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This is what Chinese New Year is all about, loads of eating,
這就是中國新年的全部，吃吃吃
preferably surrounded by your nearest and dearest.
與你最親近和親愛的人團聚
And the numbers are pretty impressive, too.
數量也令人相當印象深刻
There are being over 400 million Chinese households.
有超過4億個家庭
And tonight we are sitting down to what is known as the reunion dinner,
今晚我們坐下來，來吃所謂的年夜團圓飯
the most important meal of the year.
這是一年中最重要的一頓飯
Traditionally many of these are in people's homes,
傳統上，很多團圓飯是在人們的家里
a bit like Christmas dinner, but a lot of socialising goes on during the Spring festival.
有點像圣誕大餐，但人情往來，春節期間必不可少
Now as the result, the demand for restaurants right across Chinese cities is huge
如此一來，餐飲需求橫掃中國各大城市
and street vendors in Beijing are no exception.
北京的街頭小販也是毫無例外的
They are doing a roaring trade.
他們生意興隆
This is Wanfujing Market where you can get any delicacy you want from silk worms to scorpions.
這是王府井大街，你在這能吃到想你所想，諸如蠶蛹和蝎子的各種美味
Oh, just centipedes and spiders, lovely.
喔，蜈蚣和蜘蛛，好吃
There is something that jumps.
這有活蹦亂跳之物
I am not entirely sure whether I would prefer just like a prawn.
我不是完全確定，我是否喜歡對蝦
What's a prawn?
什么是對蝦
A cockroach of the sea.
一種海里的蟑螂
A cockroach of the sea with a fancy suit on.
穿了件漂亮外套的海蟑螂
Whatever floats your boat, it is here.
無論你想吃什么，都在這里
Because, you know what? It's New Year.
你知道為什么嗎，這是春節
You are home to your family and you are going to have a lovely time.
你與家人團聚并度過一段歡樂時光
To be fair, all these foods are for special occasions.
坦白的講這些食物全都為特殊的場合準備的
I am just wondering what the Chinese equivalent is to say, you know, like a bag of crisps.
我想要知道等價的中文怎么說，你懂得，比如一袋薯片
It's foolish to say that.
說那些是很愚蠢的
'Cause I have just popped down to the Chinese news agents and got us a few snacks.
因為我剛剛去了中國的報亭，給我們買了一些小吃
Oh, nice one.
喔，不錯
Have a crack at this one. Well, check that. I quite like it.
試一下這個。好的，看看那個。我非常喜歡它
What is it? That's dried squid.
那個是什么？魷魚干
It's nice and savory. It's all right. Perfect. I like them.
味道不錯，很可口，不錯。完美，我喜歡這些
Guess, what this is, mate?
伙計，你猜猜這個是什么
Oh, yes, chicken feet.
喔，雞爪
Bingo. Got it in the one.
正確，一下就猜對了
Now, this one, I'm really rather fond of.
喔，這個東西，我真的非常喜歡它
This... is meet floss, also known as hot strip.
這個…是肉絲，也叫辣條
It's proper name is Latiao.
它就叫辣條
Latiao is most popular snack for under-25s in China
辣條是中國25歲以下年輕人最受歡迎的小吃
and the market is worth an estimated 50 billion Yuan per year.
這個市場據估計每年有500億元
That is a lot of hot strip.
那真是好多的辣條
This market is getting busy now,
現在市場已經繁忙起來
but it is nothing compared to Beijing's biggest wholesale food market.
但跟北京最大的食品批發市場相比，這可真不值一提
It's massive and it's just getting geared up for the New Year's Eve celebrations.
它的規模龐大，現在才剛剛準備開始，迎接除夕慶典
Shall we go? Yeah!
我們可以出發了？是的
