雅思口语素材：中国农历新年(上)
<p> <span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>!</p><p> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Claire">Claire</span> <span word="Powell">Powell</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 31<span word="st">st</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="and">and</span> 1<span word="st">st</span> <span word="January">January</span>. <span word="Resolutions">Resolutions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span><span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gym">gym</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="housework">housework</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span>! <span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="you">you</span>? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 22<span word="nd">nd</span>.</p><p> <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="time">time</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="calendars">calendars</span>, <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Moon">Moon</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Moon">Moon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span> <span word="lasts">lasts</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="insert">insert</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leap">leap</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="origins">origins</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="traced">traced</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="swathed">swathed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="traditions">traditions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rituals">rituals</span>.</p><p> <span word="Preparations">Preparations</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="presents">presents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>, <span word="decorate">decorate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Homes">Homes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="cleaned">cleaned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="traces">traces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dirt">dirt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>. <span word="Doors">Doors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="repainted">repainted</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ward">ward</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sayings">sayings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>, <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="longevity">longevity</span>. <span word="Fortune">Fortune</span> <span word="cookies">cookies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="baked">baked</span>, <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span> <span word="messages">messages</span>.</p>
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