新年那些事儿-压岁钱(8)

Lucky Money压岁钱

It is the money given to kids from their parents andg randparents as New Year gift.

 

The money is believed to bring good luck, ward¹ off monsters; hence the name "lucky money".

 

Parents and grandparents first put money in small,especially-made red envelopes and give the red envelopes to their kids after the New Year's Feast or when they come to visit them on the New Year.

 

They choose to put the money in red envelopes because Chinese people think red is a lucky color.

 

They want to give their children both lucky money and lucky color.

 

1 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。