你体验过中国的传统节日吗？例如，清明节、端午节、中秋节等等。在中国的传统节日里，春节是最重要的节日，也是中国人最重视的节日。春节也叫"年"。中国人过年的时候，都要贴红对联、燃放爆竹、走亲访友，这些风俗跟"年"的传说有直接的关系。传说，很久很久以前，中国有一种叫做"年"的怪兽，头上长角，非常凶猛，大家都非常害怕它。它每隔三百六十五天，也就是一年的时间，就出来作恶，所以每到这一天，大家就躲在家里，关紧院门，吃完饭也不敢睡觉，聚在一起聊天，以防"年"的袭击。这也就是后来流传下来的习俗"熬年守岁"。熬完这一天，就到了大年初一，大家赶紧走出家门，走亲访友，相互祝贺没有被年兽吃掉。这样平安的日子过去了很多年，大家逐渐放松了警惕。 突然有一年的除夕，"年"袭击了一个村子。村里的大部分村民都被它吃了，只有一家挂红帘子、穿红衣的新婚夫妻和在村口烧碎竹片玩耍的儿童安然无恙。后来，人们知道，原来"年"最怕三样东西——红色、亮光和响声。从此以后，家家户户每次过年都要贴红纸、挂红灯、燃放爆竹。"爆竹一声除旧，桃符万象更新"描写的就是典型的中国年。 Have you ever experienced the traditional festivals of China, such as the Tomb-Sweeping Day, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-autumn Festival, etc? Among all the traditional festivals of China, the Spring Festival is the most important and it is also this festival that the Chinese people pay particular attention to. The Spring Festival is also known as "nian." When the Chinese people celebrate the New Year, they will surely put up Spring Festival couplets on red paper, set off firecrackers, visit family and friends; these customs are directly related to the legend of Nian. According to legend, a long, long time ago, in China, there was a grotesque creature called Nian. A horn grew from the top of its head and it was really fierce. Everyone was extremely scared of it. Every three hundred sixty five days, i.e. the time span of a year, it will prowl around with malice. So every time when this particular day arrives, everyone will hide away in their homes, and lock up their yards. After dinner, no one would dare to go to bed. [Instead,] they will gather and chat with each other, to guard against an attack by Nian. Later, this became the widespread custom of "staying up to see in the New Year." When they finished enduring the entire night without sleep, it would already be the first day of the [new] year. Everyone would quickly leave their homes to visit family and friends, exchange greetings, congratulating each other for not being devoured by this beast, Nian. In this way, people were able to live through many years, safe and sound. Gradually, everyone began let their guards down.
Then suddenly, one year, on New Year's Eve, Nian launched a surprise attack on a village, devouring most of the villagers. The only ones who lived to tell the tale were a newly wedded couple who were wearing red clothes and had red curtains hanging in their home, and some kids who were enjoying themselves, burning pieces of bamboo fragments by the village entrance. Later, people came to find out that apparently there are three things "Nian" is most scared of -- the color red, bright lights and loud noises. From then onwards, every household will put up red paper, hang red lanterns, and set off firecrackers. "The sounds of the firecrackers ring out the old/ With peach wood charms warding off evil, all things take on a new beginning" depicts a typical New Year celebration.
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Then suddenly, one year, on New Year's Eve, Nian launched a surprise attack on a village, devouring most of the villagers. The only ones who lived to tell the tale were a newly wedded couple who were wearing red clothes and had red curtains hanging in their home, and some kids who were enjoying themselves, burning pieces of bamboo fragments by the village entrance. Later, people came to find out that apparently there are three things "Nian" is most scared of -- the color red, bright lights and loud noises. From then onwards, every household will put up red paper, hang red lanterns, and set off firecrackers. "The sounds of the firecrackers ring out the old/ With peach wood charms warding off evil, all things take on a new beginning" depicts a typical New Year celebration.
