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

$ V9 ?$ H# _' T+ `( y1 \对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry
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7 _) A" v( ]9 B春联 Spring Festival couplets

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年画 New Year paintings
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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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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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舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)
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2 V7 ^* t- _, ^# B" X: [戏曲 traditional opera

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

禁忌 taboo
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7 x- g% Y& r9 r; y' G' X事业成功，家庭美满: Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family！$送花$

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原帖由 Moonriver 于 2008-11-15 18:58 发表
7 y+ K" e! X- d. A# e$ t： 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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