雙語脫口秀《老外來了》:在美國，什么樣的人會過春節(jié)？|春節(jié)那些事兒（下）

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主播：Mary | 翩翩

Topic ：The Spring Festival

Celebrations in America

美國的新年慶?；顒?/p>

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. /p??re?d/ 游行

* dragon dance 舞龍

* Chinatown唐人街

The Celebration of Chinese Majors

美國中文專業(yè)學(xué)生的慶?；顒?/p>

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

Mary 的中文教師教他們使用真正的毛筆寫對聯(lián)。 （Mary現(xiàn)在好像已經(jīng)還給老師了^-^）

* China hand 中國通

* couplet 對聯(lián)

* calligraphy brush 毛筆

* calligraphy 書法

The Celebration of FCC

領(lǐng)養(yǎng)中國孩子家庭的慶祝方式

*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領(lǐng)養(yǎng)了一位貴州的孩子，并且用中國的文化來養(yǎng)育這個孩子。

It is very touching!

* adopt v. /??dɑ?pt/ 收養(yǎng)

* raise a child 養(yǎng)育孩子

* steamed bun 饅頭

* get rid of the old and let in the new 辭舊迎新

* red envelop 紅包

ABC or Immigrant Chinese Families

美籍華人或中國移民的慶祝方式

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

美籍華人或中國移民家庭會像大陸人一樣慶祝春節(jié)。

*ABC=American Born Chinese 美籍華裔

Mixed-race Families

混血家庭的慶祝方式

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.

混血家庭會盡力用孩子原生文化的方式來慶祝春節(jié)。

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

你的家鄉(xiāng)又有哪些有趣的慶祝方式呢？

武漢加油，中國加油！