[]
• And some people like to wear new clothes to symbolize a new beginning for the new year. The outfits usually contain the color red, as it is believed that red will scare away evil spirits and bad fortune.
春节英语
How is Chinese New Year different from the January 1st new year?
• Celebrate ['selɪbreɪt] vt. 庆祝；举行 • Lantern Festival. ['læ ntən] n. 灯笼 • Lunar [‘luːnə] adj. 月亮的，阴历的 • Calendar ['kæ lɪndə] n. 日历
Symbolize ['simbəlaiz] vt. 象征 Outfit ['aʊtfɪt] 全套装备 Contain [kən'tein] vt. 包含 Scare away 把…吓跑 Evil spirits ['iːv(ə)l; -vɪl] adj. 邪恶的 Fortune ['fɔːtʃuːn; -tʃ(ə)n] n. 财富；命运
Envelope ['envələup] n. 信封 Reflect [rɪ'flekt] vt. 反映 Honor ability. 知名度和美誉度
Even ['iːv(ə)n] adj. [数] 偶数的 Odd [ɒd] adj. 奇数的 Funeral ['fjuːn(ə)r(ə)l] n. 葬礼
• Another important tradition is to give some money to family members in a red envelope.
• This is done to reflect good luck and honorability.
• The amount of money should be even, because odd numbers are associated with funerals, however, some people do not really care about this anymore.
• People say: May you be prosperous. Which means having a good luck and a financial fortune.
此课件下载可自行编辑修改，仅供参考！ 感谢您的支持，我们努力做得更好！谢谢
special meaning. I’d like to talk about one – fish. As the Chinese phrase: “May there be surplus every year” sounds the same as “may there be fish every year.”
Prosperity [prɔs'periti] n. 繁荣，成功 Prosperous ['prɒsp(ə)rəs] adj. 繁荣的；兴旺的 Financial fortune
• What’s more, people like to wish each other good luck and prosperity
What do people do during Chinese New Year?
Reunion [riː‘juːnjən; -ɪən] n. 重聚 Surplus ['sɜːpləs] n. 剩余 Phrase [freiz] n. 短语, 习语
• Family members get together for a reunion dinner • During dinner people eat many different traditional dishes that have
That Chinese New year is celebrated according to the lunar Calendar Begin on the first day of the first monthf the 15th . This day is called the Lantern Festival.