春节团聚英语作文
OnNewYear'sEve,ourclasshadaparty.Theatmospherewasgood.Itwasoutoftheordinaryfromtheverybeginning.Theboystudentfromonebedroomgaveanunusualperformance.WesawaboynamedLiXinminturnoffallthelightsinasuddensnap.Thenwiththreeresounding(响亮的)clucksofacockechoinginthehall,thehallwasagainbrightlylitinasnap.
Then,therepresentativeofthebedroomZhuGuozhangaskedustoguessalineofapoemrelatedtotheabovesituation.HeaddedthatLiXinminalonewasbornintheyearofthedogandtheotherthreewereallbornintheyearofthechicken.Theyleftusallinconfusion.Anditwasourmonitorwhowasquickwitted(机智的).Heshoutedour,"Thedaybreaksasthecockcrowsthreetimesatdawn."ThehallAfterthat,theyhadanotheritem.ThistimeLiXinminwasplacedinthemiddleofthecircle.Whilehewasstandingthere,theotherthreestoodaroundhim,eachbowingdowntohimatanangleof120degrees.Itwasanidiom.ThistimeIgotitright:"Thedogstandsoutamongagroupofchickens."
TheLunarNewYearisagreatoccasiontotheChinesepeople.Itlastsaboutthefirstfourdaysoftheyear,duringwhichpeopledonotworkexceptfortheworkersonduty.Studentsdonotgotoschool,andshopsareclosed.
Severaldaysbeforethenewyear,peoplebegintoprepare.Farmerskillpigs,sheep,cocks,andhens.Citydwellersbuymeat,fish,andvegetables.Housesarecleaned;coupletsarepostedonthedoors.Colorfullanternsarehungatthegate.
Ontheeveofthenewyear,eachfamilyhasitsmembersgathertogetherandeatsafamilyreuniondinner.AfterthemealtheywatchTVuntiltheclockstrikestwelve.Theneveryfamilysetsofflongstringsofsmallfirecrackersandotherfireworkstowelcomethenewyear.Onthefirstdayofthenewyear,almosteveryoneisdressedinhisorherbest.Whenpeoplemeetontheway,theysaytoeachother"HappyNewYear."Friendsandrelativespaynewyearcallsandgivepresentstoeachother.Childrenindulgethemselvesingames.