When the Spring Festival is around the corner,people will go shopping and wear new clothes.Every family will prepare plentiful food,get together and have a big meal on New Year's Eve.During the Spring Festival,people will often visit their relatives and friends,and they will express their best wishes to each other.Adults will usually give lucky money to children,who are always the happiest,for they can enjoy themselves by playing fireworks and all the other fun games,quite at will.
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【注意】
本段从春节即将来临、除夕夜和春节期间三个阶段,介绍了春节的风俗文化。在句式结构上,简单句(第2句)、并列句(第3句)和复合句(第1和第4句)进行了综合运用。
注意around the corner本义是“在拐角处”,在这里相当于coming。
New Year's Eve表示“除夕”。
lucky money表示“压岁钱",也可以用New Year's money来表达。
at will表示”随意地;自在地"。
3、第三段
本段旨在进一步升华该节日的重要意义。如下面的范文所示:
The Spring Festival has been an occasion for family reunion and an auspicious omen for a better life.
【注意】
虽然在第一段里已经说明春节在中国是很重要的节日,但并未说明重要在哪里,所以在这段里予以了扼要说明,即:春节是家庭团圆的日子(family reunion),是对美好生活的憧憬(omen for a better life)。
occasion常用来表示“场合”,类似于春节的各种活动节日等都可以用occasion来代指。
reunion是由re-(再次)和union(联合)构成的,表示“重聚;团圆"。
auspicious表示"吉利的;有利的",omen表示“预兆;征兆”。
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