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New Year's Eve Family Dinner

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ID: 2836 Upper Intermediate
年夜饭 Nián yèfàn is the large family dinner that kick-starts the festive season. It happens the night before the start of the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival). In this lesson we learn about some of the foods eaten at this time, some traditions, and also how some people like to eat out instead of going home.
Fiona Tian,Constance Fang
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居然 jūrán unexpectedly
如今 rújīn nowadays
年味儿 niánwèir5 Chinese New Year festivities
激动 jīdòng stirred up; excited
天呐再过一个多月居然又要过年了又老了一岁咯
tiān 天 呐zài 再guò 过yī ge duō yuè 一个多月jūrán 居然yòu yào 又要guònián le 过年了yòu 又lǎo 老le 了yī suì 一岁lo 咯
Gosh! After just one more month another year will be gone and I'll be another year older.
谁说不是呢可如今的年味儿是越来越淡了不像小时候一到过年就激动兴奋得不得了
shéi 谁shuō 说bùshì 不是ne 呢kě 可rújīn 如今de 的niánwèir5 年味儿shì 是yuèláiyuè 越来越dàn 淡le 了bù 不xiàng 像xiǎo shíhou 小时候yī dào 一到guònián 过年jiù 就jīdòng 激动xīngfèn 兴奋de bùdeliǎo 得不得了
Tell me about it! But there's less and less of a festive atmosphere nowadays, unlike when I was younger, when as soon as it got to Chinese New Year it was really exciting!
是啊小时候平时吃不到的好东西都能在过年時一饱口福家家户户一早就开始张罗年夜饭了可热闹了
shì a 是啊xiǎo shíhou 小时候píngshí 平时chībudào 吃不到de 的hǎo dōngxi 好东西dōu 都néng 能zài 在guònián 过年shí 時yī 一bǎo 饱kǒufú 口福jiājiāhùhù 家家户户yī zǎo 一早jiù 就kāishǐ 开始zhāngluó 张罗niányèfàn 年夜饭le 了kě 可rènao 热闹le 了
Yeah, when we were little, around Chinese New Year you could eat your fill of all the good things that you normally couldn't eat. Every house started preparing Chinese New Year's dinner from early in the morning, it was so lively.
确实一想到过年就会想到吃年夜饭全家老少围坐在一起吃团圆饭热热闹闹和乐融融
quèshí 确实yī xiǎngdào 一想到guònián 过年jiù 就huì 会xiǎngdào 想到chī 吃niányèfàn 年夜饭quánjiā 全家lǎo 老shǎo 少wéi 围zuò 坐zài 在yīqǐ 一起chī 吃tuányuánfàn 团圆饭rèrenaonao 热热闹闹hélè 和乐róng 融róng 融
Indeed, as soon as I think of Chinese New Year I think of Chinese New Year dinner, with the whole family from the eldest to the youngest gathered around for a meal, such a buzz with everyone having fun together.
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