【总结版】中国节日常用语英语短语、短句

春 节 .1 元宵节 .2 端午节 .3 中秋节 .4 国庆节 .5 重阳节 .6 春 节 过年 celebrate the spring festival 春联 spring festival couplets 剪纸 paper-cuts 年画 new year paintings 买年货 do shopping for the spring festival do spring festival shopping 敬酒 propose a toast 灯笼 lantern 烟花 fireworks 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.) 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) 戏曲 traditional opera 杂耍 variety show 灯谜 riddles written on lanterns 灯会 exhibit of lanterns 守岁 staying-up 拜年 pay new years call; give new years greetings; pay new years visit 禁忌 taboo 去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to ones ancestors 压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar new year gift culture note: In the old days, New Years money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning 年糕 nian-gao; rise cake; new year cake 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on new years eve 农历 lunar calendar 正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar 除夕 New Years Eve; eve of lunar New Year 初一 the beginning of New Year 过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival 对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry 剪纸 paper-cuts 年画 New Year paintings 买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival do Spring Festival shopping 敬酒 propose a toast 灯笼 lantern: a portable light 烟花 fireworks 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.) 守岁 staying-up 拜年 pay New Years call; give New Years greetings; New Years visit 压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift Greeting words 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 金玉满堂： Treasures fill the home 生意兴隆：Business flourishes 岁岁平安：Peace all year round 恭喜发财：Wishing you prosperity 和气生财：harmony brings wealth 心想事成；may all your wishes come true 吉祥如意：everything goes will 招财进宝：money and treasures will be plentiful 3 一帆风顺：wishing you every success 祝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! Customs: 过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival 年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake 元宵节 节日英语：元宵节的各种习俗 Eating Yuanxiao 吃元宵 Yuanxiao is the special food for the Lantern Festival. It is believed that Yuanxiao is named after a palace maid, Yuanxiao, of Emperor Wu Di of the Han Dynasty. Yuanxiao is a kind of sweet dumpling, which is made with sticky rice flour filled with sweet stuffing. And the Festival is 3 named after the famous dumpling. It is very easy to cook - simply dump them in a pot of boiling water for a few minutes - and eaten as a desert. 元宵是元宵节的特色食品。据说，元宵是因汉武帝时期的一位名叫元宵的宫女而得名。元 宵是一种带馅儿的甜食，是由糯米粉加上甜的馅料制成。元宵节就是因此食品得名。元宵 的烹制方法非常简单，将元宵倒入装满沸水的锅中煮几分钟就可以了。 Guessing lantern riddles 猜灯谜 “Guessing lantern riddles“is an essential part of the Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will get a little gift. The activity emerged during peoples enjoyment of lanterns in the Song Dynasty (960- 1279). As riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata. 猜灯谜也是元宵节活动的一个基本组成部分。灯笼的所有者将谜语写在一张纸条上，然后 将纸条展示在灯笼上。如果赏灯者猜出谜语，就将纸条取出，然后找灯笼所有者确认答案。 打对的话，他们就可以领取一份小礼品。这个活动起源于宋朝（9601279） 。猜灯谜活 动极富情趣和智慧，因此在全社会广受欢迎。 Watch fireworks 看烟火 In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts and beating drums while dancing will be staged. On the night, except for magnificent lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene. Most families spare some fireworks from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival. Some local governments will even organize a fireworks party. On the night when the first full moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing fireworks and bright moon in the sky. 元宵节的白天会有舞龙舞狮、划旱船、扭秧歌、踩高跷。而在晚上，除了各种大型灯会， 灿烂的焰火也是一幅美丽的画卷。很多家庭在春节时会留下一部分烟花等着元宵节放。有 的地方政府甚至会组织焰火晚会。当新年的第一轮圆月升上夜空时，人们都会因燃放的烟 火和空中的明月而兴奋。 端午节 端午节（Duanwu Festival/Tuen Ng Festival）是中国传统节日（traditional holiday） ，也是法 定节日（statutory holiday） 。中国大陆在 2008 年将端午节列为法定节日。目前在大陆、香 港、澳门与台湾它都是公共假日（public holiday ） 。在英文中，它的常见名称是龙舟节 （Dragon Boat Festival）. 端午节在中国农历的五月初五（the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar） ，所以 也叫重五节（Double Fifth Festival ） 。主要庆祝活动（celebration）包括吃粽子 （zongzi/sticky rice wrap/sticky rice dumpling with red bean filling/sticky rice ball） 、喝雄黄酒 （realgar wine）与赛（racing）龙舟。粽子用苇叶（reed leaf）或竹叶（bamboo leaf ）包裹 糯米（sticky rice）制成带棱角（ angular）的形状。其它活动还有悬挂（hang）钟馗像 （icon of Zhong Kui） 【神话中的保护神（mythical guardian figure ） 】 、佩戴（wear）香囊 （perfumed medicine bag） 、悬挂艾蒿（mugwort）与菖蒲（calamus） 、画符（writing spell） 等。