UNIT 17 It's the Spring Festival Soon
第17单元 春节很快就到了
Dialogue
对话
Look and listen.
看和听。
Then read and act in groups.
然后分组朗读和表演。
Yongxian: Welcome to China.
永贤：欢迎来到中国。
Jane: Thank you very much.
简：太谢谢你了。
Yongxian: This is the best time to be in China. The day after tomorrow is Spring Festival.
永贤：这是在中国最好的时候。后天就是春节了。
Jane: Is it the most important and popular festival in China?
简：春节是中国最重要和最受欢迎的节日吗？
Yongxian: I think so. And it's the Chinese New Year's Day. We're cleaning our house. We Chinese people usually clean and decorate our houses before Spring Festival.
永贤：我想是的。春节是中国的新年。我们正在打扫房子。我们中国人通常会在春节前打扫和装饰我们的房子。
David: It sounds like our Christmas.
大卫：听起来像我们的圣诞节。
Yongxian: There are famous Flower Fairs in Guangzhou before the Spring Festival. People go there and buy flowers.
永贤：春节前广州会有著名的花卉展览。人们去那里买花。
David: Those pink flowers look beautiful. What flowers are they?
大卫：那些粉红色的花儿看起来真漂亮。它们是什么花？
Mrs Zhou: They're peach flowers.
周太太：它们是桃花。
Jane: Let's take some photos here.
简：我们在这儿拍些照片。
David: Good idea!
大卫：好主意！
Mr Zhou: Good morning, David. Good morning, Jane! Happy Spring Festival. Here's the lucky money for you.
周先生：大卫，早上好。简，早上好！春节快乐。这是给你们的压岁钱。
Yongxian: Adults usually give lucky money to children during Spring Festival.
永贤：过春节的时候大人通常会给小孩子们压岁钱。
Jane and David: Really? Thank you, Mr Zhou.
简和大卫：真的吗？谢谢你，周先生。
David: I hope every day is Spring festival!
大卫：我希望天天都是春节！
David: Pork, fish, goose, chicken, vegetables and soup too. There's so much food.
大卫：猪肉、鱼肉、鹅肉、鸡肉、蔬菜，还有汤。有这么多食物。
Jane: What are those?
简：那些是什么？
Mrs Zhou: They're dumplings. We often have dumplings at Spring Festival.
周太太：那些是饺子。过春节的时候我们常常要吃饺子。
Mr Zhou: Help yourself to some dumplings.
周先生：请自己夹饺子吃。
Jane: Thank you. These dumplings are fantastic.
简：谢谢你。这些饺子太好吃了。
David: I like dumplings. I would like to eat dumplings every day!
大卫：我喜欢饺子。我想天天吃饺子！
Yongxian: I want to go to Britain for Christmas and stay in China for Spring Festival.
永贤：我想去英国过圣诞节，在中国过春节。
David and Jane: Me too!
大卫和简：我也是！
Yongxian: Welcome to China.
永贤：欢迎来到中国。
Jane: Thank you very much.
简：太谢谢你了。
Yongxian: This is the best time to be in China. The day after tomorrow is Spring Festival.
永贤：这是在中国最好的时候。后天就是春节了。
Jane: Is it the most important and popular festival in China?
简：春节是中国最重要和最受欢迎的节日吗？
Yongxian: I think so. And it's the Chinese New Year's Day. We're cleaning our house. We Chinese people usually clean and decorate our houses before Spring Festival.
永贤：我想是的。春节是中国的新年。我们正在打扫房子。我们中国人通常会在春节前打扫和装饰我们的房子。
David: It sounds like our Christmas.
大卫：听起来像我们的圣诞节。
Yongxian: There are famous Flower Fairs in Guangzhou before the Spring Festival. People go there and buy flowers.
永贤：春节前广州会有著名的花卉展览。人们去那里买花。
David: Those pink flowers look beautiful. What flowers are they?
大卫：那些粉红色的花儿看起来真漂亮。它们是什么花？
Mrs Zhou: They're peach flowers.
周太太：它们是桃花。
Jane: Let's take some photos here.
简：我们在这儿拍些照片。
David: Good idea!
大卫：好主意！
Mr Zhou: Good morning, David. Good morning, Jane! Happy Spring Festival. Here's the lucky money for you.
周先生：大卫，早上好。简，早上好！春节快乐。这是给你们的压岁钱。
Yongxian: Adults usually give lucky money to children during Spring Festival.
永贤：过春节的时候大人通常会给小孩子们压岁钱。
Jane and David: Really? Thank you, Mr Zhou.
简和大卫：真的吗？谢谢你，周先生。
David: I hope every day is Spring festival!
大卫：我希望天天都是春节！
David: Pork, fish, goose, chicken, vegetables and soup too. There's so much food.
大卫：猪肉、鱼肉、鹅肉、鸡肉、蔬菜，还有汤。有这么多食物。
Jane: What are those?
简：那些是什么？
Mrs Zhou: They're dumplings. We often have dumplings at Spring Festival.
周太太：那些是饺子。过春节的时候我们常常要吃饺子。
Mr Zhou: Help yourself to some dumplings.
周先生：请自己夹饺子吃。
Jane: Thank you. These dumplings are fantastic.
简：谢谢你。这些饺子太好吃了。
David: I like dumplings. I would like to eat dumplings every day!
大卫：我喜欢饺子。我想天天吃饺子！
Yongxian: I want to go to Britain for Christmas and stay in China for Spring Festival.
永贤：我想去英国过圣诞节，在中国过春节。
David and Jane: Me too!
大卫和简：我也是！
