第一篇：春節(jié)英語

2018羊年新春到！我們一起來學(xué)學(xué)那些關(guān)于春節(jié)的英文表達(dá)

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【關(guān)于春節(jié)，你必須知道的幾件事】

Far and away the most important holiday in China is the Spring Festival,also known as the Chinese New Year.很久以來，中國最盛大的節(jié)日就是春節(jié)，也就是中國年。

To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West.這一節(jié)日對中國人來說就像圣誕節(jié)對西方人一樣重要。

The dates for this annual celebration are determined by the lunar calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar,so the timing of the holiday varies from late January to early February.節(jié)日以中國農(nóng)歷而不是公歷確定的，因此春節(jié)可能是1月底或2月初。

To the ordinary Chinese,the festival actually begins on the eve of the lunar New Year’s Day and ends on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar.一般說來春節(jié)真正開始于新年除夕而于正月十五結(jié)束。

But the 15th of the first month,which normally is called the Lantern Festival,means the official end of the Spring Festival in many parts of the country.正月十五，也叫元宵節(jié)，也是我國大部分地區(qū)正式結(jié)束春節(jié)的那一天。

Preparations for the New Year begin in the last few days of the last moon，when houses are thoroughly cleaned,debts repaid, hair cut and new clothes purchased.新年準(zhǔn)備始于舊年最后一月的幾天,此時(shí)通常是房子也打掃過，欠的債也清了，理發(fā)并買了新衣服。Houses are festooned with paper scrolls bearing auspicious antithetical couplet and in many homes,people burn incense at home and in the temples to pay respects to ancestors and ask the gods for good health in the coming months.房子也裝飾上了祝福吉祥做春聯(lián)，于是人們在家或廟宇焚上香叩拜先人或祈求諸神保佑家人來年身體健康。

“Guo Nian，”which means“passing the year,”is the common term among the Chinese people for celebrating the Spring Festival.It actually means greeting the new year.“過年”，又叫“過年關(guān)”，是中國人慶賀春節(jié)時(shí)互相道賀的語言。

At midnight at the turn of the old and new year, people used to let off fire-crackers which serve to drive away the evil spirits and to greet the arrival of the new year.在新舊年交替的半夜吋分，人們便燃放鞭炮以驅(qū)除邪惡，迎接新年的到來。

In an instant the whole city would be engulfed in the deafening noise of the firecrackers.瞬間，整座城市便被震耳欲聾的鞭炮聲包圍。

On New Year’s Eve,all the members of families come together to feast.除夕之夜，家里所有人聚在一起吃大餐。

Jiao-zi,a steamed dumpling,is popular in the north, while southerners favor a sticky sweet glutinous rice pudding called nian gao.通常北方人吃餃子，而南方人則吃美味可口的年糕。

Chinese Spring Festival, also called Lunar New Year, has more than 4,000 years of history.Being one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is the grandest and the most important festival for Chinese people.It is also the time for the whole families to get together, which is similar with Christmas Day to the westerners.Originating during the Shang Dynasty(about 17th-11th century BC), Spring Festival, which celebrates family reunion, is full of rich and colorful activities, and hopes with the advent of spring and flowers blossoming.People from different regions and different ethnic groups celebrate it in their unique ways.中國的春節(jié)，也被稱為農(nóng)歷新年，迄今已有四千多年的歷史。對于中國人來說，這是規(guī)模最大，最重要的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。就如同西方的圣誕節(jié)一樣，春節(jié)是一家團(tuán)聚的日子。春節(jié)起源于商朝（公元前11-17世紀(jì)），為了慶祝全家團(tuán)圓和表達(dá)對春暖花開的期盼，節(jié)日期間會準(zhǔn)備豐富多彩的活動。不同地區(qū)和不同少數(shù)民族人們會用自己獨(dú)特的方式慶祝這一傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。Festival Food節(jié)日美食

Food during this happy event has its characteristics, which is the representative of Chinese festival food culture.Dumplings and the reunion dinner are indispensable at this time.Cold and hot dishes are all served.Fish is always an important dish then, which expresses people’s hope of having a wealthy year.春節(jié)期間的食物也很有特色，代表著中國傳統(tǒng)飲食文化，餃子和團(tuán)圓飯是不可或缺的，冷盤熱菜都得上，魚也是春節(jié)一道重要的菜肴，它代表了人們年年有余的期望。Legends 春節(jié)傳說

