Lesson 2 Spring Festival
Conversation
珍妮: 春节 就 要 到 了｡
Zhēnní: Chūnjié jiù yào dào le.
Jenny: Spring Festival is coming soon.
马克: 这 是 你第一次在 中国 过 春节 吗?
Mǎkè: Zhè shì nǐ dìyīcì zài Zhōngguó guò Chūnjié ma?
Mar: Is it your first time to celebrate the Spring Festival in China?
珍妮: 是 的｡你 呢?
Zhēnní: Shì de. Nǐ ne?
Jenny: Yes. And you?
马克: 这 是 我第二次在 中国 过 春节 了｡
Mǎkè: Zhè shì wǒ dìèrcì zài Zhōngguó guò Chūnjié le.
Mark: This is my second time to celebrate it in China.
珍妮: 过 春节 都 有 什么 习俗?
Zhēnní: Guò Chūnjié dōu yǒu shénme xísú?
Jenny: What are customs during the festival?
马克: 过 春节 要 买 年货, 贴 对联,在 外 工作 的 人 要 回家 团聚｡
Mǎkè: Guò Chūnjié yào mǎi niánhuò, tiē duìlián, zài wài gōngzuò de rén yào huíjiā tuánjù.
Mark: people will be busy with shopping and decorating their homes with Spring Festival couplets. People who work in other cities usually return home during this time.
珍妮: 听说 春节 期间 的 庙会 很 有意思,我 想 去 逛 庙会｡
Zhēnní: Tīngshuō Chūnjié qījiān de miàohuì hěn yǒuyìsi, wǒ xiǎng qù guàng miàohuì.
Jenny: I was told that temple fairs will be a lot of fun. I'd like to visit some of these fairs.
马克:好 啊,我 陪你一起 去吧｡庙会 上 可以 看到 很多 中国 传统 艺术｡
Mǎkè: Hǎo a, wǒ péi nǐ yìqǐ qù ba. Miàohuì shàng kěyǐ kàndào hěnduō Zhōngguó chuántǒng yìshù.
Mark: Good. I'll go with you. We will enjoy many traditional Chinese arts there.
珍妮: 除夕 你 和 房东 一起 吃 年夜饭 吗?
Zhēnní: Chúxī nǐ hé fángdōng yìqǐ chī niányèfàn ma?
Jenny: Will you be having New Year's Eve dinner with your host family?
马克: 对,我们 一起 吃 饺子｡ 欢迎 你 到 我 家 来一起 过 除夕｡
Mǎkè: Duì, wǒmen yìqǐ chī jiǎozi. Huānyíng nǐ dào wǒ jiā lái yìqǐ guò chúxī.
Mark: Yes, we will be having dumplings. You are welcome to have New Year's Eve dinner with us.