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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对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry
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! y, A" A1 {3 x( N春联 Spring Festival couplets
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剪纸 paper-cuts

年画 New Year paintings
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6 m. C0 h' M1 x/ V; S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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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.)

2 k9 _# D( y: t" e/ e& d) V/ Z6 K舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)
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5 j1 Q; m% _1 j9 ^" O% M戏曲 traditional opera
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0 O9 s9 y( _+ J9 F) m  T! e杂耍 variety show; vaudeville
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- H3 r" G! @5 d; T& l0 I灯谜 riddles written on lanterns

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& o; R) _- X; H6 D, U' D* Q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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