There are many legends about Spring Festival in Chinese culture.In folk culture, it is also called “guonian”(meaning “passing a year”).It is said that the “nian”(year)was a strong monster which was fierce and cruel and ate one kind of animal including human being a day.Human beings were scared about it and had to hide on the evening when the “nian” came out.Later, people found that “nian” was very scared about the red color and fireworks.So after that, people use red color and fireworks or firecrackers to drive away “nian”.As a result, the custom of using red color and setting off fireworks remains.中國文化中有很多關(guān)于春節(jié)的傳說。在傳統(tǒng)文化中，春節(jié)亦被稱為“過年”。傳說“年”是一種兇猛異常的怪物，每天都會吃一種動物（包括人）。人們非常懼怕他，當(dāng)“年”夜間出來活動時(shí)，人們會找地方躲起來。后來，人們發(fā)現(xiàn)“年”非常害怕紅色和爆竹，于是，人們用紅色和鞭炮來驅(qū)趕“年”。久而久之，春節(jié)用大紅色和放鞭炮的習(xí)俗就保留了下來。

第二篇：春節(jié)英語

春節(jié)習(xí)俗：咱過年缺不了的8件事兒

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.春節(jié)慶?；顒邮且荒曛凶钪匾膽c祝活動。中國人慶祝春節(jié)的方式可能略微不同，但其愿望幾乎是相同的，他們希望其家人和朋友來年健康和幸運(yùn)。

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.春節(jié)慶?；顒油ǔ３掷m(xù)15天。慶?；顒影ù汗?jié)的年夜飯，放鞭炮，給兒童壓歲錢，春節(jié)鐘聲和春節(jié)問候。大多數(shù)中國人將在春節(jié)的第7天停止慶?；顒?，因?yàn)槿珖怨?jié)假通常在這一天結(jié)束，但在公共場所的慶?；顒涌赡茏罱K持續(xù)到正月十五。House Cleaning 房屋打掃

To clean houses on the New Year Eve is a very old custom dating back to thousands of years ago.The dust is traditionally associated with “old” so cleaning their houses and sweeping the dust mean to bid farewell to the “old” and usher in the “new”.Days before the New Year, Chinese families clean their houses, sweeping the floor, washing daily things, cleaning the spider webs and dredging the ditches.People do all these things happily in the hope of a good coming year.春節(jié)打掃房屋這個(gè)非常古老的習(xí)俗甚至可以追溯到幾千年前?；覊m在傳統(tǒng)上與“舊”聯(lián)系在一起，所以打掃房屋和掃除灰塵意味著辭“舊”迎“新”。春節(jié)的前幾天，中國的各家各戶都打掃房屋，掃地，清洗日用品，清除蛛網(wǎng)和疏浚溝渠。人們興高采烈做所有這些事情，希望來年好運(yùn)。

House decoration 房屋裝飾

One of the house decorations is to post couplets on doors.On the Spring Festival couplets, good wishes are expressed.New Year couplets are usually posted in pairs as even numbers are associated with good luck and auspiciousness in Chinese culture.房屋裝飾之一就是在門上貼對聯(lián)。在春聯(lián)上，抒發(fā)良好的祝愿。春聯(lián)通常是成對張貼，因?yàn)殡p數(shù)在中國文化中是好運(yùn)氣和吉祥的象征。

People in north China are used to posting paper-cut on their windows.When sticking the window decoration paper-cuts, people paste on the door large red Chinese character “fu”A red “fu”means good luck and fortune, so it is customary to post “fu”on doors or walls on auspicious occasions such as wedding, festivals.在中國北方，人們習(xí)慣于在窗戶上貼剪紙。人們既在窗戶上貼剪紙，又在大門上貼上大大的紅色漢字“?！弊郑粋€(gè)紅色“?！弊忠馕吨眠\(yùn)和財(cái)富，因此習(xí)慣上在婚禮，節(jié)日之類的吉祥場合中，人們都會在門或墻上貼“?！弊帧?/p>

Waiting for the First Bell Ringing of Chinese New Year 等待春節(jié)的第一聲鐘鳴

The first bell ringing is the symbol of Chinese New Year.Chinese people like to go to a large squares where there are huge bells are set up on New Year’s Eve.As the New Year approaches they count down and celebrate together.The people believe that the ringing of huge bell can drive all the bad luck away and bring the fortune to them.In recent years, some people have begun going to mountain temples to wait for the first ringing.Hanshan Temple in Suzhou, is very famous temple for its first ringing of the bell to herald Chinese New Year.Many foreigners now go to Hanshan Temple to celebrate Chinese New Year.第一次鐘聲是春節(jié)的象征。中國人喜歡到一個(gè)大廣場，那里有為除夕設(shè)置的大鐘。隨著春節(jié)的臨近，他們開始倒計(jì)數(shù)并一起慶祝。人們相信了大鐘的撞響可以驅(qū)除霉運(yùn)，帶來好運(yùn)。近年來，有些人開始去山上寺廟等待第一次鐘聲。蘇州的寒山寺就非常著名，它的鐘聲宣布春節(jié)的到來?，F(xiàn)在有許多外國人也去寒山寺慶祝春節(jié)。Staying up late(“Shousui”)熬夜（“守歲”）

