1, "New Year's Eve Wine Gift to Shaozhang" by Chen Shidao [Song Dynasty]

How can I support my body at the end of the year, and how can I support the guest in front of the lamp?

Half a lifetime of worries and troubles, a dream of existence.

Translation: Another year is about to pass, and there is still a guest with me in front of the lamp. I have spent the first half of my life in sorrow, dreaming of things that cannot be realized in reality.

2. "Snow on the Night of New Year's Eve" by Lu You [Song Dynasty]

The north wind blew the snow at the beginning of the fourth shift, and Jia Rui Tian taught and the year was over.

Half a cup of tusu has not yet been lifted, and the grass in front of the lamp is written with peach symbols.

Translation: At the beginning of the fourth night, the north wind brought a heavy snowfall; this heavenly gift of snow came on New Year's Eve, signaling a good harvest for the coming year. Before the glass half full of Tusu wine could be raised to celebrate the New Year, I hurriedly wrote the peach symbols to welcome the spring in cursive script by the light of the lamp.

3, "New Year's Eve" Gao Shi [Tang Dynasty]

The hotel cold lamps do not sleep alone, the guest heart why turn miserable.

This is the first time I've ever thought about my hometown, and I'll be there in a year.

Translation: The cold light in the inn reflects the lonely guest who cannot sleep. What is it that this lonely traveler is feeling so miserable about? The people in my hometown must be thinking of me tonight, who is thousands of miles away; my temples have become gray, and I will have added another year to my life by tomorrow.

4, "New Year's Eve Taiyuan cold even" Yu Qian [Ming Dynasty]

Sending words to the end of the world, light cold bottom with sorrow.

The spring breeze is not far away, only in the east of the house.

Translation: Please tell your friends who live far away that although the weather is slightly cold, there is no need to worry about it. The spring wind is not far from us, and it has already blown to the east of the house.