春节要到了,
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除夕、拜年、春联、春晚
庙会、压岁钱、中国结…
【年味十足的春节英文小知识】
给外国朋友介绍中国传统文化时用得上!
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
新 春 佳 节
1.传统中国节日:traditional Chinese festival
2.农历:lunar calendar
3.腊八节:Laba Festival
4.小年:Little New Year
5.除夕:Lunar New Year‘s Eve
6.春节:the Spring Festival
7.正月初一:Lunar New Year‘s Day
8.元宵节:the Lantern Festival
9.正月:the first month of the lunar year
10.二月二:Dragon Heads-raising Day
传 统 习 俗
11.喝腊八粥:eat Laba porridge
12.扫尘:sweep the dust
13.扫房:spring cleaning
14.祭灶:offer sacrifices to the God of Kitchen
15.守岁:stay up
16.拜年: pay a New Year‘s call
17.祭祖:offer sacrifices to one‘s ancestors
18.祭财神:worship the God of Wealth
19.春联:Spring Festival couplets
20.贴倒福:paste the Chinese character "Fu" upside down
21.去晦气:get rid of the ill-fortune
22.辞旧岁:bid farewell to the old year
23.兆头:omen
24.禁忌:taboo
25.烧香:burn incense
阖 家 团 圆
26.吃团圆饭:have a family reunion dinner
27.年夜饭:New Year‘s Eve dinner
28.全家团圆:family reunion
29.办年货:do Spring Festival shopping
30.敬酒:propose a toast
31.穿新衣:wear new clothes
32.红包:red envelops
33.压岁钱:gift money;money given to children as a Lunar New Year gift
美 食 小 吃
34.年糕:rice cake;New Year cake
35.饺子:dumplings;Chinese meat ravioli
36.汤圆:dumplings made of sweet rice
37.八宝饭:eight-treasure rice pudding (steamed glutinous rice with bean paste, lotus seeds, preserved fruit, etc.)
38.什锦糖:assorted candies
39.糖莲子:candied lotus seed
40.花生糖:peanut candy
41.蜜冬瓜:candied winter melon
42.瓜子:red melon seeds
43.金桔:cumquat
44.红枣:red dates
45.春卷:spring roll
46.冰糖葫芦:candied haws on a stick
47.驴肉火烧:donkey burger
48.腊肠:Chinese sausage
49.米酒:rice wine
50.腊肉:preserved meat
51.糖板栗:sugar chestnut
52.四喜丸子:four-joy meatballs
民 间 艺 术
53.泥人:clay figure
54.皮影戏:shadow puppetry
55.木偶戏:puppet show
56.刺绣:embroidery
57.剪纸:paper-cut
58.中国结:Chinese knot
59.年画:New Year painting
60.吹糖人:sugar-figure blowing
61.舞龙:dragon dance
62.舞狮:lion dance
63.秧歌:Yongko dance;rural folk dance
64.灯笼:lantern
曲 艺 表 演
65.戏曲:traditional opera
66.折子戏:opera highlights
67.相声:comic dialogue;cross talk
68.小品:skits;sketch
69.口技:vocal imitations;ventriloquism
70.杂技:acrobatic performance
71.马戏:circus performance
72.京韵大鼓:drum song of Peking
73.踩高跷:walk on stilts
74.杂耍:variety show;vaudeville
娱 乐 活 动
75.打麻将:play mahjong
76.庙会:temple fair
77.春节联欢晚会:Spring Festival gala
78.灯会:exhibit of lanterns
79.送贺卡:send New Year‘s greeting cards
80.理发:have a haircut
81.放烟花:set off fireworks
82.放鞭炮:set off firecrackers
83.灯谜:riddles written on lanterns
各 路 神 仙
84.门神:the God of Door
85.灶神:the God of Kitchen
86.财神:the God of Wealth
87.土地爷:the God of Land
88.火神:the God of Fire
89.喜神:the God of Happiness
90.福禄寿三星:the three gods of fortune, prosperity and longevity
91.八仙:the Eight Immortals
其 他
92.生肖、属相:Chinese zodiac
93.鸡年:the Year of the Rooster
94.微信红包:WeChat red envelope
95.年:Nian;Year monster
96.立春: Start of Spring
97.24节气:24 Solar Terms
98.本命年:the animal year in which one was born
99.春运:Spring Festival travel rush
新年英文祝福语
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)
May the joy of New Year be with you throughout the year.
愿新年的快乐一年四季常在。
Peace and love for you at New Year from all your students.
祝老师新年充满平安和爱。
Wishing you a sparkling New Year and bright happy New Year! May the season bring much pleasure to you.
愿你的新年光彩夺目,愿你的新年灿烂辉煌!佳节快乐!
Wishing you all the blessings of a beautiful New Year season.
愿你拥有新年所有美好的祝福。
I wish you have a happy and healthy Chinese new year!
新年快乐,身体健康!
Living long and prosper.
多福多寿。
Good luck in the year ahead.
祝你吉星高照。
Good luck in the year of dog.
祝你狗年吉星高照。