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中国文化翻译练习8题 [练习1] 春节 中国新年是中国最重要的传统节日，在中国也被称为春节。新年的庆祝活动从除夕开始一直延续到元宵节（the Lantern Festival），即从农历（lunar calendar）最后一个月的最后一天至新年第一个月的第十五天。各地欢度春节的习俗和传统有很大差异，但通常每个家庭都会在除夕夜团聚，一起吃年夜饭。为驱厄运、迎好运，家家户户都会进行大扫除。人们还会在门上粘贴红色的对联（couplets），对联的主题为健康、发财和好运。其他的活动还有放鞭炮、发红包和探亲访友等。 Chinese New Year is the most important traditional Chinese festival. In China, it is also known as the Spring Festival. Chinese New Year celebrations run from New Years Eve to the Lantern Festival, that is, from the last day of the last month of the lunar calendar to the 15th day of the first month. Although regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the Chinese New Year vary widely, usually, every Chinese family gathers for the annual reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve. All the families will thoroughly clean the house in order to sweep away any ill-fortune and to make way for good incoming luck. Doors will be decorated with red couplets with themes of health, wealth and good fortune. Other activities include lighting firecrackers, giving money in red envelopes and visiting relatives and friends. [练习2] 端午节 端午节 Duanwu Festival ，又叫做龙舟节，是起源于中国的一个传统节日。它是在中国农历第五个月的第五天。2008年，端午节在中国大陆自20世纪40年代以来首次被认定为公共假日。这个节日最为出名的是它的龙舟比赛，尤其是在江河湖泊众多的南方各省。龙舟赛是为了纪念（commemorate）中国古代诗人——屈原——的离世，据说他投江自尽。其它的庆祝活动还有吃粽子（zongzi）和喝雄黄 realgar 酒。 Duanwu Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival, is a traditional holiday originating in China. It occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the Chinese lunar calendar. In 2008, Duanwu Festival was recognized as a public holiday in mainland China for the first time since the 1940s. The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races, especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes, which commemorates the death of Qu Yuan , an ancient Chinese poet who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river. Other celebrations include eating rice dumplings zongzi and drinking realgar wine 雄黃酒 . [练习3] 元宵节 中国的元宵节（the Lantern Festival）是人们在中国农历第一个月的第十五天庆