中国传统节日的英文翻译(3页).doc

-中国传统节日的英文翻译 春节the Spring Festival （ New Years Day of the Chinese lunar calendar）农历正月初一 元宵节（灯节）the Lantern Festival 农历正月十五 清明节the Qing Ming Festival/Tomb-sweeping Day四月五日 端午节the Dragon-Boat Festiva农历五月初五 中秋节the Mid Autumn Festival（the Moon Festival）农历八月十五 重阳节the Double Ninth Festival农历九月初九 其它节日的英文翻译 元旦New Years Day Jan.1 国际劳动妇女节International Working Women s Day（Womens Day） Mar.8 国际劳动节nternatlonal Labor Day（May. Day）May.1 中国青年节Chinese Youth Day May.4 国际儿童节International Childrens Day（Childrens Day）June .1 中国共产党诞生纪念日（党的生日）Anniversary of the Foundlng of the ChineseCommunist Party（ the Party s Birthday）July .1 建军节Army Day August .1 教师节Teachers Day Sept.1 国庆节National Dey Oct.1各种传统节日的中英文介绍1. 春节(农历一月一日) Spring Festival；Chinese New Year's2. 元宵节(农历一月十五日) Lantern Festival3. 清明节(4月5日)Tomb-Sweeping 4. 端午节(农历五月初五) Dragon Boat Festival5.中秋节(农历八月十五) (Moon)Festival6. 重阳节(农历九月九日) Double-ninth 7. 除夕(农历十二月三十日)New Year's Eve【中国常见传统活动中英对照】过年 celebrate the spring festival春联 spring festival couplets剪纸 paper-cuts年画 new year paintings买年货 do shopping for the spring festival；dospring festival shopping敬酒 propose a toast灯笼 lantern烟花 fireworks爆竹 firecrackers (people scare off evilspirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in redpaper，symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)舞狮 lion dance (the lion is believed tobe able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weatherand good harvests)戏曲 traditional opera杂耍 variety show灯谜 riddles written on lanterns灯会 exhibit of lanterns守岁 staying-up拜年 pay new year's call；givenew year's greetings；pay new year's visit禁忌 taboo去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors压岁钱 gift money；moneygiven to children as a lunar new year gift culture note；inthe old days， new year's money was given in theform of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolizedthe hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. today, money is placedinside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given torepresent luck and wealth辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year扫房 spring cleaning; generalhouse-cleaning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/dumpling; chinese meatravioli粽子 rice dumpling-第 3 页-