【新年专题】看《话说中国节》学英语（第四辑）
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看《话说中国节》学英语—4/7
听前想一想
除…之外（还）
熬夜
春晚
中国南方/中国北方
汤圆
In addition to staying up late on New Year’s Eve, having a New Year’s Eve dinner and watching the Spring Festival Gala are two important customs of Spring Festival.
除守岁以外，吃年夜饭和看春晚也是中国人在春节的两项重要习俗。
知识点
1. in addition to 除…之外（还）
后接名词/动名词
In addition to basic salary, there's a list of extra benefits.
除了基本工资外，还有一系列额外福利。
2. stay up late 熬夜
I used to stay up late with my mom and watch movies.
我以前总是和妈妈一起熬夜看电影。
I can't stay up late three nights in a row.
一口气熬三晚，我受不了了。
3. the Spring Festival Gala 春晚
gala noun. 庆典；盛世
New Year’s Eve dinner are manifested in different ways in different parts of China.
在中国不同地区，年夜饭有着不同的讲究。
Those in South China must have a dish of fish. Because “fish” in Chinese sounds similar to the character for “prosperity”, symbolizing an abundant and comfortable life.
南方的年夜饭必有一道鱼，因为“鱼”在汉语中寓意“年年有余”的富足生活。
知识点
1. be manifested 被表现为
manifest
adj. 明显的 a manifest error 明显的错误
verb. 展示 The evidence manifests the guilt of the defendant.
证据显示被告人有罪。
2. South China 中国南方
South China，表行政区域上的“华南地区”；
southern China，表纯地理概念上的“中国南方地区”。
3. a dish of fish 鱼的菜肴
4. 谐音 sounds similar to the character XX
还可以说：
鱼 rhymes with 余
have similar sounds
举例：
Mouse rhymes with house.
Mouse and house have similar sounds.
5. prosperity 兴旺；繁荣
6. symbol—symbolize verb. 象征着
7. an abundant and comfortable life 富足、舒适的生活
Those in North China often eat dumplings, which symbolize “reunion” and “fortune”.
而北方则吃饺子，有“喜庆团圆”和“吉祥如意”的寓意。
知识点
1. North China 中国北方/华北地区
2. dumpling 用米面包裹馅料的食物统称 jiaozi
sweet dumpling 汤圆
soup dumpling 小笼包
wonton 馄饨
steamed buns 包子
总结
与过节菜肴有关的表达，你要记住这些：
stay up late
North China/ South China
a dish of fish
dumplings
sounds similar to
symbolize an abundant and comfortable life
symbolize “reunion” and “fortune”