主要目的是驱邪（ward off evil）或祛病（ward off disease ） 。 世界上普遍认为端午节起源于（originate）于古代中国。中国有很多民间传统（folk tradition） 、信仰（ belief）或解释说法（explanatory myth）与庆祝这个节日（observance） 有关。最常见的是把该节日与周朝（Zhou Dynasty ）战国时期（Warring States period）楚王 （King of Chu）的学者（scholar）兼大臣（minister）屈原（Qu Yuan ）之死联系在一 起。他也是诗人（poet）与政治家（statesman） 。因此在民国时期（Republic of China） ，它 也叫诗人节（Poets Day） 。大陆目前叫他爱国诗人（patriotic poet） 。 中秋节 Mid-autumn day / -autumn Festival 中秋节 Moon Festival / Mooncake Festival / Moon Festival 中秋节 mooncake 月饼 Appreciate /enjoy the Moon 赏月 mooncakes with meat / nuts / 肉馅/果仁/ 蛋黄月饼 ham mooncake 火腿月饼 grapefruit / pomelo / shaddock 柚子 glue pudding 汤圆 lantern / scaldfish 灯笼 Chang E flies to the moon 嫦娥奔月 Hou Yi shoot down nine suns 后羿射日 Wu Gang cuts the laurel 吴刚伐桂 relative activities 相关活动: gather to admire the bright mid-autumn harvest moon 聚在一起赏月 light lantern 点灯笼 put the sky lights 放天灯 carry the lantern around 提灯笼 burn incense 烧香 fire dragon dances 火龙舞 The custom of worshipping the moon 拜月的习俗 worshippe the full moon 拜满月的习俗 family reunion 家庭团聚 / 圆 pomegranates（石榴）pomelos（柚子）taro（芋头）caltrope（菱角） May the people live forever,and share the moon shine across vast distances together. -但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。 I have loved you all so long -我心相属，日久月长。 Delighting in your company-与卿相依，地老天荒 came out to watch the full moon to celebrate the festival 到户外赏月 the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebration 庆祝中秋节的习俗 中秋节:Mid-autumn Festival;Mid-autumn Day;The Moon Festival 中秋节快乐！Happy Mid-Autumn Festival！ “Zhong Qiu Jie“, which is also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. It is a time for family members and loved ones to congregate and enjoy the full moon - an auspicious symbol of abundance, harmony and luck. Adults will usually indulge in fragrant mooncakes of many varieties with a good cup of piping hot 5 Chinese tea, while the little ones run around with their brightly-lit lanterns. 农历八月十五日是中国的传统节日中秋节。在这天，每个家庭都团聚在一起，一家人 共同观赏象征丰裕、和谐和幸运的圆月。此时，大人们吃着美味的月饼，品着热腾腾的香 茗，而孩子们则在一旁拉着兔子灯尽情玩耍。 “Zhong Qiu Jie“ probably began as a harvest festival. The festival was later given a mythological flavour with legends of Chang-E, the beautiful lady in the moon. 中秋节最早可能是一个庆祝丰收的节日。后来，月宫里美丽的仙女嫦娥的神话故事赋予了 它神话色彩。 According to Chinese mythology, the earth once had 10 suns circling over it. One day, all 10 suns appeared together, scorching the earth with their heat. The earth was saved when a strong archer, Hou Yi, succeeded in shooting down 9 of the suns. Yi stole the elixir of life to save the people from his tyrannical rule, but his wife, Chang-E drank it. Thus started the legend of the lady in the moon to whom young Chinese girls would pray at the Mid-Autumn Festival. 传说古时候，天空曾有 10 个太阳。一天，这 10 个太阳同时出现，酷热难挡。弓箭手后翌 射下了其中 9 个太阳，拯救了地球上的生灵。他偷了长生不死药，却被妻子嫦娥偷偷喝下。 此后，每年中秋月圆之时，少女们都要向月宫仙女嫦娥祈福的传说便流传开来。 In the 14th century, the eating of mooncakes at “Zhong Qiu Jie“ was given a new significance. The story goes that when Zhu Yuan Zhang was plotting to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty started by the Mongolians, the rebels hid their messages in the Mid-Autumn mooncakes. Zhong Qiu Jie is hence also a commemoration of the overthrow of the Mongolians by the Han people. 在 14 世纪，中秋节吃月饼又被赋予了一层特殊的含义。传说在朱元璋带兵起义推翻元朝时， 将士们曾把联络信藏在月饼里。因此，中秋节后来也成为汉人推翻蒙古人统治的纪念日。 During the Yuan Dynasty (A.D.1206-1368) China was ruled by the Mongolian people. Leaders from the preceding Sung Dynasty (A.D.960-1279) were unhappy at submitting to foreign rule, and set how to coordinate the rebellion without it being discovered. The leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes. Packed into each mooncake was a message with the outline of the attack. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attacked and overthrew the government. What followed was the establishment of the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368-1644). Today, moon cakes are eaten to commemorate this event. 在元朝，蒙古人统治中国。前朝统治者们不甘心政权落入外族之手，于是密谋策划联合起 义。正值中秋将近，起义首领就命令部下制作一种特别的月饼，把起义计划藏在每个月饼 里。到中秋那天，起义军获取胜利，推翻了元朝，建立明朝。今天，人们吃月饼纪念此事。 国庆节 October 1st. is Chinas National Day. 十月一日是中国的国庆节。 Chinese people are going to celebrate their National Day on October 1 中国人民将要庆祝国庆 节 The Great Wall, one of the greatest wonders of the world, was enlisted in the World Heritage in 1987 长城，是世界上最伟大的奇迹之一，在 1987 年被列入世界遗产。 “you are not a real hero until you have climbed the Great Wall”. 不到长城非好汉 故宫博物院 National Palace Museum 颐和园 Su