春节

It's winter vacation again. I'm looking forward to the Spring Festival. Spring is coming. This Spring Festival, my father took me to my grandparents' home in the countryside.

又到了寒假，盼望着，盼望着，春节的脚步近了，春天来了。今年春节，爸爸带我到乡下的爷爷、奶奶家过年。

When I was a child, I also went to the countryside, but at that time it was too small to have much impression on the countryside. At noon on the second day of the lunar new year, the weather was very good. My father took me to the ridge of the countryside to turn around. Standing on the ridge of the field, I looked at the wheat seedling flying in the wind in the distance. It was green, and the nameless flowers at the foot of the nearby foot were in clusters. Here, there, there, all colors were very beautiful. Now I know what is the real spring. I was very happy. I grabbed a wheat seedling with my hand and observed it carefully. In spring, the wheat seedling was green, and there was a tender malt between the two big leaves. My father told me that this tender malt would grow and blossom, and finally form the wheat we wanted to eat.

小时候，我也到过农村，不过那时候太小，对农村没有多少印象。大年初二中午，天气很好，爸爸带我到农村的田埂上转了一圈，站在田埂上放眼一望，远处麦苗迎风飘扬，绿色一片，近处脚下无名的小花一簇簇的，这儿一片，那儿一片，五颜六色好看极了，现在我才知道什么叫生机一片，什么是真正的春天。我高兴极了，用手抓住一棵麦苗，仔细观察了起来，春天的麦苗绿油油的，两片大的叶子中间还有一个嫩嫩的麦芽，爸爸告诉我就是这嫩嫩的麦芽长大会开花最后就会结成我们要吃的小麦。

Then I caught a small flower with my hand. The petals were hexagonal. I smelled a little fragrance. I felt it and left a little pollen on my hand. It was slippery, but I couldn't name it. I asked my father and he said he didn't know. He told me there were too many unknown flowers and grass in the countryside. Can you count them? The countryside in spring is so beautiful!

随后我又用手捉住一朵小花，花瓣是六角形的，闻闻还有一点点清香，摸摸还会在手上留下一点点花粉，滑滑的，就是叫不出名字，我问爸爸他也说不知道，他告诉我在农村象这种不知名的小花小草太多了，你数得过来吗？春天的农村真是太美丽了！

Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. It's to celebrate the lunar calendar's new year. In the evening before the Spring Festival, families get together and have a big meal. In many places people like to set off firecrackers. Dumplings are the most traditional food. Children like the festival very much, because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes. They can also get some money from their parents. This money is given to children for good luck. People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune.

春节是中国最重要的节日。这是为了庆祝农历新年。春节前的晚上，一家人聚在一起吃大餐。在许多地方，人们喜欢放鞭炮。饺子是最传统的食物。孩子们非常喜欢这个节日，因为他们可以吃美味的食物，穿新衣服。他们也可以从父母那里得到一些钱。这些钱是为了孩子们的好运而给的。人们把新年卷轴挂在墙上表示好运。

The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long. People visit relatives and friends with the words "Have all your wishes". People enjoy the Spring Festival, during this time they can have a good rest.

春节大约持续15天。人们拜访亲戚和朋友时都会说“祝你一切顺利”。人们喜欢春节，这段时间他们可以好好休息。

Far and away the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year. To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. the dates for this annual celebration are determined by the lunar calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar, so the timing of the holiday varies from late January to early February.

中国最重要的节日是春节，也就是中国的新年。对中国人来说，这和圣诞节对西方人一样重要。这个一年一度的庆祝活动的日期是由阴历而不是公历决定的，因此节日的时间从1月下旬到2月上旬不等。

To the ordinary Chinese, the festival actually begins on the eve of the lunar New Year's Day and ends on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. But the 15th of the first month, which normally is called the Lantern Festival, means the official end of the Spring Festival in many parts of the country.

对普通中国人来说，这个节日实际上从农历新年前夕开始，到农历正月初五结束。但正月十五（通常称为元宵节）意味着中国许多地区春节的正式结束。

Last year's Spring Festival is special. My uncle and my aunt came back from Shanghai. My family were very happy to keep the Spring Festival with them. And it was the most exciting festival of all the festivals.

去年的春节很特别。我的叔叔和婶婶从上海回来。我的家人很高兴能和他们一起过春节。这是所有节日中最令人兴奋的节日。

On New Year's Eve, my father and my uncle talked about their work together. My mum did some cooking with my aunt Grandparents and I watched the New Year TV programs. At about six o'clock, we had a special family dinner. We all thought the dumplings were delicious.

除夕夜，我父亲和我叔叔一起谈论了他们的工作。我妈妈和我婶婶祖父母一起做饭，我看了新年电视节目。大约六点钟，我们吃了一顿特别的家庭晚餐。我们都觉得饺子很好吃。

On the first day of the New Year, we visited our relatives. In the afternoon, we went shopping in Jiefang Road. My uncle bought some Jay's CDs. He likes Jay's music very much. There were so many people on the road. It was more alive than any other time of a year.

在新年的第一天，我们拜访了我们的亲戚。下午，我们去解放路购物。我叔叔买了一些周杰伦的CD。他非常喜欢周杰伦的音乐。路上有那么多人。比一年中的任何时候都更活跃。

On the second and the third days, we spent a wonderful weekend in the country. There were much bigger trees than in the city. And the animals were more beautiful than in the city. We all enjoyed ourselves.

第二天和第三天，我们在乡下度过了一个美好的周末。那里的树比城里的大得多。这些动物比城里的还要漂亮。我们都玩得很开心。

I had an interesting Spring Festival. How about you?

我过了一个有趣的春节。你呢？

I have a great time during the winter holiday, because I enjoy myself as well as focus on my study. As it's known to all, the Spring Festival is the most important in winter holiday that would occupy much time to celebrate it. Therefore, I finished my homework first, so that it won't bother my enjoyment during the festival. I finished my home work in one week and I went shopping with my parents. We bought a lot of things, especially snacks and fruits. Then, it was the Spring Festival. We had a big dinner on the New Year's Eve. My parents prepared the big dinner and I could only act as assistant. The dinner was so delicious that I ate so full. In the next several days, my parents and I visited our relatives and friends or they visited us. Sometimes, we went out for fun together. We children were always the most excited. Now, holiday is coming to the end and I will go to school soon. I am so happy that I have a wonderful winter holiday.

我度过了一个很快乐的寒假，因为我不仅玩得开心，也完成了我的学习任务。众所周知，春节是寒假的重头戏，我们会花很多的时间去庆祝新年。因此，我首先要完成作业，这样才不会让它们影响我过节的快乐心情。我用一个星期完成了寒假作业，期间也和爸爸妈妈一起出去购物，我们买了很多东西，特别是零食和水果。接下来，就是过春节了，我们吃了一顿丰盛的年夜饭。爸爸妈妈制作这顿大餐，而我只能帮忙打下手。年夜饭很好吃，我吃得很饱。接下来的几天，我们和亲人朋友互相串门拜年，有时候也一起出去游玩，我们小孩子是最兴奋的。现在，寒假马上就要结束了，我也要去上学了。度过了一个这么快乐而充实的假期让我很开心。