关于新年的英文表达汇总

新年：

1. New Year's Eve dinner 除夕夜年夜饭

Reunion dinner 团圆饭

Everyone tries to get home for new yea'rs Eve dinner

2. Spring Festival couplets 春联

3. paper-cuts剪纸

4. lucky money 红包

5. lion dance 舞狮表演

6. drag on dan ce舞龙

7. New Year's Gala / spring festival gala 春节联欢晚会

Are you going to watch the …toni ght?

8. new dresses

children are the happiest, they always get lucky money and new dresses.

9. firework 烟花

The fireworks are very beautiful。

Don 'clea n on the New Yearsday 初一不可以扫地哦

spri ng clea ning; gen eral house-clea nin扫房

10. The Lan tern Festival 元宵节

【Blessing】:

Treasures fill the home 财源广进

Business flourishes 事业兴隆

Peace all year round 岁岁平安

Wishing you prosperity 恭喜发财

Harmony brings wealth 家和万事兴

May all your wishes come true 心想事成

Everything goes well 万事如意

The country flourishes and people live in peace 国家富强、人民安康

Money and treasures will be plentiful 财源茂盛

Wishi ng you every success Promoti ng to a higher position事业有成、更上一层楼、蒸蒸日上

八、、八、、I—I —I~-

Safe trip wherever you go 一帆风顺

Wish you happ in ess and prosperity in the coming year!祝你新的一年快乐幸福

There are many traditional festivals in China, such as Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Day and so on. I ' d like to introduce the Spring Festival to you. Spring Festival is the most important traditional holiday in China. It usually lasts for 15 days.

Days before the festival, people clean their houses. They think cleaning sweeps any bad luck. They decorate their houses with paper cuts. On the eve of the festival, family members get together and have big meals. Then they watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV. At midnight, they set off fireworks to welcome the new year. During the festival, kids get lucky money from old people. People visit their relatives and friends. They wish each a happy year and good luck. How happy we are.

What does the holiday mean?

这个节日有什么含义吗？

The term "pass year" is used for the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year). The word "Year" in Chinese characters used to mean a horrible beast. To combat the beast, the Chinese hang "good luck" wishes on red paper on the door and use fireworks in the belief that the beast fears red and fire. This tradition in many ways resemble the Wester n belief of using garlic and crosses to fight vampires

中文中“过年”这个词组用以表示对春节(中国新年)的庆祝。“年”这个字在中

文里是一种恐怖的怪兽。因为“年”害怕红色和火，所以中国人会在门上悬挂“春

联”写上美好祝福，并放鞭炮来赶跑它。这个传统有点类似西方人用大蒜和十字架吓跑吸血鬼的传统。

Why New Year is so special?

为什么新年那么特别呢？

The Chinese zodiac features 12 animals in the sequence of Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. This year is the year of Tiger. Each animal represents a different "personality". According to legend, people held a conference with all the animals, informing them that they would pick the 12 to represent the zodiac. However, in spite of being fast, the cat was not picked as its then-close friend, the rat, did not wake it. This action sparked off a rivalry that continues till this day。

中国的十二生肖代表了十二种动物，他们的顺序是：鼠、牛、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗和猪。今年是虎年。每一种动物有他们自己的“性格”。根据传说，人们当初和动物们开了一个会，最先到会的动物们就可以进入十二生肖。而身为猫最好的朋友，老鼠却没有把猫叫醒去开会。因此，它们之间的战争一直持续到今天。

What do people do?

