四六级翻译热点词(一)中国节日篇.doc

四六级翻译热点词（一）中国节日篇 1. 春节 the Spring Festival / Chinese lunar Near Year 农历正月初一the first day of the first lunar month 农历lunar calendar 年终大扫除year-end household cleaning 春联Spring Festival couplets 年画New Year pictures 剪纸paper-cuts 团圆饭family reunion dinner 饺子jiaozi 春晚Spring Festival Gala 守岁stay up late on the New Year’s Eve 除夕Eve of Chinese New Year 辞旧迎新ring out the old year and ring in the new 拜年pay a New Year visit 红包red packets 压岁钱lucky money 放爆竹let off firecrackers 庙会temple fair 禁忌taboo 2. 元宵节 Lantern Festival 农历正月十五15th day of the first lunar month 元宵rice dumplings 花灯festival lantern 灯谜lantern riddle 灯会exhibit of lanterns 烟花fireworks 3. 端午节 Dragon Boat Festival 农历五月初五5th of the fifth lunar month 粽子zongzi 糯米sticky rice 粽叶bamboo leaves 舞龙dragon dance 舞狮lion dance 踩高跷stilt walking 赛龙舟dragon-boat racing 纪念in memory of 屈原Quyuan 诗人poet 忠臣loyal minister 3. 清明节 Tomb-sweeping Day 寒食节Cold Food Festival 祭拜祖先offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors 扫墓sweep graves of one’s ancestors or loved ones 踏青go for a spring outing 4. 中秋节 Mid-Autumn Day / Moon Festival 农历八月十五15th of the eighth lunar month 月饼moon cake 赏月appreciate the glorious full moon 中国神话故事Chinese mythology 嫦娥Chang’e 后羿Hou Yi 长生不老be immortal 5. 重阳节 Double Ninth Day 赏菊admire the beauty of chrysanthemum 登高climb a height 6. 七夕节 Double Seventh Day?/ Chinese Valentines Day 银河the Milky Way 鹊桥bridge of magpies 牛郎Cowherd 织女the Weaving Maid 王母娘娘the Queen of Heaven 乞巧praying-for-cleverness 女红needlework