New Year's Eve, also known as Da Nian Eve, is the last night of the last month of the lunar calendar.
除夕，又称大年夜，是每年农历腊月的最后一个晚上。
New Year's Eve is a festival in bid farewell to the old and usher in the new . Everything looks fresh and gay.
除夕是辞旧迎新、万象更新的节日。
句子小讲解：
bid： ~ (sb) good morning, farewell, etc. ( formal)
to say 'good morning', etc. to sb向(某人)问候、道别等
farewell：[C, U] the act of saying goodbye to sb告别;辞行
usher in:领进,引进
Everything looks fresh and gay:一切看起来都很新鲜和愉快。
还可以这样表达：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.除夕是辞旧迎新、万象更新的节日。
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.
除夕的主要活动有扫尘、贴春联、挂年画、吃团圆饭、祭祀、守岁等。
sweeping dust:扫尘
pasting Spring Festival couplets:贴春联
hanging New Year pictures:挂年画
offering sacrifices:(贡献各种祭品)祭祀
keeping the New Year's Eve :(留住除夕夜)守岁
Chinese New Year’s Eve is the most important festival in China.
除夕是中国最重要的节日。
2. It falls on the last day of the twelfth lunar month.除夕是指每年农历腊月的最后一个晚上。
3. People are busy with doing Spring Festival shopping.人们忙于办年货。
4. Families decorate their front doors with Spring Festivalcouplets.
家家户户门上都贴春联。
decorate [ˈdekəreɪt]v. 装饰，装点
Before the New Year’s Eve, we clean up our houses andChapter 09courtyards.除夕之前我们房屋和庭院都要进行大扫除。
2. The various paper-cuttings on the windows add to thefestive atmosphere.各式各样的窗花烘托了喜庆的节日气氛。
add to 增加，加强
The Chinese character “fu” is also posted on front doors.大门也贴上“福”字。
4. Fireworks will be launched to celebrate the coming of theNew Year.267人们放鞭炮迎接新年。
5.The families will stay up late all night on the New Year’s Eve.除夕夜家人会一起守岁迎新年。 stay up 深夜不睡，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: 我喜欢过除夕节。
B: 它是中国最重要的节日。
A: Why is it called “Guo Nian”?
B: The legend said a monster called “Nian” came out on the New Year’s Eve.
A: 为什么叫“过年”呢？
B: 传说有一个叫“年”的怪物，除夕夜的时候出来。
A: Did the monster attack the people?B: Yes, people burned firecrackers to drive it away, then thatwas called “Guo Nian”.
A: 这个怪物会攻击人吗？
B: 是的，人们放鞭炮赶走它，所以叫“过年”
聊聊中国的年夜饭
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: 你们除夕吃丰盛的晚餐吗？
B: 是的，那是年夜饭。
A: How is the New Year’s Eve dinner?B: It is very tasteful and delicious!
A: 年夜饭怎么样？
B: 非常丰盛美味！
A: Is there any special meal?
B: Yes, a fish is a must. It symbolizes “May there be surplusyear after year.”
A: 有什么特色菜吗？
B: 有，鱼是必需的。鱼象征“年年有余”。
