春节英语作文素材
在中国,凡逢春节和其他的喜庆日子,人们总要燃放爆竹来表示庆贺.燃放爆竹可以说是中国民间一个十分重要的风俗习惯.
爆竹也叫"炮竹","爆仗","炮仗",平常人们更习惯叫"鞭炮",有大约2000多年的历史了.最早的爆竹叫"庭燎".是用竹竿一类的东西做成火炬,燃烧时发出噼噼啪啪的爆裂声,也叫"爆竿.
燃放爆竹风俗最早起因于驱鬼除邪,祈求一年的吉祥顺利.传说,有个叫做"山臊"的四角怪兽和恶鬼平常藏在深山,每隔365天便出来伤害人畜.这些无恶不做的坏东西害怕爆炸的声音和亮光.于是,每到岁末年首,人们就争着燃放鞭炮,用来驱赶"山臊"和恶鬼.
中国的唐代发明火药以后,人们便把火药放进竹筒,点燃后发出巨大的声音,这种爆竹叫做"爆竹筒".到了宋代,爆竹的制作方法改为把火药装进用纸卷成的筒里,名字也叫爆竹了.后来人们开始把许多小的炮仗用药线连接起来,成为"一发连百余响不绝"的鞭炮.讲究的鞭炮用红颜色的纸制作,鞭炮爆炸后,红屑满地,人称"满地红",表示吉利.随着发展,鞭炮的品种和色彩也由原来的单调发展得丰富多彩,有小鞭炮,电光雷,母子雷,射天炮,百头,千头鞭,甚至还有几万头长的鞭炮.
现在,随着人们环保意识的加强,燃放鞭炮的习俗在中国很多大城市中受到禁止.但是,聪明的中国人依然想出了其他热闹的庆祝节日的办法.
Useful Words and Expression
The spring festival (春节)
generation gap (代沟)
stereotyped concept/opinion (传统观念)
commercialized versions (商业化版本)
shopping rush (购物热)
tourism-oriented trend (春节旅游化趋势)
spring outing (春游)
the spring festival eve dinner (年夜饭)
spring festival couplets(pasted on gatepost or door panels) (春联)
Variety Show on CCTV-1 (春节联欢晚会)
migrant workers (民工)

home-returning (返乡)
white-collar (白领)
petty bourgeoisie (小资)
over-loaded transportation during the spring festival (春运)
pay a New Year call (拜年)
Christmas prayer (religious aspect) (圣诞祷告)
the thorough house -cleaning (年前大扫除)
exchange gifts (互换礼物)
traditional entertainment (playing cards, mahjong) (传统娱乐节目,如打扑克,玩麻将)
The Spring Festival is a national holiday.
On that day, people often play firecrackers,hang lantern, affix Spring Festival couplets and New Year paintings,pay New Year’s call and eat Jiao-zi.
For the children, the most exited thing is fetting their gift money.
It is really a happy day.
上面的生词是必须要的,是介绍春节的
春节是全国人民的假期.
那天,人们常常放鞭炮,挂灯笼,贴春联和年画,互相拜年,和吃饺子.
对于孩子们来说,最兴奋的是能得到压岁钱.
那真是一个让人愉快的日子