与春节相关的英语词汇

1、vocabulary relating to festivals,greeting season: 春节 the spring festival 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 元宵节 the lantern festival,过年 celebrate the spring festival 春联 spring festival couplets 春晚

2、 spring festival gala,剪纸 paper-cuts 年画 new year painting 买年货 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 ye

3、ar.),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,灯会 exhibit of lanterns 守岁 staying-up 拜年 pay new years call; give new yea

4、rs greetings; 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,辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year 扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning,food names: 年糕 nian-gao; rice cake; new year cake 团圆饭 family reunion dinner 年夜饭 the dinner on new ye

5、ars eve,汤圆 tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings,春运词汇：,春运 (passenger) transport during the spring festival period 客运量 volume of passenger transport 客运列车 passenger train,客流高峰期 peak time for passenger transport 加开列车 operate / arrange

6、 extra trains 开通24小时售票窗口 open 24-hour ticket sales windows 集体预定火车票 group ticket-booking,送票上门 deliver train tickets to the doorsteps 规范售票 regulate ticket sale 打击票贩子 crack down on scalpers 缓解交通压力 ease the traffic pressure,今年春节期间火车票票价不上涨。 the train ticket prices will not be raised during the spring fes

7、tival period this year. 大多数乘客是放寒假的大学生和返乡过年的农民工。 most of the passengers are college students on their winter vacation and migrant workers returning home for spring festival.,客流将集中在北京、广州、重庆、武汉等城市。 passenger flows will be concentrated in beijing, guangzhou, chongqing, wuhan and some other cities. 春节期间客

8、流量最大。 the volume of passenger traffic reaches its climax before and after the spring festival.,blessings: 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 live 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 hap