【趣味英语】春节小知识 5页

【趣味英语】春节小知识除夕夜，【每日英语】祝大家新年快乐，万事如意！【基本词汇与短语】：【GreetingSeason】:春节TheSpringFestival农历lunarcalendar正月lunarJanuary;thefirstmonthbylunarcalendar除夕NewYear‘sEve;eveoflunarNewYear初一thebeginningofNewYear元宵节TheLanternFestival【Customs】：过年Guo-nian;havetheSpringFestival对联poeticcouplet:twosuccessiverhyminglinesinpoetry春联SpringFestivalcouplets剪纸paper-cuts买年货specialpurchasesfortheSpringFestival;doSpringFestivalshopping年画NewYearpaintings敬酒proposeatoast灯笼lantern:aportablelight烟花fireworks爆竹firecrackers(Peoplescareoffevilspiritsandghostswiththeloudpop.)红包redpackets(cashwrappedupinredpaper,symbolizefortuneandwealthinthecomingyear.)舞狮liondance(Thelionisbelievedtobeabletodispelevilandbringgoodluck.)舞龙dragondance(toexpectgoodweatherandgoodharvests)戏曲traditionalopera杂耍varietyshow;vaudeville灯谜riddleswrittenonlanterns灯会exhibitoflanterns 守岁staying-up禁忌taboo拜年payNewYear‘scall;giveNewYear‘sgreetings;NewYear‘svisit去晦气getridoftheill-fortune祭祖宗offersacrificestoone‘sancestors压岁钱giftmoney;moneygiventochildrenasalunarNewYeargift【CultureNote】：Intheolddays,NewYear‘smoneywasgivenintheformofonehundredcoppercoinsstrungtogetheronaredstringandsymbolizedthehopethatonewouldlivetobeahundredyearsold.Today,moneyisplacedinsideredenvelopesindenominationsconsideredauspiciousandgiventorepresentluckandwealth辞旧岁bidfarewelltotheoldyear扫房springcleaning;generalhouse-cleaning【Foodnames】：年糕Nian-gao;risecake;NewYearcake团圆饭familyreuniondinner年夜饭thedinneronNewYear‘sEve饺子Jiao-zi;Chinesemeatravioli八宝饭eighttreasuresricepudding汤圆Tang-yuan;dumplingsmadeofsweetrice,rolledintoballsandstuffedwitheithersweetorspicyfillings糖果盘candytray:什锦糖assortedcandies-sweetandfortune蜜冬瓜candiedwintermelon-growthandgoodhealth西瓜子redmelonseed-joy,happiness,truthandsincerity金桔cumquat-prosperity红枣reddates-prosperity糖莲子candiedlotusseed-manydescendentstocome糖藕candiedlotusroot-fulfillingloverelationship 花生糖peanutcandy-sweet【Blessing】:Treasuresfillthehome财源广进Businessflourishes事业兴隆Peaceallyearround岁岁平安Wishingyouprosperity恭喜发财Harmonybringswealth家和万事兴Mayallyourwishescometrue心想事成Everythinggoeswell万事如意Thecountryflourishesandpeopleliveinpeace国家富强、人民安康Moneyandtreasureswillbeplentiful财源茂盛WishingyoueverysuccessPromotingtoahigherposition事业有成、更上一层楼、蒸蒸日上Safetripwhereveryougo一帆风顺Wishyouhappinessandprosperityinthecomingyear!祝你新的一年快乐幸福Wishyousuccessinyourcareerandhappinessofyourfamily!事业成功，家庭美满（阖家欢乐）【中国新年禁忌】：DosandDontsofChineseNewYearDo"s:WisheveryoneyoumeetahappyNewYearbysaying"gongxifacai",whichtranslatesto:"HaveahappyandprosperousNewYear!"