在英国过年 Spring Festival in Britain ——李丹阳
如今，如果哪位英国人没听过说"中国新年"（Chinese New Year），那他一定成是不看电视不听广播不上网不吃中餐的新一代老古董。
Nowadays, if a British person hasn't heard of Chinese New Year, he must be an old-fashioned person who doesn't watch TV, listen to the radio, go on the internet, or eat Chinese food.
现在每逢中国新年，伦敦市长会发布电视讲话，祝华人新年快乐。唐人街的中外人士一同穿着唐装舞长龙，幼儿园小朋友都玩12属相猜谜游戏，中学则安排大年初一集体吃中餐。苹果APP store 的很多游戏都增加了春节庆典模式， 据说，连伦敦西斯罗机场过年时居然给中国人民派发红包。
Nowadays, during each Chinese New Year, the mayor of London delivers a speech on television wishing Chinese people a happy New Year. Chinese and foreigners in Chinatown perform a dragon dance, dressing in the Tang suit. Kindergarteners play a guessing game related to the Chinese zodiac, while middle schools arrange a collective Chinese lunch on the first day of Lunar New Year. During Spring Festival, the APP store experiences an increase in many Spring Festival celebration type games. It's also said that in the Heathrow airport, Chinese were surprised to receive red envelopes containing money as gifts.
这也许和我国GDP增长幅度没有太大关系，和90%的英国商品都标上了'Made in China' 的标签也没有太大关系。中国新年只是让爱热闹的英国人多了一个庆祝与享用中餐的理由。但无论如何，中国新年在这个岛上越来越有影响力。
Perhaps this has nothing to do with the great increase of China's GDP, or with the 90% of British products marked as 'Made in China'. Chinese New Year makes British people want to join in the fun and have another reason to celebrate and enjoy Chinese food. Whatever the case may be, it continues to have a growing influence on this island.
2012龙年春节，伦敦唐人街附近的街道都用长串的红色灯笼装点着，变成一片红色的海洋。许多商店早早贴上了春联，祝愿来年福寿安康。各色中国商品竞相打折促销，生意好的中餐馆外面也都早早排起了等位的队伍。
During the Spring Festival of the year of the Dragon, the streets near London's China Town were decorated with long rows of red lanterns which turned into an ocean of red. Early on, many stores had pasted couplets wishing health and prosperity for the coming new year. All kinds of Chinese goods were on promotion and people lined up outside good Chinese restaurants.
伦敦唐人街的中餐馆不像很多小地方的餐馆，无论做哪道菜基本都是一个色儿、一个味儿，这里的中餐馆绝对和国内不分伯仲。伴随着熟悉的中国民乐走进餐馆，你会看到一群群中国留学生围着圆桌吃着火锅唱着歌儿。
The Chinese restaurants in London's China Town are not like those in smaller places. It's the flavor in each dish is no different from those in China. Upon entering a restaurant, along with familiar Chinese songs you will also see groups of Chinese students seated at round tables eating hotpot and singing.
感受着欢乐的节日气氛，你会觉得心里特别温暖。在异乡，正是因为有有家乡的美食，有过年的热闹劲儿，才让人觉得不再孤单和伤感。
You feel very warm in such a happy festive atmosphere. In a foreign land, with gourmet hometown food and the excitement of the lunar New Year, we don't have to feel lonely and sad.
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如今，如果哪位英国人没听过说"中国新年"（Chinese New Year），那他一定成是不看电视不听广播不上网不吃中餐的新一代老古董。
Nowadays, if a British person hasn't heard of Chinese New Year, he must be an old-fashioned person who doesn't watch TV, listen to the radio, go on the internet, or eat Chinese food.
