Question

五、书面表达

假设一批外国友人要在中国过春节，他们想了解我国过春节的情况。请你根据下面要点写一篇英语短文。

1、春节是中国的重大节日。

2、节前人们要大扫除。

3、全家人在一起吃年夜饭。

4、孩子们会到压岁钱。

5、年初一穿新衣服，走亲访友，互道吉利。

词数：100左右

生词：春节the Spring Festival；压岁钱Yasuiqian

Answer 1

One possible version：

As you know ，the spring festival in China is a grand festival 。We celebrate it cheerfully 。The day before the festival is eve 。People have a thorough cleaning everywhere 。In the evening the whole family are sitting together，having supper and watching TV until midnight。The money ，which is called “Yasuiqian”，is given to children by elders as a gift。

On the first day of the new year ，all the people，old and young ，put on new clothes ，pay a visit to their friends and relatives and wish each other good luck in the new year。