关于中国春节的英文词语

第一篇：关于中国春节的英文词语

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 Guo-nian;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； a portable light 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dragondance(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（直译为熬夜）

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;money given to children as a lunar New Year gift

辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year

扫房 springcleaning;general house-cleaning

第二篇：中国春节的英文简介

Spring Festival is on the traditional Chinese festivals.People used to call it “the Lunar New Year”.It always starts between january the first and february the twentie its the most important festival in China Spring Festival

The most important festival in China is the Spring Festival.It is said that the Spring Festival evolved from an activity known as the Winter Sacrifice.It was a custom practiced by the people of primitive society.The Spring Festival marks the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year,so the first meal is rather important.People usually eat Jiaozi or dumplings shaped like a crescent moon on that special day.As for recreational activities during the Sping Festival, the Dragon Dance and Lion Dance are traditionally performed.One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite.People were very scared.传说有一个叫“年”的怪兽，有一个大嘴，能一口吞下很多人。人们都很怕它。

The custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers is to scare away Nian.贴红纸和方鞭炮的习俗就是为了吓跑年。

However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement of the celebration.但是，现在人们大多忘记了为什么这么做的原因，只是觉得色彩和响声增加了过节的气氛罢了！

Traditions of Chinese New Year Before New Year's Eve

The celebration actually starts on New Year's Eve with the family reunion dinner.By New Year's Eve, you should have done the following:

Clean the entire home to get rid of all the things that are associated with the old year.Put away all brooms and brushes.Pay all your debts.Resolve differences with family members, friends, neighbors and business associates.Buy the following:

Red money envelopes，Oranges and/or tangerines，Fill a “Cheun hup(a circular red tray separated in eight compartments)with melon seedslotuschocolate coinsnuts etc.Flowers(especially plum blossoms, peach blossoms, water lilies)，A new set of clothes and shoes for children, preferably something red or orange.Get new dollar bills from the bank.Insert the new dollar bills into the red envelopes.Now the red envelope is called a lai see or lucky money envelope.On New Year's Eve

Get together with close family members(not including married daughters and their families)for the ”reunion“ dinner.Pay respect to ancestors and household gods.Acknowledge the presence of ancestors because they are responsible for the fortunes of future generations.Open every door and window in your home at midnight to let go of the old year.On New Year's Day

Decorate your home with symbols of good fortune.Here are some suggestions:

Colors: Bright red(happiness);gold/orange(wealth & happiness).Fruits: Oranges and tangerines(good health & long life);tangerines with leaves intact(long lasting relationships;being fruitful and multiply);persimmons(happiness and wealth).”Chuen Hup“ circular candy tray(candy for sweet and circular for togetherness and continuity).Flowers: If flowers bloom on New Year's Day, it will be a prosperous year.Red banners or couplets with New Year wishes and symbols of good fortune in gold.The spring festival is also known as the lunar New Year or the Chinese New Year.It is the most important traditional festival in China and celebrated in late January or early February.The historical reason for beginning the year during cold weather is that it is the time between the ”autumn harvest and winter storage and “spring plowing and summer weeding”.In other words, this is the time for rest and relaxation after a year's toil ,and for celebration as well.In addition to the practical reasons of having the Spring Festival during the cold weather,a Chinese folklore offers another explanation.According to Chinese legends, a demon called Nian would torment people once a year during the winter time.So people gathered together to discuss how to deal with Nian.Some suggested that the demon was afraid of the red color,flames and loud noises.So they put paired red couples on their gates, set off firecrackers and beat gongs and drums to drive away Nian.These acts worked and Nian fled, Thus, the customs of celebrating the Spring Festival were born and passed down until today.The eve of the Spring Festival is a time for the whole family to get together for a big dinner party.So no matter how far away a family members is from his home, he will try this best to come back in time for the family reunion dinner.Fish is a must on the dinner table, as it has the same sound as “surplus” and whole family will usually watch the holiday special TV programmes together.At midnight, people used to set off firecrackers to bring in the new year.but recent years this custom has been forbidden in cities because of the fear of causing a fire.Instead , townspeople put on electric firecrackers or red lanterns.Some people also post painting of the Door God on the gates,while some post a big Chinese character“Fu(blessing)” in an upside down way, meaning the blessing has arrived at the door.The Spring Festival lasts 3 days.On the first day, people put on their new clothes and shoes and exchange new year greetings with their neighbours and relatives.They will greet each other with“Happy New Year”, “wish you a happy and prosperous year” Children especially like the Spring Festival, as they can get "lucky money(that means money wrapped in a red paper envelop wishing them good luck)from their parents and relatives, lion dances and dragon dances are performed, especially in the countryside, besides, people play Mahjong at home.

