Day607-囤年货

每日一词：Word of the day

年货goods for the Spring Festival

It is a well-established custom for Chinese people to make special purchases for Spring Festival, which falls on Feb 4th this year. It's the best time for people of all ages to buy almost anything they love after a whole year's hard work or good study.

春节是今年2月4日，对于中国人来说，在春节期间购买特别的物品是一个由来已久的习俗。对于所有年龄段的人来说，经过一年的努力学习，这是购买几乎任何他们喜欢的东西的最佳时机。

Popular Spring Festival purchases include red lanterns, fireworks, Spring Festival couplets and salted meat.

流行的春节年货包括灯笼、烟花、春联和腌肉。

 Adding to the list also include seafood, fruits, vegetables, candies, clothing

还包括海鲜，水果，蔬菜，糖果，衣服等。

Key expressions 关键表达：

Chinese knot 中国结

Spring Festival couplet 春联

Salted ham 腌制火腿

Chinese sausage 腊肠

你们家购买了什么特别的物品作为年货呢？

不管是超市，还是批发市场，都堆满了令人眼花缭乱的商品：

the bewildering amount of goods

说到“商品”你要知道这些词汇：

1.goods (商店里出售的)商品

2.merchandise 商品，货物

3.commodity (经济学中)商品

口语中，怎么表示，我买了些东西？

I bought a few items. 

I bought a few articles.

I bought a few things from the market.