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2008-01-01 00:00:00Ｔｒａｃｙ

初中生學習·低 2008年1期

Eng: What does New Yearmean to you?

英格：新年對你意味著什么?

Lish：A celebration of the previous year and the year to look forward to. The new start， new challenges.

麗斯：慶祝過去的一年，期待即將到來的一年。意味著新的開始、新的挑戰。

Eng:There is one-day holiday in most countries on New Year's day. The real celebrations for New Year happen on the night before — New Year's Eve.

英格：在很多國家，新年都有一天的假期。人們對新年的慶祝活動是在前一天晚上 ——即新年前夕開始的。

Lish：Is there a family get-together?

麗斯：有家庭聚會嗎？

Eng:Not exactly. Christmas has a family get-together. However， New Year for some is a time to be with friends too. Parties are most often held to bring in New Year. At such parties， there is food and drink and dancing until the time for the coming of New Year.

英格：不太準確。圣誕節是一個家庭聚會，而新年也是與朋友的一次聚會。人們會經常舉行一些聚會來迎接新年。在這些聚會上，人們一邊吃喝，一邊跳舞，直至新年的到來。

Lish：Until midnight?

麗斯：直到午夜？

Eng: At that time， people often say \"Happy New Year \" to each other. Champagne is a favorite drink for New Year. In many western countries fireworks are let off at midnight， and many people like to make a noise， possibly to drive away bad spirits.

英格：午夜，人們彼此道一聲“新年快樂”。香檳酒是新年里人們最喜愛的。在許多西方國家，新年的午夜人們要燃放煙花，而且發出吵鬧聲，希望能趕走幽靈。

Lish： It is like Spring Festival in China！

麗斯：這和中國的春節很相似啊！

Eng: Yes， it is. In China， the Lunar New Year is the most important holiday.

英格：是啊。在中國，農歷新年是最重要的節日。

Lish：Why is it called the Lunar New Year？

麗斯：為什么叫農歷新年呢？

Eng:Since it is based on the lunar calendar， it comes about a month later than the Western New Year.

英格：因為它是依據農歷而來，所以大約比西方的新年晚了一個月。

Lish：Is it the same with the Western New Year?

麗斯：中西方新年一樣嗎？

Eng: There are some parallels with the Western New Year: houses are cleaned thoroughly， for instance， and families all get together for the festivities.

英格：中國農歷年和西方陽歷年有些相似之處，譬如大掃除、全家團圓。

能說會用

mean to sb.對某人來說意味著

如：What does friendship mean to You?

其他用法：mean to do 打算做/ mean doing 意味著

如：I mean to go， but my father would not allow me to.

我想去，但是我父親不肯讓我去。

To raise wage means increasing purchasing power.

增加工資意味著增加購買力。

e趣百科

午夜：到底是指什么時間段？

午夜即子夜，是23:00到次日的1:00。午夜也是我們俗稱的深夜。