英语翻译Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Fe

英语翻译
Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts at the beginning of spring.Its origin is too old to be traced.All agree though that the word "nian," which in modern Chinese only means "year," was originally the name of a monster that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.
A long time ago there was a monster called Nian.It was very ugly and ferocious.The monster would come down from the mountains to hunt people.People were very afraid of it and locked themselves inside their houses before sunset on the days it would come.
There lived an old wise man in a village.He thought it was the panic in people that made the monster so bold and furious.Thus the old man asked people to organize together and to conquer the monster by means of beating drums and gongs,burning bamboo and lighting fireworks in the hope that the noises would frighten the hateful monster.
On a moonless and freezing cold night,the monster Nian appeared again.The moment it opened its mouth,the villagers burst out with their frightening noises and fire.Wherever the monster went,it was faced with the terrible noises.
The monster was forced around until it fell down in exhaustion and was then killed.Savage as the monster was,he lost in the end to the cooperation of the villagers.
Since then,people have kept the tradition by beating drums and gongs,and lighting fireworks on the coldest day in winter to drive the imaginary monster away and to celebrate victory over it.They also wear red clothes to scare the monster.
Today,"nian" refers to New Year's Day or the Spring Festival.People often say "guo nian," which means "survive the nian." Red has become the color of joy.

农历新年是现在俗称春节,因为它从春天开始的.其来源是太老进行追踪.虽然大家都同意这个词“念” ,这只有在现代汉语的意思是“一年” ,最初的名称怪物开始掠夺人民的前一天晚上进入了一个新的一年.
很久很久以前有一个怪物称为念.这是非常丑恶和狰狞.怪物就会降下来,从上山打猎人.人们都非常害怕,并锁定自己的房屋内的日落前几天它会来的.
住着一位智者的一个村庄.他认为这是在人们的恐慌,使怪物如此大胆和愤怒.因此,老人问人组织在一起,征服怪物的手段殴打锣鼓,燃烧竹子和照明烟花中的希望,噪声会吓唬可恨怪物.
在moonless和严寒的夜晚,再次出现怪物念.目前开设了嘴,村民们爆发了自己的可怕的噪音和火灾.去哪里的怪物,它面临着可怕的噪音.
怪物被迫在下降,直到在用尽,然后死亡.野蛮的怪物是,他失去了最后的合作村民.
自那时以来,人们一直保持的传统击败锣鼓,烟花和灯光的寒冷冬季的一天,驱动假想怪物距离和庆祝战胜它.他们还穿红色衣服来吓唬的怪物.
今天,“念”是指元旦或春节.人们常常说：“郭念” ,这意味着“生存的念.”红十字会已经成为欢乐的颜色.