剪紙藝術The art of paper cutting
你看過剪紙作品的展覽嗎？
Have you seen the paper cutting art its bit exhibit？
看過。 剪紙藝術真是巧妙。
Yes, we have seen. The art of Chinese paper cutting is truly ingenious.
技巧高明的人能隨心所欲地剪出各種圖案。
Experts can’t cut out any pattern they wish.
剪紙用的紙好像不是紅的就是金的。
It seems that only red and the golden paper is used for paper cutting.
因為華人的剪紙主要是用在節日慶典上，所以用紅色、金色增添喜氣。
That is because paper cuttings are used mainly for festival celebrations, so red and gold are used because they add an atmosphere of joy.
紅色的喜字、壽字，看起來就是喜氣洋洋的。
When you see the red captures for happiness and longevity, we feel cheerful and joyful.
從前過年新年，家家戶戶都會剪些「春」、「福」
的吉祥字貼起來。
Characters for good luck are used to be cut out and pasted it up in every house during the New Year’s session.
這種傳統的民間藝術很值得保存。
This kind of traditional folk art is worse preserving.