大家说英语 第508期:欢度春节（1）

Conversation A

对话A

Taylor: Hello, Rob¹. How are you?

泰勒：你好，罗布。最近怎么样？

Rob: Happy Chinese New Year!

罗布：春节快乐！

Taylor: But Saturday was Chinese New Year. Today is Wednesday.

泰勒：不过春节不是在周六吗，今天是周三。

Rob: Today is the fifth day of Chinese New Year.

罗布：今天是春节的第五天了。

Taylor: The fifth day?

泰勒：第五天？

Rob: Saturday was just the first day. The celebrations² can last 15 days.

罗布：周六只是第一天。庆祝要持续15天呢。

Taylor: Really? I didn't know that.

泰勒：真的吗？我都不知道。

Rob: Yes. And the fifteenth day is Lantern Festival.

罗布：是的。第十五天就是元宵节。

Taylor: What a busy period!

泰勒：真是忙碌的一段时间啊！

Conversation B

对话B

Alex: Are you enjoying the Chinese New Year, Linda?

阿莱克斯：琳达，你喜欢春节吗？

Linda: Yes. I love this time of the year.

琳达：喜欢。我非常喜欢一年的这个时候。

Alex: How come?

阿莱克斯：怎么说？

Linda: Well, I like the cold winter air. And there are a lot of holidays.

琳达：嗯，我喜欢冬天寒冷的空气。并且还有很多假期。

Alex: Such as Lantern Festival and Chinese New Year?

阿莱克斯：比如说元宵节和春节？

Linda: Yes! And don't forget Valentine's Day!

琳达：没错！不要忘记情人节！

Alex: Oh! I have to remember that.

阿莱克斯：哦！我得记住这个节日。

Linda: Yes, you do.

琳达：没错，你一定要记住。

1 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

2 celebrations   

n.庆祝( celebration的名词复数 )；庆祝会（仪式）

参考例句：

• The mayor was there to dignify the celebrations. 市长的光临为庆祝活动增辉。
• Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee celebrations 维多利亚女王登基50周年庆典