春节英文表达

1、【基本词汇与短语】：Greeting Season:春节The Spring Festival农历lunar calendar正月lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar除夕New Year,s Eve; eve of lunar New Y ear初一the beginning of New Y ear元宵节The Lantern FestivalCustoms】:过年Goninan; have the Spring Festival对联poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in po

2、etry春联Spring Festival couplets剪纸paper-cuts买年货special purchases for the Spring Festival ;do Spring Festival shopping年画New Year paintings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 loud pop.)红包red packets (cash wrapped up in

3、red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the cominglion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)traditional opera杂耍variety show; vaudevilleriddles written on lanterns灯会exhibit of lanternsstaying-up禁忌taboopay

4、New Year,s call; give New Y ear,s greetings; New Y ear,s visit去H母气get rid of the ill- fortune祭祖宗offer sacrifices to one,s ancestors压岁钱gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Y ear gift【Culture Note : In the old days, New Y ear,s money was given i n the form of one hundred coppercoins stru

5、ng together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred years old.Today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given torepresent luck and wealth辞旧岁bid farewell to the old year扫房spring cleaning; general house-cleaningFood names

6、:年糕Niangua; rise cake; New Year cake团圆饭family reunion dinner年夜饭the dinner on New Year,s Eve饺子Jiao-zip; Chinese meat ravioli八宝饭eight treasures rice pudding汤圆Tang-Yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet orspicy fillings糖果盘candy tray:什锦糖assorted candies - swe

7、et and fortune蜜冬瓜candied winter melon - growth and good health西瓜子red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity金桔cumquat - prosperity红枣red dates - prosperity糖莲子candied lotus seed - many descendents to come糖藕candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship.)龙曲谜岁年舞戏灯守拜花生糖peanut candy - sweetBle

8、ssing:Treasures fill the home财源广进Business flourishes事业兴隆Peace all year round岁岁平安Wishing you prosperity恭喜发财Harmony brings wealth家和万事兴May all your wishes come true心想事成Everything goes well万事如意The country flourishes and people live in peace国家富强、人民安康Money and treasures will be plentiful财源茂盛Wishing you ev

9、ery success Promoting to a higher position事业有成、更上一层楼、 蒸蒸日 上Safe trip wherever you go一帆风顺Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!祝你新的一年快乐幸福Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!事业成功, 家庭美满（阖家 欢乐）【中国新年禁忌】：Dos and Don?tsof Chinese New YearDo?s:Wish everyone you meet a

10、 happy New Y ear by saying gong xi fa cai, which translates to: Have ahappy and prosperous New Year!对每一个你遇到的人道一声：恭喜发财，翻译成英文就是：在新的一年里拥有幸福繁荣的生活”；Wear articles of red clothing because red symbolizes luck.穿红色布料做成的饰品，因为红色昭示着幸运；Eat vegetarian food because it?s not good to see blood.吃素食，因为见血是不吉利的；Buy new t

11、rousers because the Chinese word for trousers is fu, （Chinese homonym for wealth）买新裤子（衣服），因为汉语里裤子就是服”，（在汉语里与财富的 富”谐音）；Children should stay up as late as possible on New Year?s Eve for it is believed that the later theystay up, the longer their parents will live.孩子应该在除夕之夜尽可能晚睡、 熬夜因为据说 他们睡的越晚，他们的父母越长寿

12、；Visit family （especially those older than yourself） and friends to pass on your wishes on goodfortune for the New Y ear. （plus kids and single people will receive laic-see lucky red packets full ofmoney.拜访亲戚朋友（尤其是比你年长的），传递你对他们来年幸福的美好祝愿（ 另 外孩子和单身的人将会得到装满钱的幸运红包，称为来喜”。）Give two lai see to each child.

13、Because happiness comes in two?s, do not just give one. This is yourway of passing good luck tothe next generation. Business owners also give lain see to employees and associates.给每个 孩子两份 来喜”（我觉得应该指钱是偶数的），因为好事成双，不要只给一份。这是你把祝 愿传递给下一代的方法。企业主（老板）也要给员工和同事红包。Don?t:Don?t wear white or black clothing, sinc

14、e they are the traditional colors of mourning.不要穿 白色或黑色服装，因为这是传统意义上丧事的颜色；Don?t buy new shoes for the first month of the New Year, because the sound of shoe in Chinese isham. Hayis similar to the sound of sighing, which Chinese believe is not a good way to start the year.不要在新年的第一个月买新鞋，因为在汉语里鞋的发音是孩”（好

15、像是四川地区的发音），它与叹息”唉相近，中国人认为这不是新年伊始的好兆头。Don?t wash your hair for the first three days of the New Y ear, because the Chinese word for hair isa homonym for the Chinese word for wealth. Therefore, Chinese believe it isnt a good thing to washaway your wealth right at the start of the New Y ear.在新年的前三天里不要洗

16、头，因为汉语里头发”的发”和 发财”的 发”同音。因此，中国认为在新年伊始把财富给冲走可不是好兆头。Floors may not be swept and garbage may not be disposed of on the first day of the New Y ear forfear of casting riches out the door.在新年第一天，不拖地，不扔垃圾，因为怕把财”给送走了；Don?t swear or quarrel.不要诅咒发誓，也不愿吵架；Don?t break any dishes, otherwise you may incur more misfortune for the New Y ear. In the event ofbreaking a dish, quickly say Peace for all time, and the bad luck will be warded away.不要打破碗碟，否则在来年你可能会遭遇不幸。一旦打破了，