the spring festival lasts about 15 days long .
春節持續近15天
people visit relatives and friends with the words “have all your wishes ”.
人們拜訪親戚朋友時會送上一句"萬事如意"
people enjoy the spring festival ,during this time they can have a good rest .
人們享受春節,在這段時間他們可以好好休息一下
(二)probably more food is consumed during the new year celebrations than any other time of the year.
或許春節中食物的消耗比一年中其他時候都要大
vast amounts of traditional food is prepared for family and friends, as well as those close to us who have died.
大量的傳統食物被準備給家人和朋友,同樣還有逝去的親近的人
on new year's day, the chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called jai.
在春節當天,中國家庭將吃一種蔬菜制的名為"jai"(春卷……大概）的食物
although the various ingredients in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people attribute various superstitious aspects to them.
儘管春卷里的配料都只是根菜或粗纖維蔬菜，許多人還是把各種迷信方面的事歸於它們
other foods include a whole fish, to represent togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for prosperity.
用其他食物，包括一整條魚，來代表團圓和富饒，或一隻雞來代表興旺
the chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize completeness. noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life.
這隻雞必須要有頭有胃還有腳來象徵完整。面則不能被切斷，因為他們代表了長壽
in south china, the favorite and most typical dishes were nian gao, sweet steamed glutinous rice（糯米）pudding and zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped up in reed（蘆葦）leaves), another popular delicacy.
在南方，最受喜愛和具代表性的食物是用甜糯米捏成的年糕，另一道受歡迎的美食是用蘆葦包上糯米作成的粽子。
in the north, steamed-wheat bread (man tou) and small meat dumplings were the preferred food.
在北方，饅頭和小甜餃是首選
the tremendous amount of food prepared at this time was meant to symbolize abundance and wealth for the household
這種時候準備巨量的食品是味了象徵家庭的豐饒，富有
(三)my spring festival
my spring festival was great.
我的春節棒極了
before the chinese new year, my families were all going to my grandparents’.
在新年前，我們一家都到了爺爺奶奶家
many of my relatives there were playing all the night.
許多親戚都在這兒玩了通宵
at night, we set off firecrackers. the voice was very loud, cars parked far from us were sounding.
在晚上，我們放鞭炮。鞭炮的聲音很響，停得遠遠的車也被震響了
maybe they feared the voice too.
我們也許也害怕這聲音
the first day of the chinese new year, we all got up early.