大学英语四六级翻译高频词汇：节日篇(1)
四六级翻译热点词·中国节日篇
【专题一中国节日及相关表达】春节the Spring Festival / Chinese lunar Near Year农历正月初一the first day of the first lunar month农历lunar calendar年终大扫除year-end household cleaning春联Spring Festival couplets年画New Year pictures剪纸paper-cuts团圆饭family reunion dinner饺子jiaozi春晚Spring Festival Gala守岁stay up late on the New Year’s Eve除夕Eve of Chinese New Year辞旧迎新ring out the old year and ring in the new 拜年pay a New Year visit红包red packets压岁钱lucky money放爆竹let off firecrackers庙会temple fair禁忌taboo元宵节Lantern Festival农历正月十五15th day of the first lunar month元宵rice dumplings花灯festival lantern灯谜lantern riddle灯会exhibit of lanterns烟花fireworks端午节Dragon Boat Festival农历五月初五5th of the fifth lunar month粽子zongzi糯米sticky rice粽叶bamboo leaves舞龙dragon dance舞狮lion dance踩高跷stilt walking赛龙舟dragon-boat racing纪念in memory of屈原Quyuan诗人poet忠臣loyal minister清明节Tomb-sweeping Day寒食节Cold Food Festival祭拜祖先offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors扫墓sweep graves of one’s ancestors or loved ones踏青go for a spring outing中秋节Mid-Autumn Day / Moon Festival农历八月十五15th of the eighth lunar month月饼moon cake赏月appreciate the glorious full moon中国神话故事Chinese mythology嫦娥Chang’e后羿Hou Yi长生不老be immortal重阳节Double Ninth Day赏菊admire the beauty of chrysanthemum 登高climb a height七夕节Double Seventh Day/Chinese Valentine's Day银河the Milky Way鹊桥bridge of magpies牛郎Cowherd织女the Weaving Maid王母娘娘the Queen of Heaven乞巧praying-for-cleverness女红needlework。
四六级翻译热点词
四六级翻译热点词（1）节日篇春节the Spring Festival; Chinese Lunar New Year农历正月初一the first day of the first lunar month 农历lunar calendar年终大扫除year-end household cleaning 春联Spring Festival couplets剪纸paper-cuts 团圆饭family reunion dinner春晚Spring Festival Gala 除夕Eve of Chinese New Year红包red packets 压岁钱lucky money元宵节Lantern Festival 农历正月十五15th day of the first lunar month灯谜lantern riddle端午节Dragon Boat Festival 糯米sticky rice 粽叶bamboo leaves舞龙dragon dance 赛龙舟dragon boat racing 忠臣loyal minister清明节Tomb-sweeping Day 祭拜祖先offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors中秋节Mid-Autumn Day; Moon Festival 月饼moon cake赏月appreciate the glorious full moon中国神话故事Chinese mythology 长生不老be immortal七夕节Double Seventh Day; Chinese Valentin e’s Day银河the Milky Way 女红needlework鹊桥bridge of magpies 牛郎Cowherd 织女the Weaving Maid王母娘娘the Queen of Heaven 乞巧praying for cleverness(2)中国文化篇四大发明the four great inventions of ancient China火药gunpowder 印刷术printing 指南针the compass造纸术paper-making文房四宝Four Treasures of the Study笔writing brush 墨ink stick 纸paper 砚ink slab中国结Chinese knot四大名著four major classical novels三国演义the Romance of Three Kingdoms 红楼梦Dream of the Red Mansions 水浒传Outlaw of the Marshes 西游记Journey to the West。
四六级翻译——中国传统节日翻译练习与词汇
