和中國新年相關的英語表達

1、PAGE PAGE 6Greeting Season:春節(jié) the Spring Festival農歷 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元宵節(jié) The Lantern FestivalFood names:年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake團圓飯 family reunion dinner年夜飯 the dinner on N

2、ew Years Eve餃子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli湯圓 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings八寶飯 eight treasures rice pudding糖果盤 candy tray什錦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth and good health西瓜子 red melo

3、n seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity金桔 cumquat - prosperity糖蓮子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship紅棗 red dates - prosperity花生糖 peanut candy - sweetCustoms:過年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival對聯 poetic couplet: two successive rhym

4、ing lines in poetry春聯 Spring Festival couplets剪紙 paper-cuts年畫 New Year paintings買年貨 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping敬酒 propose a toast燈籠 lantern: a portable light煙花 fireworks爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)紅包 red pac

5、kets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)舞獅 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)舞龍 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)戲曲 traditional opera雜耍 variety show; vaudeville燈謎 riddles written on lante

6、rns燈會 exhibit of lanterns守歲 staying-up拜年 pay New Years call; give New Years greetings; New Years visit禁忌 taboo去晦氣 get rid of the ill- fortune祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to ones ancestors壓歲錢 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift辭舊歲 bid farewell to the old year掃房 spring cleaning; gener

7、al house-cleaningBlessings:金玉滿堂 Treasures fill the home生意興隆 Business flourishes歲歲平安 Peace all year round恭喜發(fā)財 Wishing you prosperity和氣生財 Harmony brings wealth心想事成 May all your wishes come true吉祥如意 Everything goes well國泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace招財進寶 Money and treasures will be

8、 plentiful一帆風順 Wishing you every success步步高升 Promoting to a higher position出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go祝你新的一年快樂幸福: Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year事業(yè)成功，家庭美滿: Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!TraditionsThe Spring Festival Eve is called the 30th of the

9、 year. This evening is called Chuxi, or the night of the year. The last day of the last lunar month is the most important day in the whole Spring Festival. If one missed the dinner with his or her family in this day, he or she would feel very sorry. Especially on the last day of the last lunar month

10、, the whole family must get together. I am having a get reunion dinner with my parents. On this day, all the preparation must be completed. It is the moment of joy for all adults and children. The more than half month preparation is for this day. Ouch, in my childhood, I was always looking forward t

11、o the Spring Festival. I like to fire crackers, eat delicious food and so on. The most important ceremonies in the eve of the Spring Festival are the ceremony of ancestor worship and the Spring Festival eve dinner. According to custom, each family will stay up to guard the year, which means to stay

12、up to see the New Year in. This custom contains the nostalgic feelings for the past days and also good hopes for the new year. The most impressive thing for me during the Spring festival is to provide sacrifices in the Spring Festival eve to worship our ancestors. The first is a ceremony to worship

13、ancestors, which means not to forget ancestors. Ancestors are worshipped at the home all around the year. But during the Spring Festival, we will prepare something to sacrifice. For example, we will place some food in front of the name boards of our ancestors. Most people place the name boards of an

14、cestors at home. After placing food and other sacrifices, they will kneel down to worship ancestors according to their position in the family hierarchy. We will place the name boards of ancestors, and photos from my grandparents there. Then we will place dishes and other sacrifices for them. After t

15、hat, we can enjoy the family union dinner.有今年是本命年的小伙伴嗎？大家的屬相都是什么呢？你知道跟十二生肖有關的英文表達嗎？趕快學起來吧！鼠年: Year of the Rat牛年: Year of the Ox虎年: Year of the Tiger兔年: Year of the Rabbit龍年: Year of the Dragon蛇年: Year of the Snake馬年: Year of the Horse羊年: Year of the Sheep猴年: Year of the Monkey雞年: Year of the Rooster

16、狗年: Year of the Dog豬年: Year of the BoarChinese zodiac: 生肖It derives from the observation of the 12-year period that it requires for the planet Jupiter (木星) to complete its orbit. Chinese associate each year with an animal and believe it help indicate fortune and the course of events. Chinese zodiac

17、refers to the collective concept. (生肖總稱). For example: The Chinese zodiac is used to help people predict their fate. To refer to each animal in the zodiac, you can say Chinese zodiac animal sign(屬相，指具體屬相). For example: The ox is one of the Chinese zodiac animal signs. Or you can simply put it as Chi

18、nese animal sign.Horoscope 星座，運程The horoscope serves as a map of the sun, moon and other stars in the sky over a specific location at a particular moment in time. It is used to analyze the character of individuals born at that time and predict their future. Astrologers (占星師) divide the year into 12

19、parts and each part has its own constellation. It is called the zodiac (黃道十二宮). However, we cant say Whats your constellation (你是什么星座？). Constellation refers to the group of stars in the sky. We should use star sign in this context.How to talk about the zodiac animals in English:1. 你屬什么？我屬鼠。What is

20、your Chinese animal sign?I am a Rat.2. 你知道明年是什么年嗎？是馬年。Do you know what the Chinese zodiac animal will be next year?It is the Year of Horse.3. 你是什么星座的？我是金牛座。Whats your star sign?I am a Taurus.4. 你今年運勢怎么樣？今年是我的本命年，希望運氣不要太差。Whats does your horoscope/star sign say for this year?Its the year of my Chines

21、e animal sign so I hope my luck wont be too bad.5. 你知道屬兔的人和什么屬相的人最配嗎？別迷信了！那些都不可靠。Do you know which animal signs are best paired with people born in the Year of Rabbit?Dont be so superstitious. It is not that reliable!春節(jié)期間，是家人團聚，訪親拜友的歡樂時節(jié)。見面說吉祥話是咱中國人的傳統(tǒng)。一帆風順、恭喜發(fā)財、鵬程萬里、年年有余、心想事成這些拜年的吉祥話用英文怎么說呢？不妨來學習一下，和長輩、朋友秀秀你的英文吧！一帆風