春节的红灯笼 – 新年儿童故事

春节快到了，家家户户贴春联、挂灯笼。小雪和爷爷一起用红纸做了两个红灯笼。

爷爷说：“红灯笼代表吉祥和团圆。过年的时候，一家人要在一起吃饺子、守岁。”小雪高兴地点点头。

可是小雪发现，楼下的王奶奶家门口黑黑的。王奶奶的孩子都在国外，今年不能回来过年。

小雪拿着一个红灯笼，和爷爷一起敲开了王奶奶的门，还送去了一盘热腾腾的饺子。王奶奶笑得眼睛都弯了：“今年过年，我一点儿也不孤单了！”

道理 (Moral of the Story)

节日的快乐，要和身边的人一起分享。

English Summary

As Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) approaches, Xiaoxue and her grandpa make red lanterns, symbols of good fortune and reunion. Noticing that her neighbor Grandma Wang will spend the holiday alone, Xiaoxue brings her a lantern and a plate of dumplings, and Grandma Wang no longer feels lonely.

生词 (Vocabulary)

• 春节 (Chūnjié) – Spring Festival / Chinese New Year
• 灯笼 (dēnglong) – lantern
• 春联 (chūnlián) – New Year couplets
• 饺子 (jiǎozi) – dumplings
• 邻居 (línjū) – neighbor
• 孤单 (gūdān) – lonely

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