篇一:春节过年 用英文怎么说中国的吉利话?
春节过年 用英文怎么说中国的吉利话?
招财进宝:Money and treasures will be plentiful
心想事成:May all your wishes come true
恭喜发财:Wishing you prosperity
金玉满堂:Treasures fill the home
生意兴隆:Business flourishes
岁岁平安:Peace all year round
和气生财:Harmony brings wealth
吉祥如意:Everything goes well
国泰民安:The country flourishes and people live in peace
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
郎才女貌 talented guy and beautiful lady
天缘巧合 a destiny given by heaven and a wonderful match
天作之和 a match by heaven
心心相印 a complete meeting of minds
永结同心 to be of one mind forever
相亲相爱 to be kind and love to each other
百年好合 a harmonious union lasting a hundred years
佳偶天成 an ideal couple
百年琴瑟 married couple for a hundred years
永浴爱河 bathe in a river of love forever
百年偕老 (of a married couple) to stick to each other for a hundred years 花好月圆 the flowers are in full bloom, and the moon is full-ideal time for wedding
福禄鸳鸯 a happy wealthy couple
天缘巧合 a destiny given by heaven and a wonderful match
美满良缘 a happy and wonderful marriage
夫唱妇随 the man sings, the wife follows - domestic harmony 美满良缘 A happy and wonderful marriage
凤凰于飞 a couple of phoenixes on the wing-happy marriage
美满家庭 a happy family
琴瑟和鸣 marital harmony; happy married life
珠联璧合 an excellent match
相敬如宾 (of a married couple) to respect each other as if the other were a guest
花开并蒂 a good marriage
同德同心 to be of one mind
宜室宜家 to make a harmonious and orderly home breath
鸾凤和鸣 harmony in marriage
白头偕老 (of a married couple) to stick to each other till the hair turns
gray
情投意合 to be congenial; to agree in taste and temperament
篇二:春节习俗英语翻译
春节习俗英语翻译 春节 The Spring Festival
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
Customs:
过年 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
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 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;
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 rise cake; New Year cake
团圆饭 family reunion dinner
年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve
饺子 dumpling
汤圆 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
篇三:关于春节_英文对话
S: Hi Evan ,what’s up
E:not much ,what about you?
S: Pretty good. The spring festival is coming soon . Do you know the origin of Chinese New Year .
E: Yeah , a little . Spring festival starts from the beginning of the spring . It is the first term of the twenty-four in coordination with the changes of nature .the first day of lunar calendar. It is the most important and popular festival in China .
S: Yeah , Spring festival is also my favorite.Because I could have a long holiday . As far as I know , Spring festival originates from the word “nian”,which in modern Chinese means “year”. Nian is a monster that start to prey on human at the night before the new year. So people putting up red paper and firing firecrackers to scare away the monster Nian.which lead to the birth of spring festival .
E: What do you usually prepare for the festival .
S:In my family ,we need to clean the house and buy enough vegetables and meat to guarantee having a good holiday .
H:Yeah , we will do the same thing and I am asked to do the cleaning , because my mother said it could get rid of the ill-fortune .It is so boring.
S:Oh , what a pity .What do you usually do at the new year’s eve .
E:We usually have a family reunion dinner ,Of course , including, beef , fish ,chicken, and many delicious food. After that , we usually see the spring festival gala and stay up until the dawn . Then the first day of the new year coming and we eat dumplings for breakfast . What about you.
S:The same as you , our family have supper together and play cards and talk all night . It is so impressive that I can remember it for long time .And the senior would give the junior the pocket money , which is my favorite time . After the new year’ eve , do you visit your relatives ?
E: Yes , every year we dress new clothes and call on my grandparents a, uncles and aunts.I will acquire a lot of money, happy time. Do you have a plan this year?
S: Yes , this year our family intend to travel to HaiNan island and celebrate the spring festival there . I am excited when my mother told me the decision .And you ? E: I have no plan . I think staying at home with my parents is better . Can you tell me something about the traditional custom of the spring festival ,such as pasting spring couplets , set off firecrackers and so on .
S: of course ,there is a lot of fun when pasting spring couplets ,spring couplets are a pair of red paper with blessing characters. It can construct the cheerful atmosphere of the festival.
E: I remember that our family ‘couplets was always made by my grandpa in the past. However, recently, we bought the spring couplets in the market.
S: yeah, fire-crackers is a indispensible thing during the festival, which are meant to say goodbye to the old year and greet in the new year. The firecracker is an unique product in China. It can also foster a joyful atmosphere. It’s a wonderful invention , what do you think .
E: Indeed good . eat and eat, As the old Chinese saying goes: food is everything. Because there are a plenty of delicious food waiting for you. The tradition is to have
different main courses everyday from the 1st day of the New Year to the 15th day of the New Year, from Jiao Zi (dumplings), noodles, spring rolls, sticky rice cakes, and Tang Yuan (stuffed rice balls). Do you like the dumplings?
S:oh, yes. I can`t wait . Dumpling is my favorite. You know? Besides the delicious taste, each food has a meaning as well: for instance, Jiao Zi looks like gold ingot, implying a wealthy year ahead. You cannot have a complete Spring Festival without having jiaozi !
E:absolutely, the whole family will sit together to make jiaozi and celebrate the Spring Festival. Another tradition is staying up late on new year`s eve.However, now there are less and less people in cities who will stay up late to see New Year coming.
S: I agree with you ,but a new habit has been fostered among the Chinese . watching the new year`s gala which is a variety show held by China Central Television (CCTV) since 1983. . It brings laughter to billions of people and creates many popular words. What`s your opinion?
E: en , there is no doubt that the gala has become one part of the new year`s eve. Everybody will talk about the show next morning. If you miss it ,you will be out.