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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

• 匪夷所思  匪：不是；夷：平常。指言谈行动离奇古怪，不是一般人根据常情所能想象的。
• 分我杯羹  羹：肉汁。楚、汉相争时，刘邦答项羽的话。比喻从别人那里分享一分利益。
• 风不鸣条  和风轻拂，树枝不发出声响。比喻社会安定。
• 匪夷匪惠  夷：殷末周初的伯夷；惠：春秋时鲁国的柳下惠。既不是伯夷，又不是柳下惠；不具备这两位贤人的品德。形容才德不高而又驾驭的人。
• 安分知足  安于本分，对自己所得到的待遇知道满足。
• 白华之怨  指女子失宠之哀怨。
• 备而不用  准备好了，以备急用，眼下暂存不用。
• 分毫不爽  比喻没有丝毫差错。
• 比翼连枝  比翼：鸟名。传说此鸟一目一翼，须两两齐飞。比喻夫妇亲密不离。
• 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。
• 补苴罅漏  苴：鞋底的草垫；罅：缝隙。补好裂缝，堵住漏洞。比喻弥补事物的缺陷。
• 肥马轻裘  裘：皮衣。骑肥壮的马，穿轻暖的皮衣。形容阔绰。
• 不打自招  旧指没有用刑就招供。比喻做了坏事或有坏的意图自我暴露出来。
• 飞蛾投火  象蛾子扑火一样。比喻自找死路、自取灭亡。