春晚发布首个吉祥物叫羊羊

　　China Central Television's Sping Festival Gala revealed its first ever official mascot on its Sina Weibo account on Wednesday。

　　周三，央视春晚节目组在新浪微博上发布了首款春晚官方吉祥物。

　　In a post on Sina Weibo, atwitter-like microblog, CCTV Spring Festival Gala introduced Yangyang the goat and his back story。

　　在中国版推特新浪微博上，央视为大家介绍了吉祥物羊羊以及他背后的故事。

　　According to the story, Yangyang wasborn in Guangzhou,Guangdong province. In Chinese, Guangzhou is also known as 羊城 (Yang Cheng)， or the city of goats。

　　羊羊生于广州。在中国，广州也被称作“羊城”。

　　"Yangyang is the first mascot in 33 years of history in Spring Festival Gala," CCTV Spring Gala posted。

　　“春晚已经有33年历史了，而羊羊是首个吉祥物”，央视春晚介绍说。

　　CCTV's annual variety show has been an integral part of Spring Festival celebrations since 1984. This year's show will air on Feb 18.

　　自1984年起，央视春晚已经成为春节联欢不可或缺的一部分。今年的春节晚会将在2月18号播出。