第三篇：介绍中国春节的英文

Everyone, young and old, rich and poor, looks forward to celebrating the noisiest, most joyous and longest festival of the year.Chinese New Year is not celebrated at a hotel or supper club with revelers donning silly paper hats, drinking liquor and champagne, eating sumptuously, blowing whistles, twirling noisy rattles and throwing confetti while singing “Auld Lang syne” and dancing until the wee hours of the morning.In China, New Year's Day is a solemn occasion.Every family performs religious rites at the family altar.This is the time for a family reunion.All family quarrels have been amiably settled and forgotten.Before the eve of the New Year, everyone tries to come back home from every corner of the country to join the entire family, just like Americans' practice for Christmas, to greet the New Year.A New Year big dinner is served.After the meal, the table is cleared, dishes washed and put away.Then it is time to undertake final preparations to meet the New Year.A new tablecloth was put on the dining table.New dishes and new chopsticks were brought out.The beds were made up with new sheets, new pillow cases and blanket covers.The sweetmeat and melon seed dishes were filled.Fragrant Chinese narcissus plants with only fresh blossoms and buds were purchased from vendors.The living room and altar were decorated with pomelos, oranges, tangerines, New Year puddings and blooming narcissus plants.At midnight following a nice family banquet on the New Year's Eve, the young members of the family would bow and pay their respects to the parents and elders.In the morning, people put on their new clothes and shoes.Men, with their wives, call on relatives and friends to wish them a “Happy and Prosperous New Year ”.The caller is served tea with sweet-meats;melon seeds, both red and black;and fruits and delicacies such as puffed rice cakes, dump-lings and deep-fried round doughnuts.In addition, liquor and tobacco are offered.Before leaving, the well-wisher present gifts of money wrapped in red paper to all the unmarried children of the family.Starting from the New Year's Day, people bagan going out to visit friends and relatives, taking with them gifts such as fruits, wines, flowers, etc.The entire fornight was a time for socialising and amusement.Common expressions heard at this time are: Guonian Hao(Happy New Year), and BainianCto congratulate the New Year).On New Year's Day, the lights on the porch and in the parlor are not turned off but left on con-tinuously.To retain good fortune and wealth in the home, the house is not swept for fear of weeping out the good fortune.No knife is used, even to prepare meals.Quarrels are to be avoided.Words with bad connotations such as defeat, illness, surgical operations, a coffin or death are not to be used.Dishes are handled carefully, for breaking a dish on New Year's Day indicate bad luck for the coming year.The burning of long strings of firecrackers accompanies the Eve of the New Year.Most adults and children do not touch their bed the whole night, busy at all kinds of activities welcoming the New Year.The New Year celebration lasts for fifteen days, allowing time for various entertainments to be enjoyed, including games of mahjong and dominos at home or at clubs.There are also animal shows featuring trained dogs and monkeys , theatrical plays staged by amateur and professional troupes, acrobatic performances , magic shows, puppet shows, storytelling and lion and dragon dances, especially in the