那人们在新年都干啥呢？

Eat, eat again, and then eat some more! As the old Chinese saying goes: food is everything。

吃、接着吃、再吃更多东西！就跟一句中国古话说的那样：食物即一切。(沪江小编：这算是哪门子“中国古话”！？)

The tradition is to have different main courses everyday from the 1st day of the New Year to the 15th day of the New Year, from Jiao Zi (dumplings，) noodles, spring rolls, sticky rice cakes, and Tang Yuan (stuffed rice balls). Besides culinary satisfaction, each food has a meaning as well: for instance, Jiao Zi looks like gold, implying a wealthy year ahead。

传统就是，从新年第一天开始直到正月十五，每天都要吃不同的主菜。从饺

子、面条、春卷、年糕到汤圆。除了祭好五脏庙以外，每一种食物也有含义：比如饺子看起来就像金元宝，这意味来年的丰衣足食。

Besides eating, young people visit older family members and kids are blessed with a red pack of "lucky" money. And then, people gather and eat again！()，leading to a lot of advertiseme nts about fit ness right after the Chin ese New Year holiday 除了吃以外，年轻人要去拜会家里的老人家，而小盆友们就有大把压岁钱拿。跟着，人们又聚在一起吃，所以节后中国就会出现很多减肥广告……(沪江小编：

写这东西的老外看就知道被骗了。这是哪家的规矩.... 不过没事，大家随机应变、

等见了老外把真正的中国习俗告诉他们吧。)

Happy Chinese New year!!!

春节快乐！

There are many traditional festivals in China, such as Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Day and so on. I'd like to introduce the Spring Festival to you. Spring Festival is the most important traditional holiday in China. It usually lasts for 15 days.

Days before the festival, people clean their houses. They think cleaning sweeps any bad luck. They decorate their houses with paper cuts. On the eve of the festival, family members get together and have big meals. Then they watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV. At midnight, they set off fireworks to welcome the new year. During the festival, kids get lucky money from old people. People visit their relatives and friends. They wish each a happy year and good luck. How happy we are. 春联

Spring Festival couplets 春酒

[wine brewed in spring] 春季酿制的或春季酿成的酒;也指民间习俗,春节时宴请亲友叫吃春酒春色满园

[a garden full of the beauty of spring] 春日的景色充满家园。形容生机勃勃、繁荣兴旺的气象春山如笑

[hills as if smiling in the spring] 形容春天山区风景的优美动人春山如笑,夏山如滴,秋山如妆,冬山如睡春节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 Food names：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 ravioli 汤圆Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings

八宝饭eight treasures rice pudding

糖果盘candy tray:

什锦糖assorted candies - sweet and fortune 蜜冬瓜candied winter melon - growth and good health 西瓜子red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity 金桔cumquat - prosperity

糖莲子candied lotus seed - many descendents to come 糖藕candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship 红枣red dates - prosperity 花生糖peanut candy - sweet 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.)

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; 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

辞旧岁bid farewell to the old year

扫房spring cleaning; general house-cleaning

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

Food names(: 食品名)

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 ravioli 汤圆Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings

【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

【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 买年货special purchases for the Spring Festival ; do Spring Festival shopping 年画New Year paintings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.)

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; vaudeville 灯谜riddles written on lanterns 灯会exhibit of lanterns 守岁staying-up 禁忌taboo

拜年pay New Year‘s call; give New Year ‘s greetings; New Year ‘s visit

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

【Culture Note】：In the old days, New Year ‘s money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. Today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth 辞旧岁bid

farewell to the old year 扫房spring cleaning; general house-cleaning

【Food names】：

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 ravioli 八宝饭eight treasures rice pudding 汤圆Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet orspicy fillings 糖果盘candy tray:什锦糖assorted can dies - sweet and fortune

蜜冬瓜candied winter melon - growth and good health 西瓜子red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity 金桔cumquat - prosperity红枣red dates - prosperity 糖莲子candied lotus seed - many descendents to come 糖藕candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship 花生糖peanut candy - sweet

【Blessing】:

Treasures fill the home 财源广进Business flourishes 事业兴隆Peace all year round 岁

岁平安Wishing you prosperity 恭喜发财Harmony brings wealth 家和万事兴May all your wishes come true 心想事成Everything goes well 万事如意

The country flourishes and people live in peace 国家富强、人民安康Money and treasures will be plentiful 财源茂盛

