各位亲爱的可友们，欢迎来到“话说地道美语”春节特别节目，我是Juliet。今天是农历正月初一，我先给大家拜个年，祝大家在龙年里有“龙龙”的甜蜜，“龙龙”的运气，“龙龙”的健康，“龙龙”的快乐，“龙龙”的心情，“龙龙”的欣慰，“龙龙”的顺利，“龙龙”的幸福，“龙龙”的人生！龙年送头龙，全家乐悠悠；龙蹄为你开财路，龙尾为您拂忧愁，龙耳为您撞鸿运，龙背为您驮康寿，让这头龙伴你左右，你不是条龙也成成一条龙！祝你龙年财源滚滚，发得象肥龙。祝您龙年身体健康，壮的象头龙。祝您龙年爱情甜蜜，甜得象奶龙。祝您龙年走好运，好运多得象龙毛。祝您龙年事业蒸蒸日上，就像天上腾飞的龙！总之一切龙！龙！龙！

【今日话题】

在大年三十晚上，我写了一段有趣的日记，再次和大家分享 ——大年三十晚上 is called Spring Festival as well. Spring Festival is the most important Chinese festival in a year. Every household 贴春联 on his doors and walls。The old and the young all 穿新装. On New Year's Eve, each family 团聚在一起， eating, talking and watching TV for almost the whole night. Children like to放鞭炮 and we open all the lights to wait for the new year to come. During the festival,the relatives and friends would 窜门to send New Year's greetings to each other.We can see colorful睡莲船, 荷花灯,红灯笼, 春联, which composes a festive and joyful scene! 大年三十晚上就是“春节”，春节是中国人民最重要的节日。一到春节，家家户户都贴春联，老老少少皆穿新装。全家人都聚在一起吃团圆饭，又是说又是笑，边看电视，边等着新年的到来。小孩子喜欢放鞭炮。在春节期间，亲朋好友之间要互相拜访，互相问候。我们可以看到彩莲船、荷花灯、红灯笼、春联，一个个喜庆的场面则一幅幅美丽的画帘。

【生词】
1. couplet ['kʌplit] 对句，对联

Eg .This antithetical couplet is my father's handwriting. 这幅对联是父亲的亲笔。

2. firecracker ['faiəˌkrækə] 鞭炮

Eg .Chinese children like to buy many firecrackers before the Spring Festival. 中国孩子会在春节前买很多鞭炮。The firecracker went off and scared my dog. 爆竹响了，吓了我的狗一跳。
注解：go off 爆炸 例句：Be careful, or that gun might go off. 小心，否则那枪可能会走火。

【重点短语】

1. drop around 窜门，拜访

Eg . Every day everybody go to the villagers' home to drop around, chats with them.每天大家都会到村民家串门，和他们聊天。Nice to see you, Mary. You and Bob must drop around if you are free.玛丽，见到你很高兴，你和鲍勃有空一定来。

2. set off firecracker/let off firecrackers 放鞭炮（炮竹）

Eg. At the arrival moment in a new year, the first matter is to open the door to set off firecrackers, which bids farewell to the old and ushers in the new with the firecracker voice. 在新的一年到来之际，家家户户开门的第一件事就是燃放爆竹，以爆竹声除旧迎新。

注解1：bid farewell 告别，辞行 usher in 开创，开辟
Eg . The new year is about to come again, let's bid farewell to the past in 2011. Let us work together usher in a better future in 2012! 新的一年又即将来到，告别了过去的2011年。让我们在2012年携手共进迎来美好未来！

【文化习俗表达】

water lily boat 睡莲船 lotus flower lamp 荷花灯

red lantern 红灯笼 spring festival couplet 春联

reunion dinner 团圆饭 relatives and friends 亲朋好友

亲爱的朋友，我们本期节目就到此结束了，小编Juliet最后希望大家在2012年一如既往地关注“话说地道美语”节目，一如既往地支持我。有您的支持，“话说地道美语”节目也一定会大显身手，龙气冲天！