2017年CRI Listen to our New Year messages: ＂Hi, this is Bob Jones from the UK.＂

 

"Hi – this is Bob Jones from the UK, a host of the Beijing Hour at China Radio International.

This is second time round for me to experience the Spring Festival, Lunar New Year here in China.

Last year I really didn't know what to expect - and maybe that's what I have learned¹ – you just never know what's going to happen next.

New year is literally² an explosion³ of light and sound – I have never seen – or heard so many fireworks … starting well before midnight and going on into the early hours of the next morning.

It's a time full of tradition … family and also about friendship – and because it's China – lots of fabulous⁴ food.

So goodbye – year of the Monkey – it's been great… wouldn't have missed it for the world.

And hello Year of the Rooster – as I understand it – it's all about singing, danging, entertaining and making new friends.

It's showtime…best foot forward and being fearless, And if last year is anything to go by – I can't even guess what's in store.

So – have a fantastic Chinese New Year."

1 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

2 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

3 explosion   

n.爆发，发出，爆炸

参考例句：

• The police arrived right at the moment of the explosion.警察就在爆炸的那个时候赶到了。
• The shock of the explosion was felt far away.爆炸引起的震动很远都可感觉到。

4 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。