In ancient times, there was a monster that lived deep on the sea floor for many years and crawled ashore every New Year's Eve to devour livestock and kill people. People called it Nian.
古时候有一种长年深居海底,每到除夕,爬 上岸来吞食牲畜伤害人命的怪兽,人们称为“年”。到除夕,人们扶老携幼,逃往深山,躲避“年”。
According to legend,there was a man-eating wild monster "Nian" with an extremely large mouth,capable of swallowing several people in a single bite.
据传说,有一个人吃的野生怪物“年”一个非常大的口,吞咽几个人在一个单一的叮咬.
That evening when Nian arrived at the village,he saw that all the houses were dark except the house in which an old woman lived.Nian approached the house,licking his lips in anticipation.Suddenly,the deafening noise of firecrackers sounded endlessly.
当天晚上,当年踏进村子时,它见村里所有的屋子没有灯光,除了那个老夫人家亮着灯.年靠房子,舔着嘴唇,期待着自己的晚餐.突然,震耳欲聋的鞭炮声在耳边响个不停.
The monster was startled and jumped.Suddenly he realized that the house was covered in red paper.This scared him even more and it ran off into the mountains.When the villagers returned they saw that the old woman was unharmed!People later learned that "nian" was afraid of loud noises and the color red.
“年”被鞭炮声吓得跳起来,突然发现那个房子外面贴着红纸,这个把怪兽吓得落荒而逃,村民回到村庄发现老妇人毫发无伤.后来,村民知道了这个叫“年”的怪兽害怕噪声和红色。
The following year,the villagers were ready for it.They set off firecrackers,lit all their lamps and decorated their houses in red,they paste red paper on the doors,wear red clothing,hang up red lanterns.They made loud music,play the gong and drums and they dance and burn the fireworks whenever Nian was about to arrive,to scared away the beast.
第二年,村名们都做足了准备,他们准备好了鞭炮,点燃了所有的灯,把房子装饰橙红色,在门上贴红纸,穿红色的衣服,手里拎着红灯笼.她们敲锣打鼓大声弹唱,跳舞,走到哪里鞭炮就点到哪里.
This eventually become a tradition of China and leads to the celebration for another year of safe life.Chinese people celebrate in remembrance of this legend and still continues till today!
这就成了中国的一个传统,庆祝一年的平安,中国人以此传说庆祝新年,直到今天