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几名外国人，以中国春节为核心内容，横跨九省份，以20多种民俗，向全球描绘出一个人情味甚浓的中国年。
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- I travelled to downtown Beijing to discover how the Chinese zodiac works
- 我来到了北京的市中心来看看中国生肖是怎么回事
- and how New Year shoppers are preparing for the Year of the Monkey.
- 还有春节买年货会怎么准备过猴年
- It's a bit like December in Britain.
- 这有点儿像英国的12月
- If I was to go to my hometown, the shops would be full of tinsel and snowmen,
- 如果我那时回到家乡，商店里肯定到处都是闪亮的装饰和雪人
- people would be rushing around buying gifts, cards and decorations.
- 人们会急着去各处买礼物，卡片和装饰品
- They would be doing it for one specific day, 25th of December, Christmas Day.
- 他们这样是为了一个特别的日子，12月25日圣诞节
- But Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year.
- 不过中国的春节每年的日期都不一样
- According to the lunar calendar it's dictated by the first new moon closest to the beginning of spring.
- 根据农历，春节的具体时间是最接近春天开始的第一个新月日
- To help me understand how this works is cultural expert Yang Lihui.
- 民俗专家杨丽慧来帮我理解其中的道理
- In China for New Year can start from the middle of January than to the end of February.
- 中国的春节那天会在是1月中旬到2月底其间的一天
- And this lunar cycle repeats itself every 12 years.
- 这种农历的循环每12年重复一次
- One animal represents each year, so totally 12 animals represent 12 years.
- 每种动物代表一年，一共12种动物代表12年
- The animals include the horse, goat, tiger, rooster, dog, pig. And, of course, the monkey.
- 生肖里包括马，羊，虎，鸡，狗，猪。当然还有猴
- I was born in March 1979, what does it make me?
- 我是在1979年3月出生，那我属什么?
- You're zodiac animal is the goat.
- 那你是属羊的
- Well, I eat a lot, so... I like the goat.
- 嗯，我吃过不少，所以…我喜欢羊
- That means you are very gentle and very patient.
- 说明你非常温柔，非常有耐心
- My wife won't tell me I'm patient!
- 我老婆肯定不会说我有耐心!
- You are very persistent.
- 你非常固执
- Depending on what animal you are, the new year ahead could bring good or bad news.
- 根据你具体属什么，要到来的春节带来的运道有好有坏
- What will the year of the monkey bring?
- 猴年会怎么样呢?
- The monkey year is usually believed to be really good
- 一般都认为猴年是特别好的一年
- and every people have different ambitions and different dreams, they will all come true this year.
- 有着不同愿望和梦想的人们，这一年都会心想事成
- A really positive year. A really good year.
- 这一年真好。非常好的一年
- Life in China is changing fast,
- 中国的生活变化很快
- but despite all this modernisation, at this time of year,
- 不过无论多么现代化，过年的时候
- people still seem to care about the ancient philosophy of the Chinese Zodiac.
- 人们似乎仍然在乎中国古代生肖的思想体系
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| calendar | ['kæləndə] | 联想记忆 | ||
| gentle | ['dʒentl] | |||
| persistent | [pə'sistənt] | 联想记忆 | ||
| understand | [.ʌndə'stænd] | |||
| specific | [spi'sifik] | 联想记忆 |
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