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The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. 春节是对中国人来说最重要的一个节日，家人们纷纷聚在一起，就像是西方的圣诞节一样。All people living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the Spring Festival.所有远离家乡的人会回家，让春节前半月的时间称为了运输系统最忙的时候。Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees.机场，火车站还有远郊车站都挤满了要返乡的人们。 Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. 严格的说，春节在每年阴历十二月开始到第二年的正月中才结束。Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days. The Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year. 其中，最重要的是除夕和初一、初二还有初三。中国政府规定春节人们可以休息七天。Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened. 春节的习俗有些已经渐渐消失，但有些还一直被保留着。On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of Job's tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko. 在阴历十二月初八，不少家庭都会做腊八粥，由糯米，小米，红枣，莲子，豆类，龙眼还有银杏。The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve. At this time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves. 阴历十二月二十三日被叫做小除夕。在这个时候人们会向灶神爷进贡。但是，不少家庭会为自己做好吃的食物。After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the coming New Year. This is called "Seeing the New Year in". 小除夕之后，人们开始为新年做准备。这叫做“迎新年”。Store owners are busy then as everybody goes out to purchase necessities for the New Year. Materials not only include edible oil, rice, flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. What's more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing. 大家都开始购买春节的必备物品让店主们分外忙碌。购买的年货不只包括食用油，米，面，鸡，鸭，鱼，肉，还有水果，糖果还有各种的坚果。更多的是，各种各样的装饰，给孩子们的新衣新鞋还有给老人的礼物，给朋友和亲人的礼物也在购物单上。--------------不大明白"seeds of Job's tears"指的是什么，楼主从哪得来的上面的这篇英文？咱不确定英文里有这个词汇……= =b希望对你有帮助~天~ |