Vocabulary二十四节气the 24 seasonal division points 民族ethnic group重阳节Double Ninth Festival腊八粥laba porridge春联New year’s scrolls庙会Temple Fairs猜灯谜guessing lantern riddles端午节Dragon Boat Festival七夕节the Double Seven Festival元宵节Lantern Festival踩高跷stilts扫墓sweep tombs香囊perfume pouch登高ascending a height冬至Winter SolsticeThe formal expressions of Chinese traditional festivals:春节the Sprlng Festival （NewYearls 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 四月五日前后端午节the Dragon-Boat Festiva 农历五月初五中秋节the MidAutumn Festival（the Moon Festival）农历八月十五七夕节the Double-Seventh Day农历七月初七重阳节the Double Ninth Festival 农历九月初九The expressions of customs:春游spring outing荡秋千playing on a swing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 ; do spring festival shopping敬酒propose a toast灯笼lantern烟花fireworks爆竹firecrackers (people scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)红包red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)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)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; give new 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; money given to children as a lunar new year gift辞旧岁bid farewell to the old year扫房spring cleaning; general house-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; chinese meat ravioliTranslation1. 中国的传统节日拥有丰富的文化意义和悠久的历史，组成了中华文化重要辉煌的一部分。
2016年英语四六级翻译常用词汇
2016年英语四六级翻译常用词汇2016年英语四六级翻译常用词汇以下四六英语翻译真题特色词汇是小编特地为大家整理的，希望对各位考生们的词汇水平有所帮助!1.名胜古迹长城 the Great Wall of China烽火台 beacon tower秦士台皇陵 the Mausoleum of Emperor Qinshihuang兵马俑 Terracotta Warriors and Horses大雁塔 Big Wild Goose Pagoda丝绸之路the Silk Road敦煌莫高窟Mogao Grottoes华清池 Huaqing Hot Springs五台山"Wutai Mountain九华山 Jiuhua Mountain蛾眉山Mount Emei泰山 Mount Tai黄山 Mount Huangshan; the Yellow Mountain 故宫 the Imperial Palace天坛 the Temple of Heaven午门 Meridian Gate大运河 Grand Canal护城河the Moat回音壁Echo Wall居庸关 Juyongguan Pass九龙壁 the Nine Dragon Wall黄帝陵 the Mausoleum of Emperor Huangdi 十三陵 the Ming Tombs苏州园林 Suzhou gardens西湖 West Lake九寨沟 Jiuzhaigou Valley日月潭 Sun Moon Lake布达拉宫Potala Palace鼓楼 drum tower四合院 quadrangle; courtyard complex孔庙 Confucius Temple乐山大佛 Leshan Giant Buddha十八罗汉 the Eighteen Disciples of the Buddha 喇嘛Lama2.科技词汇vanish vi. 消失、突然间消失例：Myfear varnished. 我的恐惧突然消失digital a. 数字的、数字显示的考：digitalage数码时代electricala.电的，与电有关的考：electricalappliance电器设备electronica. 电子的考：electronicdevice电子设备optical a.光的、眼的例：opticalinstruments光学仪器universal a.普遍的,全体的;通用的,万能的派：universen.宇宙例：universaltruth普遍真理solar a.太阳能的例：solarenergy太阳能solid a. 固体的、实心的、结实例：solidfuel固体燃料solid evidence可信的证据派：solidarityn. 团结solidify v. 凝固infinite a. 无限的、无边无际的例：infinitepatience无限的耐心mechanicala. 机械的例：mechanicalengineering机械工程师派：mechanica.机械的precise a. 精确的派：precisionn. 精确logical a. 逻辑的派：logicn. 逻辑illogical a. 不合逻辑的psychological a. 心理的、心理学的派：psychologyn.心理phenomenonn. 现象、迹象派：phenomenala. 显著的考：acommon phenomenon普遍现象bacteria n. 细菌element n. 元素、成分、元件派：elementala. 基本的、元素的elementary a. 基本的、初步的biology n. 生物学、生态学evolution n.演变、进化例：thetheory of evolution进化论mathematicsn. 算术派：mathematicala. 数学上的formula n. 原则、方案、公式例：peaceformula和平方案statistic n.统计数值、统计资料例：statisticdata统计数据vitamin n. 维生素protein n. 蛋白质oxygen n. 氧、氧气记：oxy(氧的)+gen(产生)=氧气carbon n. 碳考：carbondioxide二氧化碳measurementn. 衡量、测量例：threemeasurements三围派：measurevt. 衡量,测量intelligencen. 智力、智慧、情报派：intelligenta. 智慧的例：artificialintelligence人工智能graph n. 图表、图解navigationn. 航行、导航派：navigatev. 导航例：navigationsystem导航系统dimension n.方面、纬、长(或宽、厚)等派：dimensionala. 空间的例：threedimensional space三纬空间3.