英语翻译The Origin of Chinese New Year The Chinese New Year is n

英语翻译
The Origin of Chinese New Year
The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Begining of Spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coodination with the changes of Nature).Its origin is too old to be traced.Several explanations are hanging around.All agree,however,that the word Nian,which in modern Chinese solely means "year",was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.
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.One day,an old man came to their rescue,offering to subdue Nian.To Nian he said,"I hear say that you are very capable,but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents?" So,it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harrassed people and their domestic animals from time to time.
After that,the old man disappeared riding the beast Nian.He turned out to be an immortal god.Now that Nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests,people begin to enjoy their peaceful life.Before the old man left,he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each year's end to scare away Nian in case it sneaked back again,because red is the color the beast feared the most.
From then on,the tradition of observing the conquest of Nian is carried on from generation to generation.The term "Guo Nian",which may mean "Survive the Nian" becomes today "Celebrate the (New) Year" as the word "guo" in Chinese having both the meaning of "pass-over" and "observe".The custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away Nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around.However,people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this,except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement of the celebration.
Traditional New Year Foods
Probably more food is consumed during the New Year celebrations than any other time of the year.Vast amounts of traditional food is prepared for family and friends,as well as those close to us who have died.
On New Year's Day,the Chinese family will eat a vegetarian dish called jai.Although the various ingredients in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables,many people attribute various superstitious aspects to them.

起源农历新年
农历新年是现在俗称春节,因为它是从春天开始的（第一个04年计算, coodination与大自然的变化） .其来源是太老进行追踪.若干解释游逛.大家都同意,但是,这个字念,而这仅仅是指现代汉语“一年” ,最初的名称怪物野兽开始掠夺人民的前一天晚上进入了一个新的一年.
一个传奇的野兽不用念了非常大嘴巴,将吞噬了许多人一咬.人很害怕.有一天,一位老人来到他们的救援,提供制服念.要念他说, “我听到说,你很能干,但是你能接受的其他动物的捕食而不是地球上的人谁绝不是您值得的对手? ”因此,它并吞下许多动物在地球上的猎物,也骚扰人民和他们的家畜不时.
在这之后,老人消失骑马野兽念.他原来是一个不朽的神.现在念走了和其他野兽的猎物,也害怕到森林,人们开始享受和平的生活.在老人离开,他告诉人们要忍受红纸装饰他们的窗户和门在每年的年底吓跑念的情况下,悄悄地回来了,因为红色是颜色野兽最担心的.
从那时起,传统的观测征服念是进行代代相传.所谓“过妮安” ,这可能意味着“生存念”变成今日“庆祝（新）年”改为“国”在中国有两个意义上的“传递了”和“观察” .自定义的张贴红纸和射击消防饼干吓跑念应该有机会运行松散仍然存在.然而,今天人们早已忘记了为什么他们在做这一切,除非他们认为的颜色和声音添加到兴奋的庆祝活动.
传统的贺年食品
也许更多的粮食消费在新年庆祝活动的时间比其他任何的一年.大量的传统食品是为家人和朋友,以及那些与我们同在谁已经死亡.
在元旦,我国家庭将吃素食菜肴称为贾伊拉.虽然各种成分贾伊拉是根菜或纤维的蔬菜,许多人属性各种迷信方面给他们.