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　　百節年為首 ,全世界許多國家和民族都有自己過新年的習俗。中國和日本也不例外,新年對於中日兩國來說都是最隆重的傳統節日,是標誌著年歲新舊交替的節日。小編精心收集了關於新年的英語故事，供大家欣賞學習!

　　關於新年的英語故事篇1

　　一份特別的新年禮物

　　It was 1st January, the first day of the year and a holiday for me. What luck! I started by thinking of getting the bank work out of the way. The bank person, an elderly gentleman with a white beard, was, as usual, curt to my polite "Happy New Year." He nodded and I sat in front of him.

　　那天是1月1日，新年的第一天，也是我的假日。真幸運!我開始盤算到銀行去把工作辦妥。給我辦理業務的銀行職員是一位老先生，留著一捋白鬍子。他像平常一樣簡潔地迴應我那句禮貌的“新年快樂”。他對我點點頭，我便坐到他面前。

　　Minutes passed and nothing happened.

　　幾分鐘過去了，什麼事情也沒發生。

　　Then very hesitantly I put my form and booklet in front of him. He was busy filling up entries in his register. After a few minutes he took my form and from his cabinet he took out a very thick file from which he started filling in my details. I sat there wondering why we had computerized banking if we were still filling in forms and registers.

　　然後，我萬分猶豫地把自己的表格和小冊子放到他面前。他正忙著往登記簿裡錄入條目。過了幾分鐘，他拿起我的表格，從檔案櫃裡抽出一本厚厚的檔案檔案，開始登記我的資訊。我坐在那裡，不禁疑惑既然我們要人工填寫表格和登記簿，那還要電腦化的銀行業務來幹嘛呢。

　　After waiting for a few more minutes, in which I showed all signs of being impatient, I asked him if my work was done. The moment I uttered the words, I felt as if a bombshell had fallen on him. He shouted, "Nothing is done, it will take time!"

　　在繼續等待的幾分鐘裡，我表現出各種不耐煩的小動作。我問他我的業務是否辦理好了。就在我說話的那一刻，我覺得那像一顆***落在他的身上。他大聲吼道：“全都沒辦好，這需要時間!”

　　Just then I saw his morning cup of tea which had been lying there for the last ten minutes, untouched. The tea had turned almost cold while he was doing his work. Suddenly I felt what this man, who had been working at this counter for the last God-knows-how-many years, must be feeling when customers like me come who are always in a hurry to get their work done. We do not even feel the need to thank them for being there. He must be feeling so agitated that "here comes another person who will push me for doing his work first."

　　就在那個時候，我發現在剛剛過去的十分鐘裡，他那杯早晨熱茶一直放著，一口都沒喝。這杯茶在他工作時幾乎涼掉了。突然之間，我明白了，當遇到像我這樣總是急著想把業務辦完的顧客時，這位在銀行的這個窗口裡幹了不知道多少年的人會有怎樣的感受。我們從未想過要感謝他們一直堅守崗位。他一定會很激動地想：“這次又是一個催著我快點幫他辦事的傢伙。”

　　On an instinct I told him, "Sir, you please have your tea, I am not in a hurry." This man, who I had been seeing for the last few years, suddenly looked up at me and for the first time we had eye contact—he had never made eye contact earlier. I saw a different person there, another human being who was as hard-pressed for time as I always am.

　　我本能地對他說：“先生，請您先喝一口茶吧，我不趕時間。”這位過去幾年來我已經見過無數次的先生突然抬頭看著我，這是我們第一次目光接觸——之前他從未正眼看過我。我看到了一個截然不同的人，另一個和我一樣為時間飽受壓力的人。

　　I saw both of us sailing in the same boat. I felt that he was also missing the small things in life like a hot cup of tea or lying in a warm bed for a few more minutes like me. He gave me a rare smile and said, "It is an everyday affair with me; you are not in a hurry but somebody else will come who will be in a hurry."

