主播：Mary | 翩翩

Topic ：The Spring Festival

Celebrations in America

美国的新年庆祝活动

Cities with large Chinese populations put on larger celebrations , such as San Francisco, New York city.They celebrate the Spring Festival with parades and dragon dance.

* parade n. /pəˈreɪd/ 游行

* dragon dance 舞龙

* Chinatown唐人街

The Celebration of Chinese Majors

美国中文专业学生的庆祝活动

Mary’s Chinese teacher tried to teach them to write couplets with proper calligraphy brushes.

Mary 的中文教师教他们使用真正的毛笔写对联。 （Mary现在好像已经还给老师了^-^）

* China hand 中国通

* couplet 对联

* calligraphy brush 毛笔

* calligraphy 书法

The Celebration of FCC

领养中国孩子家庭的庆祝方式

*FCC=Families with Children from China

Mary’s sister Lisa adopts a child from Guizhou Province and she raises the child with Chinese culture. It is a long story.

Mary的sister领养了一位贵州的孩子，并且用中国的文化来养育这个孩子。

It is very touching!

* adopt v. /əˈdɑːpt/ 收养

* raise a child 养育孩子

* steamed bun 馒头

* get rid of the old and let in the new 辞旧迎新

* red envelop 红包

ABC or Immigrant Chinese Families

美籍华人或中国移民的庆祝方式

ABC or immigrant Chinese families celebrate about the same as mainland Chinese.

美籍华人或中国移民家庭会像大陆人一样庆祝春节。

*ABC=American Born Chinese 美籍华裔

Mixed-race Families

混血家庭的庆祝方式

Mixed-race families, at least those who try to celebrate the adopted child’s birth culture, put in a lot of effort to celebrate as well.

混血家庭会尽力用孩子原生文化的方式来庆祝春节。

Are there any interesting celebrations in your hometown? Please share with us!

你的家乡又有哪些有趣的庆祝方式呢？

武汉加油，中国加油！