Then suddenly, one year, on New Year's Eve, Nian launched a surprise attack on a village, devouring most of the villagers. The only ones who lived to tell the tale were a newly wedded couple who were wearing red clothes and had red curtains hanging in their home, and some kids who were enjoying themselves, burning pieces of bamboo fragments by the village entrance. Later, people came to find out that apparently there are three things "Nian" is most scared of -- the color red, bright lights and loud noises. From then onwards, every household will put up red paper, hang red lanterns, and set off firecrackers. "The sounds of the firecrackers ring out the old/ With peach wood charms warding off evil, all things take on a new beginning" depicts a typical New Year celebration.
-- atchooo@
Lesson Summary:
Do you know why the Spring Festival is called nian? Do you know what are the customs observed during the Chinese New Year? Let's find out from Yang Yang in today's lesson, the legend of Nian. Lesson Content: Have you ever experienced the traditional festivals of China, such as the Tomb-Sweeping Day, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-autumn Festival, etc? Among all the traditional festivals of China, the Spring Festival is the most important and it is also this festival that the Chinese people pay particular attention to. The Spring Festival is also known as "nian." When the Chinese people celebrate the New Year, they will surely put up Spring Festival couplets on red paper, set off firecrackers, visit family and friends; these customs are directly related to the legend of Nian. According to legend, a long, long time ago, in China, there was a grotesque creature called Nian. A horn grew from the top of its head and it was really fierce. Everyone was extremely scared of it. Every three hundred sixty five days, i.e. the time span of a year, it will prowl around with malice. So every time when this particular day arrives, everyone will hide away in their homes, and lock up their yards. After dinner, no one would dare to go to bed. [Instead,] they will gather and chat with each other, to guard against an attack by Nian. Later, this became the widespread custom of "staying up to see in the New Year." When they finished enduring the entire night without sleep, it would already be the first day of the [new] year. Everyone would quickly leave their homes to visit family and friends, exchange greetings, congratulating each other for not being devoured by this beast, Nian. In this way, people were able to live through many years, safe and sound. Gradually, everyone began let their guards down.Then suddenly, one year, on New Year's Eve, Nian launched a surprise attack on a village, devouring most of the villagers. The only ones who lived to tell the tale were a newly wedded couple who were wearing red clothes and had red curtains hanging in their home, and some kids who were enjoying themselves, burning pieces of bamboo fragments by the village entrance. Later, people came to find out that apparently there are three things "Nian" is most scared of -- the color red, bright lights and loud noises. From then onwards, every household will put up red paper, hang red lanterns, and set off firecrackers. "The sounds of the firecrackers ring out the old/ With peach wood charms warding off evil, all things take on a new beginning" depicts a typical New Year celebration.
- 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)
- fierce [fiəs] a.残忍的；强烈的 (初中英语单词)
- everyone [´evriwʌn] pron.=everybody 每人 (初中英语单词)
- extremely [ik´stri:mli] ad.极端地；非常地 (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)
- malice [´mælis] n.恶意；怨恨；预谋 (高中英语单词)
- hanging [´hæŋiŋ] n.绞刑 a.悬挂着的 (高中英语单词)
- bamboo [,bæm´bu:] n.竹 (高中英语单词)
- apparently [ə´pærəntli] ad.显然，表面上地 (高中英语单词)
- typical [´tipikəl] a.典型的；象征的 (高中英语单词)
- celebration [,seli´breiʃən] n.庆祝(会)；庆典 (高中英语单词)
- experienced [ik´spiəriənst] a.有经验的；熟练的 (英语四级单词)
- traditional [trə´diʃənəl] a.传统的，习惯的 (英语四级单词)
- grotesque [grəu´tesk] a.奇异的，想象中的 (英语四级单词)
- widespread [´waidspred] a.广布的；普遍的 (英语四级单词)
- wedded [´wedid] a.(已)结婚的；献身的 (英语四级单词)
- summary [´sʌməri] a.&n.摘要(的) (英语四级单词)
- enduring [in´djuəriŋ] a.持久的 (英语六级单词)
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