每年农历的正月十五日，迎来的是中国的传统节日——元宵节。
元宵节主要的活动就是看灯。
汉朝时期，佛教盛行。
明帝听说佛教有正月十五日僧人观佛舍利点灯敬佛的做法，就命令这一天夜晚在皇宫和寺庙里点灯敬佛。
以后这种佛教礼仪逐渐形成民间盛大的节日。
各式各样美丽的花灯在这一天都会被悬挂,从而吸引了无数游客。
猜灯谜也是元宵节的一项重要活动，花灯的主人会将谜面写在纸上，然后贴在灯笼上，将灯笼挂在门口。
如果有人可以猜中，就能得到小小的礼物。
【翻译词汇】看灯watching lanterns 汉朝the Han Dynasty 佛教Buddhism 明帝Emperor Ming 敬佛worship Buddha 皇宫imperial palace 礼仪ritual盛大的grand 无数的countless 猜灯谜Guessing lantern riddles 贴paste 【精彩译文】The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month. Watching lanterns is this day’s important activity. Throughout the Han Dynasty, Buddhism flourished in China. Emperor Ming heard that Buddhist monks would watch sarira and light lanterns to worship Buddha on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month. Therefore, he commanded to light lanterns in the imperial palace and temples to show respect to Buddha on this day. Later, the Buddhist ritual developed into a grand festival among common people. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors. "Guessing lantern riddles" is an essential part of the Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on pieces of paper and paste them on the lanterns. If visitors have got solutions to the riddles, they will obtain a little gift.中华民族的传统文化博大精深、源远流长。
早在2 000多年前，就产生了儒家学说和道家学说，以及其他很多在中国思想史上有地位的学说流派，这就是有名的“诸子百家”。
从孔夫子到孙中山，中华民族传统文化有它的很多珍贵品质。
比如“天下兴亡，匹夫有责”的爱国情操，“民为邦本”、“民贵君轻”的民本思想和“己所不欲，勿施于人”的行为准则。
【翻译词汇】博大精深both extensive and profound儒家学说Confucianism道家学说Taoism诸子百家Hundred Schools of Thought孔夫子Confucius孙中山Dr. Sun Yat-sen天下兴亡，匹夫有责Everybody is responsible for the rise or fall of the country.爱国情操patriotism民为邦本People are the foundation of the country.民贵君轻The people are more important than the monarch.己所不欲，勿施于人Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you.行为准侧code of conduct【精彩译文】The traditional Chinese culture, both extensive and profound, starts far back and runs a long, long course. More than 2 000 years ago, there emerged in China Confucianism and Taoism, and many other theories and doctrines that figured prominently in the history of Chinese thought, all being covered by the famous term “the Hundred Schools of Thought”. From Confucius to Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the traditional Chinese culture presents many precious ideas. For example, they lay stress on. patriotism as embodied in the saying “Everybody is responsible for the rise or fall of the country.”, the populist ideas that “People are the foundation of the country.”and that “The people are more important than the monarch”and the code of conduct of“Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you”.中国新年是中国最重要的传统节日，在中国也被称为春节。
新年的庆祝活动从除夕开始一直延续到元宵节，即从农历最后一个月的最后一天至新年第一个月的第十五天。
各地欢度春节的习俗和传统有很大差异，但通常每个家庭都会在除夕夜团聚，一起吃年夜饭。
为驱厄运、迎好运，家家户户都会进行大扫除。
人们还会在门上粘贴红色的对联，对联的主题为健康、发财和好运。
其他的活动还有放鞭炮、发红包和探访亲友等。
【翻译词汇】中国新年Chinese New Year春节the Spring Festival除夕Chinese New Year’s Eve元宵节the Lantern Festival农历lunar calendar有差异vary年夜饭annual reunion dinner驱厄运sweep away ill fortune迎好运bring in good luck大扫除thoroughly clean the house对联couplets放鞭炮light firecrackers发红包give money in red envelopes【精彩译文】Chinese New Year is the most important traditional Chinese festival. In China, it is also known as the Spring Festival. New Year celebrations run from Chinese New Year’s Eve, the last day of the last month of the lunar calendar, to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month. Customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the Chinese New Year vary widely from place to place. However, New Year’s Eve is usually an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly clean the house in order to sweep away ill fortune and to bring in good luck. And doors will be decorated with red couplets withthemes of health, wealth and good luck. Other activities include lighting firecrackers,giving money in red envelopes, and visiting relatives and friends.几千年的中国文化充实着中国梦，同时，过去三十几年的改革开放也激励着中国梦。
中国梦最显著的特征是包容性和双赢合作。
这些也是使中国梦扩大它的全球影响范围和被其他国家的人民认可的基本特征。
中国梦是民族复兴的梦。
它是建设一个强大繁荣的国家，给中国人民带来幸福生活的梦。
中国梦需要维持稳定健康的经济发展，科学管理社会，以及有效应对外部发展的风险和挑战。
【翻译词汇】中国梦the Chinese dream 改革开放reform and opening-up激励inspire 包容性inclusiveness 双赢合作win-win cooperation扩大expand 民族复兴national rejuvenation 强大（的）powerful繁荣的prosperous 需要entail 稳定健康的steady and healthy应对respond to 外部发展external development 风险risk 挑战challenge 【精彩译文】The Chinese dream has been enriched by thousands of years of Chinese culture and inspired among other things by the past three decades of reform and opening-up. The most noticeable features of the Chinese dream include inclusiveness and win-win cooperation. These are the very features that will enable the Chinese dream to expand its global reach and be recognized by people of other nations. The Chinese dream is the dream of national rejuvenation. It is the dream of building a powerful and prosperous state, a dream of bringing happiness in the lives of the Chinese people. It entails sustaining steady and healthy economic growth, scientifically managing the Chinesesociety, and effectively responding to the risks and challenges of external development. 随着中国经济迅速发展到新的高度，中国目前已经进入了大规模消费时代，中国民众的购买力随着中国市场经济的发展而迅速增长。