节日词汇春节 the Spring Festival元宵节 the Lantern Festival清明节 the Tomb-sweeping Day端午节 the Dragon-boat Festival中秋节 the Mid-autumn Day重阳节 the Double-ninth Day七夕节 the Double-seventh Day春联 spring couplets庙会 temple fair爆竹 firecracker年画(traditional) New Year pictures 压岁钱 New Year gift-money舞龙dragon dance元宵 sweet sticky rice dumplings花灯 festival lantern灯谜 lantern riddle舞狮 lion dance踩高跷 stilt walking赛龙舟 dragon boat race胡同hutong4.中国特色京剧 Peking opera秦腔 Qin opera功夫Kungfo太极Tai Chi口技 ventriloquism木偶戏puppet show皮影戏 shadowplay折子戏 opera highlights杂技 acrobatics相声 witty dialogue comedy刺绣 embroidery苏绣 Suzhou embroidery泥人 clay figure书法 calligraphy中国画 traditional Chinese painting水墨画 Chinese brush painting中国结 Chinese knot5.古代文献文房四宝(笔墨纸观)the Four Treasures of the Study (brush, ink stick, paper, and ink stone)《大学》The Great Learning《中庸》The Doctrine of the Mean《论语》The Analects of Confucius《孟子》The Mencius《孙子兵法》The Art of War《三国演义》Three Kingdoms《西游爷己》Journey to the West《红楼梦》Dream of the Red Mansions《水浒传》Heroes of the Marshes《山海经》The Classic of Mountains and Rivers 《资治通鉴》History as a Mirror《春秋》The Spring and Autumn Annals《史记》Historical Records《诗经》The Book of Songs《易经》The I Ching; The Book of Changes《礼记》The Book of Rites《三字经》Three-character Scriptures6.古代发明中国古代四大发明 the four great inventions of ancient China 火药 gunpowder印刷术printing造纸术 paper-making指南针 the compass青铜器 bronze ware瓷器 porcelain; china唐三彩 tri-color glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty 景泰蓝cloisonne秋千swing7.菜系食品山东菜 Shandong cuisine川菜 Sichuan cuisine粤菜 Canton cuisine扬州菜 Yangzhou cuisine月饼 moon cake年糕 rice cake油条 deep-fried dough sticks豆浆 soybean milk馒头 steamed buns花卷 steamed twisted rolls包子 steamed stuffed buns北京烤鸭 Beijing roast duck拉面 hand-stretched noodles馄饨 wonton (dumplings in soup) 豆腐 tofu? bean curd麻花 fried dough twist烧饼 clay oven rolls皮蛋 100-year egg; century egg蛋炒饭 fried rice with egg糖葫芦 tomatoes on sticks火锅hot pot<div class='pages'<ul id='page_slice'<div class='n_p'。
2021年6月英语四级翻译中国传统节日汇总
2021年6月英语四级翻译中国传统节日汇总【篇一】英语四级翻译中国传统节日：春节春节庆祝活动是一年中最重要的庆祝活动。
中国人庆祝春节的方式可能略微不同，但其愿望几乎是相同的，他们希望其家人和朋友来年健康和幸运。
春节庆祝活动通常持续15天。
庆祝活动包括春节的年夜饭，放鞭炮，给儿童压岁钱，春节钟声和春节问候。
绝大部分中国人将在春节的第7天停止庆祝活动，因为全国性节假通常在这个天结束，但在公共场所的庆祝活动可能最终持续到正月十五。
Chinese New Year Celebration is the most important celebration of the year. Chinese people may celebrate the Chinese New Year in slightly different ways but their wishes are almost the same; they want their family members and friends to be healthy and lucky during next year.Chinese New Year Celebration usually lasts for 15 days. Celebratory activities include Chinese New Feast, firecrackers, giving lucky money to children, the New Year bell ringing and Chinese New Year Greetings. Most of Chinese people will stop the celebrating in their home on the 7th day of New Year because the national holiday usually ends around that day, however celebrations in public areas can last until the 15th day of New Year.【篇二】英语四级翻译中国传统节日：元宵节与绝大部分中国节日一样，元宵节同样有自己的特色小吃，成为“汤圆”(也叫“元宵”)。
六级翻译常用传统词汇
传统绘画
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中国画 traditional Chinese painting 人物 portrait 山水 landscape 花鸟 flower and bird 草虫 grass and insect 泼墨 paint-splashing style 写意 impressionistic style 工笔 elaborate style 毛笔 writing brush
