I wish you health, happiness and success in the Year of the Monkey. Hou nian da ji! Xie xie.
我谨祝愿大家在猴年身体健康、阖家幸福、一帆风顺。猴年大吉！谢谢！
An important activity during the Spring Festival is bai nian (to pay a New Year call).
春节期间的重要活动是拜年。
Make a batch of nian gao, steamed cakes made with rice flour, which are said to bring good luck.
做一批年糕，那是用米粉做成的蒸蛋糕，据说会带来好运。
It is traditional to light firecrackers and make as much of a din as possible to chase off the evil monster nian.
传统习俗是，人们会燃放鞭炮，尽可能制造大的喧闹声赶走邪恶的妖怪筿“年”。
In Chinese mythology, a monster called nian would come out to harm people on New Year 'seve, so people get together, staying up and chatting, hoping for a peaceful passage of time.
中国神话里，一头叫“年”的妖怪会在新年的前一夜跑出来伤害人类，因此人们聚在一起，守岁聊天，祈祷能平安度过这一晚。
一头狮子赶走了“年”。
Their "lion" danced, jumped and chased Nian away.
他们的“狮子”跳起舞来，把“年”赶走了。
Ever since, Nian has never again come to the villages.
从那以后，“年”再也没到村子里来了。
After that, the old man disappeared riding the beast Nian.
在那之后，老人骑着年兽离开了。
In fact, there are many legends about Nian. One of them goes like this.
其实，关于“年”的来历还有很多传说，其中一个传说是这样的。
From then on, the Nian never returned to the village and peace reigned.
从此以后，年再也没有回到村里，村子恢复了平静。
It was discovered that Nian had a fear of loud noise and the color red.
后来，人们发现“年”害怕响声和红颜色的东西。
A year later, Nian came back again, but this time the lion couldn't help.
一年后，年又回来了，但这次狮子帮不了忙了。
People hiding in the mountains were very happy to see that Nian had run away.
躲在山里的人看见“年”逃走了，非常高兴。
All of the classmates prefer the song Shao Nian that they can sing along with.
所有同学都喜欢歌曲《少年》，他们都能跟着唱。
The status of "Nian" counts for much in our Chinese mind, even nothing can replace it.
“年”在我们中国人心目中的地位是非常重要的，甚至是无可替代的。
Though Nian is very ferocious , it is afraid of the bright red color and thunderous sounds.
年虽然凶猛，但它害怕鲜艳的红色，还有巨大的声响。
Nian Gao is a homonym for "higher each year" and symbolizes improvement in life, year by year.
年糕的同音就是“一年更比一年高”，象征着人们的生活一年更比一年好。
One of them is like this: Hundreds of years ago, a monster called Nian came to a village in China.
其中一个是这样的：几百年前，一个叫“年”的怪物来到中国的一个村庄。
He told people in the village that Nian was afraid of three things: the color red, fire and noise.
他告诉村子里的人年最怕三样东西：红色、火和噪音。
This time it was about a monster named Nian which came out and scared everyone during Chinese New Year.
这一次是有关一个叫“年”的怪物，它常在新年期间出来吓人。
The Nian saw the wisdom in this, and the old man, who was actually a god in disguise, took the beast away.
原来老人是神仙下凡,他带走了年兽。
So they put red couplets on their gates, set off firecrackers and beat gongs and drums to drive "Nian" away.
因此，他们采用把红对联贴在门上、放鞭炮和敲锣打鼓的方法来驱赶“年”。
An old man subdued Nian and told people to put up red paper decorations on their Windows and doors to scare away Nian.
有个老人降服了年，并且告诉人们用红色的纸来装饰门窗可以吓跑年。
That's why Chuxi came into being. Nian was a demon in the legend, who was scared off by fireworks and red New Year scrolls.
(“年”是传说里的怪兽，它害怕烟火和红色的春联。所以人们赶走“年”的这一天也被称为“过年”或“除夕”)。
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