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春节小常识英汉互译
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有关春节的英语词汇、
风俗习惯和祝
福语。
中国人的新年马上就要到了，
春节期间我们都会
走亲访友，
见面说几句祝福的话肯定是少不了的，
中国英语网教你一些春节小知识，
以备不
时之需。
【春节的特殊词】
:
春节
The Spring Festival
农历
lunar calendar
正月
lunar January;
the first month by lunar calendar
除夕
New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year
初一
the beginning of New Year
元宵节
The Lantern Festival
【
Cus
toms
】春节的风俗习惯
:
过年
Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival
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
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
【
Culture
Note
】春节文化
: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
】春节食品名称
:
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
金桔
cumquat - prosperity
红枣
red dates - prosperity
糖莲子
candied lotus seed - many descendents
to come
糖藕
candied lotus
root - fulfilling love relationship
花生糖
peanut candy - sweet
【
Ble
ssing
】春节英语祝福
:
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
Safe trip wherever you go
一帆风顺
Wish you happiness and prosperity in
the coming year!
祝你新的一年快乐幸福
Wish you
success in your career and happiness of your
family!
事业成功
,
家庭美满
(
阖家欢
乐
)