Alison:Heyguys!It’sbeenawhilesinceourlastshow!I’mexcitedtobechattinglivewitheveryoneagain!
Sarah:HeyAlison,todayisaveryspecialdayforallChinesepeople.Doyouknowwhatthespecialoccasionis
Alison:WellIseealotofredlanternshangingeverywhere,andmyroommatebroughthomesweettangyuanyesterday.I’mguessingtheyarepartofthetraditions.
Sarah:Soyoudoknowsomethingaboutthe给字LanternFestival.Actuallyit’spartofChineseNewYear.Wouldyouliketogettoknowmoreaboutthetraditionsandcustomsofthisfestival,whichlastsmorethan2weeks
Alison:Definitely.Iwanttohearsomegoodstoriestotellmyfriends…andI’llhavemoreexcusestoeattangyuan.
Sarah:Gladtohearthat.SotodaywewillhavesongsandmusicforChineseNewYear,talkaboutChineseNewYeartraditionsandcustoms,learnsomeChineseNewYearvocabulary,shareChineseNewYearstories,makeNewYear’sresolutionsandalsoguesssomelanternriddles.Howdoesthatsound
Alison:Likeaparty.
Sarah:Whataboutlet’sfirsthaveasmallquiz---
Alison:Whoawhoawhoa–wait–aquizIthoughtyousaidthiswasaparty!
Sarah:Don’tworry–evenifyoufail,youstillgettoeattangyuan.Lets’sseehowmuchyouknowaboutChineseNewYear.Firstquestion:WhenandwhydidChinesepeoplestarttocelebratetheChineseNewYear
Alison:um…sotheycouldeatmoretangyuanNo–Ihavenoidea!ButIamguessingithassomethingtodowiththeendofwinter,sinceit’scalled“SpringFestival”.
Sarah:Whatdowedotopreparefortheholiday
Alison:Welleverythingintheshopsisredandgold,soI’mguessingthateveryonedecoratestheirhomesinpreparationforalltheguestsandfamilycomingtovisit.Also,InoticedthatalotoftherestaurantscloseduringSpringFestival,soI’mguessingthatfamiliespreparefoodtogetherathome.
Sarah:Whichdaysarethemostimportantonesofthe15-dayholidayandwhatdowedoonthosedays
Alison:WellthefirecrackerswereloudestonNewYear’sEveandduringthosefirstfivedays,soI’mgoingtoguess….’thefirstfivedays’.
Sarah:WhatsongsandmusicdoweplayduringtheChineseNewYear
Alison:WellwhenI’mintheshops,alotofthesongshavechildrensinginginthem–I’dliketoknowwhythatis!
Sarah:刚才听了那么多同学的演唱，不知道Alison听明白了多少，我们来问问她吧。SoAlison,whatdoyouthinkaboutthesongsyoujustheard
Alison:Fantastic!WheredoChinesepeoplelearntosingsowellMyfriendsbackhomewouldneverbebraveenoughtosingonaradioshow!Thankyou!
Sarah:DoyouknowwhatthesongsareaboutImeanhowmuchdoyouunderstandthelyrics
Alison:Tobehonest,Ihavenoidea.Thesongsareallsofast!
Sarah:Whataboutwetakealookatthelyricsofoneofthesongs
正月初一头一天家家户户过新年It’sthefirstdayofthefirstmonth.EveryfamilyiscelebratingtheNewYear.大街小巷悬灯彩炮竹响连天Lanternshangineverystreet,firecrackersareloud.七个隆咚锵咚锵炮竹响连天
小妹过年真高兴换上新鞋穿新衫Girlsarehappytoputonnewshoesandclothes.从头到脚打扮好上街去拜年TheydressuptopayNewYearcalls.七个隆咚锵咚锵上街去拜年
Sarah:TherearesomeNewYear’scustomsinthelyrics.Alison,doyouknowwhattheyare
Alison:Letmeguess…NewYearcelebrationsmustincludelanterns,firecrackers,visitingfriendsandrelatives,andshopping!
Sarah:Exactly!Wow,youknowalotabouttheChineseNewYear!I’mimpressed!ButyouknowwhatActuallyinShanghai,usuallywedon’tgoouttovisitrelativesuntiltheseconddayofthenewyear.Wespendtimewithourfamiliesonthefirstday,whichisdifferentfromwhatthelyricssay.
Alison:WellIknowthatpeopleindifferentpartsofChinahavedifferentcustoms.SoI’mreallycurioustoknowhowpeoplenotlivinginShanghaicelebrateit.Whataboutyou,Sarah
Sarah:Metoo.
Alison:Sostudents,ifyou’refromplacesotherthanShanghai,pleasestellusaboutthecustomsinyourhometowns!
Alison:Wow.Thatwasfascinating.Nowlet’splayavocabularygame.Actually,we’vealreadymentionedtheanswerstomostofthequestionsearlierintheshow,sothisshouldn’tbetoohardforeveryone.
Sarah:Cool!Thiswillbeafunwaytoreviewthevocabularywe’velearned.
Sarah–doIreadthedefinitionandhavethemguessthewordYa,readthedefinitionandhavethemguesstheword.Iguesswecouldbemorespontaneousinthispart.Imeanmaybewedon’tneedascripttoplaythisgame,right
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Alison:Wow.Youguysarereallygoodatthis.
Sarah:Yeah.Sosmart.WasitalsoabitintenseHowaboutwelistentoanothersongtorelaxalittlebit
Alison:Yes!IwanttoseeifIcanunderstandsomeofthewordsthistime.
Sarah:SincetodayisLanternFestival.Iwouldliketosharewithyouguysasongrelatedtothisspecialday.
Alison:WhatisiscalledWhosingsit
Sarah:I’drathernottellrightnow.Guysyoulistentoitfirst.AndthenIwouldlikeyoutotellAlisonaboutthissong.
Sarah:Ok.Whoknowsthename/titleofthissongIbetyouknowthatthesongisbyafamousfemalesingerandthatthelyricsisapoembyaveryfamouspoetinancientChina.Soafterwe’veplayedthissong,tellustheanswersifyouknow.
生查子元夕去年元夜时，花市灯如昼。月上柳梢头，人约黄昏后。今年元夜时，月与灯依旧。不见去年人，泪湿春衫袖。Lastyearonthismoonlitspringnight,LanternsinFlowerFairwerebright.Themoonroseabovethewillowtree,Atduskhehadatrystwithme.
Thisyearonthesamemoonlitnight,Themoonandlanternsareasbright.WhereismybelovedoflastyearMysleevesarewetwithtearontear.