奥运会英语词汇

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Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会（奥运会）

International Olympic Committee (IOC) 国际奥林匹克委员会（奥委会）

Olympic Charter 奥林匹克宪章

Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (father of the modern Olympic Games) 皮埃尔·德·顾拜旦（现代奥林匹克之父）

Summer Olympics 夏季奥运会

Winter Olympics 冬季奥运会

Paralympic Games 残疾人奥林匹克运动会（残奥会）

Youth Olympic Games 青年奥林匹克运动会

Special Olympics 特殊奥林匹克运动会（特奥会）

Olympic rings 奥林匹克五环（奥运会会徽）

Olympic Hymn/Olympic Anthem

奥林匹克圣歌（奥运会会歌）

Faster, Higher, Stronger 更高，更快，更强（奥运会格言）

Olympic Oath 奥林匹克誓词

Olympic Flame 奥林匹克圣火

host city 主办城市

athlete 运动员referee 裁判

volunteer 志愿者

opening ceremony 开幕式closing ceremony 闭幕式medal presentation 颁奖仪式stadium 体育场

Olympic Village 奥运村Olympic record 奥运会纪录hold the record 保持纪录break a/the record 打破纪录stimulant 兴奋剂

torch relay 火炬接力/火炬传递torch 火炬

medal 奖牌

gold medal 金牌

mascot 吉祥物

silver medal 银牌

bronze medal 铜牌

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春节词汇

龙飞凤舞an elegant handwriting

龙马精神the energy like a dragon and a horse

龙争虎斗a fight between a dragon and a tiger

龙心凤肝rare dishes(dragon's heart and phoenix's liver)

龙凤呈祥prosperity brought by dragon and phoenix in an extremely good fortune

画龙点睛a finishing touch

卧虎藏龙crouching tiger, hidden dragon

生龙活虎full of life and energy

望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child

乘龙快婿a son-in-law of high rank

鲤鱼跃龙门carp over the goal can be transformed into a dragon

二月二龙抬头Dragon Headsraising Day

端午节赛龙舟Dragon Boat Festival

耍龙灯dragon lantern dancing

节日名Greeting season

春节The Spring Festival

农历lunar calendar 正月lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar

除夕New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year

初一the beginning of New Year

元宵节The Lantern Festival

习俗Customs

过年Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival

对联poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry 春联Spring Festival couplets

剪纸paper-cuts

年画New Year paintings

买年货special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping

敬酒propose a toast

灯笼lantern: a portable light

烟花fireworks

爆竹firecrackers (People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)

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; vaudeville

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; 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