春節(jié)時(shí)要用到的英語詞匯

VocabularyrelatingtoFestivals第一頁，共17頁。GreetingSeason:

春節(jié)(ChūnJié)TheSpringFestival

農(nóng)歷lunarcalendar

正月lunarJanuary;thefirstmonthbylunarcalendar

除夕NewYear'sEve;eveoflunarNewYear

初一thebeginningofNewYear

元宵節(jié)TheLanternFestival第二頁，共17頁。Customs:

過年Guo-nian;havetheSpringFestival

對聯(lián)poeticcouplet:twosuccessiverhyminglinesinpoetry

春聯(lián)SpringFestivalcouplets

剪紙(jiǎnzhǐ)paper-cuts

年畫NewYearpaintings

買年貨specialpurchasesfortheSpringFestival;doSpring;Festivalshopping

第三頁，共17頁。敬酒proposeatoast

燈籠lantern:aportablelight

煙花(yānhuā)fireworks

爆竹firecrackers(Peoplescareoffevilspiritsandghostswiththeloudpop.)

紅包redpackets(cashwrappedupinredpaper,symbolizefortuneandwealthinthecomingyear.)

第四頁，共17頁。舞獅liondance(Thelionisbelievedtobeabletodispelevilandbringgoodluck.)

舞龍dragondance(toexpectgoodweatherandgoodharvests)

戲曲(xìqǔ)traditionalopera

雜耍varietyshow;vaudeville

燈謎riddleswrittenonlanterns

第五頁，共17頁。燈會(dēnɡhuì)exhibitoflanterns

守歲staying-up

拜年payNewYear'scall;giveNewYear'sgreetings;NewYear'svisit

禁忌taboo

去倒霉getridoftheill-fortune

祭祖宗offersacrificestoone'sancestors第六頁，共17頁。壓歲錢giftmoney;moneygiventochildrenasalunarNewYeargift

(CultureNote:Intheolddays,NewYear'smoneywasgiven

intheformofonehundredcoppercoinsstrungtogetheronaredstringandsymbolizedthehopethatonewouldlivetobeahundredyearsold.Today,moneyisplacedinsideredenvelopesindenominationsconsideredauspiciousandgiventorepresentluckandwealth)

辭舊歲bidfarewelltotheoldyear

掃房(sǎofánɡ)springcleaning;generalhouse-cleaning第七頁，共17頁。Foodnames:

年糕(niángāo)Nian-gao;ricecake;NewYearcake

團(tuán)圓飯familyreuniondinner

年夜飯thedinneronNewYear'sEve

餃子Jiao-zi;Chinesemeatravioli

湯圓Tang-yuan;dumplingsmadeofsweetrice,rolledintoballsandstuffedwitheithersweetorspicyfillings

八寶飯eighttreasuresricepudding

糖果盤candytray

第八頁，共17頁。什錦糖assortedcandies-sweetandfortune

蜜冬瓜(dōngguā)candiedwintermelon-growthandgoodhealth

西瓜子redmelonseed-joy,happiness,truthandsincerity

金桔cumquat-prosperity

糖蓮子candiedlotusseed-manydescendentstocome

糖藕candiedlotusroot-fulfillingloverelationship

紅棗reddates-prosperity

花生糖peanutcandy-sweet第九頁，共17頁。Blessings:

金玉滿堂TreasuresFillTheHome

生意興隆BusinessFlourishes

歲歲平安PeaceAllYearRound

恭喜發(fā)財(cái)WishingYouProsperity

和氣生財(cái)(héqìshēngcái)HarmonyBringsWealth

心想事成MayAllYourWishesComeTrue

桔祥如意EverythingGoeswell第十頁，共17頁。國泰平安TheCountryFlourishesAndPeopleLiveInPeace

招財(cái)進(jìn)寶MoneyAndTreasuresWillHePlentiful

一帆風(fēng)順(yīfánfēngshùn)WishingYouEverySuccess

步步高升PromotingToAHigherPosition

出入平安SafeTripWhereverYouGo

祝你新的一年快樂幸福Wishyouhappinessandprosperityinthecomingyear!

事業(yè)成功，家庭美滿Wishyousuccessinyourcareerandhappinessofyourfamily!

第十一頁，共17頁。春運(yùn)(chūnyùn)詞匯：春運(yùn)(passenger)transportduringtheSpringFestivalperiod

客運(yùn)(kèyùn)量volumeofpassengertransport

客運(yùn)(kèyùn)列車passengertrain

第十二頁，共17頁?？土黜敺迤趐eaktimeforpassengertransport

加開列車operate/arrangeextratrains

開通24小時(shí)售票窗口(chuāngkǒu)open24-hourticketsaleswindows集體預(yù)定火車票groupticket-booking

第十三頁，共17頁。送票上門delivertrainticketstothedoorsteps標(biāo)準(zhǔn)售票regulateticketsale打擊票販子crackdownonscalpers緩解(huǎnjiě)交通壓力easethetrafficpressure

第十四頁，共17頁。今年春節(jié)期間火車票票價(jià)不上漲(shàngzhǎng)。

ThetrainticketpriceswillnotberaisedduringtheSpringFestivalperiodthisyear.

大多數(shù)乘客是放寒假的大學(xué)生和返鄉(xiāng)過年的農(nóng)民工。

MostofthepassengersarecollegestudentsontheirwintervacationandmigrantworkersreturninghomeforSpringFestival.

第十五頁，共17頁。

客流將集中在北京(běijīnɡ)、廣州、重慶、武漢等城市。Passengerflowswillbeconcen