有关春节的各类英文表达汇总.doc

有关春节的各种英文表达汇总 有关春节的各种英文表达汇总 【基本词汇与短语】： 　　【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 　　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】：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】： 　　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