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
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对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry

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年画 New Year paintings
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' [0 U5 U) b$ o: H! V买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping

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烟花 fireworks

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) [1 w2 {1 D. z, E9 p! j7 X红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)
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( U' v9 H$ f+ e! Z# X  V$ l舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)

: ]2 f- E" Q% Y& a- Z舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)

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& _7 @  X( X1 d( v& d! H杂耍 variety show; vaudeville
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. ~, Y- \8 ^' E! a6 ?) C灯谜 riddles written on lanterns
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) |8 s/ U$ e1 m) G守岁 staying-up
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" D( |: C( B& C2 o2 {0 W拜年 pay New Year’s call; give New Year’s greetings; New Year’s visit

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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

过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring ...

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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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