Happy New Year, Happy New Year,
Happy New Year to you all.
We are singing, we are dancing,
Happy New Year to you all.
过完了圣诞，离新年还会远吗？亲爱的宝爸宝妈们，这周小鹿给大家带来的是新年主题的英语交流素材。本周除了绘本推荐外，小鹿还会跟大家说说要怎样跟宝宝们用英语聊聊什么是新年，新年从哪里来，我们又要怎么庆祝新年。希望父母们能将英语引入日常生活中，而不仅仅是存在于某个特定情景下，存在于几个常用词汇中。育儿也是育己，说的不仅仅是习惯和思维上的重塑，更是知识上的更新与进步哦。
What is New Year's Day？
新年是什么？
New Year's Day is the first day of the year on the calendar.
新年是日历上标示的一年的第一天。
It is also called Yuan Dan in Chinese.
在中文里，我们也称这一天为元旦。
Yuan means beginning, and Dan means day.
元是开始的意思，旦是天的意思。
So we can also tell it from its Chinese name that this day is the first day of a year.
因此从中文的名称里我们也能知道，这指的是一年的第一天。
Now you know that New Year's Day represents a fresh start of a year.
现在你知道了，新年代表着新一年的全新开始。
Isn't it a day worth celebrating?
这难道不是一个值得纪念的日子吗？
What will you do if you want to celebrate something?
如果你想庆祝，你会做些什么事呢？
Singing, dancing or giving Mom a big hug?
唱歌，跳舞还是给妈妈一个大大的拥抱？
They are exactly what people do in the very day.
这正是人们在新年会做的。
Besides those, family members or friends will gather for a feast on New Year's Day.
除了这些，亲朋好友们也会在元旦节欢聚一堂吃大餐庆祝。
New Year's Day is probably the most celebrated holiday all over the world.
新年或许是全世界最多人庆祝的节日了。
The world's most famous New Year celebration takes place in New York City.
全世界最有名的新年庆典在纽约。
On New Year's Eve, people gather in the Times Square to witness the coming of a new year at the stroke of midnight.
在新年前夜，人们聚集在时代广场听午夜的钟声，见证新年的到来。
Then comes the fireworks, music and cheer.
之后，就是烟火、音乐和欢呼的海洋啦。
Endless feasts, fireworks, and music.
无穷无尽的盛宴、烟火和音乐。
Is there anything that makes New Year's Day a little bit different from other holidays?
那新年和其他节日相比，有没有什么独特之处呢？
Absolutely yes.
肯定有的。
It is also a choice for people to make a new year's resolation that day.
在那一天也会选择许下新年的愿望，定下新年的计划哦。
I have my own resolution this year, and I will help you to make yours when you grow up.
妈妈已经订好了自己的新年计划，等你长大了，妈妈也会帮你订下你自己的新年计划的。
For now, let's read a book about New Year's Day.
现在呢，就让我们一起读本关于新年的绘本吧。
本周，小鹿为大家推荐的绘本是Natasha Wing的The Night Before New Year's。这个系列的绘本也以押韵见长，语句读起来朗朗上口，家长们在讲完故事后不妨带宝宝们大声读出来哦。
在这本书里，作者讲述了一对小兄弟和爸爸妈妈一起装饰屋子，熬夜跨年，庆祝新年的故事。绘本较长，几乎囊括了小鹿在上文提到的所有新年庆祝仪式，比如说购买新年装饰品:
So we drove to the store to buy party supplies.
我们开车去商店购买了派对用品。
Hats! Horns and poppers!
帽子，喇叭还有礼花桶！
And sparkly bow ties!
还有闪闪亮亮的领结！
Mom and Dad takes the two brothers to a supermarket to do some shopping for the coming new year.
妈妈爸爸带宝宝们去超市购物，为即将到来的新年做好准备啦。
They are going to decorate their home for a new year's party.
他们准备为新年派对装饰屋子。
Look, the little boy wearing an orange jacket is sitting on a shopping cart.
