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December 26th: The Aroma of Stewed Meat Carries the Flavor of the New Year
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là yuè腊月èr shí liù二十六dào到le了。

December 26th has arrived.

rú guǒ如果nǐ你zhè shí hòu这时候zǒu走zài在zhōng guó中国de的xiǎo小xiàng zi巷子lǐ里,yí dìng一定huì会wén dào闻到zhèn zhèn阵阵yòu rén诱人de的ròu肉xiāng香。

If you walk through the alleys of China at this time, you will definitely smell the tempting aroma of meat.

zhè这yī tiān一天,zhōng guó中国mín jiān民间yǒu有yí gè一个zhòng yào重要de的chuán tǒng传统,jiào zuò叫作“dùn zhū ròu炖猪肉”,yě也jiào叫“shā zhū gē nián ròu杀猪割年肉”。

On this day, there is an important folk tradition in China called 'stewing pork,' also known as 'slaughtering the pig and cutting the New Year's meat.'

zài在guò qù过去,zhū ròu猪肉shì是fēi cháng非常zhēn guì珍贵de的shí wù食物,pǔ tōng普通rén jiā人家píng shí平时hěn很shǎo少chī吃ròu肉。

In the past, pork was a very precious food, and ordinary families rarely ate meat.

dà jiā大家xīn xīn kǔ kǔ辛辛苦苦yǎng养le了yī nián一年de的dà大féi zhū肥猪,zhí dào直到là yuè腊月èr shí liù二十六zhè这yī tiān一天cái才huì会shā diào杀掉。

Everyone worked hard to raise a big fat pig for a year, and it was only on December 26th that they would slaughter it.

zì jǐ自己liú留yī bù fèn一部分guò nián过年chī吃,shèng xià剩下de的mài diào卖掉huàn qián换钱。

They keep some for the New Year and sell the rest for money.

zhè zhǒng这种zài在guò nián过年qī jiān期间chī吃de的ròu肉,jiù就bèi被chēng wéi称为“nián ròu年肉”。

The meat eaten during the New Year period is called 'New Year's meat.'

dà jiā大家zuì最xǐ huān喜欢zuò做chéng成hóng shāo ròu红烧肉,yīn wèi因为nà那hóng hóng liàng liàng红红亮亮de的yán sè颜色,xiàng zhēng象征zhe着xīn新yī nián一年de的rì zi日子néng能guò过dé得hóng hóng huǒ huǒ红红火火。

People like to make it into braised pork because the bright red color symbolizes a prosperous new year.

chú le除了zhǔn bèi准备ròu shí肉食,zhè这yī tiān一天dà jiā大家hái还yào要“lǐ wài里外xǐ洗yī xǐ一洗”。

Besides preparing meat, on this day people also 'clean inside and out.'

rén men人们huì会bǎ把jiā lǐ家里de的měi gè每个jiǎo luò角落dōu都dǎ sǎo打扫gān jìng干净,xǐ洗diào掉guò qù过去yī nián一年de的huī chén灰尘,yě也xǐ洗diào掉bù不shùn xīn顺心de的shì qíng事情。

They clean every corner of the house, washing away the dust of the past year and also the unhappy things.

tóng shí同时,jí shì集市shàng上yě也biàn dé变得gé wài格外rè nào热闹。

At the same time, the market becomes especially lively.

rén men人们máng zhe忙着mǎi买yān jiǔ烟酒、mǎi买yú鱼、mǎi买biān pào鞭炮,měi gè每个rén人shǒu lǐ手里dōu都tí提zhe着mǎn mǎn满满de的nián huò年货,liǎn脸shàng上dài带zhe着kāi xīn开心de的xiào róng笑容。

People are busy buying cigarettes, alcohol, fish, and firecrackers; everyone carries full bags of New Year's goods with happy smiles on their faces.

cóng从zhè这yī tiān一天qǐ起,nián wèi ér年味儿zhēn de真的nóng浓le了。

From this day on, the flavor of the New Year really becomes strong.

nà那yī guō一锅rè qì téng téng热气腾腾、xiāng wèi pū bí香味扑鼻de的dùn ròu炖肉,bù jǐn不仅shì是wèi le为了tián bǎo填饱dǔ zi肚子,gèng shì更是wèi le为了wèi láo慰劳yī nián一年de的xīn kǔ辛苦。

That pot of steaming, fragrant stewed meat is not only to fill the stomach but also to reward the hard work of the year.

tā它gào sù告诉měi每yí gè一个rén人:jiù旧de的yī nián一年jiù yào就要jié shù结束le了,měi hǎo美好de的xīn新shēng huó生活zhèng zài正在guō锅lǐ里màn màn慢慢dùn炖xiāng香。

It tells everyone: the old year is about to end, and a beautiful new life is slowly stewing in the pot.

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