| A | 妈，我们怎么过年？ |
| mā, wǒmen zěnme guònián?
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| Mom, what are the plans for Chinese New Year? |
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| B | 年三十去爷爷家，年初一去外公家。 |
| nián sānshí qù yéye jiā, nián chūyī qù wàigōng jiā.
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| On the day before Chinese New Year we'll go to your paternal grandpa's house, and on New Year's Day we'll go to your maternal grandpa's house. |
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| A | 又是老一套。 |
| yòu shì lǎoyītào.
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| Same old thing again. |
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| C | 这是传统。过年当然要一家团圆，一起吃年夜饭。 |
| zhè shì chuántǒng. guònián dāngrán yào yī jiā tuányuán, yīqǐ chī niányèfàn.
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| It's a tradition. Of course the whole family has to get together for the New Year, to have the New Year's Eve dinner together. |
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| A | 每年都吃那些东西，真没意思。 |
| měinián dōu chī nàxiē dōngxi, zhēn méi yìsi.
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| We ate those same things every year. It's so boring. |
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| C | 热闹嘛。你快点把寒假作业做完，过年就可以玩了。 |
| rènao ma. nǐ kuài diǎn bǎ hánjià zuòyè zuò wán, guònián jiù kěyǐ wán le.
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| It's festive. Hurry up and finish your winter vacation homework so that you can have fun on the New Year. |
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| A | 可是我们每天都出去拜年，我根本没时间玩。 |
| kěshì wǒmen měitiān dōu chūqù bàinián, wǒ gēnběn méi shíjiān wán.
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| But every day we go make New Year's visits. I don't have any time at all for fun. |
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| B | 谁说的？你不是很喜欢放鞭炮吗？ |
| shéi shuō de? nǐ bù shì hěn xǐhuan fàng biānpào ma?
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| Says who? Don't you love setting off firecrackers? |
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| A | 小时候喜欢，现在不喜欢了。我觉得过年真无聊！ |
| xiǎo shíhou xǐhuan, xiànzài bù xǐhuan le. wǒ juéde guònián zhēn wúliáo!
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| I liked it when I was little, but now I don't. I think Chinese New Year is so boring! |
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| B | 既然无聊，那今年红包就不给你了。 |
| jìrán wúliáo, nà jīnnián hóngbāo jiù bù gěi nǐ le.
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| Well, if it's so boring, then this year we won't be giving you your red envelope. |
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| A | 你们从来都不给我，都拿去自己花了。 |
| nǐmen cónglái dōu bù gěi wǒ, dōu náqù zìjǐ huā le.
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| You never give it to me. You take it away and spend it yourselves. |
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| C | 我们是帮你存钱。 |
| wǒmen shì bāng nǐ cúnqián.
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| We save it for you. |
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| A | 哼！ |
| hēng!
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| Hmph. |
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