Hence, everyone pasted red couplets and images of the door Gods on walls and doors, hung red lanterns and set off firecrackers to scare the monster away.
因此，每到新年前一天，人们纷纷张贴、悬挂各种红色的东西，燃放鞭炮，用来威吓和驱赶怪兽。
2
An old man subdued Nian and told people to put up red paper decorations on their Windows and doors to scare away Nian.
有个老人降服了年，并且告诉人们用红色的纸来装饰门窗可以吓跑年。
3
The custom of putting up red paper and firing firecrackers to scare away Nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around.