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中国传统节日英语作文常用短语词汇汇总

(2010-06-23 09:42:29)
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过年 celebrate the spring festival
    春联 spring festival couplets
    剪纸 paper-cuts
    年画 new year paintings
    买年货 do shopping for the spring festival ; do spring festival shopping
    敬酒 propose a toast
    灯笼 lantern
    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
    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; pay 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
    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
    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

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