BBC中国新年第二集团聚 Part 7 老外过中国年，体验春节传统习俗

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[00:00.62]Talking of which, we have a party to get ready for.说到这，我们有一个聚会要准备。
[00:08.42]Across town, a local family have invited us to spend New Year's Eve with them and they have already started their preparations.城市的另一头有户本地家庭邀请我们共度除夕夜她们已经开始准备了。
[00:19.65]Like most people in Beijing, Jiang-Yen leads a busy, modern life.像大多数北京人，张岩过着忙碌的现代生活。
[00:25.42]But each spring,she and her family take a break to indulge in the traditions that make Chinese New Year so special.但每年春季她和她的家人会稍作休息沉湎在传统之中令这段日子不同。
[00:34.92]Chinese New Year is the most important festival in Chinese culture.中国新年在中国文化中是个重要的节日。
[00:40.53]It is a festival that requires the whole family to get together, so it gives us a concept of union.这是个全家必须团聚的日子是个重聚的日子。
[00:49.98]Me and my husband and I celebrate together with my parents and my sister and her whole family.我和丈夫一起准备庆祝和我的父母妹妹一家。
[00:57.62]In the first five days of the New Year, we are not supposed to do any cleaning, 在新年的头5天，我们不会做清洁活。
[01:02.52]so before that, the whole house needs to be thoroughly cleaned.因此节前家里需要大扫除。
[01:06.81]Everyone in the family gets involved.家里的每个人都要参加。
[01:11.21]This year is special to our family because we have a few monkeys in the family, because this is the year of the monkey.今年对我们家来说很特殊因为家里有几个属猴的，因为今年是猴年。
[01:19.10]My mother, my sister, my brother-in-law and my uncle and my auntie, they are all monkeys, so this is really their year.我妈妈，我妹妹，我妹夫，舅舅舅妈，她们都是属猴的，因此这是她们的本命年。
[01:29.80]While Yen and her sister pick up some last-minute decorations from the market, the men of the family including three year old Zhi Yuan have an important appointment.当张家姐妹拾掇一些市面卖的年尾饰品时，家里的男性有个重要的约会。
[01:39.29]There is an interesting tradition that we need to have our haircut before Chinese New Year.有个有趣的传统中国新年前我们必须要理发。
[01:45.80]But there is more to a traditional haircut than just looking your best.但这不再是传统意义的理发比显帅还重要。
[01:51.32]Because in China we believe that if you have a haircut, in the first month of the New Year, it will do harm to a maternal uncle's health, 因为中国人相信如果理发这事安排在新年的第一个月会损害舅舅的健康，
[02:02.26]I do not personally understand why it has anything to do with eight poor haircut!我不是很明白理发跟这有哪门子的关系。
[02:09.91]As the year of the monkey is particularly important to Zhang's family, they are having some special decorations handmade.由于猴年对张家特别重要，他们得准备一些特制手工饰品
[02:16.88]Paper scrolls are normally put on both sides of the doorway.春联一般贴在门的两边。
[02:27.92]There are certain strict rules to mirror the words, like if there is a character on the left-hand side that says, sky,for example. 词的对仗有很严格的规定，如果左联上有一字，比如“天”。
[02:38.60]there should be won on the right-hand side saying ground, and if there is rain, is wind,if there is red,there is green.右联就必须有个“地”，“雨”对“风”，“红”对“绿”。
[02:48.12]So it is kind of a thing that brings good blessing and good wishes for the New Year.因此是语意万千希望新年带来祝福和好运。
[02:55.50]This is the pair for our whole family.这是我们家的春联。
[02:57.39]Here, it says: Standing over the old year with three sheep.上联：辞旧岁三羊开春。
[03:03.33]And this one says, welcome in new spring with six monkeys.下联，迎新年六猴送安。
[03:15.57]And Zhang Yan is with us now.现在张岩和我们在一起。
[03:17.20]Zhang Yan thank you so very much for the invitation, we are honoured we are going to be celebrating New Year with your family.非常感谢你的邀请，我们俩很荣幸参加你们家的迎新年。
[03:23.95]Welcome.欢迎。
[03:24.70]Thank you.谢谢。
[03:25.71]Now we want to be the perfect guests, so what can we do to help?我们很想当一位好客人，我们能做什么呢？
[03:29.85]You know,there is a saying in Chinese for the New Year.中国新年中有句老话。
[03:34.99]dumplings with Baijiu.饺子和酒。
[03:43.46]It means the more you eat or drink, the richer you will be.饺子就酒，越喝越有，就是就着酒吃饺子，吃的越多财富就越多。
[03:45.95]It sounds like our sort of piety，dude.这聚会对我们的胃口。
[03:48.84]It does.的确。
[03:49.54]Baijiu.白酒。
[03:50.10]If you don't mind bringing Baijiu for us, it will be perfect.那不介意的话就带着白酒来我家，这就完美了。
[03:55.19]We will get the boose.那我们去买酒。
[03:57.24]Baijiu,right.白酒，好的。
[04:00.66]Ok,we'll buy it.我们去买。
[04:02.30]We'll see you a bit later on.过会儿见。
[04:04.15]Where has he gone?他去哪里了？
[04:05.25]Hey!嘿！
[04:09.60]What on earth are you doing?你到底在干嘛？
[04:12.39]Kingy,I am square dancing.我在跳广场舞。
[04:14.59]What?什么？
[04:17.93]I am square dancing.我在跳广场舞。
[04:19.90]I'll take the speaking.It's Guangchangwu.我用中国话说这是广场舞。
[04:21.84]It is what all the residents in the community like to do.这是这个社区居民都喜欢跳的舞。
[04:26.91]In China,it started 20 years ago,and,you know, it is so popular now more than 100 million chinese people practice Guangchangwu  every day.广场舞于20年前兴起如今广受欢迎每天都有超过一亿的中国人在跳广场舞。
[04:36.73]Well,I can see all that work.Strictly you'll miss it.我们跳舞应该要踩上节奏点。
[04:39.34]Not at all.完全没有。
[04:41.72]So it is a bit like Tai ji in swing dancing.有点像类似太极一样的摇摆舞。
[04:46.12]You're not taking a thing.Anywhere.你那调调根本不对。无所谓。
[04:47.80]We have got the job on.我们还有活儿呢。
[04:49.21]How is my dancing?我跳的怎么样？
[04:50.64]You dance very good.你跳的非常好。
[04:51.91]Is it?Thank you.真的吗？多谢。
[04:56.00]I am going to take him away because we have got a job on for New Year's Eve.现在我要把他带走了因为我们还有庆祝除夕的工作要做。

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BBC中国新年 第二集 团聚 Part 7 老外过中国年，体验春节传统习俗

BBC中国新年第二集团聚 Part 7 老外过中国年，体验春节传统习俗