对每一个你遇到的人道一声：“恭喜发财”，翻译成英文就是：“在新的一年里拥有幸福繁荣的生活”；Weararticlesofredclothingbecauseredsymbolizesluck.穿红色布料做成的饰品，因为红色昭示着幸运；Eatvegetarianfoodbecauseit"snotgoodtoseeblood.吃素食，因为见血是不吉利的；BuynewtrousersbecausetheChinesewordfortrousersis"fu",(Chinesehomonymforwealth)买新裤子（衣服），因为汉语里裤子就是“服”，（在汉语里与财富的“富”谐音）；ChildrenshouldstayupaslateaspossibleonNewYear"sEveforitisbelievedthatthelaterthey stayup,thelongertheirparentswilllive.孩子应该在除夕之夜尽可能晚睡、熬夜因为据说他们睡的越晚，他们的父母越长寿；Visitfamily(especiallythoseolderthanyourself)andfriendstopassonyourwishesongoodfortunefortheNewYear.(pluskidsandsinglepeoplewillreceivelai-seeluckyredpacketsfullofmoney.拜访亲戚朋友（尤其是比你年长的），传递你对他们来年幸福的美好祝愿（另外孩子和单身的人将会得到装满钱的幸运红包，称为“来喜”。）Givetwolaiseetoeachchild.Becausehappinesscomesintwo"s,donotjustgiveone.Thisisyourwayofpassinggoodlucktothenextgeneration.Businessownersalsogivelaiseetoemployeesandassociates.给每个孩子两份“来喜”（我觉得应该指钱是偶数的），因为好事成双，不要只给一份。这是你把祝愿传递给下一代的方法。企业主（老板）也要给员工和同事红包。Don"ts:Don"twearwhiteorblackclothing,sincetheyarethetraditionalcoloursofmourning.不要穿白色或黑色服装，因为这是传统意义上丧事的颜色；Don"tbuynewshoesforthefirstmonthoftheNewYear,becausethesoundofshoeinChineseis"hai"."Hai"issimilartothesoundofsighing,whichChinesebelieveisnotagoodwaytostarttheyear.不要在新年的第一个月买新鞋，因为在汉语里鞋的发音是“孩”（好像是四川地区的发音），它与叹息”唉“相近，中国人认为这不是新年伊始的好兆头。Don"twashyourhairforthefirstthreedaysoftheNewYear,becausetheChinesewordforhairisahomonymfortheChinesewordforwealth.Therefore,Chinesebelieveitisn"tagoodthingto"washawayyourwealth"rightatthestartoftheNewYear.在新年的前三天里不要洗头，因为汉语里“头发”的“发”和“发财”的“发”同音。因此，中国认为在新年伊始把财富给冲走可不是好兆头。FloorsmaynotbesweptandgarbagemaynotbedisposedofonthefirstdayoftheNewYearforfearofcastingrichesoutthedoor.在新年第一天，不拖地，不扔垃圾，因为怕把"财"给送走了；Don"tswearorquarrel.不要诅咒发誓，也不愿吵架；Don"tbreakanydishes,otherwiseyoumayincurmoremisfortunefortheNewYear.Intheeventofbreakingadish,quicklysay"Peaceforalltime",andthebadluckwillbewardedaway.不要打破碗碟，否则在来年你可能会遭遇不幸。一旦打破了，要马上说“岁岁平安”，这样坏运气就会被赶走了；Don"tgreetpeoplewhoareinmourning.不要向服丧期的人们问候（主要指不要说喜庆的话吧？）Don"tdropyourchopsticks.不要让筷子掉地上；Don"tsaythenumber"four"(Chinesehomonymfordeath)ormentiondeath.不要说数字“四”（汉语里和“死”谐音）或者提到死；Don"tborroworlendmoney.不要借钱也不要借给别人钱。 JokeofTodaydaddywilldothetrickThelittleboygreetedhisgrandmotherwithahugandsaid,"I"msohappytoseeyougrandma.Nowmaybedaddywilldothetrickhehasbeenpromisingus."Thegrandmotherwascurious."Whattrickisthatmydear,"sheasked.Thelittleboyreplied,"Ihearddaddytellmommythathewouldclimbthewallsifyoucametovisitusagain."