现在每逢中国新年，伦敦市长会发布电视讲话，祝华人新年快乐。唐人街的中外人士一同穿着唐装舞长龙，幼儿园小朋友都玩12属相猜谜游戏，中学则安排大年初一集体吃中餐。苹果APP store 的很多游戏都增加了春节庆典模式， 据说，连伦敦西斯罗机场过年时居然给中国人民派发红包。
Nowadays, during each Chinese New Year, the mayor of London delivers a speech on television wishing Chinese people a happy New Year. Chinese and foreigners in Chinatown perform a dragon dance, dressing in the Tang suit. Kindergarteners play a guessing game related to the Chinese zodiac, while middle schools arrange a collective Chinese lunch on the first day of Lunar New Year. During Spring Festival, the APP store experiences an increase in many Spring Festival celebration type games. It's also said that in the Heathrow airport, Chinese were surprised to receive red envelopes containing money as gifts.
这也许和我国GDP增长幅度没有太大关系，和90%的英国商品都标上了'Made in China' 的标签也没有太大关系。中国新年只是让爱热闹的英国人多了一个庆祝与享用中餐的理由。但无论如何，中国新年在这个岛上越来越有影响力。
Perhaps this has nothing to do with the great increase of China's GDP, or with the 90% of British products marked as 'Made in China'. Chinese New Year makes British people want to join in the fun and have another reason to celebrate and enjoy Chinese food. Whatever the case may be, it continues to have a growing influence on this island.
2012龙年春节，伦敦唐人街附近的街道都用长串的红色灯笼装点着，变成一片红色的海洋。许多商店早早贴上了春联，祝愿来年福寿安康。各色中国商品竞相打折促销，生意好的中餐馆外面也都早早排起了等位的队伍。
During the Spring Festival of the year of the Dragon, the streets near London's China Town were decorated with long rows of red lanterns which turned into an ocean of red. Early on, many stores had pasted couplets wishing health and prosperity for the coming new year. All kinds of Chinese goods were on promotion and people lined up outside good Chinese restaurants.
伦敦唐人街的中餐馆不像很多小地方的餐馆，无论做哪道菜基本都是一个色儿、一个味儿，这里的中餐馆绝对和国内不分伯仲。伴随着熟悉的中国民乐走进餐馆，你会看到一群群中国留学生围着圆桌吃着火锅唱着歌儿。
The Chinese restaurants in London's China Town are not like those in smaller places. It's the flavor in each dish is no different from those in China. Upon entering a restaurant, along with familiar Chinese songs you will also see groups of Chinese students seated at round tables eating hotpot and singing.
感受着欢乐的节日气氛，你会觉得心里特别温暖。在异乡，正是因为有有家乡的美食，有过年的热闹劲儿，才让人觉得不再孤单和伤感。
You feel very warm in such a happy festive atmosphere. In a foreign land, with gourmet hometown food and the excitement of the lunar New Year, we don't have to feel lonely and sad.
本文转载自李丹阳的个人空间，要阅读更多作者文章，请移步作者个人空间http://i.myechinese.com/index.php?s=/space/7668
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- old-fashioned [´əuld´feʃənd]
a.老式的；过时的 (初中英语单词) - dragon [´drægən] n.龙 (初中英语单词)
- celebrate [´selibreit] vt.庆祝；表扬；赞美 (初中英语单词)
- whatever [wɔt´evə] pron.&a.无论什么 (初中英语单词)
- prosperity [prɔ´speriti] n.繁荣；成功；幸运 (初中英语单词)
- flavor [´fleivə] n.滋味 vt.给....调味 (初中英语单词)
- restaurant [´restərɔnt] n.饭店，菜馆 (初中英语单词)
- atmosphere [´ætməsfiə] n.大气；空气；气氛 (初中英语单词)
- excitement [ik´saitmənt] n.兴奋；骚动；煽动 (初中英语单词)
- lonely [´ləunli] a.孤独的；无人烟的 (初中英语单词)
- festival [´festivəl] n.节日；庆祝；欢庆 (高中英语单词)
- related [ri´leitid] a.叙述的；有联系的 (高中英语单词)
- celebration [,seli´breiʃən] n.庆祝(会)；庆典 (高中英语单词)
- promotion [prə´məuʃən] n.促进；提升；倡仪 (高中英语单词)
- collective [kə´lektiv] a.集体的 n.集体 (英语六级单词)
- festive [´festiv] a.喜庆的，欢乐的 (英语六级单词)
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