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For 28-year-old Jerry Sun in New York, the opportunity (机会) to spend the Chinese New Year with his family every year cannot be missed.
"It is part of our family tradition, wherever we live or spend it," said Sun.
Sun 1.
moved
(move) from Qingdao, Shandong province, to New Jersey 14 years ago with his parents. He attended junior high school and college in New York and now works 2.
as
a banker in Manhattan. 3.
Though/Although
he has a busy life, he lets nothing get in the way of spending the Chinese New Year with his family. Sun always takes 4.
a
few days off every year to be with his family at festival time.
"I think it is because my parents take the Chinese New Year 5.
seriously
(serious) and have made it a family tradition, even though we live in the US," said Sun. "We cook together. We make dumplings every year," said Sun, adding that playing cards and 6.
watching
(watch) the annual (一年一度的) New Year's Gala broadcast on CCTV is also a tradition.
Being a Chinese-American, Sun said he got the best of both worlds by 7.
growing
(grow) up in China and the US. He would gladly accept the two cultures and celebrate 8.
festivals
(festival) from both.
"It's part of my Chinese roots, and I shouldn't lose that," Sun said. "Spending the festival in 9.
traditional
(traditional) way is what we can do to keep the culture."
Sun said he would keep the traditions in the future, even if he had 10.
his
(he) own family and kids.
