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Unit1HappyFamilyLifeSpeakingTopic1春节词汇SpringFestivalWords节日名Greetingseason春节TheSpringFestival农历lunarcalendar正月lunarJanuary;thefirstmonthbylunarcalendar除夕NewYear'sEve;eveoflunarNewYear初一thebeginningofNewYear元宵节TheLanternFestival习俗Customs过年Guo-nian;havetheSpringFestival对联poeticcouplet:twosuccessiverhyminglinesinpoetry春联SpringFestivalcouplets剪纸paper-cuts年画NewYearpaintings买年货specialpurchasesfortheSpringFestival;doSpringFestivalshopping敬酒proposeatoast灯笼lantern:aportablelight烟花fireworks爆竹firecrackers(Peoplescareoffevilspiritsandghostswiththeloudpop.)舞狮liondance(Thelionisbelievedtobeabletodispelevilandbringgoodluck.)舞龙dragondance(toexpectgoodweatherandgoodharvests)戏曲traditionalopera杂耍varietyshow;vaudeville灯谜riddleswrittenonlanterns灯会exhibitoflanterns守岁staying-up拜年payNewYear'scall;giveNewYear'sgreetings;NewYear'svisit禁忌taboo去晦气getridoftheill-fortune祭祖宗offersacrificestoone'sancestors压岁钱redenvelopes/redpackets/acashgift;giftmoney;moneygiventochildrenaslunarNewYeargift辞旧岁bidfarewelltotheoldyear扫房springcleaning;generalhouse-cleaning祝福语Blessings金玉满堂Treasuresfillthehome生意兴隆Businessflourishes岁岁平安Peaceallyearround恭喜发财Wishingyouprosperity和气生财Harmonybringswealth心想事成Mayallyourwishescometrue吉祥如意Everythinggoeswell国泰民安Thecountryflourishesandpeopleliveinpeace招财进宝Moneyandtreasureswillbeplentiful一帆风顺Wishingyoueverysuccess步步高升Promotingtoahigherposition出入平安Safetripwhereveryougo祝您新的一年快乐幸福！Wishyouhappinessandprosperityinthecomingyear!祝您事业成功，家庭美满Wishyousuccessinyourcareerandhappinessofyourfamily!食品Food年糕Nian-gao;risecake;NewYearcake团圆饭familyreuniondinner年夜饭thedinneronNewYear'sEve饺子Jiao-zi;Chinesemeatravioli汤圆Tang-yuan;dumplingsmadeofsweetrice,rolledintoballsandstuffedwitheithersweetorspicyfillings糖果盘candytray什锦糖assortedcandies-sweetandfortune蜜冬瓜candiedwintermelon-growthandgoodhealth金桔cumquat-prosperity糖莲子candiedlotusseed-manydescendentstocome糖藕candiedlotusroot-fulfillingloverelationship红枣reddates-prosperity花生糖peanutcandy-sweetTraditionsandculturesofSpringFestivalTheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinesepeopleandiswhenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikeChristmasintheWest.Allpeoplelivingawayfromhomegoback,becomingthebusiesttimefortransportationsystemsofabouthalfamonthfromtheSpringFestival.Airports,railwaystationsandlong-distancebusstationsarecrowdedwithhomereturnees.TheSpringFestivalfallsonthe1stdayofthe1stlunarmonth,oftenonemonthlaterthantheGregoriancalendar.ItoriginatedintheShangDynasty(c.1600BC-c.1100BC)fromthepeople'ssacrificetogodsandancestorsattheendofanoldyearandthebeginningofanewone.Strictlyspeaking,theSpringFestivalstartseveryyearintheearlydaysofthe12thlunarmonthandwilllasttillthemid1stlunarmonthofthenextyear.Ofthem,themostimportantdaysareSpringFestivalEveandthefirstthreedays.TheChinesegovernmentnowstipulatespeoplehavesevendaysofffortheChineseLunarNewYear.ManycustomsaccompanytheSpringFestival.Somearestillfollowedtoday,butothershaveweakened.Onthe8thdayofthe12thlunarmonth,manyfamiliesmakelabaporridge,adeliciouskindofporridgemadewithglutinousrice,millet,seedsofJob'stears,lotusseeds,beans,longanandgingko.The23rddayofthe12thlunarmonthiscalledPreliminaryEve.Atthistime,peopleoffersacrificetothekitchengod.Nowhowever,mostfamiliesmakedeliciousfoodtoenjoythemselves.AfterthePreliminaryEve,peoplebeginpreparingforthecomingNewYear.ThisiscalledSeeingtheNewYearin.StoreownersarebusythenaseverybodygoesouttopurchasenecessitiesfortheNewYear.Materialsnotonlyincludeedibleoil,rice,flour,chicken,duck,fishandmeat,butalsofruit,candiesandkindsofnuts.What'smore,variousdecorations,newclothesandshoesforthechildrenaswellasgiftsfortheelderly,friendsandrelatives,areallonthelistofpurchasing.BeforetheNewYearcomes,thepeoplecompletelycleantheindoorsandoutdoorsoftheirhomesaswellastheirclothes,bedclothesandalltheirutensils.Thenpeoplebegindecoratingtheircleanroomsfeaturinganatmosphereofrejoicingandfestivity.AllthedoorpanelswillbepastedwithSpringFestivalcouplets,highlightingChinesecalligraphywithblackcharactersonredpaper.Thecontentvariesfromhouseowners'wishesforabrightfuturetogoodluckfortheNewYear.Also,picturesofthegodofdoorsandwealthwillbepostedonfrontdoorstowardoffevilspiritsandwelcomepeaceandabundance.TheChinesecharacterfu(meaningblessingorhappiness)isamust.Thecharacterputonpapercanbepastednormallyorupsidedown,forinChinesethereversedfuishomophonicwithfucomes,bothbeingpronouncedasfudaole.What'smore,twobigredlanternscanberaisedonbothsidesofthefrontdoor.Redpaper-cuttingscanbeseenonwindowglassandbrightlycoloredNewYearpaintingswithauspiciousmeaningsmaybeputonthewall.PeopleattachgreatimportancetoSpringFestivalEve.Atthattime,allfamilymemberseatdinnertogether.Themealismoreluxuriousthanusual.Dishessuchaschicken,fishandbeancurdcannotbeexcluded,forinChinese,theirpronunciations,respectivelyji,yuanddoufu,meanauspiciousness,abundanceandrichness.Afterthedinner,thewholefamilywillsittogether,chattingandwatchingTV.Inrecentyears,theSpringFestivalpartybroadcastonChinaCentralTelevisionStation(CCTV)isessentialentertainmentfortheChinesebothathomeandabroad.Accordingtocustom,e