Celebrations
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 North America.
4 北美地区。
5 Central and South America.
5 中美洲和南美洲。
7 Europe.
7 欧洲。
10 Southeast Asia.
10 东南亚。
12 Changing New Years.
12 变化中的新年。
14 Conclusion.
14 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Introduction People around the world celebrate the New Year at different times of the year and in many different ways.
16 导言 世界各地的人们在一年的不同时间以多种不同的方式庆祝新年.
Some people celebrate with parties.
有些人用派对庆祝
Other people have traditions that might seem strange, such as wearing yellow underwear.
其他人的传统可能看起来很奇怪,比如穿着黄色的内衣.
Many people make New Year’s resolutions.
许多人通过新年决议。
A resolution is a promise to end a bad habit or begin a good one.
决议是结束不良习惯或开始良好习惯的承诺。
It can be anything from cutting back on junk food to being a better friend.
从减少垃圾食品到做一个更好的朋友 什么都行
A Chinese boy celebrates the New Year by wearing red and eating berries (left).
一个中国男孩穿了红色和吃浆果(左)来庆祝新年.
Two Japanese children ring for the New Year (right).
两日本儿童新年戒指(右).
North America A New Year’s Eve celebration might mean a small party with family and friends.
北美新年 庆祝夏娃可能意味着一个有家人和朋友的小派对.
In New York City, however, around a million people come together to count down the last seconds of the year.
然而在纽约市,大约一百万人聚集在一起,倒计时了一年中的最后几秒钟.
At midnight, the crowds cheer and celebrate.
在午夜,人群欢呼并庆祝.
Many cities, including New York City, set off fireworks at midnight.
包括纽约市在内的多座城市于午夜起火.
A young girl and her father celebrate the New Year in a crowd of people in New York City.
一个年轻女孩和她的父亲在纽约市的人群中庆祝了新年.
In the United States, special football games are played on New Year’s Day.
在美国,特殊足球赛事在元旦进行.
The most famous is the Rose Bowl game in California.
最出名的是加利福尼亚州的玫瑰碗游戏.
At the famous Mummers Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, thousands of people dress up in fancy costumes on New Year’s Day.
在宾夕法尼亚州费城著名的"木默斯游行"上,有上千人在元旦穿着花哨的服装.
They spend the day dancing through the city.
他们白天在城里跳舞
Floats made from thousands of flowers are part of the Rose Bowl Parade in California.
由上千花朵所制作的花朵是加州玫瑰碗游行的一部分.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
In the southern United States, people eat a dish of rice and black-eyed peas called Hoppin’ John.
在美国南部,人们吃一盘饭和被称作"霍平"(Hoppin' John)的黑眼豌豆.
Some believe that if you enjoy simple foods on New Year’s Day, you might do well the rest of the year.
有些人认为,如果你在新年节享受简单的食物,那么剩下的一年你可能会做得好。
Central and South America Eating twelve grapes on New Year’s Eve is a tradition in Central and South America.
中美洲和南美洲 在除夕吃出十二个葡萄是中南美洲的一种传统.
Each grape stands for one month of the coming year.
每道葡萄代表来年一个月.
It’s good luck to eat all twelve during the last twelve seconds of the year.
在一年的最后十二秒里,
In many countries, the color of your clothes on New Year’s Eve is important—actually, the color of your underwear!
在很多国家,除夕穿衣服的颜色很重要,
In many places, people wear brand-new yellow underwear.
在许多地方,人们会穿全新的黄色内衣.
They hope for riches because yellow is the color of gold.
他们希望财富,因为黄色是黄金的颜色。
Eating green grapes brings good luck in the New Year.
吃绿葡萄能带来新年好运气.
In Peru, Panama, and Ecuador, people make figures out of straw, rags, and paper.
在秘鲁、巴拿马和厄瓜多尔,人们用稻草、布和纸做数字。
They decorate these figures and parade them around the streets on New Year’s Eve.
他们装饰这些人物,
At midnight, people set them on fire.
午夜时分,人们放火烧了他们.
By burning the figures, people let go of bad memories from the past year.
烧了数字,人们就放下了去年的坏回忆.
Children in Peru pose next to figures made to honor the New Year.
秘鲁的儿童在纪念新年的数字旁边。
In many countries, people say goodbye to bad luck by throwing water out the window.
在许多国家,人们通过从窗外倒水来告别厄运.
Another popular tradition is cleaning your house before midnight so that good luck feels welcome.
另一种流行的传统是在午夜前打扫你的房子,这样好运就会受到欢迎.
Two-Faced!
双面神！
The month of January is named for the ancient Roman god Janus.
一月以古罗马神贾努斯命名.
Janus was the god of doors, gateways, and beginnings.
雅努斯是门之神 门户之神 和开始之神
He is usually shown with two faces.
他通常有两个面孔。
One face looks backward at the old year and the other looks forward into the New Year.
一张脸向后看旧年,另一张脸展望新年.
Women throw water out of a window in Uruguay to bring luck in the New Year.
女子从乌拉圭的一扇窗外倒出水来给新年带来好运.
This statue of Janus was made in Russia.
这尊雅努斯活佛雕像出自俄罗斯.
