新年贺词、祝词短语(中英文对照)

1、新春佳节英语词汇1. Greeting Season: 节日问候春节The Spring Festival农历lunar calendar 正月lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar 除夕New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year 初一the beginning of New Year元宵节The Lantern Festival  2. Customs:习惯用语过年Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival 对联poetic couplet: two succ

2、essive rhyming lines in poetry春联Spring Festival couplets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 pa

3、ckets (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/ vaudeville灯谜riddles written on lanterns

4、灯会exhibit of lanterns守岁staying-up拜年pay New Year's call/ give New Year's greetings/ New Year's visit去晦气get rid of the ill-fortune祭祖宗offer sacrifices to one's ancestors压岁钱gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift 辞旧岁bid farewell to the old year3. Blessings: 祝福 &

5、#160;  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 Well  国泰平安The Country Flourishes And People L

6、ive In Peace      招财进宝Money And Treasures Will He Plentiful  一帆风顺Wishing You Every Success  步步高升Promoting To A Higher Position  出入平安Safe Trip Wherever You Go  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

7、 your career and happiness of your family!4. Food names: 食物名称年糕Nian-gao/ rise cake/ New Year cake团圆饭family reunion dinner 年夜饭the dinner on New Year's Eve 饺子Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli汤圆Tang-yuan/ dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings八宝饭

8、eight treasures rice pudding糖果盘candy tray什锦糖assorted candies-sweet and fortune 蜜冬瓜candied winter melon - growth and good health西瓜子red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity 金桔cumquat - prosperity 糖莲子candied lotus seed - many descendents to come 糖藕candied lotus root - fulfilling love relati

9、onship红枣red dates - prosperity花生糖peanut candy sweet新年贺词、祝词短语(中英文对照)1.Best wishes for the year to come!恭贺新禧！ 2.Good luck in the year ahead! 祝吉星高照！ 3.May you come into a good fortune! 恭喜发财！ 4.Live long and proper! 多福多寿！ 5. May many fortunes find their way to you! 祝财运亨通！ 6.I want to wish you longevity

10、and health! 愿你健康长寿！7.Take good care of yourself in the year ahead. 请多保重！ 8.On this special day I send you New Year's greetings and hope that some day soon we shall be together. 在这特殊的日子，向你致以新年的祝福，希望不久我们能相聚在一起。 9. I would like to wish you a joyous new year and express my hope for your happiness an

11、d good future. 祝新年快乐，并愿你幸福吉祥，前程似锦。 10. Good luck, good health, hood cheer. I wish you a happy New Year. 祝好运、健康、佳肴伴你度过一个快乐新年。 11. With best wishes for a happy New Year! 祝新年快乐，并致以良好的祝福。 12. With the compliments of the season. 祝贺佳节。 13. Season's greetings and best wishes for the New Year. 祝福您，新年快乐。

12、 14. Please accept my season's greetings. 请接受我节日的祝贺。 15. Good health, good luck and much happiness throughout the year. 恭祝健康、幸运，新年快乐。 16. May the joy and happiness around you today and always. 愿快乐幸福永伴你左右。 17. Allow me to congratulate you on the arrival of the New Year and to extend to you all my

13、 best wishes for your perfect health and lasting prosperity. 恭贺新禧，祝身体健康、事业发达。 18. Best wishes for the holidays and happiness throughout the New Year. 恭贺新禧，万事如意。 19. Please accept our wishes for you and yours for a happy New Year. 请接受我们对你及你全家的美好祝福，祝你们新年快乐。20. Wishing you happiness during the holidays and throughout the New Year