高频英语口语对话 第336期:新年习俗

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新年习俗

dialogue

英语情景对话

A:How do you like this dress?

A:你看这衣服怎么样？

B:It's nice. But what kind of dress are you looking for?

B:挺好。可是你想买什么样的裙子？

A:Something attractive and dressy. Maybe a little sexy too. New Year's Eve is a special occasion¹ and it only happens once a year, right?

A:一件显眼时髦，或许稍带点性感的裙子。除夕是个不寻常的日子，一年只有那么一次，是不是？

B:Of course. It's common too that we wear something special for our Chinese New Year.

B:当然啦。我们过新年时也都穿平日里不穿的好衣服。

A:People here always wear the best clothes they have. Many people go out and buy clothes especialy for New Year's Eve.

A:人们总是穿着最好的农服。许多人专门为除夕夜而上街选购衣物。

B:Any other common customs of your New Year?

B:你们新年还有别的习俗吗？

A:Before the New Year, we always send greeting cards to our relatives and friends to wish them a happy year. On the street and in stores people usually greet others with a " Happy New Year". It's also common for people to make a New Year's resolution.

A:年前我们给亲戚朋友寄送贺卡祝他们新年愉快。人们在街上或商店里相遇时互道“新年快乐”。人们还常定下新年的决心。

B:What's that?

B:那又是什么意思呢？

A:It's when people quit a bad habit or do something they find hard to do. Many people resolve² to quit smoking, lose weight, or stop nagging³ their wife, etc. However, it usually lasts only for a few days!

A:就是从新年开始戒掉恶习，或做件他们认为很难完成的事情。许多人决心戒烟、减肥或不再同妻子吵嘴等等，不过这些一般只能坚持几天。

B:By the way, where are you going on New Year's Eve?

B:顺便问一下，你们除夕夜都到哪儿去？

A:We're going to a night club for dinner and dancing,then we'll go down to the city square for the big celebration. There's always a fireworks display put on by the local government. We all want you to come too.

A:我们去夜总会吃饭、跳舞，然后到市中心广场参加大型庆祝会。地方政府每年都组织放焰火礼花。我们想让你也参加。

B:Thanks a lot.

B:谢谢。

1 occasion   

n.场合，时机，机会，诱因，理由；vt.惹起，引起

参考例句：

• Her dress was too showy for such a formal occasion.在如此正式的场合，她的服装过分华丽了。
• Her tears were fought back on such an occasion.在这种场合下她忍住了眼泪。

2 resolve   

vt.解决，解除；决定，决心

参考例句：

• It's up to him to resolve this problem.这个问题应由他来解决。
• This did not shake his resolve.这事并未动摇他的决心。

3 nagging   

adj.唠叨的，挑剔的；使人不得安宁的v.不断地挑剔或批评（某人）( nag的现在分词 )；不断地烦扰或伤害（某人）；无休止地抱怨；不断指责

参考例句：

• Stop nagging—I'll do it as soon as I can. 别唠叨了—我会尽快做的。
• I've got a nagging pain in my lower back. 我后背下方老是疼。 来自《简明英汉词典》