大龙：小咪！
你也来学生餐厅吃饭啊？
我们一起坐吧？
吴小咪：好啊。
对了，还有一个星期就是春节了，这是你们第一次在中国过年，你们有什么打算？
铃美：我还没想好呢。
大龙：我也没什么打算。
本来想去旅游，不过我听说有“春运”，人太多了。
吴小咪：没错！
对中国人来说，春节是最重要的节日。
无论我们在哪，都会赶回家的。
既然你们两个没有安排，就去我家吧，怎么样？
铃美：会不会太麻烦你们了？
吴小咪：一点也不麻烦！
我的家人都喜欢热闹，人越多，我们越开心。
大龙：我听说中国人过年要吃饺子。
吴小咪：看情况。
在北方，大部分人爱吃面食，过年的时候，一家人一起一边包饺子一边聊天。
可是在南方，很多人过年的时候不吃饺子。
大龙：原来是这样，我以为所有人都要吃饺子。
吴小咪：每个地方都有自己的习俗，所以年夜饭不太一样。
我外婆是广东人，她们过年的时候要吃“盆菜”，就是一盆海鲜。
我有个浙江的同学说，她们过年会吃年糕。
我的四川朋友，过年之前会准备熏肉和腊肠，好吃得不得了！
对了，大部分人都会吃鱼。
铃美：我知道！
“鱼”和“余”的读音一样，吃鱼是希望“年年有余”。
吴小咪：是的。
大龙：那你们家过年吃什么？
吴小咪：我们家会做鱼，还有一些海鲜和很多炒菜，也会包饺子。
铃美：你们喝什么？
吴小咪：喝的东西有很多。
一般来说，喝白酒比较多，也有的喝红酒，还有的喝果酒或者米酒。
不喝酒的人，就喝饮料或者茶。
大龙：我发现不管是哪个国家，节日都和美食有关系。
铃美：这就是节日的重要意义吧！
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 大龙 | Dà lóng | a name |
| 小咪 | xiǎo mī | a nickname for Xiaomi |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 学生 | xué shēng | student / schoolchild |
| 餐厅 | cān tīng | dining hall / dining room |
| 吃 | chī | to eat; to consume / to eat at |
| 饭 | fàn | meal |
| 啊 | a | modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | together; in company (with) |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit |
| 吧 | ba | (modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise) / ...right? / ...OK? / ...I presume. |
| 吴小咪 | Wú Xiǎo mī | a name |
| 好 | hǎo | all right! |
| 对了 | duì le | Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ... |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | there still remain(s); there is (or are) still |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 星期 | xīng qī | week |
| 就 | jiù | merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 春节 | Chūn jié | Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |
| 第一 | dì yī | first |
| 次 | cì | classifier for enumerated events: time |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 过年 | guò nián | to celebrate the Chinese New Year |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 打算 | dǎ suàn | plan / intention / calculation |
| 铃美 | Líng měi | Suzumi (a name) |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 没 | méi | (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think (about) / to think of; to devise / to think (that); to believe (that) |
| 呢 | ne | (sentence-final particle) indicating that a state or situation still holds |
| 本来 | běn lái | originally / at first / of course |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 旅游 | lǚ yóu | to travel |
| 不过 | bù guò | but / however |
| 听说 | tīng shuō | to hear (sth said) / one hears (that) |
| 春运 | chūn yùn | (increased) passenger transportation around Chinese New Year |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 太 | tài | too (much) / very / extremely |
| 多 | duō | too many; in excess |
| 没错 | méi cuò | that's right / sure! / rest assured! / that's good / can't go wrong |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 中国人 | Zhōng guó rén | Chinese person |
| 来说 | lái shuō | for; from the point of view of; in the case of |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 节日 | jié rì | holiday / festival |
| 无论 | wú lùn | no matter what or how / regardless of whether... |
| 哪 | nǎ | which |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 赶 | gǎn | to overtake; to catch up with / to hurry; to rush / to try to catch (the bus etc) / to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away / to avail oneself of (an opportunity) |
| 回 | huí | to go back / to turn around / to answer / to return |
| 家 | jiā | home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) |
| 既然 | jì rán | since; as; this being the case |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | to not have |
| 安排 | ān pái | arrangements / plans |
| 怎么样 | zěn me yàng | how? / how about? / how was it? / how are things? |
| 不会 | bù huì | will not |
| 麻烦 | má fan | to bother sb; to put sb to trouble |
| 一点 | yī diǎn | a bit; a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 我的 | wǒ de | my; mine |
| 家人 | jiā rén | family member |
| 喜欢 | xǐ huan | to like; to be fond of |
| 热闹 | rè nao | bustling with noise and excitement / lively |
| 越 | yuè | the more... the more |
| 开心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy / to rejoice / to have a great time |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 饺子 | jiǎo zi | dumpling / pot-sticker |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 情况 | qíng kuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation |
