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

对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry
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春联 Spring Festival couplets
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剪纸 paper-cuts

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. a. K! ]3 C1 {* j  x! I敬酒 propose a toast

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烟花 fireworks
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  Z1 S. U8 a* p( r  n& U爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)

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0 i2 [7 S  y- N9 S舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)

! m1 k# D; z( c# A/ L9 q舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)
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. ?/ c+ [# g3 [; l1 y戏曲 traditional opera

杂耍 variety show; vaudeville
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) L( ?' X+ [. |$ ]! h$ U2 ~守岁 staying-up
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拜年 pay New Year’s call; give New Year’s greetings; New Year’s visit

禁忌 taboo
你新的一年快乐幸福: Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year! ;)

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
/ z1 g) k/ {. M# ~： 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 ...

Thank 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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