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A family dinner is an important tradition to celebrate Spring Festival. Nowadays, some people choose to have the dinner in a restaurant, but not everyone is keen on this idea. What do our readers think?
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庆祝春节
年夜饭是春节的一项重要传统。如今,有些人选择在饭店吃年夜饭,不过,不是每个人都支持这一想法。读者朋友们,你们怎么看呢?
We have eaten out for the Spring Festival family dinner for the last three years, and we have enjoyed it no less than eating at home. I don’ t understand why some people refuse to embrace the change.
最近三年,我家都是在外面吃年夜饭的,和在家吃比起来,在外面吃一样开心。我不理解为什么有些人拒绝接受改变。
外出吃饭
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Can’ t they admit that the preparations for the dinner are hard work? I really don’ t think it’ s worth the effort of spending so much time preparing for a single meal, and then another hour cleaning up the mess after it’ s over. We work all year, so why can’ t one day be about spending time with family and relaxing?
难道他们不觉得准备年夜饭很辛苦吗?花这么长的时间准备一顿饭,然后饭后再花一个小时来收拾,我真心觉得不值。辛苦一年了,为什么不能用这一天的时间陪陪家人,放松一下呢?
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in a mess 杂乱不堪;陷入困境
Eating out is a good choice and it has nothing to do with loss of traditions. We still have the dinner with the same people, just in a different place. The occasion is more enjoyable without all that tiring cooking, and the dishes taste better!
在外面吃年夜饭是个不错的选择,而且这也谈不上丢弃传统。我们还是和同样的人一起吃饭,只是换了地方而已。不用辛苦地做饭,用餐会更加令人愉悦,而且(饭店的)饭菜味道也更好!
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In my opinion, what or where we eat on Spring Festival Eve really doesn’ t matter. Eating out may change the form of this tradition, but the love between the family mem