三、饮食文化&传统佳节

　　探亲访友 pay a visit to relatives and friends

　　扫尘 sweep the dust

　　买年货 buy necessity for Spring Festival

　　欢度 celebrate... / the celebration of

　　驱除厄运 get rid of bad luck

　　年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve

　　团圆饭 family reunion dinner

　　团聚  family reunion

　　红包   red envelope

　　发红包 hand out red envelopes

　　美好祝福 good wishes, blessings

　　中国菜  Chinese cuisine/food

　　饮食文化 food culture

　　色香味  color, aroma, and taste

　　菜系  cooking style

　　烹饪方法  cooking technique

　　传统习俗 traditional custom 

　　象征  symbolize/signify

　　团结 unity

　　繁荣兴旺 prosperity 

　　仪式  ritual

　　礼仪 manners

　　优雅 elegance/elegant

　　农历  lunar calendar

　　灯谜  lantern riddles

　　赏月 enjoy the moon；注意欣赏景色的赏，一般用enjoy

　　四、社会发展

　　近年来 in recent years;  over the last few years

　　随着…的发展/提高 with the development/improvement of…

　　出现 emergence；rise；advent

　　显著地 dramatically

　　极大地 greatly; significantly；tremendously；dramatically

　　稳步（地） steadily；stably

　　增长 increase；rise；grow

　　调查显示 according to surveys：surveys show that

　　商品 commodity

　　付款 make a payment；pay a bill

　　成本/费用/开支 cost

　　增长率 growth rate

　　可持续发展  sustainable development

　　最发达地区 the most developed regions

　　面积和人口   size and population

　　聚集区 gathering area

　　改革开放 reform and opening up

　　主要经济区域 leading regional economies

　　制造中心 manufacturing centers

　　主要交通工具 main means of transportation

　　具有…的优点 have the advantages of…

　　高铁   high-speed train

　　地铁站 subway station

　　公共交通 public transport

　　见证 witness

　　超过 exceed 

　　费用 expense

　　基础设施 infrastructure

　　生活水平 living standard

　　平均收入 average income

　　购买力 purchasing power

　　网购  online shopping

　　电商巨头 e-commerce giants