满分说明文赏析·春节

The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China. It is on January 1st according to the Chinese lunar calendar. It’s China’s New Year’s Day. So usually a month before the festival, people begin to buy food, clothes and decorations for houses.

About a week before the festival, housewives are busy preparing the new year dinner. And they will do a lot of washing and cleaning in the house. People who are far away on business are hurrying to return home for the new year’s family reunion.

On New Year’s Eve, each family will gather together eating, talking and watching TV for almost the whole night. And there will be some interesting programmes on TV. The children are the happiest of all because they can get presents from their parents or grandparents.

On Lunar New Year’s Day, after getting up, people will eat dumplings. When they meet their neighbors or friends, they’ll say: “Happy New Year!”

The new year celebrating activities will last about half a month.

【评析】本文较生动详细地介绍了中国传统节日——春节期间的各种庆祝活动。作者按时间顺序记述，有条有理，清晰流畅，使读者深感欢快的喜庆气氛。