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

过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival

对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry
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春联 Spring Festival couplets

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买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping
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敬酒 propose a toast
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, C* H; `- g; }2 w" K% a$ U灯笼 lantern: a portable light
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爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)
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& B6 o3 Z1 k: J2 C$ \& p$ Q红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)
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2 E* V1 ]/ _2 i舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)

* w) S* ~" K4 v; V% N4 v: ?6 ?4 X4 f舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)
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戏曲 traditional opera

$ x  K; [- ^, K% \% E" u杂耍 variety show; vaudeville
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: X3 y8 G2 J7 V( Z. s9 A9 p灯谜 riddles written on lanterns

9 ^5 M. U5 Z0 Q- e3 n守岁 staying-up
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' d% o' H' f; e1 Y" Z9 ?# L& R拜年 pay New Year’s call; give New Year’s greetings; New Year’s visit
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禁忌 taboo
" d) t: ^& G2 m' y3 B你新的一年快乐幸福: Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year! ;)
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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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过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring ...

& x) Y1 e' R% I, V+ r6 A* rThank you for sharing

lilman

paper-cuts usually means your hand get hurt my sharp paper...
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intercultural

THANKS

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