Students at Saturday morning Chinese schools celebrate Lunar New Year a different way. Not every child enjoys learning Chinese because it is more difficult than English. But Chinese parents still encourage them to learn the language and culture. To celebrate, the students do Chinese calligraphy and paper cuttings of "spring" or "fortune."
The feast on New Year's Eve is very important. People crowd Asian supermarkets for weeks before the celebration. Especially popular are traditional foods like sticky rice cake, fish, oranges and dumplings. Chinese restaurants provide takeout service, or people can reserve a table and eat there.
After the feast, parents put money in red envelopes and give them to their children. The custom of staying up late doesn't apply here because work and school are waiting the next morning.
Children are in bed. No loud firecrackers. No phone calls of "Gong Xi Fa Tsai." (恭喜發財) This is Lunar New Year in D.C. The best part is celebrating with family. Happy New Year everyone!
Info Cloud
ABC: American-born Chinese
在美國土生土長的華人
immigrate:
有些人是小時候跟父母親移民到美國, 或是獨自前往美國的小留學生, 這些人就不能稱為 ABC
Grammar Gym
Especially: 放在前面
*This snack shop is famous for its desserts. Especially delicious are the pies.
*There are many trails in this national park. Especially beautiful is the trail to the waterfall.
Language Lab
1.crowd v. 擠滿, 塞滿
*Movie fans crowded the theater at the premier.
首映當天影迷擠滿了整個戲院
*Passengers crowd the buses during rush hours.
尖峰時刻乘客塞滿了巴士
2. takeout 外帶
*Mom will buy takeout pizza for dinner.
媽媽會買外帶的pizza當做晚餐
*I asked the server to give me the takeout menu.
我請服務生給我一份外賣的菜單
takeout n. 外賣的食物的餐廳
*The couple runs a Chinese takeout.
這對夫妻經營一家中國菜的外賣店
3. apply v.適合, 適用
適用在什麼對象 用介系詞 to
*This rule only applies to official employees, not the part-time staff.
這個規定只適用正式員工, 不包括兼職人員
4. firecracker n. 鞭炮
*The firecracker didn't go off at first, but after a few minutes it suddenly went bang.
這個鞭炮本來沒有爆開, 但是幾分鐘之後, 突然發出劇響
firework n. 煙火
*The fireworks were lit according to our careful calculations.
這煙火都是根據精確的計算才點燃的
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