CET4V教你2012春节快乐英语表达法

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 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 poetry

春联 Spring Festival couplets

剪纸 paper-cuts

年画 New Year paintings

买年货 special purchases for the 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