　　我看出我們同是天涯淪落人。我感覺到他和我一樣錯過了許多生活中的小事，比如一杯熱茶，或是在溫暖的床上多躺幾分鐘。他少有地對我笑了笑，說：“這是我每天的工作;雖然你不趕時間，但總有其他匆匆忙忙的後來人。”

　　He really touched my heart with his wise words. I felt that we had all put shields on our hearts like we put gloves on our hands; we are scared to show our heart and reveal too much of ourselves. I felt that all this time I thought of him as a robot, someone who was there for my convenience, but today I suddenly felt a strange communion with him. I vowed to be more empathetic and friendly with people who help me with my work and be thankful that they are there for me.

　　他那睿智的話語觸動了我的心。我覺得我們總是給內心罩上防護盾，就像給雙手戴上手套那樣;我們害怕顯露自己的內心或曝露太多自我。這些年來我總把他看作一個機器人，一個為我提供便利的存在，但今天我突然感到與他產生了一種奇妙的情感交融。我發誓日後定當更加替他人著想，對協助我的工作的人更加友好，併為他們出現在我的身邊而心懷感激。

　　關於新年的英語故事篇2

　　The Origin of Chinese New Year
        The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the SpringFestival because it starts from the Begining of Spring ***the first of the twenty-four terms incoodination with the changes of Nature***。 Its origin is too old to be traced. Severalexplanations are hanging around. All agree， however， that the word Nian， which in modernChinese solely means year， was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey onpeople 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 manypeople 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 youswallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of yourworthy opponents? So， it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that alsoharrassed 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 immortalgod. Now that Nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests， peoplebegin to enjoy their peaceful life. Before the old man left， he had told people to put up redpaper decorations on their windows and doors at each year's end to scare away Nian in case itsneaked 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 togeneration. The term Guo Nian， which may mean Survive the Nian becomes today Celebratethe ***New*** Year as the word guo in Chinese having both the meaning of pass-over andobserve. The custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away Nian shouldit have a chance to run loose is still around. However， people today have long forgotten whythey are doing all this， except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement ofthe celebration.

　　關於新年的英語故事篇3

　　History of Spring Festival

　　The Spring Festival, also known as the Lunar New Year, is the most important traditional festival in China, which falls on in late January or early February.

　　The historical reason for beginning the new year in such a time is that it is the time between autumn harvest and spring plowing and planning. In another words, it is the time for rest, relaxation and celebration after a year’s toil. Except this practical reason for celebrating the Spring Festival, a popular Chinese legend offers another explanation, which is affectedly known in China. In ancient time, a mythological demon called” Nian” that lived under the sea would plague people once a year on the even of the new year. It jumped out from the sea, attacked villages, devouring people, animals and plants. Could no longer bear Nian’s brutal persecution, the villagers gathered to discuss how to deal with” Nian” and some people suggested that the demon was afraid of loud noises, red color and flame. So people lighted firecrackers, put on red couplets on their gates, lit firework and beat gongs and drums to drive Nian away. The idea worked and Nian ran away. Since ever, the custom and tradition of celebrating the Spring Festival born and the practice of putting red couplets on gates, setting off firecrackers, etc have been passed down.

　　How do Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival

　　Spring Festival is a time for celebrating with family and friends. No matter wherever, how busy they are, the Chinese will squeeze into the roads going home to spend the festival season with their family members. Traditionally, the Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival in the following ways:

　　Spring Cleaning: From December 23rd in the Chinese calendar, people begin to clean their houses to bid farewell to the old year and usher in a happy and fresh new year.

　　Spring Decorating: People hang flower-decorated red lanterns in front of their houses. Office buildings and stores are also decorated with red lanterns. Red couplets-red posters with black Chinese calligraphy, colored New Year paintings are posted on the doors of people’s houses. They symbolize happiness, prosperity and good luck in the New Year.