中国传统节日的英文介绍和讨论.docxVIP

中国传统节日的英文介绍和讨论I 中国主要传统节日的英文翻译元旦(1月1日)New Years Day 春节(农历一月一日)the Spring Festival 元宵节(农历一月十五日)the Lantern Festival 清明节(4月5日)Ching Ming Festival; Tomb-sweeping Festival 端午节(农历五月初五)the Dragon Boat Festival 中秋节(农历八月十五)Mid-autumn (Moon) Festival 重阳节(农历九月九日)Double-ninth Day 除夕(农历十二月三十日)New Years EveII 新年习俗英译过年 celebrate the spring festival 　　春联 spring festival couplets 剪纸 paper-cuts　　年画 new year paintings买年货 do shopping for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping敬酒 propose a toast　　灯笼 lantern 　　烟花 fireworks爆竹 firecrackers (people scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)红包 red packets 舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)舞狮 lion dance (the lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)戏曲 traditional opera　　杂耍 variety show 　灯谜 riddles written on lanterns灯会 exhibit of lanterns　　守岁 staying-up 禁忌 taboo　　拜年 pay new years call; give new years greetings; pay new years visit去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune　　祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to ones ancestors压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar new year gift 旧岁 bid farewell to the old year　　扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning年糕nian-gao; rise cake; new year cake 　　团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on new years eve 　饺子jiaozi -; chinese meat ravioli ,dumplingsIII XINHUA NEWS AGAENCY REPORTChina to discuss making traditional festivals legal holidays2007-11-07BEIJING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- China may increase the number of legal holidays and include some traditional festivals, such as the Tomb-Sweeping Day, the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival, as part of the countrys legal holidays, sources said.　　The Chinese government has formed a preliminary plan on the new legal holiday arrangement and the plan will be released in the near future. After that public opinion will be sought on the Internet.　　As an ancient country with a civilized history of more than 5,000 years, some traditional festivals represent part of the Chinese nations cultural heritage. Ho