四六级翻译——中国传统节日翻译练习及词汇.doc

Vocabulary 二十四节气 the 24 seasonal division points 民族 ethnic group 重阳节 Double Ninth Festival 腊八粥 laba porridge 春联 New year’s scrolls 庙会 Temple Fairs 猜灯谜 guessing lantern riddles 端午节 Dragon Boat Festival 七夕节 the Double Seven Festival 元宵节 Lantern Festival 踩高跷 stilts 扫墓 sweep tombs 香囊 perfume pouch 登高 ascending a height 冬至 Winter Solstice The formal expressions of Chinese traditional festivals: 春节 the Sprlng Festival （ New Yearls Day of the Chinese lunar calendar） 农历正月初一 元宵节（灯节) the Lantern Festival 农历正月十五 清明节 the Qing Ming Festival 四月五日前后 端午节 the Dragon-Boat Festiva 农历五月初五 中秋节 the MidAutumn Festival （the Moon Festival） 农历八月十五 七夕节 the Double-Seventh Day农历七月初七重阳节 the Double Ninth Festival 农历九月初九 The expressions of customs: 春游 spring outing 荡秋千 playing on a swing 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 (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 　　灯谜 riddles written on lanterns　　灯会 exhibit of lanterns　　守岁 staying-up　　拜年 pay new years call; give new years greetings; pay new years visit　　禁忌 taboo　　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 辞旧岁 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 jiao-zi; chinese meat ravioli Translation 1. 中国的传统节日拥有丰富的文化意义和悠久的历史，组成了中华文化重要辉煌的一部分。 节日的形成是一个国家历史文化积累起来的漫长过程。一