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為wei了le慶qing祝zhu春chun節jie這zhe個ge重zhong要yao的de節jie日ri，中zhong國guo政zheng府fu規gui定ding春chun節jie放fang假jia七qi天tian，這zhe是shi中zhong國guo人ren一yi年nian中zhong最zui長chang的de假jia期qi。其qi實shi，早zao在zai春chun節jie前qian半ban個ge月yue左zuo右you，人ren們men就jiu開kai始shi忙mang碌lu著zhe做zuo各ge種zhong準zhun備bei了le。
In order to celebrate this important festival, the Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year. In fact, half month before Spring Festival, people are already busy with all kinds of preparations.
臘八節，就是每年（農曆）十二月的初八，許多家庭會做多種美味的臘八粥。之後就開始忙年了。
On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge. After that, people begin to prepare for the coming new year.
準備年貨，農村來講就是殺豬宰羊，各家都會買肉和其他一些過年的年貨。
Special purchases for the Spring Festival in the rural area mean to slaughter pigs and sheep. Each household will buy meat and other goods to celebrate Spring Festival.
快到春節時，會給家裏買一些過年的吃的還有糖果。
The Spring Festival is coming. We will buy something to eat for the celebration and also some candies.
物質匱乏的時候隻能買二兩花生，瓜子和水果糖。現在物質是極大的豐富了，人們買的東西非常豐富，魚肉就不用說了，有飲料、保健品、蔬菜等等，買得很細致。
In the days of material scarcity, we could only afford to buy 100 grams of peanuts, some sunflower seeds and some fruit candies. Nowadays, we enjoy all kinds of goods. People can buy a variety of things, needless to say fish and meat, they purchase very carefully，such as drinks, health care products, vegetables and so on.
我們買很多紅色的東西，像紅色的衣服。紅色代表著紅紅火火。
We bought a lot of things of red color, such as red clothes. Red symbolizes prosperity.
過去，中國人把從臘月初八開始的過年準備過程，還編成了一個順口溜：
In the past, Chinese people started the preparation at the 8th of the last lunar month. There was even a piece of doggerel about the preparation.
二十三，糖瓜粘；二十四，掃房日；二十五，碾白薯；二十六，燉牛肉；二十七，宰公雞；二十八，把麵發；發麵，（就是）發酵嘛，二十九，蒸饅頭；
On 23, make candies; on 24, make a thorough cleanup; on 25, make sweet potatoes; on 26, brew beef; on 27, slaughter a rooster; on 28, prepare dough (To prepare dough means to make fermented dough); on 29, steam Mantou.
當dang然ran，隨sui著zhe時shi代dai的de變bian遷qian，人ren們men的de生sheng活huo內nei容rong有you了le變bian化hua，所suo以yi現xian在zai人ren們men過guo年nian準zhun備bei的de內nei容rong與yu過guo程cheng也ye變bian化hua了le，但dan是shi一yi些xie傳chuan統tong還hai保bao留liu著zhe。正zheng月yue二er十shi四si，掃sao房fang日ri，實shi際ji上shang就jiu是shi大da搞gao家jia庭ting環huan境jing衛wei生sheng，這zhe一yi天tian，家jia家jia戶hu戶hu開kai始shi掃sao房fang、擦窗、清洗衣物、刷鍋洗瓢，進行幹淨徹底地衛生大掃除。
Of course, there are many changes in people's life with the time. Therefore, the process and contents of the preparation for Spring Festival also changed. However, some traditional customs are still kept. The 24th day on the last lunar month is the day for cleanup. Every household will do home cleaning, sweep their home, clean windows, wash clothes and clean dishes and have a spring-cleaning.
這個時候，所有都準備完畢。新衣服做好了，吃的東西、年夜飯的東西，也都準備齊全。然後開始貼對聯，貼門神，貼窗花，這一切都準備好以後，就到除夕夜了。
Therefore, at this moment all the preparations are done. New clothes have been made. All the things for eat and the spring festival dinner are ready. People begin to paste couplets and pictures of door gods, and paper cuttings on door panels. When everything is ready, it is the eve of Spring Festival.
持續半個多月的春節準備活動，說到底，其實就是兩方麵的事：一個是除舊，去除過去一年裏髒的、舊的、不愉快的東西，另一個是為迎接新的一年而準備。
The half month continuous preparation for the Spring Festival is in indeed preparation in two aspects. One is to get rid of the old things. To get rid of the dirty, old and unpleasant things. The other is to prepare to welcome the new year.
