春节各种英文表达汇总

有关春节的各种英文表达汇总 有关春节的各种英文表达汇总 　　【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 Year­ 　　初一 the beginning of New Year 元宵节 The Lantern Festival­ 　　【Customs】：­ 　　过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival­ 　　对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry­ 　　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 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 riddles written on lanterns 灯会 exhibit of lanterns­ 　　守岁 staying-up 禁忌 taboo­ 　　拜年 pay New Year‘s call; give New Year‘s greetings; New Year‘s visit­ 　　去晦气 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 Year gift­ 　　【Culture Note】： In the old days, New Year‘s money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strung 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 to represent luck and wealth­ 　　辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year­ 　　扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning­ 　　【Food names】：­ 　　年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake­ 　　团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on New Year‘s Eve­ 　　饺子 Jiao-zi; 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 or spicy fillings­ 　　糖果盘 candy tray: 什锦糖 assorted candies - sweet 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 　　花生糖 peanut candy - sweet­ 　　【Blessing】:­ 　　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 every 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 Donts of Chinese New Year­ 　　Do's:­ 　　Wish everyone you meet a happy New Year by saying "gong xi fa cai", which translates to: "Have a happy 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 trousers 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 they stay 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；­ 　　Visit family (especially those older than yourself) and friends to pass on your wishes on good fortune for the New Year. (plus kids and single people will receive lai-see lucky red packets full of money. 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. Because happiness comes in two"s, do not just give one. This is your way of passing good luck to­ 　　the next generation. Business owners also give lai 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。企业主（老板）也要给员工和同事红包。­ 　　Don"ts:­ 　　Don't wear white or black clothing, since they are the traditional colours 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 is "hai". "Hai­ 　　" is 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 Year, because the Chinese word for hair is a homonym for the Chinese word for wealth. Therefore, Chinese believe it isn"t a good thing to "wash away your wealth" right at the start of the New Year. 在新年的前三天里不要洗头，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 Year for fear 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 Year. In the event of breaking 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，要马上说“岁岁平安”，这样坏运气就会被赶走了；­ 　　Don't greet people who are in mourning. 不要向服丧期的人们问候（主要指不要说喜庆的话吧？）­ 　　Don't drop your chopsticks. 不要让筷子掉地上；­ 　　Don't say the number "four" (Chinese homonym for death) or mention death. 不要说数字“四”（汉语里和“死”谐音）或者提到死；­ Don't borrow or lend money. 不要借钱也不要借给别人钱。­