中国传统节日的英文介绍和讨论.docx

中国传统节日的英文介绍和讨论

中国传统节日的英文介绍和讨论

中国主要传统节日的英文翻译元旦(1月1日)NewYearsDay

春节(农历一月一日)theSpringFestival

元宵节(农历一月十五日)theLanternFestival

清明节(4月5日)ChingMingFestival;Tomb-sweepingFestival

端午节(农历五月初五)theDragonBoatFestival

中秋节(农历八月十五)Mid-autumn(Moon)Festival

重阳节(农历九月九日)Double-ninthDay

除夕(农历十二月三十日)NewYearsEve

新年习俗英译

过年celebratethespringfestival 春联springfestivalcouplets

剪纸paper-cuts 年画newyearpaintings

买年货doshoppingfortheSpringFestival;doSpringFestivalshopping

敬酒proposeatoast 灯笼lantern 烟花fireworks

爆竹firecrackers(peoplescareoffevilspiritsandghostswiththeloudpop.)

红包redpackets舞龙dragondance(toexpectgoodweatherandgoodharvests)

舞狮liondance(thelionisbelievedtobeabletodispelevilandbringgoodluck.)

戏曲traditionalopera 杂耍varietyshow 灯谜riddleswrittenonlanterns

灯会exhibitoflanterns 守岁staying-up禁忌taboo

拜年paynewyearscall;givenewyearsgreetings;paynewyearsvisit

去晦气getridoftheill-fortune 祭祖宗offersacrificestoonesancestors

压岁钱

压岁钱giftmoney;moneygiventochildrenasalunarnewyeargift

旧岁bidfarewelltotheoldyear

扫房springcleaning;generalhouse-cleaning

年糕nian-gao;risecake;newyearcake

团圆饭familyreuniondinner

年夜饭thedinneronnewyearseve

饺子jiaozi-;chinesemeatravioli,dumplings

XINHUANEWSAGAENCYREPORT

Chinatodiscussmakingtraditionalfestivalslegalholidays

2007-11-07

BEIJING,Nov.7(Xinhua)--Chinamayincreasethenumberoflegalholidaysandincludesometraditionalfestivals,suchastheTomb-SweepingDay,theDragonBoatFestivalandtheMid-AutumnFestival,aspartofthecountryslegalholidays,sourcessaid.

TheChinesegovernmenthasformedapreliminaryplanonthenewlegalholidayarrangementandtheplanwillbereleasedinthenearfuture.AfterthatpublicopinionwillbesoughtontheInternet.

Asanancientcountrywithacivilizedhistoryofmorethan5,000years,sometraditionalfestivalsrepresentpartoftheChinesen