Puzzles in reading
In this sentence"It is held on the first day of the festival to ring out the old year and on the second day to ring in the new." What do the phrases"ring out" and "ring in" exactly mean?
Another one,what's the difference between the words "splash" and "spray"?
The last one ,does the phrase "written script" mean "religious scriptures"?

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Puzzles in reading
In this sentence"It is held on the first day of the festival to ring out the old year and on the second day to ring in the new."      What do the phrases"ring out" and "ring in" exactly mean?
Another one,what's the difference between the words "splash" and "spray"?
The last one ,does the phrase "written script" mean "religious scriptures"?

Answer

In this case "ring out" means to wind down or end the old year with a celebration, and "ring in" means the opposite, to begin the new year

To splash is to cause liquid to splatter about using some kind of force.
To spray is to cause liquid to scatter or squirt in a mess or jet of droplets.
So you splash water when you jump in  a pool, you spray water with a water hose.

"Written script" can mean religious scriptures, but not necessarily.  It can be any form of written script.

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