和中国新年相关的英语表达

1、-作者xxxx-日期xxxx和中国新年相关的英语表达【精品文档】Greeting Season:春节 the Spring Festival农历 lunar calendar正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar除夕 New Years Eve; eve of lunar New Year初一 the beginning of New Year元宵节 The Lantern FestivalFood names:年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake团圆饭 family reunion dinn

2、er年夜饭 the dinner on New Years Eve饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding糖果盘 candy tray什锦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth and go

3、od health西瓜子 red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity金桔 cumquat - prosperity糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship红枣 red dates - prosperity花生糖 peanut candy - sweetCustoms:过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival对联 poetic couplet

4、: two successive rhyming lines in poetry春联 Spring Festival couplets剪纸 paper-cuts年画 New Year paintings买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping敬酒 propose a toast灯笼 lantern: a portable light烟花 fireworks爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the

5、 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; vaudeville灯谜 rid

6、dles written on lanterns灯会 exhibit of lanterns守岁 staying-up拜年 pay New Years call; give New Years greetings; 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 s

7、pring cleaning; general house-cleaningBlessings:金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home生意兴隆 Business flourishes岁岁平安 Peace all year round恭喜发财 Wishing you prosperity和气生财 Harmony brings wealth心想事成 May all your wishes come true吉祥如意 Everything goes well国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace招财进宝 Money

8、and treasures will be plentiful一帆风顺 Wishing you every success步步高升 Promoting to a higher position出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go祝你新的一年快乐幸福: Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year事业成功，家庭美满: Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!TraditionsThe Spring Festival Eve is c

9、alled the 30th of the year. This evening is called Chuxi, or the night of the year. The last day of the last lunar month is the most important day in the whole Spring Festival. If one missed the dinner with his or her family in this day, he or she would feel very sorry. Especially on the last day of

10、 the last lunar month, the whole family must get together. I am having a get reunion dinner with my parents. On this day, all the preparation must be completed. It is the moment of joy for all adults and children. The more than half month preparation is for this day. Ouch, in my childhood, I was alw

11、ays looking forward to the Spring Festival. I like to fire crackers, eat delicious food and so on. The most important ceremonies in the eve of the Spring Festival are the ceremony of ancestor worship and the Spring Festival eve dinner. According to custom, each family will stay up to guard the year,

12、 which means to stay up to see the New Year in. This custom contains the nostalgic feelings for the past days and also good hopes for the new year. The most impressive thing for me during the Spring festival is to provide sacrifices in the Spring Festival eve to worship our ancestors. The first is a

13、 ceremony to worship ancestors, which means not to forget ancestors. Ancestors are worshipped at the home all around the year. But during the Spring Festival, we will prepare something to sacrifice. For example, we will place some food in front of the name boards of our ancestors. Most people place

14、the name boards of ancestors at home. After placing food and other sacrifices, they will kneel down to worship ancestors according to their position in the family hierarchy. We will place the name boards of ancestors, and photos from my grandparents there. Then we will place dishes and other sacrifi

15、ces for them. After that, we can enjoy the family union dinner.有今年是本命年的小伙伴吗？大家的属相都是什么呢？你知道跟十二生肖有关的英文表达吗？赶快学起来吧！鼠年: Year of the Rat牛年: Year of the Ox虎年: Year of the Tiger兔年: Year of the Rabbit龙年: Year of the Dragon蛇年: Year of the Snake马年: Year of the Horse羊年: Year of the Sheep猴年: Year of the Monkey鸡年

16、: Year of the Rooster狗年: Year of the Dog猪年: Year of the BoarChinese zodiac: 生肖It derives from the observation of the 12-year period that it requires for the planet Jupiter (木星) to complete its orbit. Chinese associate each year with an animal and believe it help indicate fortune and the course of ev

17、ents. Chinese zodiac refers to the collective concept. (生肖总称). For example: The Chinese zodiac is used to help people predict their fate. To refer to each animal in the zodiac, you can say Chinese zodiac animal sign(属相，指具体属相). For example: The ox is one of the Chinese zodiac animal signs. Or you can

18、 simply put it as Chinese animal sign.Horoscope 星座，运程The horoscope serves as a map of the sun, moon and other stars in the sky over a specific location at a particular moment in time. It is used to analyze the character of individuals born at that time and predict their future. Astrologers (占星师) div

19、ide the year into 12 parts and each part has its own constellation. It is called the zodiac (黄道十二宫). However, we cant say Whats your constellation (你是什么星座？). Constellation refers to the group of stars in the sky. We should use star sign in this context.How to talk about the zodiac animals in English

20、:1. 你属什么？我属鼠。What is your Chinese animal sign?I am a Rat.2. 你知道明年是什么年吗？是马年。Do you know what the Chinese zodiac animal will be next year?It is the Year of Horse.3. 你是什么星座的？我是金牛座。Whats your star sign?I am a Taurus.4. 你今年运势怎么样？今年是我的本命年，希望运气不要太差。Whats does your horoscope/star sign say for this year?Its

21、the year of my Chinese animal sign so I hope my luck wont be too bad.5. 你知道属兔的人和什么属相的人最配吗？别迷信了！那些都不可靠。Do you know which animal signs are best paired with people born in the Year of Rabbit?Dont be so superstitious. It is not that reliable!春节期间，是家人团聚，访亲拜友的欢乐时节。见面说吉祥话是咱中国人的传统。一帆风顺、恭喜发财、鹏程万里、年年有余、心想事成这些拜年的吉祥话用英文怎么说呢？不妨来学习一下，和长辈、朋友秀秀你的英文吧！一帆风顺：Wi