In China, Spring Festival is the biggest holiday of the year, but in the west Christmas is the biggest.
中国最大的节日是春节,西方最大的节日是圣诞节。
After dinner I read a magazine and made some telephone calls.
在晚饭以后我读一本杂志和打了一些电话。
and at this point, according to my father, I should be looking at farms and cottages in a valley, with the spire of the church of our village showing in the far distance.