Online Class Notes (Mike)

Vocabulary

positive case 阳性病例

compound/complex (n) 小区

firecracker (n) 鞭炮
firework (n) 烟花/烟火/爆竹

set off  (v) 引爆，放（烟花）

destroy (v) 毁灭，破坏
The city was destroyed by the war.

scare (v) – scary (adj.)
You scared me.
scare off 吓走，吓跑
The firework scares off the dog.

red packet (n) 红包

adult (n) 大人，成年人

spring couplet (n) 春联

tradition (n) 传统 – traditional (adj.) 传统的

cousin (n) 表亲，堂亲
relative (n) 亲戚

allow (v) 允许
allow sb to do sth.

A lot of year ago, we call the year Monster. We use fireworks to take it away.
Many years ago, there was a monster called “Nian”, which means “year.” It would come to the village and destroy many buildings. So people decided to set off fireworks to scare off the monster. 

A lot of years later, we called the year festival.
Therefore, people started to celebrate this and that’s how Chinese New Year was created.

people usually give the children red bags.
Children will receive red packets from adults.

people eat a very big meal with their family the first day of year.
People will gather together for a big meal on the last day of the old year.

People usually put the spring couplet on the door.
People will paste/stick spring couplets on the two sides of their door. 

People usually eat JZ during the festival it is a important tradition.
People usually eat Jiaozi during the festival. It is an important tradition.

People usually visit their relatives on the first day.

People also … 
Another tradition is …
The first day is also a time when people … 

For many children, we don’t have homework and during this festival the children are always happy.
For children, there is not homework during the holiday/Children don’t have to do their homework during the holiday.

Adults will allow children to play games on their iPad and buy things that they want to buy.

I have a lot of time to play with my friends.