Merry Christmas from the China Team 祝大家圣诞节快乐
[audio]http://www.24en.com/bbc/dl_mp3/bbc_our_xmas_message.mp3[/audio][color=#3f3f3f][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=12px]Every week Take Away English reports on interesting events and [b]fascinating[/b]people in the UK and around the world, but this week we are talking directly to you to tell you all about our Christmas and New Year Plans.[p=21, 2, left]Firstly, let’s hear from Alison, the [b]editor[/b]of the China Team, who is having a family Christmas followed by a [b]wild[/b] New Year:[/p][p=21, 2, left]"For New Year, I'm taking a trip to Hamburg in Germany. I am going to a New Year's party in a restaurant, there'll be a [b]gourmet[/b] menu with champagne and then dancing and [b]fireworks[/b] at midnight outside. In Germany they like to let off fireworks that [b]bang[/b] loudly," says Alison.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Emily, our [b]broadcast assistant[/b], is looking forward to some [b]traditional[/b]Christmas [b]fare[/b] with her family after exchanging presents.[/p][p=21, 2, left]"Before dinner we give each other presents around the Christmas tree. For dinner we eat all the traditional food such as [b]turkey[/b], potatoes,[b]Brussels sprouts[/b], and Christmas pudding; and after dinner we play party games, eat chocolates, sweets, [b]nuts[/b], and drink wine," says Emily.[/p][p=21, 2, left]But what about our Chinese colleagues, how do they [url=http://d.24en.com/s/?wd=celebrate]celebrate[/url] at this time of year? Producer Helen has a baby boy, who can complicate Christmas.[/p][p=21, 2, left]"I'm spending this Christmas with my family at my home in London. It's going to be my son Leonard's second Christmas, so we have made a bit of effort putting up a few baby-friendly [b]decorations[/b] in our flat.[/p][p=21, 2, left]"We've got a few pots of [b]poinsettias[/b] which are big red flowers with a very Christmas feel, and there are no [b]prickly needles[/b], so Leonard is safe from causing disasters," says Helen.[/p][p=21, 2, left]As for our writer Diarmuid, he is flying to France to visit his family there for a [b]gastronomic yuletide[/b] celebration.[/p][p=21, 2, left]"Having Christmas in France means there will be a fantastic variety of delicious French [b]wines[/b] to enjoy. Who knows? I might even bring some back for the team," he says.[/p][/size][/font][/color]
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