每当春节临近①，家家户户都开始采购②年货了。城市里的居民会去大卖场、超市和百货公司，农村人则会去逛集市。不论农民还是市民都可以在网上购物，因此快递公司也忙碌了起来。
大街小巷③都是忙碌的人们的身影，人们忙了一年，到了年底，都会拿出钱来买一些平时舍不得买的东西。
市场上熙熙攘攘④，各种货物品类齐全。各种吃的、穿的、用的和玩的，琳琅满目⑤。
中国人过春节，家家都会买些年画春联、烟花爆竹、灯笼香烛之类的。
男女老少都会买一些自己喜欢的货物。鞭炮烟花是小孩子的最爱，他们迫不及待⑥地在房前屋后放起了鞭炮，为新年增添了欢乐的气氛。
①临近
[lín jìn]
（动）时间或地区靠近、挨近：
春节～，要办年货了。
to approach
②采购
[cǎi gòu]
选择购买。
to choose to buy
③大街小巷
[dà jiē xiǎo xiàng]
泛指城市里的各处街道。
various streets and lanes in a city
大街小巷挂满了红灯笼。
④熙熙攘攘
[xī xī rǎng rǎng]
熙熙攘攘：拥挤。
人群～。
overcrowded
每到节日，这里熙熙攘攘，到处都是人。
⑤琳琅满目
[lín láng mǎn mù]
满眼都是美玉。
all treasures in one's eyes
这条街道很繁华，商品琳琅满目。
⑥迫不及待
[pò bù jí dài]
迫：紧急。待：等待。急迫得不能再等待。
too eager to wait
孩子们迫不及待的想放假了。
As the Spring Festival approaches, every family begins to buy New Year goods.
City dwellers go to hypermarkets, supermarkets and department stores, while rural people go to local markets. Both farmers and citizens can shop online, so delivery companies are busy.
Various streets and lanes are filled with people who have been busy for a year. At the end of the year, they will take out money to buy some items they are reluctant to buy at ordinary times.
The market is bustling with all kinds of goods. There is a dazzling array of things to eat, wear, use and play.
When Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival, every family will buy some New Year pictures, couplets, fireworks, lanterns and incense sticks.
Men, women and children will buy some of their favorite goods. Fireworks are the favorite of children, they can not wait to set off firecrackers around their houses, adding a happy atmosphere for the New Year.
在你的国家，会为了节日准备什么物品呢？