Chinese 202

Supplementary lesson A
Homework exercise (due Monday, February 24)

Translate the following sentences into Chinese:

1. At [lunar] New Year, Chinese children wear handsome new clothes and get red packets.

2. It is said that the beast called "Nian" was afraid of fire [fire light] and of the color red.

3. Since you received so many red packets, why don't you use them to buy the things you have been wanting to buy?

4. According to Chinese custom, each family has a family reunion dinner [tuan2yuan2 fan4] at the lunar New Year.

5. Even family members who live very far away hurry back to spend the New Year.

6. We haven't even served dinner yet; how come you've eaten up all the candy?

7. At the lunar New Year, Chinese people visit their friends, give gifts, and congratulate each other; it's all very lively.