【雅思口语Part1】话题语料积累：New Year Celebration

　　【雅思口语Part1】话题语料积累：New Year Celebration！虽然Part1的简单对话是雅思口语中的基础环节，但是仍然有很多同学在准备的时候，会出现对话题不熟悉、素材匮乏的情况，面对一些题目不知道该说什么，肚子里没有货。因此我们开通这个板块，和大家分享Part1当季新题中可以实际用到的素材，帮助大家拓展话题词，熟悉语料。

　　必备表达

　　在这一部分，我们会按照词性分类：名词、动词和形容词部分，分别给出大家一些与话题“New Year Celebration”相关的词汇和短语，并同时提供相应的例句，让大家能够更好的掌握相关的用法。

　　名词部分

　　Lunar new year 中国新年

　　Spring festival gala 春节联欢晚会

　　Reunion dinner 团圆饭

　　例句

　　During the Lunar new year, watching the Spring Festival Gala is a must-do activity for almost every Chinese family. While enjoying this great show, people would sit around together to have a reunion dinner full of traditional food.

　　动词部分

　　Giving red envelope  发红包

　　Make new year resolutions 新年许愿

　　例句

　　People have all sorts of ways to celebrate this important festival, like giving red envelopes to send wishes, playing firework to ward off evil spirit, or making new year resolutions to get a new beginning.

　　形容词部分

　　More festive 更有节日气氛

　　例句

　　It’s an important tradition to make and eat dumpling together in new year’s eve since this makes this day more festive; Meanwhile, people say that it’s not only about sharing this tasty food; Rather, it’s more about chatting with and caring about each other.

　　高维思路

　　在这一部分，我们会给出一些词汇和例句的进阶语料，大家在语料中除了会学到一些和话题相关的表达之外，也会从中得到一些较为抽象的观点，从而达到语言和思维合二为一的境界。

　　进阶表达

　　Advantages

　　7-day holiday 7天长假

　　Offer a great chance to 提供好机会

　　Be snowed under with 忙于...

　　Spend some quality time with 高质量的陪伴...

　　Difficulty：

　　Spring Festival’s atmosphere 年味

　　Has been desalinating 逐渐淡化

　　Send quick-wishes 发送快速祝福

　　思路导航

　　春节期间的7天假期为中国人提供了一个长假的好机会。因为大多数人常年忙于工作或学习，所以他们期待着这个假期能和朋友或家人度过一些优质的美好时光。

　　但也有些人说这么多年以来春节的气氛逐渐淡了，因为很多人不愿意遵循传统习俗，比如放烟花、写春联，甚至送纸质红包。更多的情况是人们通过微信发送新年愿望和祝福咯。

　　例句

　　The 7-day holiday during Spring Festival offers a great chance for Chinese people to have a long break. Most of them are snowed under with either work or studies for the whole year, so they’re looking forward to this vacation to spend some quality time with friends or family.

　　Most people say the Spring Festival’s atmospherehas been desalinating for years since not so many people would like to follow the old traditions , like playing the fireworks, writing spring couplets or even giving red envelopes. It’s more of the case that people send quick-wishes using WeChat messages.

　　高分答案

　　1)      How do you usually celebrate the new year?

　　In most cases, I tend to celebrate the new year by going out for dinner with my family. It’s really relaxing to spend the night with your intimate beloved ones. But sometimes, I would hang out with my best friends or go to an open-air event like fireworks show with them.

　　2)      Is new year celebration important to you?

　　Yes, I do believe the new year celebration is of great importance to me. When I celebrate the new year, I vividly feel that a new beginning comes. And I can set new goals, make resolutions to improve myself, and spend the precious time with my loved ones.

　　3)      Can you briefly describe your most unforgettable experience about the celebration of the new year?

　　Well, I was living in London in 2018 and I held a small New Year party with three friends in my small flat. My friends and I were good at cooking, so we spent hours in the kitchen, making an extravagant feast for us. Since it was the first time that I had celebrated the new year in an exotic country, those memories are still fresh until now.

　　4)      Do you have any ceremonies to celebrate the new year in your country?

　　Yes, of course there are many rituals and customs to celebrate Chinese new year. For one, most Chinese families would carry out a thorough winter-cleaning of their houses to sweep away the dust and bid farewell to the old year. Besides, offering sacrifices to ancestors is an important part of new year celebration, which shows respect and piety.

　　5)      Why do people think new year is a new beginning?

　　On the one hand, as the new year begins, we feel that we need to make changes in our life and start on a new path since we have already said goodbye to the last year. In addition, new year is a great timing to make new plans and new resolutions, which makes us feel inspired and hopeful.