚餐。这顿饭更豪华的超过平常的。
A:Dishes such as chicken, fish and bean curd cannot be excluded, for in Chinese, their pronunciations, respectively "ji", "yu" and "doufu," mean auspiciousness, abundance and richness.
A:比如鸡肉,鱼和豆腐不能被排除,因为在中国,他们的发音,分别为“吉”、“玉”和“doufu”,意味着吉祥、富足和丰富的内涵。
B:Burning fireworks was once the most typical custom on the Spring Festival. People thought the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits.
B:放烟花是最典型的习俗春节。人们认为爆裂的声音能够驱走妖魔鬼怪。
A: In the first day of Chinese New Year we will go to New Year requires each person down with their hands clasped together, offer good wishes for each other.
A:春节第一天我们会去拜年要求每个人低头用自己的双手合十，为彼此提供良好的祝愿。
B:Pray for a happy and prosperous new year.Happy new year!
B:祈祷一个幸福繁荣的新的一年,新年快乐
A:Thank you,happy new year!
A:谢谢，新年快乐
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