Shousui means to stay up late or all night on New Year's Eve.After the great dinner, families sit together and chat happily to wait for the New Year’s arrival.守歲意味著除夕夜不睡覺。年夜飯后，家人聚坐一起，愉快聊天，等待春節(jié)的到來。New Year Feast 年夜飯

Spring Festival is a time for family reunion.The New Year's Feast is “a must” banquet with all the family members getting together.The food eaten on the New Year Eve banquet varies according to regions.In south China, It is customary to eat “niangao”(New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour)because as a homophone, niangao means “higher and higher every year”.In the north, a traditional dish for the feast is “Jiaozi” or dumplings shaped like a crescent moon.春節(jié)是與家人團(tuán)聚的時(shí)間。年夜飯是所有家庭成員聚在一起“必須”的宴會。除夕宴會上吃的食物根據(jù)不同的地區(qū)各不相同。在中國南方，習(xí)慣吃“年糕”（糯米粉制成的新年糕點(diǎn)），因?yàn)樽鳛橐粋€(gè)同音字，年糕意味著“步步高升”。在北方，年夜飯的傳統(tǒng)飯是“餃子”或像月牙兒形的湯圓。

Setting Firecrackers 燃放鞭炮

Lighting Firecrackers used to be one of the most important customs in the Spring Festival celebration.However, concerning the danger and the negative noises that lighting firecrackers may bring, the government has banned this practice in many major cities.But people in small towns and rural areas still hold to this traditional celebration.Right as the clock strike 12 o'clock midnight of New Year's Eve, cities and towns are lit up with the glitter from fireworks, and the sound can be deafening.Families stay up for this joyful moment and kids with firecrackers in one hand and a lighter in another cheerfully light their happiness in this especial occasion, even though they plug their ears.放鞭炮曾是春節(jié)慶祝活動中最重要的習(xí)俗之一。然而，擔(dān)心燃放鞭炮可能會帶來危險(xiǎn)和煩人的噪音，政府已在許多大城市下令禁止燃放鞭炮。但在小城鎮(zhèn)和農(nóng)村地區(qū)的人們?nèi)匀粓?jiān)持這種傳統(tǒng)的慶?；顒?。除夕夜一旦時(shí)鐘撞響午夜12點(diǎn)鐘，城市和鄉(xiāng)鎮(zhèn)都被煙花的閃閃光芒映亮，鞭炮聲震耳欲聾。一家人熬夜就為這個(gè)歡樂的時(shí)刻，孩子們一手拿鞭炮，一手拿火機(jī)興高采烈地點(diǎn)放著他們在這個(gè)特殊節(jié)日的快樂，盡管他們嚇得捂著耳朵。New Year Greetings(Bai Nian)春節(jié)的問候（拜年）On the first day of the New Year or shortly thereafter, everybody wears new clothes and greets relatives and friends with bows and Gongxi(congratulations), wishing each other good luck, happiness during the new year.In Chinese villages, some villagers may have hundreds of relatives so they have to spend more than two weeks visiting their relatives.在春節(jié)第一天或此后不久，大家都穿著新衣服，帶著弓向親戚和朋友打招呼并恭喜（祝賀），彼此祝愿在新的一年里好運(yùn)，幸福。在中國農(nóng)村，有些村民可能有數(shù)以百計(jì)的親戚，所以他們不得不拿出兩個(gè)多星期來走親訪友。

On the first day of the new year, it’s customary for the younger generations to visit the elders, wishing them healthy and longevity.春節(jié)第一天，按習(xí)慣，小一輩人要拜見老一輩，祝愿他們健康長壽。

Because visiting relatives and friends takes a lot of time, now, some busy people will send New Year cards to express their good wishes rather than pay a visit personally.因?yàn)樘接H訪友花費(fèi)大量時(shí)間，所以，現(xiàn)在有些忙碌的人就送春節(jié)賀卡來表達(dá)他們的良好祝愿，而不是親自去拜訪。Lucky Money 壓歲錢

