2014年12月大学英语四级备考初期新题型翻译的练习（1）

　　请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

　　熬夜

　　守岁意味着除夕夜不睡觉。年夜饭后，家人聚坐一起，愉快聊天，等待春节的到来。

　　年夜饭

　　春节是与家人团聚的时间。年夜饭是所有家庭成员聚在一起必须的宴会。除夕宴会上吃的食物根据不同的地区各不相同。在中国南方，习惯吃年糕，因为作为一个同音字，年糕意味着步步高升。在北方，年夜饭的传统饭是饺子或像月牙儿形的汤圆。

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　　Staying up late

　　Shousui means to stay up late or all night on New Years Eve. After the great dinner, families sit together and chat happily to wait for the New Years arrival。

　　New Year Feast

　　Spring Festival is a time for family reunion. The New Years Feast is a must banquet with all the family members getting together. The food eaten on the New Year Even banquet varies according to regions. In south China, It is customary to eat niangao because as a homophone, niangao means higher and higher every year. In the north, a traditional dish for the feast is Jiaozi or dumplings shaped like a crescent moon.