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Can someone take a look at the following paragraphs and give some suggestions so that they can be more fluent and gramatically correct? Family Dinner at Spring Festival In recent years, as economy thrives, more and more people prefer dining out during the Chinese New Year. Since it was too troublesome and tiring, my wife and I didn’t bother cooking at home either. Being cheap and convenient, dining at restaurants was a better option. Unfortunately, we were told that suites of the restaurant had already been fully booked months ago, so we could only dine at home. My wife said, ‘You can take this chance to show your talent as a gourmet!’ ‘From the ancient times to the present, gentlemen keep themselves away from kitchens. We scholars always have high aims but low abilities.’ I smirked. At Last I was still forced to be the chef for the family dinner in the year of ox. I first drafted a shopping list: three fresh fish, weighing half a catty each; two and a half catties of sliced lamb; three catties of fresh prawns and two catties of pork… I guessed two hundred yuan would do. My wife’s parents both come from the northeast China and Mongolian hotpot is their favorite. My daughter and her husband are born in the 70’s, while my grandson is born in the 90’s. The teens nowadays are increasingly apathetic toward the celebration of Chinese New Year. When talking about all the customs of Chinese New Year, their mind simply turns blank. Therefore, I am going to give them a good revision during the family dinner.

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1. "In recent years, as the economy thrives" :‘From ancient times to the present' "Finally, I was still forced to be the chef for the family dinner ,,," Don't use the expression 'catty'. Few people know its meaning. It is better to use kilograms or grams. One jin = 500 grams. "My wife’s parents both come from northeast China" My daughter and her husband were born in the 70’s, while my grandson was born in the 90’s their minds simply turn blank I don't understand your last sentence. Perhaps 'revision' is the wrong word.
2. Family Dinner at the Spring Festival As the economy thrives in recent years, an increasing amount of people prefer dining out on Chinese New Year. Since it was too troublesome and tiring, my wife and I didn’t bother cooking at home either. Being cheap and convenient, dining at a restaurant was a better option. Unfortunately, we were told that suites of the restaurant had already been fully booked months ago, so we had to dine at home. My wife said, ‘You can take this chance to show your talent as a gourmet!’ ‘From the ancient times to the present, husbands kept themselves away from kitchens. 'We scholars always have high aims but low abilities.’ I smirked. In the end I was forced to be the chef for the family dinner. First I drafted a shopping list: three fresh fish, weighing half a catty each; two and a half catties of sliced lamb; three catties of fresh prawns and two catties of pork. I estimated around two hundred yuan would do. My wife’s parents both came from northeast China. Mongolian hotpot is their favorite. My daughter and her husband were born in the 70’s, my grandson was born in the 90’s. The teens nowadays are becoming increasingly apathetic toward the tradition of celebrating Chinese New Year. When talking about the customs of Chinese New Year celebrations, their minds simply turns blank. so I decided that am going to give them a good revision during the family dinner.