country.Everyone, young and old, rich and poor, looks forward to celebrating the noisiest, most joyous and longest festival of the year.Chinese New Year is not celebrated at a hotel or supper club with revelers donning silly paper hats, drinking liquor and champagne, eating sumptuously, blowing whistles, twirling noisy rattles and throwing confetti while singing “Auld Lang syne” and dancing until the wee hours of the morning.In China, New Year's Day is a solemn occasion.Every family performs religious rites at the family altar.This is the time for a family reunion.All family quarrels have been amiably settled and forgotten.Before the eve of the New Year, everyone tries to come back home from every corner of the country to join the entire family, just like Americans' practice for Christmas, to greet the New Year.A New Year big dinner is served.After the meal, the table is cleared, dishes washed and put away.Then it is time to undertake final preparations to meet the New Year.A new tablecloth was put on the dining table.New dishes and new chopsticks were brought out.The beds were made up with new sheets, new pillow cases and blanket covers.The sweetmeat and melon seed dishes were filled.Fragrant Chinese narcissus plants with only fresh blossoms and buds were purchased from vendors.The living room and altar were decorated with pomelos, oranges, tangerines, New Year puddings and blooming narcissus plants.At midnight following a nice family banquet on the New Year's Eve, the young members of the family would bow and pay their respects to the parents and elders.In the morning, people put on their new clothes and shoes.Men, with their wives, call on relatives and friends to wish them a “Happy and Prosperous New Year ”.The caller is served tea with sweet-meats;melon seeds, both red and black;and fruits and delicacies such as puffed rice cakes, dump-lings and deep-fried round doughnuts.In addition, liquor and tobacco are offered.Before leaving, the well-wisher present gifts of money wrapped in red paper to all the unmarried children of the family.Starting from the New Year's Day, people bagan going out to visit friends and relatives, taking with them gifts such as fruits, wines, flowers, etc.The entire fortnight was a time for socialising and amusement.Common expressions heard at this time are: Guonian Hao(Happy New Year), and BainianCto congratulate the New Year).On New Year's Day, the lights on the porch and in the parlor are not turned off but left on con-tinuously.To retain good fortune and wealth in the home, the house is not swept for fear of weeping out the good fortune.No knife is used, even to prepare meals.Quarrels are to be avoided.Words with bad connotations such as defeat, illness, surgical operations, a coffin or death are not to be used.Dishes are handled carefully, for breaking a dish on New Year's Day indicate bad luck for the coming year.The burning of long strings of firecrackers accompanies the Eve of the New Year.Most adults and children do not touch their bed the whole night, busy at all kinds of activities welcoming the New Year.The New Year celebration lasts for fifteen days, allowing time for various entertainments to be enjoyed, including games of mahjong and dominos at home or at clubs.There are also animal shows featuring trained dogs and monkeys , theatrical plays staged by amateur and professional troupes, acrobatic performances , magic shows, puppet shows, storytelling and lion and dragon dances, especially in the country.

