主播:Mary | 翩翩
Topic :The Spring Festival
Celebrations in America
美国的新年庆祝活动
Cities with large Chinese populations put on larger celebrations , such as San Francisco, New York city.They celebrate the Spring Festival with parades and dragon dance.
* parade n. /pəˈreɪd/ 游行
* dragon dance 舞龙
* Chinatown唐人街
The Celebration of Chinese Majors
美国中文专业学生的庆祝活动
Mary’s Chinese teacher tried to teach them to write couplets with proper calligraphy brushes.
Mary 的中文教师教他们使用真正的毛笔写对联。 (Mary现在好像已经还给老师了^-^)
* China hand 中国通
* couplet 对联
* calligraphy brush 毛笔
* calligraphy 书法
The Celebration of FCC
领养中国孩子家庭的庆祝方式
*FCC=Families with Children from China
Mary’s sister Lisa adopts a child from Guizhou Province and she raises the child with Chinese culture. It is a long story.
Mary的sister领养了一位贵州的孩子,并且用中国的文化来养育这个孩子。
It is very touching!
* adopt v. /əˈdɑːpt/ 收养
* raise a child 养育孩子
* steamed bun 馒头
* get rid of the old and let in the new 辞旧迎新
* red envelop 红包
ABC or Immigrant Chinese Families
美籍华人或中国移民的庆祝方式
ABC or immigrant Chinese families celebrate about the same as mainland Chinese.
美籍华人或中国移民家庭会像大陆人一样庆祝春节。
*ABC=American Born Chinese 美籍华裔
Mixed-race Families
混血家庭的庆祝方式
Mixed-race families, at least those who try to celebrate the adopted child’s birth culture, put in a lot of effort to celebrate as well.
混血家庭会尽力用孩子原生文化的方式来庆祝春节。
Are there any interesting celebrations in your hometown? Please share with us!
你的家乡又有哪些有趣的庆祝方式呢?
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