過年啦！春節(jié)是全球華人最重要的節(jié)日，有好吃的，好玩的，還有紅包拿的春節(jié)，當(dāng)然也是孩子們最愛的節(jié)日。要怎樣用英文給寶寶們介紹中國傳統(tǒng)佳節(jié)呢？細(xì)查之下，小鹿發(fā)現(xiàn)其實(shí)不難，英語世界里不乏我們的同胞，隨著國力的強(qiáng)大，文化輸出也是必然，這不，連小豬佩奇都過起了中國年呢。今天，小鹿就來跟大家分享一下要怎樣用簡單的英語給寶寶介紹春節(jié)，和大家一起閱讀介紹春節(jié)的英文繪本，一起學(xué)起來吧！
What is Spring Festival?
春節(jié)是什么？
Spring Festival is a traditional Chinese festival that marks the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese calendar.
春節(jié)是標(biāo)志著農(nóng)歷新年的中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。
Just like the New Year's Day, the Spring Festival falls on the first day of traditional Chinese calendar.
就像元旦節(jié)一樣，春節(jié)在農(nóng)歷的第一天。
But it is far more important than the New Year's Day.
但它比元旦節(jié)重要多啦。
But why is the Spring Festival so important for our Chinese people?
春節(jié)對(duì)我們中國人來說為什么那么重要呢？
Because it is a time for families gathering.
因?yàn)檫@是家家戶戶團(tuán)圓的日子。
In 2019, it falls on 5 February, initiating the Year of the Pig.
2019年的春節(jié)是2月5日，從那天起就是豬年了。
What does the Year of the Pig mean?
豬年是什么意思呢？
Each Chinese New Year is named for one of 12 animal symbols from the Chinese zodiac.
每個(gè)農(nóng)歷中國年都有一個(gè)生肖。
I think you know most of the twelve animals.
媽媽知道你認(rèn)識(shí)大多數(shù)的生肖哦。
Let's have a look at who are the twelve animals.
我們來看看十二生肖里都有誰。
The twelve animal symbols are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit...What's this?
十二生肖里有鼠、牛、虎、兔，這是什么？
Monster?
是大怪獸嗎？
No. It is called dragon.
不對(duì)，它叫龍。
Dragon is a legendary creature.
龍是傳說中的生物。
In stories, it is thought to be the king of the sea.
在故事里，龍是海里的龍王。
Mom will tell you the stories when you are old enough to understand them.
等你再長大一點(diǎn)，媽媽就給你講龍王的故事。
And the following twelve animals are snack, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
剩下的生肖是蛇、馬、羊、猴、雞、狗、豬。
And you were born in the year of rooster.
你是雞年出生的。
過年的習(xí)俗還有很多，小鹿先用家庭日常對(duì)話的形式解決了一些繪本中沒有的問題，接下來，小鹿將通過英文繪本My First Chinese New Year來給大家講講與春節(jié)有關(guān)的其他年俗。
My First Chinese New Year這本書的作者是Karen Katz，她也是我們之前講過的Where is Baby's Belly Botton的作者哦。這本繪本以一個(gè)在海外華人小女孩的視角，講述了大掃除、年夜飯、發(fā)紅包、穿新衣、舞龍舞獅等春節(jié)年俗，是春節(jié)主題英文繪本中傳播較廣，內(nèi)容較全的，特別適合在春節(jié)期間陪寶寶一起讀。下面，就請(qǐng)跟小鹿一起看看繪本上都說了哪些年俗吧。
大掃除
My sister snd I sweep away the bad luck from last year.
妹妹和我一起掃除過去一年的塵穢。
Now we are ready? to welcome in good luck for the new year.
現(xiàn)在，我們已經(jīng)做好迎接新年好運(yùn)的準(zhǔn)備啦！
Look, the girl and her little sister are sweeping.
看，那個(gè)小女孩和她妹妹正在掃地。
Mom and Dad tidied up our apartment thoroughly yesterday.
爸爸媽媽昨天也收拾房間了。
You joined us and put all your toys back into the toy chest.
你還來幫忙把玩具放回玩具箱里了。
Cleaning our home thoroughly is a custom of the Spring Festival.
