Chinese New Year

I’m so excited about Chinese New Year! When do I get to visit Grandma? Grandma makes the best dumplings in the world!

我超期待春节！什么时候能去看奶奶呀？奶奶做的饺子全世界最好吃了！

Ha ha, right. Sounds to me like you’re more excited about the dumplings than seeing your Grandma.

哈哈，得了吧。听上去你更惦记的是饺子，不是奶奶吧。

Of course I miss Grandma, too. I bet she’s gonna teach me how to play Mahjong! Hey, Dad, are you going to buy me firecrackers this year? We’re going to have the best fireworks! I’m really looking forward to lighting them!

我当然也想奶奶啦。我猜她还会教我打麻将呢！嘿，老爸，今年你买鞭炮给我吗？咱们会有最好看的烟花！我超想亲手放！

Son, firecrackers aren’t toys; they’re dangerous!

儿子，鞭炮不是玩具，很危险的！

No, fireworks are awesome!

才不呢，烟花可酷了！

Whoa, don’t you remember? Last year when I set off the firecrackers, you covered both your ears and hid behind your mother?

哇，你不记得啦？去年我放鞭炮的时候，你捂着耳朵躲在你妈身后？

Dad! I was scared because... because I saw a bug. That’s all.

爸！我那是吓的……因为我看到一只虫子，就这样。

Hahaha... really?

哈哈哈……真的吗？

Oh, and I can’t wait to watch the dragon dance! Dad, can I sit on your shoulders this time?

哦对了，我都等不及要看舞龙了！老爸，这次能让我坐你肩膀上吗？

Hey, I offered last year...

喂，我去年就说让你坐来着……

Well, I... anyways, I was just thinking of the red envelopes. I wanna make a list of all the things I’m gonna buy with my red envelope money! I can’t wait! I’m gonna have so much money! Mom, can I get a pen and a piece of paper?

呃，我……总之呢，我刚才在想红包。我要列个单子，把要买的东西都写下来！我等不及了！我要有好多钱啦！妈妈，能给我支笔和一张纸吗？

I want a new transformer, no, two transformers...the Optimus Prime, and...maybe the wheeljack? I’ll get a PSP game, hahaha, and I’ll buy the entire class lunch at MacDonald’s...

我想要一个新变形金刚，不对，两个……擎天柱，还有……可能再加个千斤顶？再买一个PSP游戏，哈哈哈，还要请全班同学去麦当劳吃午饭……