虎年春晚赵本山《捐助》彩排现场

　　众所周知，央视春晚是每年除夕夜的重头节目。如今，由于很多人想在除夕夜观看其它节目，央视工作人员们正在想尽办法使今年的庆典更加吸引人。

　　EVERYONE knows that the CCTV Spring Festival Gala has long dominated Chinese New Year's Eve. Even now, as some people go looking around for alternatives for that night, the folks at CCTV are working hard to make this annual celebration more attractive.

　　那么，他们又想出什么妙招来吸引我们呢？本文总结了今年春晚的几大亮点，让我们先睹为快！

　　So, what have they come up with to surprise us? Let's take a peek at this year's highlights.

　　王菲复出 Faye Wong's comeback

　　在过去的4年多里，淡出娱乐圈的王菲很少在公众面前出现。前不久，她为电影《孔子》演唱主题曲《幽兰操》，正式复出。如今，她被证实将亮相今年的央视春晚。届时，她将翻唱好友李健的《传奇》。据李健称，二人都非常欣赏彼此的音乐，而《传奇》也是王菲亲自挑选的一首歌曲。

　　For more than four years Wong was "lying low", making hardly any public appearances. Earlier, she made a comeback, singing You Lan Cao, the theme for the film Confucius. Now she's comfirming with a performance at this year's CCTV Gala. This time, she's brought a solo performance, singing Legend , originally done by singer Li Jian, who's a good friend of hers. According to Li, they admire each other's music and Wong chose the song herself.

　　据称，今年晚些时候，王菲将在北京和上海举办10场演唱会。不管消息准确与否，可以确定的是：王菲回来了！

　　It's rumored that Wong will give 10 concerts later this year in Beijing and Shanghai. No matter what, one thing's for sure: She's back!

　　小虎队再聚首 Little Tigers' reunion

　　虎年，无疑是小虎队团聚的绝佳时间。此次聚首是出道22年的他们近15年来首次同台合作。当然啦，昔日的小虎队成员们都已经年过30，他们的出现无疑会引发70后观众的怀旧情感。但是，90后的观众们会喜欢他们么？据百度网友评论显示，三位明星个人和小虎队这个组合相比，前者更为人熟知。

　　There's no better time for The Little Tigers to reunite than the Year of the Tiger. It's been 22 years since they made their debut. And this will be the first time in about 15 years for them to perform together. Oh, sure, it seems the "tigers" are already in their late 30s and that will no doubt be nostalgic for the post-70s. But will the post-90s buy it? A Baidu.com comment shows that many of these people are more familiar with the three members individually than with the group.

　　另外，有消息称三位将于今年晚些时候将举办复出巡回演出。

　　Rumor has it that the three of them will make a comeback tour later this year.

　　赵本山走下病床上春晚

　　Zhao Benshan leaves his sick bed

　　每年，赵本山都是人们锁定春晚的一大原因。但自去年来，考虑到他的健康状况，赵本山能够出现在今年的春晚舞台着实让人们感到惊喜和期待。本次，赵本山将携手徒弟小沈阳为大家带来升级版的《捐款》。由于在最后时刻才确定小沈阳的加入，脚本有些许修改。

　　Every year, Zhao is one major reason so many people stay tuned to the Gala. But, given the state of his health since last year, Zhao's appearance at this year's Gala is surprising, and people are looking forward to it. And, he's bringing his apprentice, Xiao Shenyang, to join him in an "upgraded" version of Donation. There was a script change, because Xiao Shenyang was added at the last minute.

　　刘谦的魔法时刻 Time for a miracle

　　去年春晚，9分钟的魔术表演让台湾魔术师刘谦一炮而红。也正是他在中国掀起了一股魔术热潮。然而，去年下半年，观众们似乎被他在国家及地方台的过多表演感到"审美疲劳"。例如，去年刘谦为大家带来了另一个近景魔术。今年，他还能再次制造奇迹么？

　　Last year, people got familiar with Louis Liu, a Taiwanese magician, who got nine magical minutes of the Gala time. And, thanks to him, China was hit with a magic phase. Then, in the second half of last year, people seemed to be feeling fatigued by the excessive number of his appearances on national and local TV. Just like last year, Liu's providing another close-up. Will the magic produce a miracle again?