春节的英语单词

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春节实用英语词汇 Spring Festival Words

[日期： 2005-12-19 ] 来源： 作者： sally [字体：大 中 小]

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Greeting Season:

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

Customs:

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

年画 New Year paintings

买年货 special purchas for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping

敬酒 propo 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 wealt

h 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

拜年 pay New Year‘s call; give New Year‘s greetings; New Year‘s visit

禁忌 taboo

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: In the old days, New Year‘s money was given in the form of on

e hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope t

hat one would live to be a hundred years old. Today, money is placed inside red

envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to reprent luck and

wealth

辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year

扫房 spring cleaning; general hou-cleaning

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Blessing:

Treasures fill the home Business flourishes Peace all year round Wishing you

prosperity

Harmony brings wealth May all your wishes come true Everything goes well T

he country flourishes and people live in peace

Money and treasures will be plentiful Wishing you every success Promoting to

a higher position Safe trip wherever you go

祝你新的一年快乐幸福: Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!

事业成功，家庭美满: Wish you success in your career and happiness of your f

amily!

Food names:

年糕 Nian-gao; ri cake; New Year cake

团圆饭 family reunion dinner

年夜饭 the dinner on New Year‘s Eve

饺子 Jiao-zi; Chine meat ravioli

汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed wi

th either sweet or

spicy fillings

八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding

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 ed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity

金桔 cumquat - prosperity

糖莲子 candied lotus ed - many descendents to come

糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship

红枣 red dates - prosperity

花生糖 peanut candy – sweet

1．春节是中国传统的节日,圣诞节是外国的节日.