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四六级翻译热点词（一）中国节日篇1.春节theSpringFestival/ChineselunarNearYear农历正月初一thefirstdayofthefirstlunarmonth农历lunarcalendar年终大扫除year-endhouseholdcleaning春联SpringFestivalcouplets年画NewYearpictures剪纸paper-cutting团圆饭familyreuniondinner饺子jiaozi春晚SpringFestivalGala守岁stayuplateontheNewYearsEve除夕EveofChineseNewYear辞旧迎新ringouttheoldyearandringinthenew拜年payaNewYearvisit红包redpackets red paper containing money as a gift压岁钱luckymoney放爆竹letofffirecrackers庙会templefair禁忌taboo春节：春节庆祝活动是一年中最重要的庆祝活动。中国人庆祝春节的方式可能略微不同，但其愿望几乎是相同的，他们希望其家人和朋友来年健康和幸运。春节庆祝活动通常持续15天。庆祝活动包括春节的年夜饭，放鞭炮，给儿童压岁钱，春节钟声和春节问候。大多数中国人将在春节的第7天停止庆祝活动，因为全国性节假通常在这一天结束，但在公共场所的庆祝活动可能最终持续到正月十五。ChineseNewYearCelebrationis the most important celebration of the year. Chinese people maycelebratethe Chinese New Year in slightly different ways but their wishes are almost the same; they want their family members and friends to be healthy and lucky during next year.Chinese New Year Celebration usually lasts for 15 days. Celebratory activities include Chinese New Feast, firecrackers, giving lucky money to children, the New Year bell ringing and Chinese New Year Greetings. Most of Chinese people will stop the celebrating in their home on the 7th day of New Year because the national holiday usually ends around that day, howevercelebrations in public areas can last until the 15th day ofNewYear.3.清明节Tomb-sweepingDay寒食节ColdFoodFestival祭拜祖先offersacrificestoonesancestors扫墓sweepgravesofonesancestorsorlovedones踏青goforaspringouting清明节：清明节的习俗是丰富有趣的，除了讲究禁火、扫墓，还有踏青、荡秋千、蹴鞠、打马球、插柳等一系列风俗体育活动。相传这是因为清明节要寒食禁火，为了防止寒食冷藏伤身，所以大家来参加一些体育活动，以锻炼身体。因此，这个节日既有祭扫新坟生别死离得悲酸泪，又有踏青游玩的欢笑声，是一个富有特色的节日。Ching MingFestival(the Tomb-sweeping Festival), the custom is full of interesting. In addition to pay attention to ban fire, tomb-sweeping, as well asspringouting, swinging, Cuju, playing polo, Liu inserted a series of custom sports. According tolegend, this is because the Ching Ming Festival to Cold Food Observance ban fire, in order to prevent the Cold Food Observance buffet beverages, so we come to participate in some sports, in order to exercise. Therefore, this festival which has both the acid tears of sorrow for the died and the laughter from the players, is a distinctive holiday.3.元宵节LanternFestival农历正月十五15thdayofthefirstlunarmonth元宵ricedumplings花灯festivallantern灯谜lanternriddle灯会exhibitoflanterns烟花fireworks元宵节：与大多数中国节日一样，元宵节同样有自己的特色小吃，成为“汤圆”(也叫“元宵”)。汤圆外形圆圆的，外皮由糯米制成，内陷或甜或辣。人们都说汤圆有两个象征之意，一为农历的第一个月圆，二为家庭团聚圆满。元宵节传统习俗中还有一部分是关于猜灯谜的游戏。在过去，这些谜语大多出自于模糊的文学典故和中国古典文学之中，所以猜灯谜以前多为知识份子的“领地”。踩高跷，敲大鼓和舞龙狮也是元宵节主要的娱乐活动。Like most Chinese festivals, theLanternFestival has its own special food, called “tang yuan”. These are round, glutinous rice dumplings with sweet or spicy fillings. The dumplings are said to symbolize both the first full moon and family utility and completeness. Part of the lantern festival tradition involves a game to guess riddles attached to the lanterns. In the old days the riddles were obscure literary allusions to the Chinese classics and so were mainly the preserve of the educated classes. Stilt-walking, drumming and dragon and lion dancing are the main entertainment forms of the Lantern Festival.4 端午节DragonBoatFestival农历五月初五5thofthefifthlunarmonth粽子zongzi搜索推荐糯米stickyrice粽叶bambooleaves舞龙dragondance舞狮liondance踩高跷stiltwalking赛龙舟dragon-boatracing纪念inmemoryof屈原Quyuan诗人poet忠臣loyalminister端午节：端午节，又叫龙舟节，是为了纪念爱国诗人屈原。屈原是一位忠诚和受人敬仰的大臣（minister）,他给国家带来了和平和繁荣。但最后因为受到诽谤（vilify）而最终投河自尽。人们撑船到他自尽的地方，抛下粽子，希望鱼儿吃粽子，不要吃屈原的身躯。几千年来，端午节的特色在于吃粽子（glutinous dumplings）和赛龙舟，尤其是在一些河湖密布的南方省份。The Duan Wu Festival, also called the Dragon Boat Festival, is to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan was a loyal and highly esteemed minister, who brought peace and prosperity to the state but ended up drowning himself in a river as a result of being vilified. People got to the spot by boat and cast glutinous dumplings into the water, hoping that the fishes ate the dumplings instead of Qu Yuans body. For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by glutinous dumplings and dragon boat races, especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes. 中秋节Mid-AutumnDay/MoonFestival农历八月十五15thoftheeighthlunarmonth月饼mooncake赏月appreciatethegloriousfullmoon中国神话故事Chinesemythology嫦娥Change后羿HouYi长生不老beimmortal中秋节：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、和谐和好运的圆月。此时，大人们尽情吃着美味的月饼，品着热腾腾的香茗，而孩子们则在一旁拉着明亮的兔子灯尽情玩耍。月宫里美丽的仙女嫦娥的神话故事赋予了这个节日神话色彩。传说古时候，天空曾有10个太阳围着地球旋转。后翌射下了其中9个太阳，拯救了地球上的生灵。他偷了长生不老药，却被妻子嫦娥偷偷喝下，从而产生了嫦娥奔月的故事。The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar month. It is a time for family members to congregate and enjoy the full moon, which is a symbol of abundance, harmony and luck. Adults usually indulge in fragrant mooncakes of various kinds with a good cup of hot Chinese tea, while the children run around with their brightly-lit rabbitlanterns. The festival was endowed a mythological flavor with legends of Chang-E, the beautiful lady in the moon. According to Chinese mythology, the earth once had 10 suns circling over it. Hou Yi, shot down 9 of the suns to save all the lives on earth. He stole the elixir of life, which can make people immortal. However, his wife, Chang-E drank it. Thus the legendof Chang-E flying into the moon came into being.七夕节DoubleSeventhDay/ChineseValentinesDay银河theMilkyWay鹊桥bridgeofmagpies牛郎Cowherd织女theWeavingMaid王母娘娘theQueenofHeaven乞巧praying-for-cleverness女红needlework七夕节(DoubleSeventhFestival)是中国最具浪漫色彩的传统节日。每年农历(lunar calendar)七月初七就是七夕节，亦称“乞巧节”。七夕节起源于中国古代牛郎(Cowherd)和织女(Weaver Maid)的爱情神话，他们的故事感动了一代又一代的中国人。许多有情男女会在七夕的晚上祈祷自己的姻缘美满，期望