| 1.Inviting a Friend to a New Year's Party   邀請朋友參加新年派對Emma suddenly goes into a store, and James follows her.
 J=James     E=Emma     B=Both
 
 J:	Got a sudden urge to buy glutinous rice cakes?
 E:	Sort of. I just remembered that I need to get some things for my New Year's party, including these.
 J:	Might want to pick up a time machine. New Year's Eve was on December 31!
 E:	Not funny. I'm talking about Chinese New Year, clearly! The party is on January 28. You're invited, by the way. My mom wants to serve you some dumplings; she says you're too skinny.
 J:	I love dumplings! Count me in!
 E:	Great! Rick and Lisa already told me they're coming.
 J:	Rick's coming? You know what that means.
 B:	Cards and mah-jongg!
 
 2.	Comparing New Year's Customs   比較新年習俗
 Emma and James continue shopping in the store.
 J:	It's so different from the New Year's I'm used to. Everything is so . . . red.
 E:	Red is the color of luck, joy, and happiness in Chinese culture.
 J:	Yeah, but I wouldn't associate red with the New Year. Where I'm from, we dress up in tuxedos, drink champagne, and sing Auld Lang Syne.
 E:	What's that?
 (James hums the melody to Auld Lang Syne.)
 E:	You sing that at New Year's? We play that at our graduation ceremony . . . and at funerals.
 J:	Really? Wow.
 
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