Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
立春 (Start of Spring) 在中国农历中表示春天的开始。立春之后,白天变得更长,天气也愈发温暖,万物开始复苏,大地充满生机。人们常说“一年之计在于春”,农民在这个时节开始播种,为全年的丰收打下基础。中国人早在三千年前就已开始在立春这一天举行庆祝活动。数百年来,迎春一直是民间的重要习俗。在春暖花开的日子里,人们常常外出游玩,欣赏春天的美景。
Start of Spring represents the beginning of spring in the Chinese lunar calendar. After Start of Spring, the days become longer, the weather gets warmer, everything begins to recover, and the earth is full of vitality. It is often said that "The whole year's work depends on a good start in spring" and farmers start planting seeds at this time to lay the foundation for a good harvest throughout the whole year. As early as 3,000 years ago, Chinese people have been holding celebrations on this day. Welcoming spring has been an important folk custom for hundreds of years. In the warm spring days with flowers blossoming, people often go for an outing and enjoy the beautiful scenery of spring.
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