春节英语作文素材 春节英语作文素材 在中国,凡逢春节和其他的喜庆日子,人们总要燃放爆竹来表示庆贺.燃放爆竹可以说是中国民间一个十分重要的风俗习惯. 爆竹也叫"炮竹","爆仗","炮仗",平常人们更习惯叫"鞭炮",有大约2000多年的历史了.最早的爆竹叫"庭燎".是用竹竿一类的东西做成火炬,燃烧时发出噼噼啪啪的爆裂声,也叫"爆竿. 燃放爆竹风俗最早起因于驱鬼除邪,祈求一年的吉祥顺利.传说,有个叫做"山臊"的四角怪兽和恶鬼平常藏在深山,每隔365天便出来伤害人畜.这些无恶不做的坏东西害怕爆炸的声音和亮光.于是,每到岁末年首,人们就争着燃放鞭炮,用来驱赶"山臊"和恶鬼. 中国的唐代发明火药以后,人们便把火药放进竹筒,点燃后发出巨大的声音,这种爆竹叫做"爆竹筒".到了宋代,爆竹的制作方法改为把火药装进用纸卷成的筒里,名字也叫爆竹了.后来人们开始把许多小的炮仗用药线连接起来,成为"一发连百余响不绝"的鞭炮.讲究的鞭炮用红颜色的纸制作,鞭炮爆炸后,红屑满地,人称"满地红",表示吉利.随着发展,鞭炮的品种和色彩也由原来的单调发展得丰富多彩,有小鞭炮,电光雷,母子雷,射天炮,百头,千头鞭,甚至还有几万头长的鞭炮. 现在,随着人们环保意识的加强,燃放鞭炮的习俗在中国很多大城市中受到禁止.但是,聪明的中国人依然想出了其他热闹的庆祝节日的办法. Useful Words and Expression The spring festival (春节) generation gap (代沟) stereotyped concept/opinion (传统观念) commercialized versions (商业化版本) shopping rush (购物热) tourism-oriented trend (春节旅游化趋势) spring outing (春游) the spring festival eve dinner (年夜饭) spring festival couplets(pasted on gatepost or door panels)(春联) Variety Show on CCTV-1 (春节联欢晚会) migrant workers (民工) home-returning (返乡) white-collar (白领) petty bourgeoisie (小资) over-loaded transportation during the spring festival (春运) pay a New Year call (拜年) Christmas prayer (religious aspect)(圣诞祷告) the thorough house -cleaning (年前大扫除) exchange gifts (互换礼物) traditional entertainment (playing cards,mahjong)(传统娱乐节目,如打扑克,玩麻将) The Spring Festival is a national holiday. On that day,people often play firecrackers,hang lantern,affix Spring Festival couplets and New Year paintings,pay New Year’s call and eat Jiao-zi. For the children,the most exited thing is fetting their gift money. It is really a happy day. 上面的生词是必须要的,是介绍春节的 春节是全国人民的假期. 那天,人们常常放鞭炮,挂灯笼,贴春联和年画,互相拜年,和吃饺子. 对于孩子们来说,最兴奋的是能得到压岁钱. 那真是一个让人愉快的日子 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/8322650cd0f34693daef5ef7ba0d4a7303766c22.html