4/100集中国故事SpringFestival春节双语音频

04 Spring Festival 春节

Li Mei loves Spring Festival. Every year, she watches the fireworks with her sister Lily. They watch the dragon dances. But Li Mei’s favorite thing about Spring Festival is the Red Envelope Hunt.

The night before Chinese New Year, Li Mei’s father puts lucky money into a red envelope. He hides it in the house for Li Mei to find. Li Mei loves to hunt for the red envelope. It is so much fun!

On New Year’s Day, Li Mei wakes up early. She is very excited. Where is her red envelope?

Li Mei gets dressed. She puts on her favorite jeans and a red sweater.

She looks in the closet. Where is her red envelope?

She looks under the blanket. She looks under the pillow. Where is her red envelope?

Li Mei looks in her desk. She looks behind the curtains. She looks under the bed. Where is her red envelope?

Li Mei says hello to her pet bird. “Happy New Year!” she says. “Have you seen my red envelope?”

Li Mei looks into Lily’s bedroom. “Happy New Year!” she says. “Have you seen my red envelope?”

“Did you look under your pillow? That’s where I found mine!” Lily holds up her red envelope.

Li Mei goes to the living room. She looks under the sofa. She looks on the coffee table. Where is her red envelope?

Li Mei’s father is making breakfast in the kitchen. “Happy New Year, Mei Mei!” he says.

“Happy New Year, Daddy!” says Li Mei. “Have you seen my red envelope?”

“Of course I have!” he says. “Should I give you a clue?”

“Yes, please!” says Li Mei. “I looked everywhere!”

“Well, you might sit on it,” says Dad.

“Oh!” says Li Mei. She looks on the chairs. She looks on the sofa. She looks on the beds. She even looks on the toilet! Where is her red envelope?

Li Mei goes back to the kitchen. “I can’t find it!” she says. She sits down on a chair. Something feels strange. She stands up. Li Mei puts her hand into the back pocket of her jeans. She pulls out her red envelope!

“Here it is!” she says.

“I said you might sit on it!” says her father. “Happy New Year, Mei Mei!”

Question: What is your favorite thing to do during Spring Festival? Why?

核心词汇和语法

firework n. 烟火

envelope n. 信封，包裹物

hide v. 把……藏起来，遮掩

hunt for 寻找，搜寻

closet n. 壁橱，橱

blanket n. 毯子，毛毯

curtain n. 窗帘

clue n. （有助于解决疑案、问题等的）线索，提示

might v.aux （语气比 may 更婉转、迟疑）可以

strange adj. 奇怪的，不平常的

pull out 拉出，抽出

中文翻译

李梅喜欢春节。每年她都和姐姐莉莉一起看烟火。他们看舞龙。但是李梅最喜欢的春节活动是寻找红包。

春节前一天晚上，李梅的父亲把压岁钱放进一个红包里。他把它藏在房子里让李梅找。李梅喜欢寻找红包。太有趣了！

春节那天，李梅醒得很早。她非常激动。她的红包在哪里？

李梅穿好衣服。她穿上她最喜欢的牛仔裤和红毛衣。

她往壁橱里看。她的红包在哪里？

她看了看毯子下面。她看了看枕头下面。她的红包在哪里？

李梅看了看她的书桌。她往窗帘后面看。她看了看床底下。她的红包在哪里？

李梅向她的宠物鸟问好。”新年快乐！’她说，“你看到我的红包了吗？”

李梅看着莉莉的卧室。”新年快乐！’她说，“你看到我的红包了吗？”

“你看枕头下面了吗？我就是在那里找到我的红包！”莉莉举起她的红包。

李梅去客厅。她看了看沙发下面。她看了咖啡桌。她的红包在哪里？

李梅的父亲正在厨房里做早餐。“美美，新年快乐！”他说。

“新年快乐，爸爸！”李梅说，“你看到我的红包了吗？”

“当然有！”他说，“我应该给你一个线索吗？”

“是的，请！”李梅说，“我到处找了！”

“嗯，你可以坐在上面，”爸爸说。

“哦！”李梅说。她看着椅子。她在沙发上看。她看着床上。她甚至看了看厕所！她的红包在哪里？

李梅回到厨房。“我找不到！”她说。她坐在椅子上。有点奇怪。她站了起来。李梅把手伸进牛仔裤的后口袋。她拿出她的红包！

“在这儿！”她说。

“我说你可以坐在上面！”她父亲说，“美美，新年快乐！”