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节日篇1.春节 the Spring Festival / Chinese lunar Near Year农历正月初一 the first day of the first lunar month农历 lunar calendar年终大扫除 year-end household cleaning春联 Spring Festival couplets年画 New Year pictures剪纸 paper-cuts团圆饭 family reunion dinner饺子jiaozi春晚 Spring Festival Gala守岁 stay up late on the New Year’s Eve除夕 Eve of Chinese New Year辞旧迎新 ring out the old year and ring in the new拜年 pay a New Year visit红包 red packets压岁钱 lucky money放爆竹 let off firecrackers庙会 temple fair禁忌 taboo2.元宵节 Lantern Festival农历正月十五 15th day of the first lunar month元宵 rice dumplings花灯 festival lantern灯谜 lantern riddle灯会 exhibit of lanterns烟花 fireworks3.端午节 Dragon Boat Festival农历五月初五 5th of the fifth lunar month粽子zongzi糯米 sticky rice粽叶 bamboo leaves舞龙 dragon dance舞狮 lion dance踩高跷 stilt walking赛龙舟 dragon-boat racing纪念 in memory of屈原Quyuan诗人 poet忠臣 loyal minister4.清明节 Tomb-sweeping Day寒食节 Cold Food Festival祭拜祖先 offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors扫墓 sweep graves of one’s ancestors or loved ones踏青 go for a spring outing5.中秋节 Mid-Autumn Day / Moon Festival农历八月十五 15th of the eighth lunar month月饼 moon cake赏月 appreciate the glorious full moon中国神话故事 Chinese mythology嫦娥Chang’e后羿Hou Yi长生不老 be immortal6.重阳节 Double Ninth Day赏菊 admire the beauty of chrysanthemum登高 climb a height7.七夕节 Double Seventh Day/Chinese Valentines Day银河 the Milky Way鹊桥 bridge of magpies牛郎 Cowherd织女 the Weaving Maid王母娘娘 the Queen of Heaven乞巧 praying-for-cleverness女红 needlework社会篇改革开放　 reform and opening up小康社会　 a well-to-do society奔小康　 strive for a relatively comfortable life人民生活　 people’s livelihood生活水平　living standards生活质量　quality of life改善民生　improve people’s wellbeing住房条件　housing conditions生活条件　living conditions共同富裕　shared prosperity社会稳定　social stability衣食住行　food, clothing, sheltering and means of traveling厉行节约　practice economy缩小收入差距　narrow the income gap人均收入　average income per capita文化程度　educational level城镇居民　urban citizen失业保障　unemployment security人口问题　the issue of population全面发展　all-round development发达国家　developed country发展中国家　developing cou