Nian is afraid of the colour red.

年兽害怕红色。

Nian comes down from the hills.

年兽从山上下来。

One such legend circles around a terrifying creature called Nian.

其中一个传说围绕着一种叫做“年”的恐怖生物展开。

Using this knowledge, they were able to drive Nian away.

利用这些知识，他们能够把年兽赶走。

High in the mountains lived a horrible demon creature called Nian.

在山林高耸处生活着一只叫“年”的恶魔生物。

Every year before spring, Nian would attack and devour villagers and livestock.

每年春天来临之前，年兽都会袭击并大口吞掉村民和牲畜。

This is nian gao, a sweet and sticky cake made of glutinous rice flour.

这是年糕，一种由糯米粉制成的甜而粘的蛋糕。

The monster, Nian, shares its name with the Chinese word for " year."

这只怪兽名为年，它的名字与中文“年”同名。

Well in Chinese folklore, there's a monster or evil spirit called " Nian" .

那么在中国民间传说中，有一种妖怪或恶灵，叫做“年”。

We eat special food called Nian Gao.

我们吃一种叫做年糕的特殊食物。

She occupies the body of Si Nian, a young woman forced to marry a divorced pig farmer who has two children.

她占用了司念的身体，一个被迫嫁给一个离婚猪农并且有两个孩子的年轻女人。

Steaming a cake can be unchartered territory for many, so this baked nian gao recipe simplifies it by cooking it in the oven.

蒸蛋糕对很多人来说都是未知领域，所以这个烤年糕的食谱通过在烤箱中烹饪来简化它。

Nian mythology also plays out during lion dances across LNY festivities – one of the most globally recognised traditions because of its prominence in diaspora celebrations.

年神话也在新年庆祝活动中的舞狮表演中上演——这是全球最受认可的传统之一， 因为它在侨民庆祝活动中占有重要地位。

According to legend, on New Year's Eve, besides the monster Nian, there was a demon named Sui that came out to terrify children while they were asleep.

相传除夕夜，除年兽外，还有一个叫隋的妖魔， 趁着孩子们睡着的时候出来吓唬他们。

Not convinced, she continued to plead with the man, but in the end, since she feared being left out when nian arrived, she had no choice but to agree to his proposal.

但老妪却并没被说服，她继续请求老人离开，但后来，老妪因为害怕年到来时她还呆在外面，所以她别无选择，只得同意他的提议。

For example, the phrase " he ming bai nian" , translating to " the crane cries for a hundred years, " is often used as a metaphor for longevity and a peaceful life.

例如，“何明白年”这句话，翻译为“仙鹤哭了一百年”，经常被用来比喻长寿和平静的生活。

The belief is that the loud noise of the firecrackers serves to scare Nian, the lion-like monster who legend says rose from the sea for a feast of human flesh on the new year.

人们相信，鞭炮的巨响会吓到年兽，传说中年兽会从海中升起，迎接新年的人肉盛宴。

Even the fish on the plate expresses a hope for nian nian you yu-yu means both " fish" and " plenty" in Chinese- " May you get more than you wish for every year" .

刚到家，他们就发现父母早就翘首以待了。家中己经为这个喜庆的场合特别布置了一番。从窗上贴得整整 齐齐的剪纸，到门上的春联，再到墙上的年画，无不象征养欢乐、吉祥和幸福。就连盘中的那条鱼也表达 了对年年有余的企盼—— 在汉语中“鱼''“余”谐音一一祝愿每年的收获都能多于期望。

According to custom, sticky cake (nian gao) is a steamed fruitcake that is fed to the Chinese kitchen god so that he will report favorably on a family's behavior when he returns to heaven before the start of the New Year.

根据习俗，年糕（年糕）是一种蒸熟的水果蛋糕， 供奉给中国灶神， 以便他在新年前返回天堂时对一家人的行为给予好评。