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　　The Origin of Chinese New Year

　　The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Beginning of Spring （the first of the twenty-four terms in coordination with the changes of Nature）。 Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging around. All agree， however， that the word Nian， which in modern Chinese solely means year， was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.

　　春节始于中国农历，其起源因太古老，而无法考究。其中有一种说法是年原来是一种怪兽的名字。

　　One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. People were very scared. One day， an old man came to their rescue， offering to subdue Nian. To Nian he said， I hear say that you are very capable， but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents？ So， it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harassed people and their domestic animals from time to time.

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热门成语

• 风不鸣条  和风轻拂，树枝不发出声响。比喻社会安定。
• 安分知足  安于本分，对自己所得到的待遇知道满足。
• 白圭之玷  白玉上的一个斑点。比喻人或物大体很好，只是有些小缺点。
• 飞沙走砾  沙：沙土；砾：小石块。沙土飞扬，小石块滚动。形容风势很猛。
• 百思不解  百般思索也无法理解。
• 诽誉在俗  诽：指诽谤；誉：赞扬；俗：风气、习惯。诽谤或赞扬在于当时的风习。后来引申指风气、习惯的作用非常大。
• 分毫不爽  比喻没有丝毫差错。
• 挨肩擦背  形容人多拥挤。
• 飞黄腾达  飞黄：传说中神马名；腾达：上升，引伸为发迹，宦途得意。形容骏马奔腾飞驰。比喻骤然得志，官职升得很快。
• 博闻辩言  博：多。闻：传闻。辩言：巧言。形容道听途说，似是而非的言论。
• 不齿于人  指被人看不起。
• 不打不成相识  指经过交手，彼此了解，结交起来就更投合。
• 不恶而严  并不恶声恶气，但很威严，使人知敬畏。
• 飞蛾投火  象蛾子扑火一样。比喻自找死路、自取灭亡。
• 飞云掣电  掣：闪过。像流云飞和闪电一样。形容非常迅速。