过年吉祥话.doc

◎ 春節英文字彙： 英文 中文 詞性 ? red envelope 紅包 n. ?New Years Money 壓歲錢 n. ? Chinese New Year 新年 n. ? year-end bonus＝ december bonus?? 年終獎金 n. ? The Spring Festival 春節 n. ? Chinese New Year Festivities 農曆春節假期 n. ? Chinese New Year’s Eve 除夕夜 n. ? New Years Eve Dinner??? 年夜飯 ???n.?? ? around the fireplace＝? surrounding the stove 圍爐 n. ? bringing in the new year??????? 守歲 n.? ? incense 香 n. ? burn an incense stick 燒香 v. ? burn incense and pray 燒香拜佛 v. ? religious festival ??拜拜 n. ? worship a diety??????? 去拜拜 v. ? ask the gods for a prophecy 求神問卜 v. ? firecracker????? 鞭炮 n. ? set off firecrackers???? 放鞭炮 v. ? Red Couplets＝? New Year couplets 春聯 n. ? make a New Years visit＝make a ceremonial call????? 拜年 v. ? play mahjong??????? 打麻將 v. ? play cards???? 打牌 v. ? The Lion Dance 舞獅 n. ? The Dragon Dance??? 舞龍 n. ? the lunar/solar calendar 農曆 / 陽曆 n. ? sweet glutinous rice pudding ＝? nian gao 年糕 n. ? firework 煙火 n. ? ancestor 祖先 n. ? worship ancestors????? 祭祖 v. ? temple 寺廟 n. ? Lantern Festival 元宵節（上元節、燈籠節） n. ? lantern 燈籠 n. ? yuanxioa 元宵 n. ? tang yuan 湯圓 n. ? good fortune＝happiness 福 n. ? wealth, prosperity 富貴 n. ? propitious＝ good fortune 吉祥 n. May the year of the horse bring you great fortune. 馬年行大運 May you be blessed with peace and safety in all four seasons！ 四季平安 May you be blessed with peace and safety wherever you are！ 出入平安 Gong Xi Fa Cai！＝ Wishing you prosperity and wealth. 恭喜發財 Happy Chinese New Year! New year, new beginning. 新年快樂。新的一年、新的開始。 Great fortune and great favour. 大吉大利 May fortune come to your door. 五福臨門 We wish you good fortune and may all your wishes come true. 吉祥如意 May you welcome happiness with the spring. 迎春納福 May wealth come generously to you . 財源廣進 The country is at peace and the people are satisfied. 國泰民安 May your happiness be as broad as the sea. 喜氣洋洋 May you have wealth overflowing. 富貴有餘 May every task you begin be completed according to your wishes. 萬事如意 May you find peace year after y