过年了,必不可少的一项传统活动就是放鞭炮。据说这一活动已有两千多年历史,是为了驱赶一种叫“年”的怪兽。大年三十的晚上,快到十二点的时候,外公就带着我到楼顶放鞭炮和烟花。首先是放鞭炮,我看到鞭炮是圆柱形的,跟我的毛笔差不多长,外面裹着红黄色的外套,一点都不起眼。我心想:这么普通的东西,放起来会怎么样?外公把鞭炮放在地上,用一根香点燃导火索,然后 New Year, an indispensable traditional activity is to firecrackers. It is said that this activity has a history of more than 2,000 years, in order to drive away a monster named “Year”. New Year’s Eve night, approaching twelve, my grandfather took me to the roof of firecrackers and fireworks. The first was firecrackers. I saw that the firecrackers were cylindrical, about the same length as my brush, and were covered in red and yellow outer jackets. I thought: so ordinary things, what will be up? My grandfather put firecrackers on the ground, with a fragrant burning fuse, and then