2017年大学英语四级翻译试题库:咬春
请将下面这段话翻译成英文:
咬春
“咬春”是指汉族立春之日吃春饼的习俗。立春是农历二十四节气中的一个,民间在立春这一天要吃春饼,意为“咬春”。除春饼外也有吃萝卜的习惯,用于补充冬季摄取新鲜蔬菜不足的情况,又有迎接新春的意思。
参考译文
Biting Spring
It is customary that Han people bite a spring pancake on the first day of spring—one of the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar.Additionally, Han people are also prone to eating radishes to absorb the fresh vegetables that have been scarce throughout the winter and ring in a new spring.