春节来了！今天，金伯利、莎拉、梅、妈妈和我来到了中国城观看舞狮和舞龙游行，这些都是每年春节在中国城固定的活动。我们在车站等车时，一个人走来问我们是不是中国人，当他听到我们颇感意外的肯定回答时，他鼓起了掌并大声说：“中国人加油，春节快乐！”

　　还没到中国城，我们就听到了锣鼓声和鞭炮声。令我颇感意外的是，中国城早已挤满了各色人，绝不仅仅是中国人。哈，这一定是我经历的最有意思的新年了！人们敲锣打鼓，随着舞龙游行的队伍沿着街道走。到处都有舞狮的人群。喔，我真不能相信我此生第一次看到的舞狮表演是在美国看到的。

　　我们顺着街道走着，最有趣的是一个美国舞狮组，所有的演员都是黑或白皮肤的人！

　　“看呐，他们为什么要把一些白菜和橘子放在那些商店门前？”金伯利好奇地问道。我望了望路边的商店。的确，每个店门前都放了一棵白菜，两个橘子。我继续跟随人群往前走。看呐！舞龙表演开始了。只见那条金鳞的巨龙向空中扔白菜和橘子，原来，一个红包就在白菜下面放着呢！所有人一拥而上，都想拿到它们。非常幸运，我拿到了一个橘子。而红包却归那金龙了。它每路过一个商店就可以得到一个红包。“哦，原来是金龙的压岁钱呀！”我心想。当然，演员们需要努力地表演，让店主人高兴，而店主也能得到美好的祝福。只见金龙叼着红包，给我们鞠了一躬。有时它还随着鞭炮声翩翩起舞呢。我高兴极了，伴着音乐，和人群一起又唱又跳。

　　春节是一个中国传统节日多么有趣啊！我希望每一天都是春节。

　　February 21, 2010

　　Dragon Parade and Lion Dancing

　　The Chinese New Year is coming! Today my mom, Kimberly, Sarah, May and I went to Chinatown to celebrate the Chinese New Year and watch lion dancing, which were regular activities during the new year season in Chinatown. When we were waiting at the bus stop, a person came to us and asked us if we were Chinese. When we answered yes in surprise, he clapped his hands and shouted, “Cheers, Chinese, happy Chinese New Year!”Ha, there are more and more Americans interested in Chinese culture!

　　We talked all the way to Chinatown until we heard a sound of dragon dance from far away. To my surprise, it was really crowded with all kinds of people, not only Chinese. Look, this must be the most interesting Chinese New Year I’ve celebrated. People were playing drums, acting out dragon parade and lion dancing everywhere in Chinatown. Oh, I couldn’t believe I watched the dragon dance for the first time, and it was in the United States. We walked along the streets and the most interesting one was an American group, and all  members were white and black people!

　　“Look, why do they put cabbages and oranges in front of their stores?”Kimberly asked with lots of interests。

　　I looked at the stores. Yeah, a cabbage, two oranges and a red pocket were set in front of the store door. I went on with the crowd. Look!

　　The dragon dance had begun. I saw the dragon throwing the cabbage and the two oranges into the sky. All the people rushed in trying to get them. Luckily I got one of the oranges. Finally I found there was an red envelope beneath the cabbage and orange! The dragon only kept the red envelope to itself! They could get a red envelope at every store they went by. Certainly they had to dance hard to make the store owner happy. On the other hand, the owner got the good blessing from the Lion. “Oh, it must be their lucky money for the year,” I thought. The dragon put the pocket in its mouth and bowed to us for thanks. Sometimes the dragon danced for a long time with the loud fireworks. I was so happy that I sang and jumped with the crowd and the music。

　　Chinese New Year was a traditional Chinese holiday. How fun the Chinese New Year was. I wished everyday was Chinese New Year。