《水浒》：Water Margin/Outlaws of the Marsh
传统书法
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书法 calligraphic art 书法家 calligraphic artist 楷体 formal script/regular script 行书 running script 宋体 Song-dynasty script 象形文字：Pictograms/Pictographic Characters 偏旁：radical 文房四宝(笔墨纸砚)：”The Four Treasure of the Study” “Brush, Ink-stick, Paper, and Ink-stone” 印/玺：Seal/Stamp
风景名胜
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洱海 Erhai lake 庐山 Lushan Mountain 少林寺 Shaolin Temple 长江三峡 Three Gorges along the Changjiang 黄果树瀑布 Huangguoshu Waterfalls 大兴安岭 Greater Xing’an Mountains 小兴安岭 Lesser Xing’an Mountains 天池 Heaven’s Pool 日月潭 Lake Sun Moon
大学英语六级翻译备考材料之传统节日
大学英语六级翻译备考材料之传统节日第一篇：大学英语六级翻译备考材料之传统节日大学英语六级翻译备考材料之传统节日端午节翻译材料：中文材料：端午节是中国农历五月初五，千百年来，人们都以吃粽子和赛龙舟来纪念这个节日。
端午节最出名的是赛龙舟，尤其是在有很多河流和湖泊的南方省份。
赛舟会（regatta）是为了纪念传说投河自尽的正直大臣屈原。
龙舟赛象征着人们抢救和追回屈原的努力，典型的龙舟长50至100英尺，宽5.5英尺，并排坐着两位划桨人。
参考译文：The Dragon Boat Festivalis celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar.For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating Zongzi and racing dragon boats.The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races, especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes.This regattacommemorates the death of Qu Yuan, an honest minister who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river.The dragon-boat race symbolizes the many attempts to rescue and recover Qu's body.A typical dragon boat ranges from 50-100 feet in length, with a beam of about 5.5 feet, accommodating two paddlers seated side by side.元宵节翻译材料：中文材料：农历正月十五日是元宵节，紧随春节之后。
最近四六级翻译--中国传统文化词汇部分
中国特色词汇英语翻译第一部分：1. 元宵节：Lantern Festival2. 刺绣：embroidery3. 重阳节：Double-Ninth Festival4. 清明节：Tomb sweeping day5. 剪纸：Paper Cutting6. 书法：Calligraphy7. 对联：(Spring Festival) Couplets8. 象形文字：Pictograms/Pictographic Characters9. 人才流动：Brain Drain/Brain Flow10. 四合院：Siheyuan/Quadrangle11. 战国：Warring States12. 风水：Fengshui/Geomantic Omen13. 铁饭碗：Iron Bowl14. 函授部：The Correspondence Department15. 集体舞：Group Dance16. 黄土高原：Loess Plateau17. 红白喜事：Weddings and Funerals18. 中秋节：Mid-Autumn Day19. 结婚证：Marriage Certificate20. 儒家文化：Confucian Culture21. 附属学校：Affiliated school22. 古装片：Costume Drama23. 武打片：Chinese Swordplay Movie24. 元宵：Tangyuan/Sweet Rice Dumpling25. 一国两制：One Country, Two Systems26. 火锅：Hot Pot27. 四人帮：Gang of Four28. 《诗经》：The Book of Songs29. 素质教育：Essential-qualities-oriented Education30. 《史记》：Historical Records/Records of the Grand Historian31. 大跃进：Great Leap Forward (Movement)32. 《西游记》：The Journey to the West33. 除夕：Chinese New Year’s Eve/Eve of the Spring Festival34. 针灸：Acupuncture35. 唐三彩：Tri-color Pottery of the Tang Dynasty/ The Tang Tri-colored pottery36. 中国特色的社会主义：Chinese-charactered Socialist/Socialist with Chinese characteristics37. 偏旁：radical38. 孟子：Mencius39. 亭/阁：Pavilion/ Attic40. 大中型国有企业：Large and Medium-sized State-owned Enterprises41. 火药：gunpowder42. 农历：Lunar Calendar43. 印/玺：Seal/Stamp44. 物质精神文明建设：The Construction of Material Civilization and Spiritual Civilization45. 京剧：Beijing Opera/Peking Opera46. 秦腔：Crying of Qin People/Qin Opera47. 太极拳：Tai Chi48. 独生子女证：The Certificate of One-child49. 