2013英语四级刊物阅读练习精选:咱过年缺不了的8件事儿_大学英语阅读

2013英语四级刊物阅读练习精选:咱过年缺不了的8件事儿

　　New Year Feast

　　年夜饭

　　Spring Festival is a time for family reunion. The New Years Feast is a must banquet with all the family members getting together. The food eaten on the New Year Eve banquet varies according to regions. In south China, It is customary to eat niangao because as a homophone, niangao means higher and higher every year . In the north, a traditional dish for the feast is Jiaozi or dumplings shaped like a crescent moon.

　　春节是与家人团聚的时间。年夜饭是所有家庭成员聚在一起必须的宴会。除夕宴会上吃的食物根据不同的地区各不相同。在中国南方，习惯吃年糕，因为作为一个同音字，年糕意味着步步高升。在北方，年夜饭的传统饭是饺子或像月牙儿形的汤圆。

　　Setting Firecrackers

　　燃放鞭炮

　　Lighting Firecrackers used to be one of the most important customs in the Spring Festival celebration. However, concerning the danger and the negative noises that lighting firecrackers may bring, the government has banned this practice in many major cities. But people in small towns and rural areas still hold to this traditional celebration. Right as the clock strikes 12 oclock midnight of New Years Eve, cities and towns are lit up with the glitter from fireworks, and the sound can be deafening. Families stay up for this joyful moment and kids with firecrackers in one hand and a lighter in another cheerfully light their happiness in this especial occasion, even though they plug their ears.