大扫除(General House Cleaning)英语

PreparationsfortheChineseNewYearinoldChinastartwellinadvanceoftheNewYear\'sDay。The24thofthetwelfthmonthissetasidefortheannualhousecleaning。Everyhouseholdwillgiveathoroughcleaningtotheirhouses，clothes，bedclothesandallutensils，(器具)tobidfarewelltotheoldyearandtousherinthenew。

It is believed the cleaning sweeps away bad luck and makes the house ready for good luck to enter。 All brooms and dustpans are put away on New Year\'s Eve so good luck cannot be swept away。

Spring couplets， written in black ink on large vertical scrolls of red paper， are put on the walls or on the sides of the doors。 These couplets， short poems written in classical Chinese， are expressions of good wishes for the family in the coming year。 In addition， symbolic flowers and fruits are used to decorate the house。

Animated(活生生的)doorgods，scrollsofhappiness，beautifulwindowflowers，colorfulNewYearpaintingsandflower-decoratedredlanterns，allgivesahappyandprosperousatmosphereoftheFestival。

StoreownersarebusyaseverybodygoespurchasingfortheNewYear，fromedible(食用的)oil，rice，chicken，fishandmeat，tofruit，candiesandnuts，andtovariousdecorations，newclothesandshoesforchildrenaswellasgiftsforfriendsandrelatives。