一头狮子赶走了“年”。
The siege campaign on Yingzhou was a major warfare in the Nian Army's history.
颍州围城战役是捻军史上的重大战事。
Before the Spring Festival, people clean their houses, put red couplets on their gates, and set off firecrackers, according to fairy tales, for driving a demon named Nian away.
春节前，人们打扫屋子、在大门上贴大红对联、放鞭炮。据传说，这样做是为了驱赶一个叫“年”的魔鬼。
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。
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。
The custom of putting up red paper and firing firecrackers to scare away Nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around.
以防年有机会乱跑时用挂红纸、放鞭炮来驱赶的风俗依然还在。
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。
Nian Gao can be traced back more than 2000 years. It was previously used for the purpose of worship before it gradually became a festive food.
据说，年糕最早只是作为祭祀祖先和神灵用的，后来逐渐成为春节食品，其历史已有两千多年。
This legend says the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow many people with one bite, which scared people.
这个传说是关于一只名为“年”的猛兽，它的血盆大口能一次吞下许多人，很多人都十分惧怕它。
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。
Explanations: Accoring to the Chinese myth, "NIAN" is a savage beast that usually comes out on Chinese New Year's Eve.
解说：中国传统神话故事中，“年兽”是一只凶猛的野兽，每到除夕夜就会出现做乱。
According to introducing, said to the ancient China has a monster named nian head long feelers, fierce abnormalities.
据介绍，相传中国古时候有一种叫“年”的怪兽，头长触角，凶猛异常。
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。
One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. People were very scared.
传说有一个叫“年”的怪兽，有一个大嘴，能一口吞下很多人。人们都很怕它。
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。
Southerners like to ear Nian Gao, or "New Year Cake"-a sweet, sticky, brown cake made of rice flour and sugar.
南方人在新年喜欢吃年糕——一种用米面和糖做的茶色的米饼。
According to theChinese legends, there was a giant beast Nian who used to swallowhumans in a single bite.
根据中国的传说，从前有一个经常出来吃人的野兽。
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”)。
The word "Nian" was originally the name of a monster that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of the lunar New Year.
“年”是古代一种凶猛的怪兽，每当新年的头天晚上就要窜到人群聚居的地方捕食活人，因此人们谈“年”色变。
The custom of putting up red paper and firing firecrackers to scare away Nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around.
贴红纸、放鞭炮来防备、吓唬年兽的习俗后来保留了下来。
Itss origin is ancient, but many believe the word Nian, which means "year", was the name of a beast that preyed on people on the eve of a New Year.
它起源于古代，但许多人相信这“年”词语，意思是“年”，是在新的一年前夕以一个被捕食的野兽为名的。
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。
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”。
It is said that the "nian" (year) was a fierce and cruel monster, and every day, it ate one kind of animal including human beings.
传说“年”是一种凶猛异常的怪物，每天都会吃一种动物(包括人)。
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。
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。
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