春节类雅思词汇TheSpringFestival.docx

春节　The Sprin?g Festi?val 　　农历　lunar? calen?dar 　　正月　lunar? Janua?ry; the first? month? by lunar? calen?dar 　　除夕　New Year’s Eve; eve of lunar? New Year 　　初一　the begin?ning of New Year 　　元宵节　The Lante?rn Festi?val 　　Custo?ms：　　过年　Guo-nian; have the Sprin?g Festi?val 　　对联　poeti?c coupl?et: two succe?ssive? rhymi?ng lines? in poetr?y 　　春联　Sprin?g Festi?val coupl?ets 　　剪纸　paper?-cuts 　　年画　New Year paint?ings 　　买年货　speci?al purch?ases for the Sprin?g Festi?val; do Sprin?g Festi?val shopp?ing 　　敬酒　propo?se a toast? 　　灯笼　lante?rn: a porta?ble light? 　　烟花　firew?orks 　　爆竹　firec?racke?rs （Peopl?e scare? off evil spiri?ts and ghost?s with the loud pop.）　　红包　red packe?ts （cash wrapp?ed up in red paper?, symbo?lize fortu?ne and wealt?h in the comin?g year.）　　舞狮　lion dance? （The lion is belie?ved to be able to dispe?l evil and bring? good luck.）　　舞龙　drago?n dance? （to expec?t good weath?er and good harve?sts）　　戏曲　tradi?tiona?l opera? 　　杂耍　varie?ty show; vaude?ville? 　　灯谜　riddl?es writt?en on lante?rns 　　灯会　exhib?it of lante?rns 　　守岁　stayi?ng-up 　　拜年　pay New Year’s call； give New Year’s greet?ings; New Year’s visit? 　　禁忌　taboo? 　　去晦气　get rid of the ill-fortu?ne 　　祭祖宗　offer? sacri?fices? to one’s ances?tors 　　压岁钱　gift money?； money? given? to child?ren as a lunar? New Year gift 　　Cultu?re Note: In the old days, New Year’s money? was given? in the form of one hundr?ed coppe?r coins? strun?g toget?her on a red strin?g and symbo?lized? the hope that one would? live to be a hundr?ed years? old. Today?, money? is place?d insid?e red envel?opes in denom?inati?ons consi?dered? auspi?cious? and given? to repre?sent luck and wealt?h 　　辞旧岁　bid farew?ell to the old year 　　扫房　sprin?g clean?ing; gener?al house?-clean?ing 　　Bless?ings: 　　金玉满堂　Treas?ures Fill The Home 　　生意兴隆　Busin?ess Flour?ishes? 　　岁岁平安　Peace? All Year Round? 　　恭喜发财　Wishi?ng You Prosp?erity? 　　和气生财　Harmo?ny Bring?s Wealt?h 　　心想事成　May All Your Wishe?s Come True 　　吉祥如意　Every?thing? Goes Well 　　国泰平安　The Count?ry Flour?ishes? And Peo