New Year celebration saw a new high |
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| Fireworks are lit in Beijing on Thursday, February 22, 2007, the fifth day of the first month on Chinese lunar calendar. According to Chinese custom, fireworks are lit to drive away poverty, bad luck and devils on the day. |
| A waiter at a jiaozi, or dumpling, restaurant in Beijing serves jiaozi on Thursday, February 22, 2007, the fifth day of the first month on Chinese lunar calendar. According to Chinese custom, people eat jiaozi on that day and many jiaozi restaurants in Beijing are filled with diners. |
| Feb.23 - The Chinese Lunar New Year celebration in Beijing saw its second climax1 on Thursday after New Year's Eve with a bash of fireworks set to purge2 bad luck and poverty.
Fireworks shook the city and illuminated3 the skies. The revelry started shortly after night fell and lasted until midnight. This is the second Spring Festival permitting Beijing residents to light fireworks within the Fifth Ring Road of the city after a 12-year ban was lifted in December 2005.
February 22 is the fifth day of the first month on China's lunar calendar. According to Chinese custom, fireworks are lit on that day aiming to drive away devils, bad luck and poverty.
People also eat jiaozi, or dumplings. China Economic Net reported jiaozi sales volumes at supermarkets and restaurants in Beijing doubled on Thursday.
In most elderly Chinese minds, diners who find money, dates or sugar wrapped in jiaozi are usually perceived to have a sweet new year in store.
Cleaning is also a very important tradition on the day. Since floor-sweeping is not allowed from New Year's Eve to the fourth day for fear that good luck would be swept away, according to Chinese custom, people perform a thorough4 cleaning on the fifth and sweep away all the litter from their homes, hoping to chase poverty away.
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climax
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| n.顶点；高潮；v.(使)达到顶点 |
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- The fifth scene was the climax of the play.第五场是全剧的高潮。
- His quarrel with his father brought matters to a climax.他与他父亲的争吵使得事态发展到了顶点。
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purge
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| n.整肃，清除，泻药，净化；vt.净化，清除，摆脱；vi.清除，通便，腹泻，变得清洁 |
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- The new president carried out a purge of disloyal army officers.新总统对不忠诚的军官进行了清洗。
- The mayoral candidate has promised to purge the police department.市长候选人答应清洗警察部门。
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illuminated
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| adj.被照明的；受启迪的 |
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- Floodlights illuminated the stadium. 泛光灯照亮了体育场。
- the illuminated city at night 夜幕中万家灯火的城市
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thorough
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| adj. 彻底的，完全的，精心的 |
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- He made a very thorough analysis on the situation.他对形势的分析很透彻。
- The committee reported its findings after a thorough investigation.委员会在彻底调查以后报告了调查结果。
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