天坛：Altar of Heaven in Beijing50. 小吃摊：Snack Bar/Snack Stand51. 红双喜：Double Happiness52. 政治辅导员：Political Counselor/School Counselor53. 春卷：Spring Roll(s)54. 莲藕：Lotus Root55. 追星族：Star Struck56. 故宫博物院：The Palace Museum57. 相声：Cross-talk/Comic Dialogue58. 下岗：Lay off/Laid off59. 北京烤鸭：Beijing Roast Duck60. 高等自学考试：Self-taught Examination of Higher Education61. 烟花爆竹：fireworks and firecracker62. 敦煌莫高窟：Mogao Caves63. 电视小品：TV Sketch/TV Skit64. 香港澳门同胞：Compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao65. 文化大革命：Cultural Revolution66. 长江中下游地区：The Mid-low Reaches of Yangtze River67. 门当户对：Perfect Match/Exact Match68. 《水浒》：Water Margin/Outlaws of the Marsh69. 中外合资企业：Joint Ventures70. 文房四宝（笔墨纸砚）："The Four Treasure of the Study" "Brush, Inkstick, Paper, and Inkstone"第二部分中国意念词（Chinesenesses）八卦trigram阴、阳yin, yang道Dao（cf. logo）江湖（世界）the jianghu World （the traits’world）e.g. You can’t control everything in a traits’world. (人在江湖，身不由己)道Daoism（Taoism）上火excessive internal heat儒学Confucianism红学（《红楼梦》研究）redology世外桃源Shangri-la or Arcadia开放kaifang （Chinese openness to the outside world）大锅饭getting an equal share regardless of the work done 伤痕文学scar literature or the literature of the wounded 不搞一刀切no imposing uniformity on …合乎国情，顺乎民意to conform with the national conditions and the will of the people乱摊派，乱收费imposition of arbitrary quotas and service charge铁交椅iron (lifetime) post’s; guaranteed leading post脱贫to shake off poverty; anti-poverty治则兴，乱则衰Order leads to prosperity and chaos to decline第三部分中华民族的喜庆节日（Chinese Festivial）国庆节National Day中秋节Mia-Autumn Festival春节Spring Festival元宵节Lantern Festival儿童节Children’s Day端午节Dragon Boat Festival妇女节Women’s Day泼水节Water-Splashing Day五四青年节Youth Day第四部分中国独特的传统饮食（Unique Traditional Chinese Foods）馄饨wonton花卷steamed twisted rolls套餐set meal盒饭box lunch; Chinese take-away米豆腐rice tofu魔芋豆腐konjak tofu米粉rice noodles冰糖葫芦a stick of sugar-coated haws (or apples,etc.) 粉丝glass noodles豆腐脑jellied bean curd第五部分中国新兴事物（Newly Sprouted Things）中国电信China Telecom中国移动China Mobile十五计划the 10th Five-Year Plan中国电脑联网Chinanet三峡工程the Three Gorges Project希望工程Project Hope京九铁路Beijing CKowloon Railway扶贫工程Anti-Poverty Project菜篮子工程Vegetable Basket Project温饱工程Decent-Life Project安居工程Economy Housing Project扫黄Porn-Purging Campaign西部大开发Go-West Campaign5 、特有的一些汉语词汇禅宗Zen Buddhism禅dhyana; dhgaya混沌chaos道Daosim, the way and its power四谛Four Noble Truth八正道Eightfold Path无常anity五行说Theory of Five Elements无我anatman坐禅metta or transcendental meditation空sunyata虚无nothingness双喜double happiness(中)，a doubled stroke of luck(英) 小品witty skits相声cross-talk噱头；掉包袱gimmick, stunt夜猫子night people; night-owls本命年this animal year of sb.处世之道philosophy of life姻缘yinyuan（prefixed fate of marriage）还愿redeem a wish (vows)6 、具有文化特色的现代表述大陆中国Mainland China红色中国socialist China四化Four Modernizations终生职业job-for-life铁饭碗iron rice bowl大锅饭communal pot关系户closely-related units外出打工人员migrant workers关系网personal nets, closely-knitted guild五讲(讲文明、讲礼貌、讲卫生、讲秩序、讲道德)：the Five Merits focus on decorum, manners, hygiene, disciplines and morals四美（心灵美、语言美、行为美、环境美）：the Four Virtues are golden heart, refined language, civilized behavior, and green environment7 