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Text 15: Happy birthday Yanyan! Here's your gift.
第15题：燕燕生日快乐！这是你的礼物。
Oh, you remembered. What a surprise!
哦，你还记得。真是个惊喜！
You can open it.
你可以打开它。
I don't think I should open it now. In China, we open a gift later.
我想我现在不应该打开它。在中国，我们会在晚些时候打开礼物。
But back in my country we open a gift right now.
但在我的国家，我们现在就会打开礼物。
So what do I do?
那我该怎么做？
You needn't wait.
你不必等了。
Okay.
好吧。
Oh! It's a dictionary. Thank you! I really wanted one.
噢！这是一本词典。谢谢！我真的很想要一本词典。
I'm happy you like it. And I noticed another difference.
我很高兴你喜欢它。我注意到了另一个不同之处。
You accept a gift with both hands but in the west, we usually don't pay much attention to that.
你用双手接受礼物，但在西方，我们通常不太注意这一点。
Yes, that's one of Chinese traditions.
是的，这是中国的传统之一。
We were taught to be polite in that way at a very young age.
我们在很小的时候就被教育要有礼貌。
Good, I'm interested in all Chinese traditions.
很好，我对所有的中国传统都感兴趣。
Would you tell me more?
你能告诉我更多中国传统吗？
There are a lot. For example, during spring festival, we carefully prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner.
有很多例子。例如，在春节期间，我们认真准备年夜饭。
And we also hang up red lanterns. Another popular custom is paying a new year's visit.
我们还挂大红灯笼。另一个流行的习俗是拜年。
That's interesting.
这很有趣。
Happy birthday Yanyan! Here's your gift.
燕燕生日快乐！这是你的礼物。
Oh, you remembered. What a surprise!
哦，你还记得。真是个惊喜！
You can open it.
你可以打开它。
I don't think I should open it now. In China, we open a gift later.
我想我现在不应该打开它。在中国，我们会在晚些时候打开礼物。
But back in my country we open a gift right now.
但在我的国家，我们现在就会打开礼物。
So what do I do?
那我该怎么做？
You needn't wait.
你不必等了。
Okay.
好吧。
Oh! It's a dictionary. Thank you! I really wanted one.
噢！这是一本词典。谢谢！我真的很想要一本词典。
I'm happy you like it. And I noticed another difference.
我很高兴你喜欢它。我注意到了另一个不同之处。
You accept a gift with both hands but in the west, we usually don't pay much attention to that.
你用双手接受礼物，但在西方，我们通常不太注意这一点。
Yes, that's one of Chinese traditions.
是的，这是中国的传统之一。
We were taught to be polite in that way at a very young age.
我们在很小的时候就被教育要有礼貌。
Good, I'm interested in all Chinese traditions.
很好，我对所有的中国传统都感兴趣。
Would you tell me more?
你能告诉我更多中国传统吗？
There are a lot. For example, during spring festival, we carefully prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner.
有很多例子。例如，在春节期间，我们认真准备年夜饭。
And we also hang up red lanterns. Another popular custom is paying a new year's visit.
我们还挂大红灯笼。另一个流行的习俗是拜年。
That's interesting.
这很有趣。
