Listen and read.

听一听，读一读。

Betty: Happy birthday, Lingling.

贝蒂：生日快乐，玲玲。

Daming: Here's your gift.

大明：这是给你的礼物。

Lingling: Oh, you remembered! What a surprise!

玲玲：哦，你们记着呀！这真是个惊喜！

Tony: You can open it!

托尼：你可以打开它！

Lingling: I don't think I should open it now. In China, we open a gift later.

玲玲：我想我不应当现在打开它。在中国，我们晚些时候打开礼物。

Betty: But back in the US, we open a gift immediately.

贝蒂：可是在美国，我们立刻打开一件礼物。

Lingling: So what do I do?

玲玲：那我怎么办？

Betty: You needn't wait!

贝蒂：你不必等了！

(Lingling opens her present and finds a dictionary. )

（玲玲打开礼物，发现是一本词典。）

Lingling: Oh,thank you. I really wanted one.

玲玲：噢，谢谢你们。我确实想要一本（词典）。

Betty: We're happy you like it.

贝蒂：我们很高兴你喜欢它。

Tony: I noticed another difference. In China, you accept a gift with both hands. But in the West, we usually don't pay much attention to that.

托尼：我注意到另一个不同。在中国，你们用双手接受礼物。但是在西方，我们通常不太注意 这么做。

Betty: That's interesting! I'm interested to know all the Chinese traditions. Tell me more.

贝蒂：那很有趣！我对了解所有的中国传统习俗感兴趣。多告诉我一些吧。

Lingling:There are a lot. For example, in my home town, people say you mustn't do any cleaning on the first day of the Spring Festival. And you mustn't break anything. It's bad luck!

玲玲：有许多。例如，在我的家乡，大家说在大年初一你不能打扫卫生。你不能打破任何东西。那是不吉利的！

Daming: You must only use red paper for hongbao because red means luck. And you'd better not have your hair cut during the Spring Festival month.

大明：你必须只用红纸来做红包，因为红色意味着幸运。在正月期间你最好不要理发。

Tony: You can't be serious!

托尼：你不会是认真的吧！

Daming: And in the north of China, people eat lots of jiaozi!

大明：在中国的北方，人们吃许多饺子！

Betty: Perfect! They taste great.

贝蒂：太棒了！它们尝起来太好吃了。

Tony: I like eating jiaozi too. Anyway, the Spring Festival is still over a month away. Let's celebrate Lingling's birthday first!

托尼：我也喜欢吃饺子。不管怎么说，春节还有一个多月呢。先让我们庆祝玲玲的生日吧！

Everyday English

日常英语

. Oh,you remembered!

哦，你们记着呀！

. What a surprise!

这真是个惊喜！

. It's bad luck!

那是不吉利的！

. You can't be serious!

你不会是认真的吧！

. Perfect!

太棒了！

Now check (√) what you usually do in China.

现在，勾出(√)你在中国通常做的事情。

1. Open a present immediately when you receive it.

当你收到礼物时立刻打开它。

2. Accept a present with both hands.

用双手接受礼物。

3. Use red paper for hongbao.

用红纸做红包。

4. Do cleaning on the first day of the Spring Festival.

在正月初一打扫卫生。

5. Break something during the Spring Festival.

在春节期间打破东西。

6. Have your hair cut during the Spring Festival month.

在正月理发。