day 33festivals
unit 6 · trips, sport & festivalsfestivals
Talk about festivals, parties, presents and shows, and say “one by one”, “day by day”.
today’s words
- 节日 jiérì · festival, holiday
- 过节 guòjié · to celebrate a festival
- 新年 xīnnián · New Year
- 节 jié · festival; measure word for classes
- 礼物 lǐwù · gift, present
- 晚会 wǎnhuì · evening party, gala
- 表演 biǎoyǎn · to perform; performance
- 节目 jiémù · programme, show, act
- 前天 qiántiān · the day before yesterday
- 前年 qiánnián · the year before last
- 后天 hòutiān · the day after tomorrow
- 后年 hòunián · the year after next
- 过去 guòqù · the past; in the past
sentences
- 中国的节日真多！ · China has so many festivals!
- 前天我给奶奶买了一个新年礼物。 · The day before yesterday I bought Grandma a New Year present.
- 后天晚上公司有新年晚会。 · The evening after next, there’s a New Year party at the company.
- 我们一个一个上去表演节目。 · We go up one by one to do our acts.
- 日子一天一天过去，大家都在准备过节。 · The days go by one after another, and everyone is getting ready for the holidays.