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1、关于农历新年不得不知的11件事Red packets of money will change hands and dragondances will roar through the streets as people aroundthe world, predominately of Chinese descent, usherin the Year of the Horse.红包会易主，全世界大街上都会出现舞龙，这些都是中国的炎黄子孙，迎接马年的到来Beyond the usual Lunar New Year traditions, however, is a holiday f
2、ull of interesting quirks andcustoms.除了惯有的新年传统，农历新年还充满了有趣的怪癖和风俗1.Locals don't call it Chinese New Year1．当地人不称之为中国新年In China, the festivities are known as spring festival (春节) or Lunar New Year (农历新年)-- thenew year is determined by the lunar calendar.在中国，最多的说法是春节和农历新年—新年是由阴历决定的And the Chinese aren
3、't the only ones who observe it.而中国不是唯一庆祝农历新年的人From late January to mid-February, Korea, Vietnam, Japan and other countries celebrateLunar New Year.从一月到二月中期，韩国，越南，日本和其他国家都会庆祝农历新年2. Traffic is chaos2.交通混乱Lunar New Year is basically like having an entire country throw a family reunion -- all at onc
4、e.农历新年就像是所有的家庭都突然之间团聚在了一起Traffic Armageddon inevitably strikes.交通的末日也不可避免的会到来In China, the Spring Festival travel rush period (chun yun) is the country's, if not the world's, biggest season of human migration.在中国，春节的旅行期间（春运）是整个国家，如果不是世界的话，最大规模人口迁移的季节Whether pushing their way into packed buses, bu
5、ying black- market tickets from scalpers orstanding for hours on a crowded train, travelers do whatever it takes to see loved ones.无论是挤进充满人的长途车，还是从黄牛那儿买黑市车票，在拥挤的车厢站上数个小时，旅行者想尽办法回家见自己爱的人With commuters and migrant workers returning home, the government expects 3.62 billionjourneys to take place thi
6、s year, according to Xin hua news.根据新华社报道，随着乘客和农民工回家过年，政府预计今年的旅客人数是36.2亿In Korea last year, nearly 30 million people visited their home towns by car, bus, train orplane, according to the Korea Expressway Corporation.根据韩国道路公社的报道，去年在韩国，将近有3000万人通过汽车，公车，火车或者飞机探访故乡。3. It's not just one day3.不只是一天Luna
7、r New Year lasts 15 days, starting from January 31,2014.农历新年持续15天，从2014年1月31日开始This year its last day falls on Valentine's Day.今年农历新年的最后一天正好是情人节It's an action- packed holiday -- you can bet on horse races, watch parade
