0644翻译北京的春节.docx

0644翻译：北京的春节（老舍）Translation: Spring Festival of Beijing (Lao She)(translated by: alexcwlin; edited by: Adam Lam)照北京的老规矩，春节差不多在腊月的初旬就开始了。According to established custom of Beijing, Spring Festival starts during the first ten days of the last lunar calendar month.“腊七腊八，冻死寒鸦”，There is an old saying: “Temperature on 7th and 8th of last lunar month could freeze jackdaw to death”.这是一年里最冷的时候。This is the coldest period of the year.在腊八这天，家家都熬腊八粥。On this 8th day of the last lunar month practically every family cooks Laba Rice Porridge.粥是用各种米，各种豆，与各种干果熬成的。This porridge simmers for a long time with ingredients of different types of rice, beans and dried fruits in water.这不是粥，而是小型的农业展览会。You can say this is not porridge, but a small-scale agricultural product exhibition. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------除此之外，这一天还要泡腊八蒜。Beside this, people usually pickle Laba garlics on this day.把蒜瓣放进醋里，封起来，为过年吃饺子用。They put garlics inside vinegar and seal up the container until Chinese New Year when the pickled garlics will be eaten with dumplings.到年底，蒜泡得色如翡翠，醋也有了些辣味，At the end of the lunar year, the pickled garlics would be green as jadeite and the vinegar would be a bit spicy-hot.色味双美，使人忍不住要多吃几个饺子。Both the color and taste of the garlics are so appetizingly appealing that people couldn’t help but eat a few more dumplings at the same time.在北京，过年时，家家吃饺子。During Chinese New Year in Beijing, all families eat dumplings. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------孩子们准备过年，第一件大事就是买杂伴儿。When children are getting ready for Chinese New Year, the first important thing they would do is to buy Mixed Nuts Candy.这是用花生、胶枣、榛子、栗子等干果与蜜饯掺和成的。This is made of mixing together peanuts, cooked jujubes, hazelnuts, chestnuts, other dried fruits, and honey-preserved fruits.孩子们喜欢吃这些零七八碎儿。Children like eating these snacks.第二件大事是买爆竹，特别是男孩子们。The second important thing they would do is to buy firecrac