Dialogue
辞旧迎新
Bidding Farewell to the Old and Welcoming the New
cí jiù yíng xīn
Dialogue 1
A
新年好！祝你新年快乐，万事如意！
xīn nián hǎo! zhù nǐ xīn nián kuài lè, wàn shì rú yì!
Happy New Year! Wishing you a happy new year and all the best!
B
新年好！谢谢！你也是！希望新的一年我们合作愉快！
xīn nián hǎo! xiè xie! nǐ yě shì! xī wàng xīn de yī nián wǒmen hé zuò yú kuài!
Happy New Year! Thank you! You too! Hope we have a good cooperation in the new year!
C
新年快乐！你们在辞旧迎新的时候有什么特别的习俗吗？
xīn nián kuài lè! nǐmen zài cí jiù yíng xīn de shíhòu yǒu shénme tè bié de xísú ma?
Happy New Year! Do you have any special customs for the New Year's celebration?
A
我们有贴春联、放鞭炮、吃饺子等习俗，象征着辞旧迎新、好运连连。
wǒmen yǒu tiē chūn lián, fàng biānpào, chī jiǎozi děng xísú, xiàng zhēngzhe cí jiù yíng xīn, hǎo yùn lián lián.
We have customs such as posting Spring Festival couplets, setting off firecrackers, and eating dumplings, symbolizing the farewell of the old year and the welcome of the new year, and good luck.
B
听起来很有趣！我们那边会在新年的时候和家人一起吃团圆饭，一起庆祝。
tīng qǐlái hěn yǒuqù! wǒmen nàbiān huì zài xīn nián de shíhòu hé jiārén yīqǐ chī tuányuán fàn, yīqǐ qìngzhù.
That sounds interesting! We have a reunion dinner with our families to celebrate the New Year.
C
有机会可以互相交流一下各自的文化习俗。
yǒu jīhuì kěyǐ hùxiāng jiāoliú yīxià gèzì de wénhuà xísú.
We could exchange our different cultural customs sometime.
A
好啊，期待！
hǎo a, qīdài!
Sure, I look forward to it!
Dialogue 2
A
春节快到了，你准备怎么过？
chūn jié kuài dào le, nǐ zhǔnbèi zěnme guò？
The Spring Festival is coming soon, how are you going to spend it?
B
打算回家陪父母，一起吃年夜饭，看春晚。
dǎsuàn huí jiā péi fùmǔ, yīqǐ chī niányè fàn, kàn chūn wǎn.
I plan to go home to accompany my parents, have a New Year's Eve dinner together, and watch the Spring Festival Gala.
C
听起来很温馨啊！我们家一般会去寺庙祈福，然后和亲戚朋友聚会。
tīng qǐlái hěn wēnxīn a! wǒmen jiā yībān huì qù sìmiào qífú, ránhòu hé qīnqi qǐngyǒu jùhuì.
That sounds very warm! Our family usually goes to the temple to pray for blessings, and then we gather with relatives and friends.
A
那也很好！不同的习俗，相同的祝福，都是为了祈求新的一年好运。
nà yě hěn hǎo! bùtóng de xísú, xiāngtóng de zhùfú, dōu shì wèile qí qiú xīn de yī nián hǎo yùn.
That's also good! Different customs, the same blessings, all for praying for good luck in the new year.
B
是啊，辞旧迎新，最重要的还是家人团聚。
shì a, cí jiù yíng xīn, zuì zhòngyào de háishì jiārén tuánjù.
Yes, at the turn of the year, the most important thing is family reunion.