用英文说中国的祝福语和俗语

Moonriver

： http://club.backchina.com/main/viewthread.php?tid=622684  要过年了， 说宝堂的口译课程里面有一节课是关于中国的民俗和过节用语的，摘录了一些比较常见的，大家一起分享:D
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过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival

4 S. y7 B% c( E: w; ]( C  b对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry

5 H# ^% ^& @; x春联 Spring Festival couplets
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年画 New Year paintings

买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping

敬酒 propose a toast
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- M& D; [8 ~' r9 x灯笼 lantern: a portable light
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. ]2 I+ c" n* z爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)
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( X, r" ?/ D7 [红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)
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. I$ N3 `' }5 A* f9 @8 |舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)
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& n5 P; ^* E  s7 p舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)

3 F& m' L6 `. J1 L' f0 q$ `* R戏曲 traditional opera

杂耍 variety show; vaudeville
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守岁 staying-up

拜年 pay New Year’s call; give New Year’s greetings; New Year’s visit

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事业成功，家庭美满: Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family！$送花$

lingling

原帖由 Moonriver 于 2008-11-15 18:58 发表
： http://club.backchina.com/main/viewthread.php?tid=622684  要过年了， 说宝堂的口译课程里面有一节课是关于中国的民俗和过节用语的，摘录了一些比较常见的，大家一起分享:D
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Thank you for sharing

lilman

paper-cuts usually means your hand get hurt my sharp paper...
剪纸 should be paper cutting.

intercultural

THANKS

qq63681

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