1.kick off 開始
例句：The 15-day festival, also known as Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival, kicks off on the second new moon after the winter solstice...
這持續(xù)十五天的節(jié)日，又稱作農(nóng)歷新年或春節(jié)，在冬至后的第二個新月開始……

2.in use 被使用、通用
例句：...or according to the Gregorian calendar in use since the 16th century, sometime between January 21 and February 19.
...或根據(jù)十六世紀開始使用的公歷，中國新年大約落在一月二十一號和二月十九號間。

3.base on 根據(jù)、以……為基礎(chǔ)
例句：But Chinese New Year goes back a lot further than the 16th century—it's based on the ancient Chinese calendar...
不過中國新年可回溯至十六世紀更久遠以前——它是以中國古老歷法為根據(jù)...

4.take place 舉行、發(fā)生
例句：Over the centuries, holiday festivities have spread far beyond China and now take place all over the world.
幾世紀來，節(jié)日慶典已遠佈至中國以外的地方，如今在全世界舉行。

5.clean out 打掃、清除
例句：To prepare for Chinese New Year, lots of people clean out their houses to rid them of ghosts and bad luck associated with the old year.
為了準備過中國新年，許多人打掃房子以除去和舊的一年有關(guān)的鬼魂和厄運。

6.rid of 除去
例句：To prepare for Chinese New Year, lots of people clean out their houses to rid them of ghosts and bad luck associated with the old year.
為了準備過中國新年，許多人打掃房子以除去和舊的一年有關(guān)的鬼魂和厄運。

7.pay off 償清債務(wù)
例句：They might get a new haircut and clothes, settle disagreements, or pay off debts in order to start the year fresh.
他們可能會剪個新發(fā)型和買新衣、化解紛爭，或還清債務(wù)好有個新年新氣象。

8.in order to 為了……
例句：They might get a new haircut and clothes, settle disagreements, or pay off debts in order to start the year fresh.
他們可能會剪個新發(fā)型和買新衣、化解紛爭，或還清債務(wù)好有個新年新氣象。