新年的故事

Hello everyone，how is your vacation?

  Hello大家好，欢迎大家来到阿卡索少儿英语电台，这里是生活英语，我是lulu老师。小朋友们的寒假已经开始了，大家的寒假过得怎么样呢？寒假的开始，意味着新年就快要到了。小朋友们知道，关于年，可是有个古老的传说的哦，各位小朋友们知道这个传说吗？

今天，我们就来跟大家说说年兽的故事 THE STORY OF NIAN

Once upona time, long long ago, there was a man-eating monster called "Nian".This beast lived deep in the mountains. It would sleep every day of the year,except on the last day of the Lunar Year, when the cold winter months wouldturn into Spring.

從前，很久很久以前，有一個吃人怪獸叫做「年獸」。這怪獸住在深山裡。它在一年裡的每一天都在睡覺，除了農曆年的最後一天，當寒冷的冬天歲月轉變成春天的時候。

Nian Willgo down the mountain to the nearby village, and eat whatever it could find andwhatever lay in its path. This was the night everyone lived in terror!

「年獸」就会下山到附近村庄，且吃掉它能找到及路上碰到的任何東西。就是這一夜，每個人都活在恐懼之中。

Yearafter year Nian returned, as this was a beast that was far too powerful foranyone to take on or defeat. Many had tried and all had perished. On New Year'seve, all the villagers would take their loved ones, old and young, deep intothe mountains to take shelter from the beast.�

年獸年年回來，因為牠超級強大，任何人都無法對抗或擊敗牠。很多人試過，而他們都死了。在除夕夜，所有的村民會帶上所愛的人，老老少少，到深山裡去躲避怪獸。

One yearon that night, a wise traveler came to town, looking for food and shelter.Everyone, with the exception of an old lady, was far too busy packing to payhim any kindness or offer him a simple plate of dumplings or a place to sleep.Only this old lady can't，She entertained the passer-by with kindness，Afterhis meal, the passerby was touched by the old lady's ，"how to scare Nian away!"

有一年的那晚，一個充满智慧的旅行者來到了鎮上，尋找食物和棲身之處。除了一位老太太，每個人都太忙於打包而無法施予善意，或是給他僅僅一盤水餃或睡覺的地方。只有这个老太太不会，她善意的招待这个路人，飯後，這路人被老太太的慷慨所感動，決定告诉老太太：怎么把年兽吓跑。

Thatevening when Nian arrived at their village, all the houses were dark, exceptthe one in which the old woman lived. As Nian saw the light, it licked its lipswith anticipation and approached the house.

那晚當年獸到達他們的村莊時，除了老太太的房子以外，所有的房子都是暗黝黝的。當年獸看到亮光，它滿懷企望的舔了舔唇並走近房子。

Suddenly,it was greeted with deafening noises of firecrackers sounding endlessly. Themonster was frightened and startled! Next, the beast saw that the house wascovered in red paper. That scared Nian even more, and it took off running backinto the mountains.

突然，接待它的是綿綿不斷、震耳欲聾的爆竹聲。這怪獸給嚇壞了。接下來，怪獸看到房子貼滿了紅紙。那使年獸更害怕，落荒而逃回深山裡。

When thevillagers returned, they saw that the old woman was unharmed! Everyone waseager to learn what she did to survive Nian. The old woman told the villagersthat Nian was afraid of loud noises and the color red.

當村民們回來，看到老太太毫髮無傷!每個人都很想知道她做了什麼，而在年獸口下存活下來。老太太告訴村民們年獸很怕大聲的噪音和紅色。

The nextyear, the villagers stayed up all night, lit firecrackers, lit red lanterns allaround their houses, pasted red paper on their walls and doors, wore redclothing, danced to loud music, and banged loud gongs and drums.

第二年，村民們整晚不睡，點爆竹，在他們房屋周圍點上紅燈籠，在牆壁、門上貼滿紅紙，穿紅衣，伴著大聲音樂跳舞，並且大聲的敲鑼打鼓。

That yearand every year since, Nian has never returned. This eventually became a traditionand the way to celebrate Chinese New Year.

從那年起，年獸再也不回來了。而這最後變成一個傳統及慶祝中國年的方式。

Chinesepeople celebrate in remembrance of this legend and still continues till today!

这就成了中国的一个传统，庆祝一年的平安，中国人以此传说庆祝新年，直到今天。

好了，以上就是关于新年的由来啦，小朋友们听完故事，想不想做一个故事中充满智慧的行者呀？那就需要我们好好学习文化知识哦~我是lulu老师，我们下期再见~