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
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对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry
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春联 Spring Festival couplets
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  B: c! |* ^% A, F买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping
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敬酒 propose a toast
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灯笼 lantern: a portable light

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爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)

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' ]" s+ ~6 A8 a( p  ~7 z1 ]舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)

舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)
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9 H5 A: V0 U. K( }戏曲 traditional opera

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; Y* i/ p1 j  z. o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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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
: k8 I% N6 D  K* X% N： 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

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