四级翻译-春节.docxVIP

春节前夕吃团圆饭是中国人的传统。 It is a tradition for the Chinese to have the family reunion dinner on the eve of the Spring Festival. 团圆饭是一年中最重要的晚餐,也是家庭团聚的最佳时机,家人生活在不同地方的家庭尤其如此。 The reunion dinner is the most important dinner of the year and the best moment for the family reunion, especially for families whose members live in different places. 团圆饭上的菜肴丰富多样,其中有些菜肴有特殊含义。 The dishes for the reunion dinner are richly varied, some of which have special meanings. 例如,鱼是不可缺少的一道菜,因为汉语中的“鱼”字和“余”字听上去一样。 For example/ instance, fish is indispensable to the reunion dinner, because the Chinese characters for “fish” and “surplus” sound the same. A sounds like B A sounds the same as B A and B sound the same 在中国的许多地方,饺子也是一道重要的佳肴,因为饺子象征着财富和好运。 In many places of China, dumplings are also an important delicacy, for the reason that they symbolize/ represent wealth and good luck. 1、春节 The Spring Festival 2、农历 lunar calendar 3、正月 lunar January 4、除夕 New Years Eve 5、初一 the beginning of New Year 6、元宵节 The Lantern Festival 7、放烟花 let off/ shoot off fireworks 8、放爆竹 set off/ shoot off firecrackers 9、发红包 hand out red packets/ envelopes 10、舞狮 lion dance 11、舞龙 dragon dance 12、过年 have the Spring Festival 13、贴春联 paste Spring Festival couplets 14、剪纸 paper-cuts 15、年画 New Year paintings 16、买年货 do Spring Festival shopping; special purchases for the Spring Festival 17、敬酒 propose a toast 18、灯笼 lantern 19、戏曲 traditional opera 20、杂耍 variety show 21、灯谜 riddles written on lanterns 22、灯会 exhibit of lanterns 23、守岁 staying-up 24、拜年 pay New Years call; ?give New Years greetings; New Years visit 26、禁忌 taboo 27、去晦气 get rid of the ill-fortune Poverty 28、祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to ones ancestors 28、压岁钱 gift money 30、辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 31、扫房 spring cleaning; general?house-cleaning?blessings 32、年糕 Nian-gao 33、团圆饭 the family reunion dinner 34、吃年夜饭 ?take/have the dinner on New Years Eve（Dinner） 35、饺子 dumplings/ jiaozi 36、汤圆 Tang-yuan 37、八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding 38、糖果盘 candy tray 39、什锦糖 assorted candies 40、看春节晚会：wa