第四篇：英文词语典故

英文词语典故（3）

[日期：2013-01-02] 来源：作者： [字体：大 中 小]英文词语典故（3）：棒球延伸出来的词语表达

Baseball isAmerica's national sport.So it isnot unusual that many popular expressions come from baseball.But first, let meexplain a little about the game.Each baseball team has nine players.Thepitcher of one team throws the ball to a batter from the other team.The batterattempts to hit the ball.If he misses, it is called a strike.If a batter getsthree strikes, he loses his turn at bat and is called out.The batter also isout if he hits the ball in the air and an opposing player catches it.But ifthe batter hits the ball and it is not caught, the batter tries to run to oneor more of the four bases on the field.The batter can run to all four bases ifhe hits the ball over the fence or out of the ballpark.Such a hit is called ahome run.Now, here are some common expressions frombaseball.Someone who is on the ball is intelligent and able to do a good job.But a person who threw a curve ball did something unexpected.Someone who stepsup to the plate is ready to do his or her job.A pinch hitter takes the placeof someone else at a job or activity.A person who strikes out or goes downswinging attempted something but failed.We also might tell the person thatthree strikes and you are out.But someone who hit a home run or hit it out ofthe park did something extremely well.Sometimes I have to give informationquickly, without time to think it over.Then I would say something right offthe bat.If someone is doing an extremely good job and is very successful, youmight say he or she is batting one thousand.If I say I want to touch base with you, Iwill talk to you from time to time about something we plan to do.I might say Itouched all the bases if I did what is necessary to complete a job or activity.And if I covered my bases I was well prepared.However, someone who is way offbase did something wrong or maybe even dishonest or immoral.A person withstrange ideas might be described as out in left field.Let us say I want to sell my car but I donot know exactly how much it is worth.If someone asks me the price, I mightgive a ballpark figure or a ballpark estimate.If someone offers me an amount that isclose to my selling price, I might say the amount is in the ballpark.However,if I say we are not in the same ballpark, I mean we cannot agree because myideas are too different from yours.Finally, when a situation changescompletely, we say that is a whole new ballgame.棒球是美国的国球。所以，有很多流行的表达语句来自棒球很正常。但首先，让我稍微介绍一下这项运动。

每个棒球队有九名队员。队中的投手负责在同其他队伍比赛时投掷球。击球手负责击球。如果挥棒落空，就叫做一振。如果被三振了，他就失去了挥棒的机会，这就叫出局。同样，如果他挥棒并击中了棒球，但是被对方队员接住，他也将出局。但是，如果他挥棒没有落空并且也没有被对方接住，他就要努力的向球场的四块垒中的一个或多个奔跑。如果他把球击出了围墙，或者是棒球场，他就可以跑完所有的四块垒。这一击称为本垒打。

现在，这里有一些从棒球中发展出来的常用表达语。“on the ball”表示一个人很聪明，能把工作做好。“threw a curve ball”表示一个人做了一些意料之外的事。“steps up to the plate”是准备做自己的工作。“pinch hitter”表示在工作或行动中代替某人。

一个人打算做某件事却失败了会说“strikes out”或者“goes down swinging”。我们也可以告诉某人“three strikes and you are out”你被三振出局了。“hit a home run”或是“hit it out of the park”表示一个人把某件事做得非常非常好。

有时候，我必须快速做出报告，没时间去仔细考虑。这时，我会说：“something right off the bat”这事儿很急。如果一个人把某项工作做得异常出色或是非常成功，你可以说他（她）“batting one thousand” 工作做得非常好，非常成功。

如果我对你说“touchbase”，表示我打算什么时候找你谈谈我们计划做的事情。如果我完成了某个工作或行动所必须的事情，我可能会说“I touched all the bases”。“covered my bases”表示我已经准备好了。可是，“way off base”表示某个人做错了某件事甚至是不诚实或不道德。某人有了奇怪的想法可能会用“out in left field”表示。

如果说，假如我想卖掉我的车，可又不知道车到底值多少钱。如果有人向我询价，我可能会报个“a ballpark figure”或是“a ballpark estimate”表示一个粗略范围的价格。

如果有人给我的报价最接近我的售价，我可能会说，这个价格“in the ballpark”表示这个价格差不多合适。但是，如果我说“we are not in the same ballpark”表示我们的价位差异太大，无法达成一致。

最后，当某个状况彻底改变时，我们会说“that is a whole new ballgame”表示现在的情况与以前完全不一样了。

第五篇：英文短信词语简写

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once

to

26y4u

too sexy for you 2day

today 2mor

tomorrow 2moro

tomorrow 2morrow

tomorrow 2nite

tonight

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threesome

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911

emergency-call me

add

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afaik

as far as i know agreemt

agreement aka

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as soon as possible atb

all the best ayor

at your own risk

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be

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before

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be back late(r)bcnu

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birthday bhl8

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boss is listening brb

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do you like me

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face to face f2t

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falling on the floor, laughing out loud fyi

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good luck

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hate

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handphone

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in my not so humble opinion imtng

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my mate fancies you

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will you go out with me

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