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有关春节的各种英文表达汇总
【基本词汇与短语】
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【
Greeting Season
】
:
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春节
The Spring
Festival
农历
lunar
calendar
?
正月
lunar
January; the first month by lunar
calendar
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除夕
New
Year
‘
s Eve; eve of lunar New
Year
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初一
the
beginning
of
New
Year
元宵节
The
Lantern
Festival
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Cus
toms
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过年
Guo-nian; have the Spring
Festival
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对
联
poetic
couplet:
two
successive
rhyming
lines
in
poetry
?
春联
Spring Festival couplets
剪纸
paper-cuts
?
买
年
货
special
purchases
for
the
Spring
Festival
;do
Spring Festival
shopping
?
年画
New Year
paintings
敬酒
propose a
toast
?
灯笼
lantern: a
portable light
烟花
fireworks
?
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爆
竹
firecrackers
(People
scare
off
evil
spirits
and
ghosts with the loud
pop.)
?
红包
red packets
(cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize
fortune and wealth in the coming
year.)
?
舞狮
lion
dance
(The
lion
is
believed
to
be
able
to
dispel
evil and bring good
luck.)
?
舞
龙
dragon
dance
(to
expect
good
weather
and
good
harvests)
?
戏曲
traditional opera
杂耍
variety
show; vaudeville
?
灯谜
riddles
written
on
lanterns
灯会
exhibit
of
lanterns
?
守岁
staying-up
禁忌
taboo
?
拜年
pay
New
Year
‘
s
call;
give
New
Year
‘
s
greetings;
New
Year
‘
s
visit
?
去晦气
get rid of
the ill- fortune
?
祭祖宗
offer sacrifices to one
‘
s
ancestors
?
压岁钱
gift money;
money given to children as a lunar New
Year gift
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【
Culture
Note
】
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In the old days, New
Year
‘
s money was given in
the form of
one hundred copper coins
strung together on a red string and
symbolized the hope that one would live
to be a hundred years
old.
Today,
money
is
placed
inside
red
envelopes
in
denominations considered auspicious and
given to represent
luck and
wealth
?
辞旧岁
bid farewell
to the old year
?
扫房
spring
cleaning; general house-
cleaning
?
【
Food names
】
：
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年糕
Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year
cake
?
团圆饭
family
reunion
dinner
年夜饭
the
dinner
on
New
Year
‘
s
Eve
?
饺子
Jiao-zi;
Chinese
meat
ravioli
八宝饭
eight
treasures
rice
pudding
?
汤圆
Tang-yuan;
dumplings
made
of
sweet rice, rolled into
balls and stuffed with either sweet or
spicy fillings
?
糖果盘
candy tray:
什锦糖
assorted candies - sweet
and
fortune
?
蜜冬瓜
candied winter melon - growth and good
health
?
西瓜子
red
melon
seed
-
joy,
happiness,
truth
and
sincerity
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金桔
cumquat - prosperity
红枣
red dates -
prosperity
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糖莲子
candied
lotus seed - many descendents to
come
?
糖藕
candied lotus
root - fulfilling love
relationship
?
花生糖
peanut candy
- sweet
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【
Blessing
】
:
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Treasures fill
the home
财源广进?
Business flourishes
事业兴隆?
Peace all year round
岁岁平安?
Wishing you prosperity
恭喜发财?
Harmony brings wealth
家和万事兴?
May all your wishes come
true
心想事成?
Everything goes well
万事如意?
The
country
flourishes
and
people
live
in
peace
国家富强、
人民安康?
Money and
treasures will be plentiful
财源茂盛?
Wishing you every success
Promoting to a higher position
事业有成、更上一层楼、蒸蒸日上?
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