如果你喜欢熬夜，那么守岁一定是你最喜欢的春节习俗之一。
If you are a night owl, then ‘shousui’ must be your favorite CNY ritual.
除夕的夜晚，家人们会愉快的聊天到第二天，等待春节的到来。
On the eve of Chinese New Year, families would stay up late and chat until the next day, welcoming the new year.
听起来很无聊吗？
Sounds boring?
不用担心！自从1983年以来，除夕的夜晚有春节联欢晚会陪伴你！
Do not need to worry! Because as of 1983, there is the New Year’s Gala accompanying you!
春节联欢晚会，简称“春晚”，一般从除夕傍晚8点到春节凌晨12点半在电视上播放。它包含了歌舞，相声，小品等各式各样的节目，让“守岁”充满了欢声笑语。
New Year’s Gala, abbreviated as ‘chunwan’, is usually televised from 8 pm of Eve of CNY to 1230 am of the CNY. It includes a variety of shows such as musicals, comedy, theatre and etc, making staying up late an enjoyment.
春晚由一首叫“难忘今宵”的歌曲结尾。如果你会唱这首歌，那你真的是一个中国通啦！
It always ends with a song called ‘Can’t forget tonight’. If you can sing this song, you really are a China Hand!
Keywords:
1. 熬夜（áoyè）staying up late
2. 守岁（shǒusuì）literally translate to guard the year. This phrase refers to staying up late on the eve of Chinese New Year, which makes guarding the passing year a beautiful translation.
3. 除夕（chúxī）Chinese New Year’s Eve
4. 无聊（wúliáo）boring
5. 春节联欢晚会（chūnjié liánhuān wǎnhuì）Chunjie is Chinese Festival, Lianhuan means to gather and be happy, Wanhui means an evening event. This phrase is the name of the Chinese New Year’s Gala.
6. 相声（xiàngshēng）Chinese stand-up comedy
7. 小品（xiǎopǐn）short theatrical performance which is usually very entertaining
8. 欢声笑语（huānshēngxiàoyǔ）happy voice with laughter
9. 难忘今宵（nánwàngjīnxiāo）nan-hard, wang-forget, jin-today, xiāo-evening. It means hard to forget tonight, which is the name of the closing song of Chinese New Year’s Gala
10. 结尾（jiéwěi）ending
11. 中国通（zhōngguó tōng）person who knows a lot about China, China Hand