问答题 1.  在中国,人们在农历的正月十五庆祝元宵节(the Lantern Festival),这一天是农历(the lunar year)新年庆祝活动的最后一天。元宵节期间,孩子们晚上带着纸灯笼去大街上猜灯谜(riddles)。在古代,灯笼相当简单,只有皇帝和贵族才拥有硕大华丽的灯笼。到了近代,人们设计了很多复杂的灯笼。灯笼现在经常被制作成动物的形状。灯笼象征着人们放飞过去的自我,以重获新生。灯笼几乎都是红色的,象征着好运。
【正确答案】The Lantern Festival in China is a festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar year in the lunar calendar marking the last day of the lunar New Year celebration. During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night to streets carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns. In ancient times, the lanterns were fairly simple, and only the emperor and noblemen had large ornate ones. In modern times, many complex lanterns have been designed. Lanterns are now often made in the shape of animals. The lanterns can symbolize that people say goodbye to their past selves and get new ones. The lanterns are almost red to symbolize good fortune.
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