In Denmark, people smash old and broken dishes on the doorsteps of family and friends.
在丹麦,人们在家人和朋友的门前打碎了被打碎的旧盘子。
This brings them good luck in the New Year.
这给他们带来了新年的好运气.
In Finland, people melt tin to guess what will happen in the next year.
在芬兰,人们会融化锡来猜测来年会发生什么.
If the tin melts in the shape of a heart, it means love or marriage.
如果锡会以心形融化,那就意味着爱情或婚姻.
If it melts in the shape of a circle, it means good luck.
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In Denmark, people save broken dishes all year long to break on New Year’s Eve.
在丹麦,人们全年保存被打碎的菜肴来打破除夕节.
In Greece, people bake a special cake with a coin hidden in it.
在希腊,人们会烤出一个有硬币藏在其中的特殊蛋糕.
If you get the slice with the coin, then you should have luck in the coming year!
如果你得到硬币的切片, 那你应该有运气 在来年!
In Scotland, it’s also important to clean the house by midnight.
在苏格兰,
Scottish people hold torches and swing long poles with flames to celebrate the New Year.
苏格兰人拿着火炬并用火焰挥起长杆来庆祝新年.
Another Scottish tradition is called first-footing.
另一个苏格兰传统称为"一脚".
The first visitor to a home in the New Year must be a male with dark hair.
新年第一位到家的访客必须是有黑发的男性.
He brings gifts of coal, bread, and a drink.
他带来了煤炭、面包和饮料。
A man carefully swings a ball of fire at a New Year celebration in Scotland.
一个人在苏格兰庆祝新年时小心地挥起一球来.
A Scottish man holds a torch with a large flame on New Year’s Eve.
一名苏格兰人在除夕夜拿着一把大火把。
Southeast Asia In the Philippines, round objects stand for coins and good luck.
东南亚 在菲律宾,圆形物体代表硬币和好运.
Filipino people celebrate the New Year by wearing clothes with polka dots and eating twelve different types of round fruit.
菲律宾人以穿有波尔克点的衣物来庆祝新年并吃十二种不同类型的圆果.
Filipino people also clean their homes before New Year’s Eve.
菲律宾人也在除夕前清理房屋。
At midnight, they open their windows to invite good luck in.
午夜时分,他们打开窗户邀请好运气进来.
In parts of Southeast Asia, people celebrate the New Year in late March or mid-April.
在东南亚部分地区,人们于3月下旬或4月中旬庆祝新年.
This is the end of the dry season.
这是旱季的结束。
It’s a very hot and dusty time of year—a time for water festivals!
这是一年中非常炎热而多尘的时光,
To prepare for the New Year, people clean dusty statues of Buddha with water.
为迎接新年,人们用取水来清理出活佛的出土活佛像.
They save the water for priests to pour onto their shoulders for good luck.
他们把水留给祭司倒在肩膀上,以获得好运.
Water Fight!
打水仗
In Thailand, the water festival is called Songkran, and it usually lasts from April 13 to 15.
在泰国,取水节称为"宋克兰"(Songkran),一般从4月13日到15日.
Parade floats spray crowds with water, and children chase one another with water blasters and water pails.
游行者用水向人群喷出水来,儿童用起水器和水桶相追。
It might easily be 38° Celsius (100° F) in Thailand on New Year’s Day.
在泰国,
When it’s this hot, a water fight is the perfect way to celebrate!
水战是庆祝的好方法。
Two girls pour water over a statue of Buddha in Cambodia.
两个女孩在柬埔寨的一尊佛像上倒水.
Changing New Years The New Year happens at a different time every year in some cultures.
改变新年 在一些文化中,新年每年在不同的时间发生.
The Islamic New Year is based on a lunar calendar.
伊斯兰新年以月历为主.
This means it follows the cycles of the Moon.
这意味着它遵循了月球的周期.
The 365-day calendar is based on the movement of Earth around the Sun.
365天的历法是基于地球围绕太阳的运动.
The Chinese and Jewish New Years are based on both calendars.
华人和犹太教新年都以两个历法为主.
A boy blows the shofar, a ram’s horn, in honor of the Jewish New Year (left).
一个男孩为纪念犹太新年(左)而吹出一只公羊的喇叭。
People herd buffalo at a parade for the Islamic New Year in Indonesia (right).
在印度尼西亚的伊斯兰新年(右)游行中,人们将水牛放逐.
People wear red and hold up a dragon at a parade to celebrate the Chinese New Year in London, England.
在英国伦敦为庆祝中国新年而举行的游行上人们会穿红色并举起一头龙.
Conclusion Many New Year’s traditions are shared around the world.
结论 许多新年的传统在世界各地都有。
Most traditions help you begin the New Year with a fresh start and a fun celebration.
大部分传统都有助于你从新年开始 重新开始和欢乐的庆祝
Cleaning your house and setting off fireworks are two of the most popular ways to welcome the New Year.
清理出你的房子并放出烟花,是迎接新年最受欢迎的两种方式.
How will you celebrate the New Year?
怎样庆祝新年?
Children around the world celebrate the New Year with music and dancing.
世界各地的儿童用音乐和舞蹈来庆祝新年.