A lion chased Nian away.

一头狮子赶走了“年”。

Their "lion" danced, jumped and chased Nian away.

他们的“狮子”跳起舞来，把“年”赶走了。

A year later, Nian came back again, but this time the lion couldn't help.

一年后，年又回来了，但这次狮子帮不了忙了。

All of the classmates prefer the song Shao Nian that they can sing along with.

所有同学都喜欢歌曲《少年》，他们都能跟着唱。

One of them is like this: Hundreds of years ago, a monster called Nian came to a village in China.

其中一个是这样的：几百年前，一个叫“年”的怪物来到中国的一个村庄。

At midnight, "nian" beast into village.

半夜时分，“年”兽闯进村。

Long ago the monster Nian lived in China.

很多年以前，妖怪“年”住在中国。

I will stay at your house tonight and drive away Nian.

我今天就留在你家里，我一定会赶走年的。

Could you say "Happy New Year" in Chinese? Xin Nian Hao.

记者：您能用中文说新年好吗？

After that, the old man disappeared riding the beast Nian.

在那之后，老人骑着年兽离开了。

One day, an old man came to their rescue, offering to subdue Nian.

一天，一位老者征服了年，从而拯救了人们。

In fact, there are many legends about Nian. One of them goes like this.

其实，关于“年”的来历还有很多传说，其中一个传说是这样的。

From then on, the Nian never returned to the village and peace reigned.

从此以后，年再也没有回到村里，村子恢复了平静。

People hiding in the mountains were very happy to see that Nian had run away.

躲在山里的人看见“年”逃走了，非常高兴。

An important activity during the Spring Festival is bai nian (to pay a New Year call).

春节期间的重要活动是拜年。

I wish you health, happiness and success in the Year of the Monkey. Hou nian da ji! Xie xie.

我谨祝愿大家在猴年身体健康、阖家幸福、一帆风顺。猴年大吉！谢谢！

Nian Gao is a homonym for "higher each year" and symbolizes improvement in life, year by year.

年糕的同音就是“一年更比一年高”，象征着人们的生活一年更比一年好。

Make a batch of nian gao, steamed cakes made with rice flour, which are said to bring good luck.

做一批年糕，那是用米粉做成的蒸蛋糕，据说会带来好运。

He told people in the village that Nian was afraid of three things: the color red, fire and noise.

他告诉村子里的人年最怕三样东西：红色、火和噪音。

The Nian saw the wisdom in this, and the old man, who was actually a god in disguise, took the beast away.

原来老人是神仙下凡,他带走了年兽。

In order to commemorate the man and his glory deeds, we play firecrackers and eat Nian cake every New Year's eve.

为了纪念这个人和他的光辉事迹，我们在除夕夜燃放爆竹烟花，还吃年糕。

Relief from the horrifying beast came only when people realized that Nian was scared of red color and loud noises.

只有当人们意识到叫作‘年’的野兽害怕红色和噪音那时起，才解除了害怕野兽到来的痛苦。

According to introducing, said to the ancient China has a monster named nian head long feelers, fierce abnormalities.

据介绍，相传中国古时候有一种叫“年”的怪兽，头长触角，凶猛异常。

An old man subdued Nian and told people to put up red paper decorations on their Windows and doors to scare away Nian.

有个老人降服了年，并且告诉人们用红色的纸来装饰门窗可以吓跑年。

Explanations: Accoring to the Chinese myth, "NIAN" is a savage beast that usually comes out on Chinese New Year's Eve.

解说：中国传统神话故事中，“年兽”是一只凶猛的野兽，每到除夕夜就会出现做乱。