| 北方 | běi fāng | north / the northern part a country / China north of the Yellow River |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 部分 | bù fen | part; portion; piece |
| 爱 | ài | to love; to be fond of; to like |
| 面 | miàn | flour / noodles |
| 食 | shí | food / animal feed |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 一边 | yī biān | on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while |
| 包 | bāo | to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / to hold or embrace |
| 聊天 | liáo tiān | to chat; to gossip |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however |
| 南方 | nán fāng | south; southern direction / (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 原来 | yuán lái | so, actually, as it turns out |
| 这样 | zhè yàng | this way; like this; so |
| 以为 | yǐ wéi | to think; to believe |
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all |
| 每 | měi | each / every |
| 地方 | dì fang | place; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part |
| 自己 | zì jǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 习俗 | xí sú | custom / tradition / local tradition / convention |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 年夜饭 | nián yè fàn | reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition) |
| 一样 | yī yàng | same / like / equal to / the same as |
| 外婆 | wài pó | (coll.) mother's mother / maternal grandmother |
| 广东 | Guǎng dōng | Guangdong; a province in southern China. |
| 她们 | tā men | they; them (females) |
| 盆菜 | pén cài | a Cantonese layered festive dish served in a large basin or pot, often with seafood and other ingredients |
| 盆 | pén | basin / flower pot / unit of volume, approx 128 liters |
| 海鲜 | hǎi xiān | seafood |
| 浙江 | Zhè jiāng | Zhejiang Province in eastern China. |
| 同学 | tóng xué | fellow student / classmate |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 年糕 | nián gāo | nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour |
| 四川 | Sì chuān | Sichuan; a province in southwest China. |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 之前 | zhī qián | before / prior to |
| 准备 | zhǔn bèi | to prepare / to intend / to be about to |
| 熏肉 | xūn ròu | bacon |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 腊肠 | là cháng | sausage |
| 好吃 | hǎo chī | tasty; delicious |
| 得 | de | structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 不得了 | bù dé liǎo | extremely / exceedingly |
| 鱼 | yú | fish |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 余 | yú | extra / surplus / remaining |
| 读音 | dú yīn | pronunciation / literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character |
| 希望 | xī wàng | to hope |
| 年年有余 | nián nián yǒu yú | lit. (may you) have abundance year after year |
| 是的 | shì de | yes, that's right |
| 那 | nà | then (in that case) |
| 做 | zuò | to make; to produce |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 炒 | chǎo | to sauté; to stir-fry / to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp / to hype up / to sack; to fire (sb) |
| 菜 | cài | dish (of food) |
| 喝 | hē | to drink |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing / stuff / person |
| 一般来说 | yī bān lái shuō | generally speaking |
| 白 | bái | white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / reactionary / anti-communist |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine (esp. rice wine) / liquor / spirits / alcoholic beverage |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào | comparatively / relatively / quite |
| 有的 | yǒu de | (there are) some (who are...) / some (exist) |
| 红 | hóng | red / popular / revolutionary |
| 果 | guǒ | fruit / result |
| 或者 | huò zhě | or |
| 米 | mǐ | uncooked rice / meter (unit of length) / (slang) Chinese yuan |
| 饮料 | yǐn liào | drink / beverage |
| 茶 | chá | tea / tea plant |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | regardless of / no matter |
| 国家 | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 美食 | měi shí | culinary delicacy / fine food / gourmet food |
| 关系 | guān xì | relation / relationship / guanxi |
| 意义 | yì yì | sense / meaning / significance / importance |