雅思小課堂｜Stephenye講單詞8——春節(jié)

又快要到春節(jié)了，作為中國(guó)人最重要的節(jié)日，我們今天來學(xué)習(xí)關(guān)于春節(jié)的英文吧。

春節(jié)（Spring Festival）又叫做Chinese New Year，也就是農(nóng)歷新年，那我們先來學(xué)習(xí)一下農(nóng)歷（陰歷）的說法：

陽歷，也就是世界通用的公歷紀(jì)年法，和太陽有關(guān)，我們用的是太陽的（solar）calendar，

那么陰歷又叫農(nóng)歷，和月亮有關(guān)，我們用月亮的（lunar）calendar.

接下來要說的單詞，都屬于中國(guó)文化特有的，我們?cè)谟⑽闹姓业阶罱咏耐愂挛?，能夠讓別人了解的，所以同樣的事物會(huì)有一些不同的表達(dá)方式。

春聯(lián)——

我們可以用詩歌當(dāng)中的對(duì)句（couplet）來描述，也可以用張貼用的標(biāo)語（banner）來解釋。

N-COUNT(尤為押韻等長(zhǎng)的)對(duì)句;對(duì)聯(lián)

A couplet is two lines of poetry which come next to each other, especially two lines that rhyme with each other and are the same length.

N-COUNT（通常指在抗議或集會(huì)中用兩根竿子撐開的）橫幅，標(biāo)語

A banner is a long strip of cloth with something written on it. Banners are usually attached to two poles and carried during a protest or rally.

貼春聯(lián)的貼我們可以用粘貼paste,也可以用張貼put up.

家庭團(tuán)圓——family reunion 

團(tuán)圓我們用的是reunion，union表示聯(lián)合，re-是重新的意思，所以重聚就是reunion，這個(gè)詞非常實(shí)用，比如同學(xué)聚會(huì)，家人團(tuán)聚。

N-VAR重聚;重逢;團(tuán)圓

A reunion is a meeting between people who have been separated for some time.

N-COUNT（家庭、學(xué)校及其他團(tuán)體成員的）團(tuán)聚，重聚，聚會(huì)

A reunion is a party attended by members of the same family, school, or other group who have not seen each other for a long time.

守歲——

其實(shí)就是熬夜，所以最簡(jiǎn)單的就是stay up (late) on New year’s Eve.

鞭炮——

firecrackers

N-COUNT鞭炮;爆竹;炮仗

A firecracker is a firework that makes several loud bangs when it is lit.

注意firecracker和firework 的區(qū)別

N-COUNT焰火;煙花

Fireworks are small objects that are lit to entertain people on special occasions. They contain chemicals and burn brightly or attractively, often with a loud noise, when you light them.

放鞭炮的放我們用的動(dòng)詞實(shí)際上就是點(diǎn)燃 ——light

拜年——

本質(zhì)上就是祝福別人新年快樂，所以你可以說wish people a happy new year,當(dāng)然我們也可以說成用祝福語問候他人 greet people with good words

恭喜發(fā)財(cái)——

財(cái)富,可以用fortune，wealth 或者prosperity

wish you great fortune/wealth

wish you prosperity

N-COUNT財(cái)富;財(cái)產(chǎn)

Someone who has a fortune has a very large amount of money.

N-UNCOUNT繁榮；興旺；富足

Prosperity is a condition in which a person or community is doing well financially.

發(fā)紅包——

紅包可以直接描述為red envelope(紅色信封)，但是給的里面的錢，不是信封，所以要說Give money in red envelopes

或者說成給孩子的幸運(yùn)的錢. Give lucky money to kids

元宵節(jié)——

習(xí)慣的說法是說成燈節(jié)，the Lantern’s Festival.

猜燈謎——

guessing lantern riddles

N-COUNT謎;謎語

A riddle is a puzzle or joke in which you ask a question that seems to be nonsense but which has a clever or amusing answer.

吃元宵——

eating sweet dumplings

N-VAR小面團(tuán);湯團(tuán);餃子

Dumplings are small lumps of dough that are cooked and eaten, either with meat and vegetables or as part of a sweet pudding.

大多數(shù)同學(xué)對(duì)dumpling的印象是餃子，但是這個(gè)詞本身是有指可能有肉和菜作為部分的甜的面食，所以這里的元宵也可以用dumplings。

如果你想表達(dá)得更具體，元宵可以說成a dumpling ball made of sticky rice flour stuffed with different fillings.