、中国古代独特事物（Unique Ancient Chinese Items）宣纸rice paper衙门yamen叩头kowtow孔子Confucius武术wushu（Chinese Martial Arts）功夫kungfu ；kung fu中庸the way of medium （cf. Golden Means）中和harmony (zhonghe)孝顺to show filial obedience孝子dutiful son家长family head三纲：君为臣纲，父为子纲，夫为妻纲three cardinal guides: ruler guides subject, father guides son husband guides wife五常：仁、义、理、智、信five constant virtues: benevolence (humanity), righteousness, propriety, wisdom and fidelity 八股文eight-legged essays多子多福：The more sons/children, the more blessing/ great happiness养儿防老：raising sons to support one in one’s old age 8、近一季度见诸报端的中国现代特色词汇翻译基层监督grass-roots supervision基础税率base tariff level婚介所matrimonial agency婚外恋extramarital love婚纱摄影bride photo黑心棉shoddy cotton机器阅卷machine scoring即开型奖券scratch-open ticket/lottery集中精力把经济建设搞上去go all out for economic development价格听证会public price hearings甲A球队Division A Soccer Team家政服务household management service加强舆论监督ensure the correct orientation is maintained in public opinion假帐accounting fraud叫板challenge; pick a quarrel矫情use lame arguments借调temporarily transfer渐进式台独gradual Taiwan independence扩大中等收入者比重Raise the proportion of themiddle-income group.扩大内需，刺激消费expand domestic demand and consumption安居工程housing project for low-income urban residents 智力密集型concentration of brain power; knowledge-intensive外资企业overseas-funded enterprises下岗职工laid-off workers分流reposition of redundant personnel三角债chain debts素质教育education for all-round development豆腐渣工程jerry-built projects社会治安情况law-and-order situation民族国家nation state“台独”"independence of Taiwan"台湾当局Taiwan authorities台湾同胞Taiwan compatriots台湾是中国领土不可分割的一部分。
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大学英语四六级翻译高频词汇：节日篇
元旦New Year's Day
情人节Valentine's Day
国际妇女节International Women' Day
植树节Tree Planting Day
愚人节April Fools' Day
国际劳动日International Labor Day
中国青年节 Chinese Youth Day
国际儿童节International Children's Day
中国共产党成立纪念日 Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China
中国人民解放军建军节Army Day
中华人民共和国国庆节National Day
中国教师节Teacher's Day
万圣节Halloween
母亲节Mother's Day
农历正月初一春节(the Spring Festival)
农历正月十五元宵节(Lantern Festival)
农历五月初五端午节(the Dragon-Boat Festival)
农历七月初七乞巧节(中国情人节)(Double-Seventh Day)
农历八月十五中秋节(the Mid-Autumn Festival)
农历九月初九重阳节(the Double Ninth Festival)
农历腊月初八腊八节(the laba Rice Porridge Festival)
春联 Spring Festival couplets
年画 New Year pictures
剪纸paper-cuts
除夕 the eve of the lunar New Year
守岁 stay up late on the New Year’s Eve
放爆竹 let off firecrackers
拜年 pay a New Year visit
团圆饭 family reunion dinner
敬酒 propose a toast
红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper)
舞狮 lion dance
舞龙 dragon dance
灯笼 lantern
灯谜 riddles written on lanterns
灯会 exhibit of lanterns
禁忌 taboo
压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar new year gift
祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors
元宵 rice dumpling
踩高跷 stilt walking
扭秧歌 yangge dance
扫墓 sweep graves of one’s ancestors or loved ones
赛龙舟 dragon-boat racing
粽子zongzi (sticky rice dumpling wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves)
月饼 moon cake
赏月 appreciate the glorious full moon
赏菊 admire the beauty of chrysanthemum
登高 climb mountain。