Unit 8 Chinese New Year第八单元 中国的新年

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Chinese New Year is coming. 中国的新年就要来了。

Su Hai gets an email from her e-friend Anna in Hong Kong.苏海从她的香港网友安娜那儿收到了一封电子邮件。

Dear Su Hai,亲爱的苏海：

How are you?你好吗？ 

It's going to be Chinese New Year next week. 下周就将是中国的新年了。

I'm very excited!我非常兴奋！

Tomorrow, 明天，

my family and I are going to buy some new clothes and food.我和我的家人将去买新衣服和食物。 

Then, in the evening, 然后在晚上，

we're going to make some cakes and tangyuan.我们将做蛋糕和汤圆。

On Chinese New Year's Eve, 在除夕那天，

we're going to have dinner with my grandparents,我们会和爷爷奶奶， 

my aunt and uncle and my cousin.叔叔婶婶以及堂兄妹一起吃饭。

Then, we're going to buy some flowers.然后，我们会去买些花。

On Chinese New Year's Day, 在大年初一那天，

my parents are going to give me red packets.我的父母会给我红包。 

Then, we're going to watch a lion dance in the afternoon.然后，我们会在下午去看舞龙狮表演。

On the second day of Chinese New Year, 在春节的第二天，

We're going to watch fireworks in the evening.我们会在晚上看烟花。

What are you going to do at Chinese New Year?你在新年将会做什么呢？

Love, Anna爱你的，安娜

firecrackers鞭炮

fireworks烟花

a lion dance舞龙狮

red packets红包