Happy New Year! 新年快乐!

I'm a bit confused. 我有点搞迷糊了。

You must be kidding! 你在开什么玩笑啊!

It slipped my mind. 我都忘了。

I noticed that 我发现……

Make sure to bring your appetite! 准备好好大吃一顿吧!

情境会话

Catherine: Happy New Year!

凯瑟琳： 新年快乐!

Jay: Uh...I'm a bit confused; New Years was over two weeks ago.

杰： 嗯……我有点搞迷糊了，新年不是在两个星期前就已经过了吗?

Catherine: You must be kidding! It is Chinese New Year, silly!

凯瑟琳：你在开什么玩笑啊!我是说春节，你这傻瓜!

Jay: Oh right, it slipped my mind. Why do you celebrate two new years?

杰：喔，对了，我都忘了。你们为什么要庆祝两个新年啊?

Catherine: Chinese new year is according to the lunar calendar. chinese have been celebrating new years in this fashion for thousands of years.

凯瑟琳：春节是根据农历而定的。中国人庆祝这个节日的习俗已经延续几千年了。

Jay: I noticed that our company was very empty the past couple of days.

杰：我发现这几天我们公司里空荡荡的。

Catherine: That is because everyone goes home for Chinese new year; It is a family holiday, not so much a party holiday. Would you like to come to my house for new year's dinner?

凯瑟琳：因为大家都回家过年啦，这是个家庭团聚的日子，不太属于狂欢的节日。你想要到我家吃年夜饭吗?

Jay: Of course. Will you set off firecrackers?

杰： 当然好啊，你们会放鞭炮吗?

Catherine: Naturally, but the most important thing that we do during new years is to eat! So make sure to bring your appetite!

凯瑟琳：会啊，不过过年期间最重要的事情就是吃，所以准备好大吃一顿哦!

Catherine: Happy New Year!

Jay: Uh...I'm a bit confused; New Years was over two weeks ago.

Catherine: You must be kidding! It is Chinese New Year, silly!

Jay: Oh right, it slipped my mind. Why do you celebrate two new years?

Catherine: Chinese new year is according to the lunar calendar. chinese have been celebrating new years in this fashion for thousands of years.

Jay: I noticed that our company was very empty the past couple of days.

Catherine: That is because everyone goes home for chinese new year; It is a family holiday, not so much a party holiday. Would you like to come to my house for new year's dinner?

Jay: Of course. Will you set off firecrackers?

Catherine: Naturally, but the most important thing that we do during new years is to eat! So make sure to bring your appetite!

凯瑟琳： 新年快乐!

杰：嗯……我有点搞迷糊了，新年不是在两个星期前就已经过了吗?

凯瑟琳：你在开什么玩笑啊!我是说春节，你这傻瓜!

杰： 喔，对了，我都忘了。你们为什么要庆祝两个新年啊?

凯瑟琳：春节是根据农历而定的。中国人庆祝这个节日的习俗已经延续几千年了。

杰： 我发现这几天台北市里面空荡荡的。

凯瑟琳：因为大家都回家过年啦，这是个家庭团聚的日子，不太属于狂欢的节日。你想要到我家吃年夜饭吗?

杰：当然好啊，你们会放鞭炮吗?

凯瑟琳： 会啊，不过过年期间最重要的事情是吃，所以准备好好大吃一顿吧!

Jay:   Are there many of them?容易犯错的句子
Catherine:   As many as the stars...just kidding, but there are
1. 我忘了。 very many throughout Taiwan.
 It slipped my mind.
Jay:   So, is Taoism the most popular religion here?
 I forgot it.
Catherine:   Well, that depends on how you look at it. “forget”只能用来表示本来应该做的事情没有做，或者表示遗漏了什么东
Nowadays, Taoism and Buddhism are so
西。
intertwined that they are dif? cult to separate.
Jay:  2. 中国春节是根据农历而定的。Are there many Christians?
 Chinese New Year is according to the lunar calendar.  Catherine:   Yes, in fact, it is the third most popular religion.
 Chinese New Year is depending on the lunar calendar.
Jay: Wow, that's an eye opener.