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除夕晚上，我们全家人围坐在一起吃团圆饭。
chú xī wǎn shang wǒ men quán jiā rén wéi zuò zài yì qǐ chī tuán yuán fàn
On Chinese New Year's Eve, our whole family sat around the table together for the reunion dinner.
桌子上摆满了鸡、鱼和年糕，奶奶说吃鱼代表“年年有余”。
zhuō zi shàng bǎi mǎn le jī yú hé nián gāo nǎi nai shuō chī yú dài biǎo nián nián yǒu yú
The table was full of chicken, fish and New Year cake. Grandma said eating fish means “may you have more than enough every year”.
吃完饭，我和弟弟向爷爷奶奶拜年：“祝你们身体健康，万事如意！”
chī wán fàn wǒ hé dì di xiàng yé ye nǎi nai bài nián zhù nǐ men shēn tǐ jiàn kāng wàn shì rú yì
After dinner, my little brother and I gave Grandpa and Grandma our New Year wishes: “We wish you good health, and may everything go the way you want!”
爷爷笑眯眯地给了我们每人一个红包，里面装着压岁钱。
yé ye xiào mī mī de gěi le wǒ men měi rén yí gè hóng bāo lǐ miàn zhuāng zhe yā suì qián
Grandpa smiled warmly and gave each of us a red packet with New Year money inside.
突然，门外传来“咚咚锵”的锣鼓声，原来是舞狮队来了！
tū rán mén wài chuán lái dōng dōng qiāng de luó gǔ shēng yuán lái shì wǔ shī duì lái le
Suddenly we heard the “boom boom clang” of drums and gongs outside the door. The lion dance troupe had come!
金色的狮子摇头摆尾，又跳又眨眼睛，大家看得哈哈大笑。
jīn sè de shī zi yáo tóu bǎi wěi yòu tiào yòu zhǎ yǎn jing dà jiā kàn de hā hā dà xiào
The golden lion shook its head and swung its tail, jumping and blinking its eyes. Everyone roared with laughter.
到了半夜十二点，天空中绽放出五彩缤纷的烟花。
dào le bàn yè shí èr diǎn tiān kōng zhōng zhàn fàng chū wǔ cǎi bīn fēn de yān huā
At midnight, colourful fireworks lit up the sky.
我心里想：新的一年，我一定要更努力学习，不让家人失望。
wǒ xīn lǐ xiǎng xīn de yì nián wǒ yí dìng yào gèng nǔ lì xué xí bú ràng jiā rén shī wàng
I thought to myself: in the new year, I will work even harder at school and not let my family down.