又是一年春节时,在春节即将来临之日,那你有是否知道春节与春节快乐用英语该怎么说呢?现在,恒星小编跟大家一起来学学春节相关的口语表达.
春节的几种常用表达:
the Spring Festival
lunar New Year's Day
Chinese New Year's Day
那么春节快乐则是: Happy Chinese new year! 或 Happy Spring Festival!
下面是其他一些春节相关的口语词汇:
Greeting Season :(庆祝节日)
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
Food names :(食品名)
年糕 Nian-gao: rise cale ; 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
汤圆 Tang-yuan : dumplings made of sweet rice , rolled into balls an stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings
八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding
糖果盒 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
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 - sweet
Customs :(风俗习惯)
祝你新的意念快乐幸福 Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!
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
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 loud pop.)
红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper , symbolize fortune and wealth in coming year.)
辞旧迎新 Ring out the Old Year and ring in the New 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
拜年 pay New Year's call ; give New Year's greetings ; New Year's visit
禁忌 taboo
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
辞旧岁 bd farewell to the old year
扫房 spring cleaning ; general house - cleaning
