小学英语资料：元旦的全面英语表达.docx

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“元旦”英语怎么说

柯林斯COBUILD词典是这么说的：

NewYearsDayisthefirstdayoftheyear.InWesterncountriesthisisthe1stofJanuary.?

元旦节是新年的第一天。在西方国家，元旦节是一月一日。

因此“元旦”叫NewYear’sDay（注意大写）而不是NewYearDay(×)

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元旦的传说

InalegendabouttheprosperouseraofYaoandShunsome4000yearsago,whenYaowastheking,hecreatedmanybenefitsforthepeopleandwaslovedbythem.However,sincehissonwasnotascapableashe,YaodidnotpassonhisthronetohissonbuttoShun,awiseandsaintlyman.

相传在4000多年前远古的尧舜之时，尧天子在位时勤政于民，为老百姓办了很多好事，很受广大老百姓爱戴，但因其子无才太不成器，尧没把“天子”之位传给自己的儿子，而是传给了品德才能兼备的舜。

YaosaidtoShun:Youmustpassthethronetotherightperson.Onlythen,willIfeelatpeacewhenIdie.ShunpassedhisthronetoYu,whowasaherobecausehecouldcontrolflooding.JustlikeShun,Yualsodidalotofgooddeedsforthepeopleandwasreveredbythem.AfterYaodied,Shunsetthedayhemadesacrificestotheheavensandgods,aswellastothelateYao,asthefirstdayoftheyear.

尧对舜说：“你今后一定要把帝位传给值得的人，待我死后也可安心瞑目了”。后来舜把帝位传给了治洪水有功的禹，禹亦像舜那样亲民爱民为百姓做了很多好事，都十分受人爱戴。后来人们把尧死后，舜帝祭祀天地和先帝尧的那一天，当作一年的开始之日。

Previousdynastieswouldorganizecelebrationsandsacrificesonthisday,forexamplesacrificingtotheimmortalsandtheirforefathers,writingSpringFestivalscrolls,?writingcharacterfortunesanddragondancing.

历代皇朝都在元旦举行庆贺典仪祈祀等活动，如祭诸神祭先祖，写门对挂春联，书写福字、舞龙灯。

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元旦的起源

InancientChina,YuanDanwasnotonJanuary1st,asregulatedintheGregoriancalendar.ThedateofYuanDanhadbeenchangedmanytimesfromthe1stofthe12thlunarmonthinYinDynastytothe1stofthe1stlunarmonthinHanDynasty.WhenSunYat-sentookofficeasthetemporaryPresidentinNanjingatthebeginningofJanuaryof1912,hesetthe1stofthe1stlunarmonthastheSpringFestivalwhilethe1stofJanuarywassetastheNewYear,whichwasalsocalledYuanDan.Afterliberation,theCentralGovernmentofChinaissuedaNationalFestivalandMemorialDayHolidaythatsetJanuary