2014年英语四级翻译专项练习：年夜饭

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　　下面是2014年英语四级翻译专项练习：年夜饭，请考生先理解原文自行翻译，再比照答案找到自己翻译的不足。
　　请将下面这段话翻译成英文：
　　年夜饭
　　春节是与家人团聚的时间。年夜饭是所有家庭成员聚在一起“必须”的宴会。除夕宴会上吃的食物根据不同的地区各不相同。在中国南方，习惯吃“年糕”(糯米粉制成的新年糕点)，因为作为一个同音字，年糕意味着“步步高升”。在北方，年夜饭的传统饭是“饺子”或像月牙儿形的汤圆。
　　参考译文：
　　New Year Feast
　　Spring Festival is a time for family reunion. The New Year's Feast is "a must" banquet with all the family members getting together. The food eaten on the New Year Even banquet varies according to regions. In south China, It is customary to eat "niangao" (New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour) because as a homophone, niangao means "higher and higher every year". In the north, a traditional dish for the feast is "Jiaozi" or dumplings shaped like a crescent moon.

        (实习编辑：何己派)