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[1] n. 面团布丁, 团子

[ 'dʌmplɪŋ ]

1. If you mention New Year in China, the image that many people will think of is a family gathered around wrapping dumplings together.
   在中国，提到过年，许多人想到的都是一家围在一起包饺子。
2. Dumplings are essential at the New Year's Eve dinner table.
   饺子是年夜饭桌上必不可少的。
3. Especially in northern China, wrapping and eating dumplings has become an important activity for happily spending New Year's Eve in many households.
   尤其是在中国北方，包饺子、吃饺子，已经成为大多数家庭欢度除夕的一个重要活动。
4. This means that eating dumplings on New Year's eve is a symbol of family reunion.
   说明年夜饭的饺子是亲人团聚的象征。
5. The custom of eating dumplings on New Year's Eve is related to an ancient Chinese method of measuring time; in ancient China, each day was divided into twelve sections: the beginning of each day was called 'first time', which corresponds to the period from 11pm to 1am.
   过年吃饺子的习俗和中国古代的计时法有关：中国古代把每一天分为十二个时段，每天开始是子时，相当于晚上11点到凌晨1点。
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6. In Chinese, 'dumpling' and 'first exchange' are homophones, so they have a rich cultural association.
   在中文里面，饺子和“交子”谐音，因而具有丰富的文化涵义。
7. All of the longing and wishes for good fortune are wrapped up in the fragile skin of the dumplings.
   所有的思念与祝福都包进了那薄薄的饺子皮里。
8. I feel like having some dumplings.
   我很想吃餃子。
9. We're going out for dumplings in the evening, all right?
   晚上我们去吃饺子，好吗？
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