Lesson #23
Current EventsChina welcomes Year of the Dog
The Lunar New Year began this week with celebrations across Asia. In China, families follow traditions associated with good luck, dressing in new clothes, eating long noodles to symbolize a long life, and giving gifts wrapped in red. Large cities around the world mark the new year with fireworks and parades. In the second half of the program, we talk about the phrasal verb "sweep away."