[生活美語] How Do People Celebrate Lunar New Year in the USA?
同學都應該蠻熟悉我們在台灣怎麼慶祝農曆新年，所以今天就讓我們來學習一下西方國家是怎麼慶祝這個節日!
Let’s start the new year with some English learning!
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1. parades and firecrackers 遊行和鞭炮
2. usher in 領進; 迎接
3. take part in festivities 參與慶典
Parades and firecrackers usher in the Lunar New Year in many cities across the globe. From London to Sydney, these events have also become celebrations of Chinese culture, and everyone—Chinese and Westerners alike—takes part in the festivities.
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4. flood into 湧入
5. kick off 揭開序幕; 開始
6. acrobatics 特技表演
7. live musical performances 現場音樂表演
8. strings of lanterns 一串串燈籠
9. bring prosperity 帶來興隆
Hundreds of thousands of people flood into London’s Chinatown for New Year events. Activities kick off on varies town squares with dramatic acrobatics and live musical performances. Strings of lanterns decorate the crowded streets of Chinatown, where cabbages stuffed with red envelopes hang in front of shop doorways. Lion dancers catch the cabbage with the lion’s mouth to bring prosperity to the shops for the coming year.
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10. colorful floats 繽紛的花車
11. marching bands 樂儀隊
12. set off firecrackers 點燃鞭炮
In the United States, San Francisco hosts the oldest and biggest Chinese New Year festival in North America. At the center of all the excitement is the parade, which includes many colorful floats and marching bands. Featured at the parade’s end is the two-hundred-foot-long Golden Dragon. Decorated with lights from nose to tail, it winds its way down the street with the support of more than a hundred people. Thousands of firecrackers are set off to announce its arrival.
Source of original article: http://paper.udn.com/udnpaper/POH0058/251952/web/
Image source:
http://img.hulutrip.com/2016/1228/20161228054437477.jpg
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2017 San Francisco CNY Parade: http://www.ktvu.com/entertainment/chinese-new-year-parade/228079334-story
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Lunar New Year Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=may2s9j4RLk
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Chinese Zodiac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxg0_EpOcWs
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生活美語 (Everyday English): https://goo.gl/nbmCGu
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