国内英语资讯:Spotlight: Chinese New Year celebrations delight other side of the Pacific
<p><span word="NEW">NEW</span> <span word="YORK">YORK</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 7-- <span word="While">While</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="enthralling">enthralling</span>, <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="joy">joy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>.</p><p><span word="Dragon">Dragon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lion">lion</span> <span word="dances">dances</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cuisines">cuisines</span>, <span word="Peking">Peking</span> <span word="opera">opera</span> <span word="performances">performances</span>, <span word="light">light</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>... <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flurry">flurry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="deepened">deepened</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="charm">charm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="richer">richer</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bestowed">bestowed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="packets">packets</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="money">money</span>," <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="FEAST">FEAST</span> <span word="FOR">FOR</span> <span word="EYES">EYES</span> <span word="AND">AND</span> <span word="PALATES">PALATES</span></p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Lunar">Lunar</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>, <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 5 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lantern">Lantern</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 15<span word="th">th</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="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reunite">reunite</span>, <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="farewell">farewell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advent">advent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="spring">spring</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="renewal">renewal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="transcend">transcend</span> <span word="borders">borders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="embraced">embraced</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="worldly">worldly</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grasp">grasp</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="significance">significance</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="dances">dances</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delicious">delicious</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landmark">landmark</span> <span word="Empire">Empire</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Building">Building</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="glowing">glowing</span> <span word="red">red</span>, <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 443-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="skyscraper">skyscraper</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="midtown">midtown</span> <span word="Manhattan">Manhattan</span> <span word="shone">shone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</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>.</p>
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