【趣味英语】春节小知识

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1、【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:tw

2、osuccessiverhyminglinesinpoetry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redpacke

3、ts(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

4、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‘smoneywasgivenintheformofonehundredcoppercoinsstrungtog

5、etheronaredstringandsymbolizedthehopethatonewouldlivetobeahundredyearsold.Today,moneyisplacedinsideredenvelopesindenominationsconsideredauspiciousandgiventorepresentluckandwealth辞旧岁bidfarewelltotheoldyear扫房springcleaning;generalhouse-cleaning【Foodnames】：年糕Nian-gao;risecake;

6、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candiedwintermelo

7、n-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Pe

8、aceallyearround岁岁平安Wishingyouprosperity恭喜发财Harmonybringswealth家和万事兴Mayallyourwishe