1、宣传传统中国节日promote traditional Chinese festivals在中国除夕夜on Chinese New Years Eve与相似be similar to了解外国风俗和传统learn about foreign customs and traditions分享他参加印度婚礼的经历分享他参加印度婚礼的经历share his experiences of attending an Indianwedding了解其他文化的方式a way to learn about other cultures邀请我参加他姐姐的婚礼invite me to his sisters wed
2、ding 千载难逢的好机会the opportunity of a lifetime发生；举行take place在一间装饰华美的酒店包厢in a brightly decorated hotel room穿着色彩艳丽的礼服be dressed up in formal,colourful clothes按照传统according to/by tradition身穿一袭分外夺目的红丝绸莎丽wear an eye-catching red silk sari给我留下深刻印象make a deep impression on me自豪地领着女儿穿过一排排座位走向新娘proudly lead his
3、 daughter through the rowsof seats to her husband让我想起我妹妹的婚礼remind me of my sisters wedding接下来的风俗the customs that followedthe following customs 不同寻常anything but ordinary携手join hands围着小火堆走上四圈walk around a small fire four times立一条不同的誓言make a different promise相互扶持support each other幸福滴共同生活live happily to
4、gether暑热袭来The summer heat hit sb.放假一周take a week off开始欢呼、鼓掌并歌唱begin to cheer , clap and sing开始沿着街行进start marching down the street裹挟着我们在越来越浩瀚的人海中穿行carry us through the ever-growing seaof people沿着狭长的街道一溜排开line the narrow streets烤肉的香味the smell of roasted meat弥漫在空中fill the air经过一波又一波街摊pass wave after wa
5、ve of street stands沉迷于派对的狂热中be caught up in the party fever躺在床上lie (lay lain) in bed在我脑海在我脑海中盘旋游弋中盘旋游弋swim all around me一年一度的土豆大战节an annual tomato fight festival全世界人们people from all over the world为了这一特殊时刻for this special occasion兴奋感a sense of excitement到它结束为止by the time it finishes借此机会参加这个疯狂的节日take
6、the opportunity to join in this crazy festival远离车辆stay away from vehicles务必穿上旧衣服be sure to wear old clothes突出差异highlight the differences吸引读者的注意draw the readers attention使描述读起来更生动有趣make the description more vivid and interesting to read为她丈夫准备一份礼物prepare a gift for her husband剪头发have the hair cut off将
7、某物传承给某人pass down sth. to sb.剩余的八十七美分the remaining eighty-seven cents上交报告hand in the report正要做某事这时be about to dowhen展出；展示on show使她的梦想变为现实make her dream come true列清单make a list of去爬山go mountain climbing在现代社会in modern society变得越来越不受欢迎become less and less popular一代又一代from generation to generation帮助传播有关我
8、们国家历史的知识help spread knowledge about our national history使我们能够更好地了解中国优秀的价值观念enable us to learn more about fine Chinese values代表家庭团圆stand for family togetherness尊重中国优秀的价值观念honour fine Chinese values民族自豪的源泉a source of national pride帮助塑造民族身份help shape our national identity独特的风俗unique customs这些共同的经历these
9、 shared experiences使我们作为一个民族紧密联系在一起bring us together as a people从先辈那里from previous generations为子孙后代for future generations从50增加到100increase from 50 to 100报名参加课程sign up for the course上演戏剧put on a play提供宣传传统中国节日的方法offer ways to promote traditionalChinese festivals呼吁行动make a call for action在中国除夕夜on the
10、Chinese New Years Eve摆满了白瓷碗碟be covered with with plates andbowls嗅着汤的浓香breathe in the rich smell of the soup美滋滋地咬了一口鸡肉happily take a bite of the chicken满心喜悦和激动be full of joy and excitement再开心不过了cant/couldnt be happier尽管外面天寒地冻despite the cold outside让屋内暖洋洋的fill the air with warmth欢声笑语merry laughter远离他
11、们的家乡far away from their hometown三代同堂three generations under the same roof兴高采烈地相互交谈excitedly chat with each other一到达on/upon ones arrival如此重视团圆如此重视团圆 attach so much importance to reunion翘首以待eagerly wait for sb./sth.为这个喜庆的场合特别布置了一番be specially designed for this joyous occasion整整齐齐的剪纸the neat designs of
12、 paper-cuttings春联the Spring Festival couplets代表欢乐、吉祥和幸福represent joy, luck and happiness表达了对年年有余的期盼express a hope for nian nian you yu超过；非常more than缓缓流逝go slowly by熬夜stay up围坐在电视机前gather around the television观看春节联欢晚会watch the Spring Festival Gala做饺子make dumplings在新年的开始at the very start of the new ye
13、ar在温暖舒适的房间里in the warmth and comfort of the room看着他年迈的父母look at his aging parents考虑带他们去城市和我们一起住consider taking them to the cityto live with us毕竟after all随着午夜来临as midnight approacheswith midnight approaching放鞭炮set off firecrackers照亮；露喜色light up举国上下all over/around the country享受家庭团聚enjoy a family get-together庆祝自己的好福气celebrate their good fortune庆祝合家团聚celebrate their familys togetherness庆祝祖国富强celebrate their nations strength挂起纸灯笼hang up paper lanterns组织；组装起来put together突出最重要的内容highlight the most important content
