国际英语资讯:Chinese New Year reception held at U.S. Missouri governor mansion
<p><span word="JEFFERSON">JEFFERSON</span> <span word="CITY">CITY</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 5-- <span word="After">After</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="couplet">couplet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jefferson">Jefferson</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Parson">Parson</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Lady">Lady</span> <span word="Teresa">Teresa</span> <span word="Parson">Parson</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Lunar">Lunar</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="reception">reception</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mansion">mansion</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reception">reception</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="lion">lion</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="warmed">warmed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="instruments">instruments</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="flute">flute</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="zither">zither</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>-<span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="was">was</span> 16 <span word="young">young</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="costume">costume</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> "<span word="Guo">Guo</span> <span word="Xin">Xin</span> <span word="Nian">Nian</span>" <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="Chun">Chun</span> <span word="Xiao">Xiao</span>" <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dance">dance</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="applause">applause</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheers">cheers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attendees">attendees</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couplet">couplet</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>, <span word="Parson">Parson</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mansion">mansion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="diverse">diverse</span> <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="Missourians">Missourians</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="tonight">tonight</span>," <span word="Parson">Parson</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Missouri">Missouri</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Industrial">Industrial</span> <span word="Relations">Relations</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="Anna">Anna</span> <span word="Hui">Hui</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Missouri">Missouri</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lieutenant">lieutenant</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couplet">couplet</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="interact">interact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="level">level</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="state">state</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="society">society</span>," <span word="Hui">Hui</span> <span word="sad">sad</span>.</p>
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