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

  T% N2 o& P/ c5 }' Y1 O对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry
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春联 Spring Festival couplets

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* c$ y( J3 @: y年画 New Year paintings

1 `$ f- h0 S% H" V买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping

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灯笼 lantern: a portable light
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烟花 fireworks
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6 d% ]0 s1 |& ]/ v. f7 v7 _爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)

/ @5 W  q- x3 K) B! N3 x4 k" S. r/ ~红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)
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舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)

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杂耍 variety show; vaudeville
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灯谜 riddles written on lanterns

守岁 staying-up
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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
( w3 z0 L4 o6 H3 V： 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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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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