即

要即時撲滅那火災並不容易。

It was not easy to put out the fire at once.

十二生肖是由十一種源於自然界的動物即鼠、牛、虎、兔、蛇、馬、羊、猴、雞、狗、豬以及傳說中的龍組成的，用於紀年。

The twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac come from eleven kinds of animals originating in nature, namely the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig, as well as the legendary form of the dragon, and are used as a calendar.

春节，即农历新年。

春節，即農曆新年。

Spring Festival is also known as Chinese New Year.

到了每年的年底即年三十的时候，就不仅是新旧两天的更替，也是新旧岁的更替，称之为“交子”。

到了每年的年底即年三十的時候，就不僅是新舊兩天的更替，也是新舊歲的更替，稱之爲“交子”。

Arriving at the end of each year (that is, the last day of the lunar calendar) wasn't just a new day taking over from the previous one, but also a new year taking over from the previous one, and this was called 'first exchange'.

在這個社會裡一切都是用完即丟, 用東西直到它磨損是一種美德。

In this society where everything is disposable, it is a virtue to use something until it wears out.