celebrate

慶祝

Jack has passed his exams. We're going out to celebrate.

杰克已經通過考試，我們要外出慶祝一下。

Chinese celebrate the Lunar New Year.

中國人慶祝農歷新年。

We celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with some mooncakes.

我們用月餅來慶祝中秋節。

I've never done..

我從沒做過...

I've never heard of the place.

我從來沒有聽說過這個地方。

I've never been to the States.

我從來沒有去過美國。

Conversation

A: Do you know when Spring Festival is this year?

你知道今年春節是什么時候嗎？

B: Yes, it's next Saturday.

知道啊，是下周六。

A: Oh, good. I thought I had missed it. Are you going to celebrate?

太好了，我還以為已經過了呢，你們打算慶祝嗎？

B: I don't have any plans to celebrate. What about you?

我還沒有什么過節的安排，你呢？

A: I'm having some friends and family over for dinner. Do you want to come?

我請了一些朋友，和家里人一起吃晚餐，你想過來嗎？

B: Sure. Are you going to do anything special to celebrate?

當然好了，你們會做什么特別的事情來慶祝節日嗎？

A: Yes, we're going to have a big meal together, play mahjong, and make dumplings together.

會呀，我們打算一起吃頓大餐，玩麻將，然后包餃子。

B: When do you plan on eating the dumplings?

你們打算什么時候吃餃子？

A: It's a tradition in China to eat dumplings at midnight.

中國的傳統習慣是半夜吃餃子。

B: I see. I've never celebrated the Spring Festival before.

我知道了，我以前沒慶祝過春節。

A: Well, you should definitely come to mine this year then. We're going to set off some fireworks in the evening too. It will be a lot of fun.

那你今年一定要來找我一起過。我們晚上會放煙花呢，咱們一定會玩得很開心的。

B: Okay, what time should I come by?

好的，我幾點鐘去？

A: You can come anytime before six PM.

只要晚上六點以前到就行。

B: Should I bring anything with me?

我應該帶點什么東西嗎？

A: You don't have to bring anything. But if you want to, you could bring a bottle of wine.

你什么都不用帶，不過如果愿意的話，你可以帶一瓶紅酒。

B: OK, should I bring some red envelops for the kids as well?

好的，我是不是還應該給孩子們帶點紅包？

A: Sure, if you want to. I'm sure they'd appreciate it.

你愿意的話，那再好不過了。我保證他們會特別喜歡的。