Wishi ng you every success Promoti ng to a higher position事业有成、更上一层楼、蒸蒸日上

八、、八、、I—I —I~-

Safe trip wherever you go 一帆风顺

Wish you happ in ess and prosperity in the coming year!祝你新的一年快乐幸福

Wish you success in your career and happ in ess of your famil y 事业成功，家庭美满

（阖家欢乐）

【中国新年禁忌】：

Dos and Donts of Chinese New Year

Do's:

Wish everyone you meet a happy New Year by saying "gong xi fa cai", which tran slates to: "Have a happy and prosperous New Year!"对每一个你遇到的人道一声：“恭喜发财”，翻译成英文就是：“在新的一年里拥有幸福繁荣的生活”；Wear articles of red clothi ng because red symbolizes luck穿红色布料做成的饰品，因为红色昭示着幸运；Eat vegetaria n food because it's not good to see blood.吃素食，因为见血是不吉禾U 的；

Buy new trousers because the Chinese word for trousers is "fu", （Chinese homonym for wealth）买新裤子（衣服）,因为汉语里裤子就是服”（在汉语里与财富的富” 谐音）；

Children should stay up as late as possible on New Year's Eve for it is believed that the later they stay up, the longer their parents will live. 孩子应该在除夕之夜尽可能晚睡、熬夜因为据说他们睡的越晚，他们的父母越长寿；

Visit family （especially those older than yourself） and friends to pass on your wishes on good fortune for the New Year. （plus kids and single people will receive lai-see lucky red packets full of money.拜访亲戚朋友（尤其是比你年长的），传递你对他们来年幸福的美好祝愿（另外孩子和单身的人将会得到装满钱的幸运红包，称为“来喜”。）Give two lai see to each child. Because happiness comes in two's, do not just give one.

This is your way of passing good luck to the next generation. Business owners also give lai see to employees and associated给每个孩子两份来喜”（我觉得应该指钱是偶数的），因为好事成双，不要只给一份。这是你把祝愿传递给下一代的方法。企业主（老板）也要给员工和同事红包。

Don'ts:

Don't wear white or black clothing, since they are the traditional colours of mourning. 不要穿白色或黑色服装，因为这是传统意义上丧事的颜色；

Don't buy new shoes for the first month of the New Year, because the sound of shoe in Chinese is "hai". "Hai" is similar to the sound of sighing, which Chinese believe is not a good way to start the year不要在新年的第一个月买新鞋，因为在汉语里鞋的发音是“孩” （好像是四川地区的发音），它与叹息”唉“相近，中国人认为这不是新年伊始的好兆头。

Don't wash your hair for the first three days of the New Year, because the Chinese word for hair is a homonym for the Chinese word for wealth. Therefore, Chinese believe it isn't a good thing to 'wash away your wealth' right at the start of the New Year. 在新年的前三天里不要洗头，因为汉语里“头发”的“发”和“发财”的“发”同音。因此，中国认为在新年伊始把财富给冲走可不是好兆头。

Floors may not be swept and garbage may not be disposed of on the first day of the New Year for fear of cast ing riches out the doo在新年第一天，不拖地，不扔垃圾，因为怕把"财"给送走了；

Don't swear or quarrel. 不要诅咒发誓，也不愿吵架；

Don't break any dishes, otherwise you may incur more misfortune for the New Year.

In the event of breaking a dish, quickly say " Peace for all time", and the bad luck will be warded away不要打破碗碟，否则在来年你可能会遭遇不幸。一旦打破了，要马上说“岁岁平安”，这样坏运气就会被赶走了；

Don't greet people who are in mourni ng.不要向服丧期的人们问候（主要指不要说喜庆的话吧？）

Don't drop your chopsticks. 不要让筷子掉地上；

Don't say the number 'four' （Chinese homonym for death） or mention death. 不要说数字“四” （汉语里和“死”谐音）或者提到死；

Don't borrow or lend money. 不要借钱也不要借给别人钱。