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

; N3 Q0 }2 Q" D$ D8 J% w. x, P3 _0 x对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry

春联 Spring Festival couplets

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年画 New Year paintings
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* `7 a7 q- A5 C8 A* d* I7 z# m! X买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping
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# c9 c. l! u2 A$ x: e  M敬酒 propose a toast

0 H+ ~& e; D8 N7 E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.)
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  l7 q* z+ C- Z/ |, y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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戏曲 traditional opera
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杂耍 variety show; vaudeville
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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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禁忌 taboo
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原帖由 Moonriver 于 2008-11-15 18:58 发表
3 r4 s! `4 p! F# b% 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

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Thank you for sharing

lilman

paper-cuts usually means your hand get hurt my sharp paper...
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intercultural

THANKS

qq63681

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