過年準備 Preparing for the New Year

Forall Chinese, the Spring Festival is the most important day in the year. The celebrationfor it is very big, so people must do many preparations for it. The two mostimportant things are cleaning and buying. People usually do thorough cleaningsto welcome the coming New Year. It stands for a fresh start and people’s goodwishes for the next year. Besides, because of the big celebration, we have toprepare many things. Therefore, purchase is essential. We buy foods for the bigdinner, snacks and fruits for the holiday. Every family prepares a lot for it,so the market is alive at the end of the year. We can buy everything ning and buying have become traditions.

對於所有中國人來說，春節是一年中最重要的節日。人們很隆重的慶祝這個節日，所以會做許多的準備，其中最重要的兩項就是打掃和採買。年前，人們通常會做徹底的大掃除來迎接新年，那代表着全新的開始，也寄託着人們對來年的美好願望。另外，因爲要隆重地慶祝春節，我們要準備許多東西，因此，採購是必要活動。我們購買許多食材，準備年夜飯，也會買零食和水果在節日裏吃。每個家庭都會買許多東西，所以年前的市場都很熱鬧。我們可以買所有的東西。大掃除和採購已經成爲傳統。