看，穿橙色夹克的小男孩正坐在购物车里。
When you go shopping with Mom in a supermarket, will you prefer a shopping cart or your baby carriage?
你跟妈妈去超市的时候，更喜欢坐购物车还是你的婴儿车呢？
I think you will pick the shopping cart, too.
我想你也会选择坐购物车的。
Maybe you will push the shopping cart for Mommy.
或许你会选择帮妈妈推购物车呢。
At home we put up all the streamers and balloons—
回到家，我们把所有彩带和气球挂了起来--
Silver glitter and gold stars to twinkle up our rooms.
银闪闪、金灿灿的小星星在我们的屋子里放光芒。
A banner was hung by the ceiling with care in hopes that Baby New Year soon would be there.
一个横幅被小心翼翼地挂在了天花板下面，盼望着新年能快点到来。
Look, the five menbers of the family all help to decorate their home now.
看，家里的五个成员正齐心协力装饰房间呢。
Mommy is blowing up balloons.
妈妈正忙着吹气球。
Daddy and the elder brother are hunging the banner.
爸爸和哥哥在挂横幅。
Even the yonger brother and their puppy are helping to hand the balloons to Mommy.
即使是小弟弟和小狗狗也在帮着把气球递给妈妈。
We gathered for dinner—a grand, late-night feast!
完工后，我们欢聚一堂吃新年大餐——一顿丰盛的深夜盛宴！
All our family favorites—
I ate three cupcakes, at least!
吃的全是我们最爱的，我至少吃了三个纸杯蛋糕呢！
Time for new year's feast!
该吃新年大餐啦！
What do they have for dinner?
他们晚餐吃什么呢？
Pizza, salad and fired chicken.
披萨，沙拉和炸鸡。
And cupcakes. It must be the little boy's favourite.
还有纸杯蛋糕。这一定是那个小男孩的最爱。
What do you want to have in our new year's dinner?
等我们吃新年大餐的时候你想吃点什么呢？
Cream cakes, fruit juice or just like them, pizza and fired chicken?
奶油蛋糕，汽水，还是跟他们一样吃披萨和炸鸡。
Mommy will make you some cream cakes.
妈妈会给你做蛋糕吃的。
Then came in to watch the crowd lining Times Square.
然后回来看看电视上时代广场拥挤的人群。
“One more hour,” said Dad, “till the New Year is here!”
“还有一个小时了，”爸爸说道，
“新年就要来了！”
What time is It now?
现在几点了？
Daddy said there is only one hour left to the new year.
爸爸说离到新年只剩一个小时了。
It is eleven o'clock at night
已经夜里十一点啦。
Don't they feel sleepy?
他们不觉得困吗？
Of course, they are sleepy.
他们当然困了。
Kids should have a good sleep at night.
小朋友晚上要好好睡觉哦。
Let's have a look at what happened in the next.
我们看看后面发生了什么。
We both soon were nestled all snug in our beds, while visions of fireworks danced in our heads.
我们很快就舒服地躺在床上了，烟花的美景还在脑海里浮现。
The next thing I knew it was sunny and bright.Rats! We missed ringing in the New Year last night!
接下来我知道的就是窗外已经是艳阳天了。天哪！昨晚我们错过了新年的钟声！
It is a pitty that they missed the ringing of the new year.
他们错过了新年的钟声，真可惜。
But they have many chances to hear it next year, the year after, and on and on.
但他们明年、后年，在未来还有很多很多机会可以听到新年的钟声。
Do you want to hear the ringing this year?
今年跨年，你想听新年的钟声吗？
Just try to challenge yourself to stay up late for the first time.
可以挑战自己，试试第一次熬夜的滋味哦。
今天的绘本就介绍到这里了。这本绘本还很长，考虑到版权问题，小鹿只挑了其中几页跟大家分享与介绍，喜欢这本绘本的朋友们可以自行上网购买哦。