春節(jié)前大掃除是春節(jié)的習(xí)俗。
Doing this means sweeping out the bad luck and bringing in some good luck.
這么做意味著除舊迎新。
年夜飯
On New Year's Eve grangparents and cousins and aunnt and uncles come over to share our feast.
除夕夜， 爺爺奶奶、叔叔伯伯、阿姨嬸嬸、兄弟姐們都來跟我們團(tuán)聚，一起吃年飯了。
We all sit at a big round table. We have special soup, chicken, whole fish, and for dessert Eight Precious rice pudding.
Delicious!
我們圍著大圓桌吃飯，年夜飯有湯、雞肉、全魚，還有八寶飯。
嗯，真的是太美味了。
Tomorrow we will have our New Year's Eve feast.
明天我們也要吃年夜飯啦。
It is also called reunion dinner, the most important dinner for Cinese people.
年夜飯也叫團(tuán)圓飯，是中國人最重要的一頓飯。
On New Year's Eve, all the family menbers come back home to have dinner together.
在除夕夜，所有家庭成員都會(huì)歡聚一堂一起吃年夜飯。
Kids love the New Year's Eve feast because there are dozens of cuisines in the feast.
小朋友們喜歡年夜飯，因?yàn)槟暌癸埨镉泻枚嗪贸缘摹?/p>
What do you want to have in the feast?
你想在年夜飯里吃什么呢？
Dumplings? Niangao? Or fish?
餃子?年糕?還是魚？
I think you will like them all.
我想你都會(huì)喜歡的。
What else will we going to do in the Spring Festival? Let's move on and see.
春節(jié)里我們還要做什么事呢？繼續(xù)往下看吧。
壓歲錢
On New Year's Day Grandpa, Grandma, Mom, and Dad give us money in little red envelopes. This will bring us more good luck.
大年初一，爺爺奶奶、爸爸媽媽會(huì)給我們壓歲錢。相信這會(huì)給我們帶來更多好運(yùn)。
The first day of a new year is usually spent visiting family menbers and friends.
每年的大年初一通常都是在走親訪友中度過。
On that day, children and young people will pay a New Year call to senior people in the family.
那天，小朋友和年輕人會(huì)向家里的長輩拜年。
And adults will give out red envelopes to children to wish them best in the new year.
大人也會(huì)給小朋友發(fā)紅包，給他們新年祝福。
You received plenty of red envelopes last year, but I don't think you can remember that.
你去年就收到了好多紅包，但媽媽認(rèn)為你應(yīng)該不記得了。
You will get your red envelopes this year, too.
你今年也會(huì)收到紅包的哦。
舞龍舞獅
Here come the Lion Dancers! Look how beautiful they are.
舞獅來啦！看，他們多漂亮。
The lion's mouth is open and his ears are wiggling.
獅子的嘴大張著，耳朵也不停轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)。
He gobbles up green lettuce and red envelopes.
他大口吞下生菜和紅包。
THE DRAGON! It is a sign of good luck, and the beginning of the spring!
舞龍也來了！龍是好運(yùn)的象征，也預(yù)示著春天即將來臨。
We hug and wish each other...
我們相互擁抱，相互祝福...
Both lion dance and dragon dance are traditional Chinese performance.
舞獅和舞龍都是中國傳統(tǒng)表演。
During the Spring Festival, lion dance and dragon dance troupes will be performed in squares and communities.
春節(jié)期間，廣場上社區(qū)里都會(huì)有舞龍舞獅表演。
It is believed that the performance can bring good luck to people.
人們認(rèn)為，舞龍舞獅可以給人帶來好運(yùn)。
And they can also bring us a more festive atmosphere.
他們還能給我們帶來更好的節(jié)日氣氛。
You will see them for the first time this year.
今年會(huì)是你第一次看到舞龍舞獅。
You can experience it yourself and grasp some understanding of our culture then.
你可以自己體會(huì)一下，熟悉熟悉我們的文化。
I bet that you are going to like them very much.
我猜你肯定會(huì)非常喜歡它們。
跟春節(jié)有關(guān)的習(xí)俗就先講到這里吧，快過年了，小鹿在此給讀者朋友們拜年啦！
