春节词汇.doc

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 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 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 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 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 Culture Note: In the old days, New Years 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 Blessings: 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 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! Food names: 年糕 Nian-gao; rice cake; New Year cake 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on New Years Eve 饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli；dumpling 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 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春晚 Spring Festival gala 放鞭炮Many boys explode firecrackers on the Lantern Festival every year.许多男孩子每年在灯节放鞭炮。

We go out to see a lion and dragon and set off some fireworks.我们出去看看舞龙狮和放鞭炮They propose that firecrackers be forbidden in downtown area.他们建议商业区内禁止放鞭炮They set off firecrackers and watch fireworks displays.人们放鞭炮，看烟花We have red antithetical couplets on our doors, we set off firecracker, we light candles and wait for the new year to come.我们在门上贴春联，放鞭炮，点蜡烛，等待新的一年的来到The villagers beat drums and lit firecrackers村民们敲锣打鼓放鞭炮贴春联Colorful water lily boat, lotus flower lamp, red lantern, spring festival couplet, firecracker, drum and music, etc, compose a festive and joyful scene!彩莲船、荷花灯、蚌壳精、舂糍粑、挂灯笼、贴春联、放鞭炮、鼓乐声声、龙腾狮舞，一个个喜庆的场面，一幅幅美丽的画帘。

During the festival, each family would light firecrackers and paste up Spring Festival couplets, and the relatives and friends would send New Year’s greetings go each other to wish everything smoothly in the new year .过年的时候，每家都放鞭炮，贴春联亲戚朋友之间要相互拜年，预祝在新的一年里事事顺利The Chinese people love to stick couplets on the Spring Festival, which are also written on red paper.春节时，中国人喜欢贴春联，春联也是用红纸写的吃团圆饭On the last day of the lunar year, there is a big family dinner.阴历年的最后一天，通常要吃一顿丰盛的团圆饭On New Years Eve the whole family had a sumptuous feast of reunion.除夕之夜, 一家人吃了一顿丰盛的团圆饭。

Whenever possible, these people tried to follow the Chinese tradition of returning home and reuniting with family members. On this day all the members of a Chinese family gather around the table for a "reunion dinner," also known as "tuan yuan fan."在有可能的情况下，都一定要在“除夕”那天赶回家来吃团圆饭，同父母妻儿共享天伦之乐It doesn’t matter if the family members cannot get together at ordinary times, but they should have a family reunion dinner on a festival.平时不在一起没有关系，但是过节的时候，一定要全家人聚在一起，吃一顿团圆饭给压岁钱In Song Dynasty, adults gave coins wrapped in red paper to children as a lunar new year gift to protect them from evil.在宋朝的时候，压岁钱是大人用红纸包着铜钱给小孩的新年礼物，相信以此保护孩子免受妖怪袭击。

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