On the last night of the year, a monster comes out of the sea. The monster’s name is Nian. The monster is hungry! It goes to a village near the sea. It eats the animals in the village. The villagers hide in the mountains.
Mrs. Chen is leaving the village.“Wait!” says an old man. “Where are you going?”“The monster Nian is coming!” says Mrs. Chen. “Everyone hides in the mountains. We wait for the new year. Come with me!”“I can scare the monster away,” says the man. “Can I stay at your house tonight?”“You may stay here,” says Mrs. Chen. But be careful!”“I will be fine,” says the man.He puts red paper on Mrs. Chen’s door. He lights lanterns. He makes the house very bright. He puts on a red coat. He waits for the monster.That night, Nian walks out of the sea. Nian is very hungry. It? looksaround the dark village. It sees the red door of Mrs. Chen’s house. It sees the lanterns. The bright lights hurt Nian’s? eyes. It roars loudly!The man hears the monster. He throws the door open. BANG!He shouts at the monster. He waves his arms in the air. Helights firecrackers. POP! POP! POP!The monster sees the man in the red coat. It hears the loud noises and it sees the fire. The monster is scared! The man shouts, “GO AWAY!” Nian turns and runs back to the sea.The people come back to the village. Their animals and houses are safe.They run to Mrs. Chen’s house.“Nian is gone,” says the man.“How did you do it?” asks Mrs. Chen.“It was easy,” says the man. “Nian is scared of fire. It oesn’t like the color red, and it doesn’t like loud noises.”Now, on the last day of the year, the villagers put up red paper and red lanterns. They light loud firecrackers. They have a party for the new year. They know Nian will never come back!
The EndQuestion:?How do you celebrate the last night of the year? Who do you celebrate with?
核心詞匯和語法
monster n. 怪物，怪獸

hide v. 躲藏，躲避

scare v. 使驚恐，使害怕

lantern n. 燈籠，提燈

bright adj. 明亮的，發亮的

roar v. 吼叫，怒號

wave v. 揮手（或物）向……示意，揮動

firecracker n. 爆竹，鞭炮

You may stay here. 你可以待在這里。

may 此處為情態動詞，表示允許。

He throws the door open. 他猛地撞開門。

throw 本意為扔，此處引申為猛地開。

以下翻譯來自百度翻譯：在一年的最后一個晚上，一只怪物從海里出來。怪物的名字叫年。怪物餓了！它去海邊的一個村莊。它吃村子里的動物。村民們躲在山里。陳太太要離開村子了。“等等！”一位老人說你要去哪里？”“妖怪年來了！”陳太太說每個人都躲在山里。我們等待新年。跟我來！”“我能把怪物嚇跑，”那人說我今晚能住在你家嗎？”“你可以留在這里，”陳太太說。但要小心！”“我會沒事的，”那人說。他把紅紙貼在陳太太的門上。他點燈籠。他使房子非常明亮。他穿上一件紅色外套。他在等怪物。那天晚上，年走出了大海。年很餓。看起來在黑暗的村莊周圍。它看到陳太太家的紅門。它看見了燈籠。明亮的燈光刺痛了年的眼睛。它大聲吼叫！那人聽到了怪物的聲音。他把門推開。猛敲他對著怪物大叫。他在空中揮動雙臂。他點燃鞭炮。砰！砰！砰！怪物看見了穿紅色外套的人。它聽到了巨大的噪音，看到了火。怪物害怕了！那人喊道：“走開！”年轉身跑回大海。人們回到了村子里。他們的動物和房屋是安全的。他們跑到陳太太家。“年走了，”那人說。“你是怎么做到的？”陳太太問。“這很容易，”那人說年怕火。它不喜歡紅色，也不喜歡吵鬧。”現在，在一年的最后一天，村民們貼上了紅紙和紅燈籠。他們燃放巨大的鞭炮。他們有一個新年聚會。他們知道年永遠不會回來了！