各位親愛的可友們,歡迎來到“話說地道美語”春節特別節目,我是Juliet。今天是農歷正月初一,我先給大家拜個年,祝大家在龍年里有“龍龍”的甜蜜,“龍龍”的運氣,“龍龍”的健康,“龍龍”的快樂,“龍龍”的心情,“龍龍”的欣慰,“龍龍”的順利,“龍龍”的幸福,“龍龍”的人生!龍年送頭龍,全家樂悠悠;龍蹄為你開財路,龍尾為您拂憂愁,龍耳為您撞鴻運,龍背為您馱康壽,讓這頭龍伴你左右,你不是條龍也成成一條龍!祝你龍年財源滾滾,發得象肥龍。祝您龍年身體健康,壯的象頭龍。祝您龍年愛情甜蜜,甜得象奶龍。祝您龍年走好運,好運多得象龍毛。祝您龍年事業蒸蒸日上,就像天上騰飛的龍!總之一切龍!龍!龍!
【今日話題】
在大年三十晚上,我寫了一段有趣的日記,再次和大家分享 ——大年三十晚上 is called Spring Festival as well. Spring Festival is the most important Chinese festival in a year. Every household 貼春聯 on his doors and walls。The old and the young all 穿新裝. On New Year's Eve, each family 團聚在一起, eating, talking and watching TV for almost the whole night. Children like to放鞭炮 and we open all the lights to wait for the new year to come. During the festival,the relatives and friends would 竄門to send New Year's greetings to each other.We can see colorful睡蓮船, 荷花燈,紅燈籠, 春聯, which composes a festive and joyful scene! 大年三十晚上就是“春節”,春節是中國人民最重要的節日。一到春節,家家戶戶都貼春聯,老老少少皆穿新裝。全家人都聚在一起吃團圓飯,又是說又是笑,邊看電視,邊等著新年的到來。小孩子喜歡放鞭炮。在春節期間,親朋好友之間要互相拜訪,互相問候。我們可以看到彩蓮船、荷花燈、紅燈籠、春聯,一個個喜慶的場面則一幅幅美麗的畫簾。
【生詞】
1. couplet ['kʌplit] 對句,對聯
Eg .This antithetical couplet is my father's handwriting. 這幅對聯是父親的親筆。
2. firecracker ['faiəˌkrækə] 鞭炮
Eg .Chinese children like to buy many firecrackers before the Spring Festival. 中國孩子會在春節前買很多鞭炮。The firecracker went off and scared my dog. 爆竹響了,嚇了我的狗一跳。
注解:go off 爆炸 例句:Be careful, or that gun might go off. 小心,否則那槍可能會走火。
【重點短語】
1. drop around 竄門,拜訪
Eg . Every day everybody go to the villagers' home to drop around, chats with them.每天大家都會到村民家串門,和他們聊天。Nice to see you, Mary. You and Bob must drop around if you are free.瑪麗,見到你很高興,你和鮑勃有空一定來。
2. set off firecracker/let off firecrackers 放鞭炮(炮竹)
Eg. At the arrival moment in a new year, the first matter is to open the door to set off firecrackers, which bids farewell to the old and ushers in the new with the firecracker voice. 在新的一年到來之際,家家戶戶開門的第一件事就是燃放爆竹,以爆竹聲除舊迎新。
注解1:bid farewell 告別,辭行 usher in 開創,開辟
Eg . The new year is about to come again, let's bid farewell to the past in 2011. Let us work together usher in a better future in 2012! 新的一年又即將來到,告別了過去的2011年。讓我們在2012年攜手共進迎來美好未來!
【文化習俗表達】
water lily boat 睡蓮船 lotus flower lamp 荷花燈
red lantern 紅燈籠 spring festival couplet 春聯
reunion dinner 團圓飯 relatives and friends 親朋好友
親愛的朋友,我們本期節目就到此結束了,小編Juliet最后希望大家在2012年一如既往地關注“話說地道美語”節目,一如既往地支持我。有您的支持,“話說地道美語”節目也一定會大顯身手,龍氣沖天!