贴春联

A

新年快乐！今天咱们一起贴春联吧？

Xīnnián kuàilè! Jīntiān zánmen yīqǐ tiē chūnlián ba？

Happy New Year! Let's put up Spring Festival couplets together today, shall we?

B

好啊！春联准备好了吗？

Hǎo a! Chūnlián zhǔnbèi hǎo le ma？

Sure! Are the couplets ready?

A

准备好了，这是我爸爸写的，字写得可好了！

Zhǔnbèi hǎo le, zhè shì wǒ bàba xiě de, zì xiě de kě hǎo le！

Yes, they're written by my father, his handwriting is so beautiful!

B

哇，真漂亮！这副春联写得很有气势，喜庆又吉祥。

Wa, zhēn piàoliang! Zhè fù chūnlián xiě de hěn yǒu qìshì, xǐqìng yòu jíxiáng.

Wow, they're gorgeous! This couplet is very powerful and festive, full of auspiciousness.

A

对呀，爸爸说这叫“上联对下联，平仄要对仗”。

Duì ya, bàba shuō zhè jiào “shànglián duì xiàlián, píngzé yào duìzhàng”.

Yes, my dad said this is called "the upper and lower couplets must correspond in tone and meaning".

B

对仗？这个我还真不懂，看来贴春联也是一门学问啊！

Duìzhàng？Zhège wǒ hái zhēn bù dǒng, kàn lái tiē chūnlián yě shì yī mén xuéwèn a！

Correspondence? I don't quite understand that. It seems that putting up Spring Festival couplets is quite a scholarly thing!

A

是啊，贴春联还有很多讲究呢，比如要选个好日子，还要注意方向和顺序等等。

Shì a, tiē chūnlián hái yǒu hěn duō jiǎngjiu ne, bǐrú yào xuǎn gè hǎo rìzi, hái yào zhùyì fāngxiàng hé shùnxù děngděng.

Yes, there are many customs regarding putting up Spring Festival couplets, such as choosing a good day, paying attention to the direction and order, and so on.

B

下次有机会，一定要向你爸爸请教一下。

Xià cì yǒu jīhuì, yīdìng yào xiàng nǐ bàba qǐngjiào yīxià.

Next time I'll have to ask your father for advice.

A

没问题，他很乐意分享这些传统习俗呢！

Méi wèntí, tā hěn lèyì fēnxiǎng zhèxiē chuántǒng xísu ne！

No problem, he is happy to share these traditional customs!