用英文说中国的祝福语和俗语

Moonriver

： http://club.backchina.com/main/viewthread.php?tid=622684  要过年了， 说宝堂的口译课程里面有一节课是关于中国的民俗和过节用语的，摘录了一些比较常见的，大家一起分享:D
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( q' }- H4 ~- \. h3 c; X8 o对联 poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry
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春联 Spring Festival couplets
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剪纸 paper-cuts

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' @  w) O# f( V1 O( V9 h买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping
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, ?% m$ g) M4 k6 }5 f, Z敬酒 propose a toast
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灯笼 lantern: a portable light

烟花 fireworks
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  N: r# {/ j- @7 K爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)

2 }/ m; t0 |1 e5 `6 \红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)
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7 T3 ~- t4 m8 \) \# r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)

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( v" F7 \5 a1 ?灯谜 riddles written on lanterns
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守岁 staying-up
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拜年 pay New Year’s call; give New Year’s greetings; New Year’s visit
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$ S  U) _! r9 p事业成功，家庭美满: Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family！$送花$

lingling

原帖由 Moonriver 于 2008-11-15 18:58 发表
： http://club.backchina.com/main/viewthread.php?tid=622684  要过年了， 说宝堂的口译课程里面有一节课是关于中国的民俗和过节用语的，摘录了一些比较常见的，大家一起分享:D

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Thank you for sharing

lilman

paper-cuts usually means your hand get hurt my sharp paper...
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intercultural

THANKS

qq63681

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