A:HappyNewYear!

　　A:新年快乐!

　　B:Uh...I'mabitconfused;NewYear'sDaywasoverweeksago.

　　B:嗯……我有点搞迷糊了,新年不是几周前就过去了吗?

　　A:Youmustbekidding!ItisChineseNewYear,silly!

　　A:你在开什么玩笑啊!我是说春节,你这傻瓜!

　　B:Ohright,itslippedmymind.WhydoyoucelebratetwoNewYears?

　　B:喔,对了,我都忘了.你们为什么要庆祝两个新年啊?

　　A:ChineseNewYearisaccordingtothelunarcalendar.ChinesehavebeencelebratingNewYearsinthisfashionforthousandsofyears.

　　A:春节是根据农历而定的.中国人庆祝这个节日的习俗已经延续几千年了.

　　B:Inoticedthatourcompanywasveryemptythepastcoupleofdays.

　　B:我发现这几天我们公司里空荡荡的.

　　A:ThatisbecauseeveryonegoeshomeforChineseNewYear;itisafamilyholiday,notsomuchapartyholiday.WouldyouliketocometomyhouseforNewYear'sDinner?

　　A:因为大家都回家过年啦,这是个家庭团聚的日子,不太属于狂欢的节日.你想要到我家吃年夜饭吗?

　　B:Ofcourse.Willyousetofffirecrackers?

　　B:当然好啊,你们会放鞭炮吗?

　　A:Naturally,butthemostimportantthingthatwedoduringNewYearsistoeat!Somakesuretobringyourappetite!

　　A:会啊,不过过年期间最重要的事情就是吃,所以准备好大吃一顿哦!