It is the money given to kids from their parents and grandparents as New Year gift.The money is believed to bring good luck, ward off monsters;hence the name “l(fā)ucky money”.Parents and grandparents first put money in small, especially-made red envelopes and give the red envelopes to their kids after the New Year's Feast or when they come to visit them on the New Year.They choose to put the money in red envelopes because Chinese people think red is a lucky color.They want to give their children both lucky money and lucky color.這是孩子們的父母和祖父母給他們作為春節(jié)禮物的錢。壓歲錢據(jù)說能帶來好運(yùn)，能驅(qū)魔；因此，就有了“壓歲錢”的稱呼。父母和祖父母先把錢放入特制的小紅包里，年夜飯后或當(dāng)孩子們來拜年時(shí)，將紅包發(fā)給他們。他們之所以要把錢放到紅包里，是因?yàn)橹袊苏J(rèn)為紅色是個(gè)幸運(yùn)色。他們想給自己孩子既有壓歲錢還有幸運(yùn)色。

春節(jié)手抄報(bào)：關(guān)于春節(jié)的英文資料

1.I like the Chinese new year better than any other festival.This is a time especially for rest and joy.I need not study.I wear good clothes and eat good food.I have a good time from morning till night.I am as happy as a king.我喜歡中國新年比喜歡其它任何節(jié)日更甚。這是一個(gè)專為休息和歡樂的時(shí)間。我不需要讀書。我穿好衣服，吃好東西。我每天從早到晚日子過得輕松愉快。我和上帝一樣快樂。

2.春節(jié)是中國民間最隆重的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。在夏歷正月初一，又叫陰歷年，俗稱“過年”、“新年”。春節(jié)的歷史很悠久，它起源于殷商時(shí)期年頭歲尾的祭神祭祖活動。按照我國農(nóng)歷，正月 初一古稱元日、元辰、元正、元朔、元旦等，俗稱年初一，到了民國時(shí)期，改用公歷，公歷的一月一日稱為元旦，把農(nóng)歷的一月一日叫春節(jié)。

Lunar New Year , the most solemn of traditional Chinese folk festivals.First day of the first lunar month in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, known as the Moon, commonly known as “New Year” and “New Year.” The long history of the Spring Festival, which originated in the Shang period the year draws to a close servicemen and the memorial activities.According to China's Lunar, the first day of the first lunar month yen ancient name, Yuan-chen, a copy, is Emperor, the New Year Day, which is commonly known as Day of the Republic.switch to the Gregorian calendar, the calendar on January 1 as New Year's Day, January 1st called the Lunar Spring Festival.3.Spring festival is coming.Spring Festival is on the traditional Chinese festivals.People used to call it “the Lunar New Year”.It always starts between january the first and february the twentieth.Shortly before the festival ,Chinese people are busy shopping.They buy vegetables,fish,meat and new clothes and many other things.They clean the houses and decorate them.春節(jié)到了,春節(jié)是中國的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日,人們習(xí)慣上成作農(nóng)歷年.這個(gè)節(jié)日總是在每年的一月初到二月中旬之間.春節(jié)前的一段日子,中國人早早地開始買年貨.他們買蔬菜.魚和肉.新衣服和種種其他的東西.他們打掃房屋,把自己的家布置一新.4.The Chinese New Year is a festival whose Chinese are most important.The history of the Chinese New Year is very long.Stanza front stick in an on the face the New Year's Day of the implied meaning of the yellow word in red paper in top send message by word and the god of wealth resembles with hang deep red lantern etc..The Chinese New Year is a close relatives the festival of the family reunion.The not far a long distance in child that leave the house returns to the home.The family rounds to sit together a dumpling, use the dumpling symbol family reunion.The beginning of January is on thering is fiesta cooking stove etc.rites before;In the stanza make New Year's visit the child New Year's Money, friend etc.春節(jié)是漢族最重要的節(jié)日。春節(jié)的歷史很悠久。節(jié)前就在門臉上貼上紅紙黃字的寓意的新年寄語及財(cái)神像和掛大紅燈籠等.春節(jié)是個(gè)親人團(tuán)聚的節(jié)日。離家的孩子不遠(yuǎn)千里回到家里。家人圍坐在一起包餃子,用餃子象征團(tuán)聚。正月初一前有祭灶等儀式;節(jié)中有給兒童壓歲錢、親朋好友拜年等 【春節(jié)的特殊詞】: 春節(jié) The Spring Festival 農(nóng)歷 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 元宵節(jié) The Lantern Festival 【Customs】春節(jié)的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣: 過年 Guo-nian;have the Spring Festival 對聯(lián) poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry 春聯(lián) Spring Festival couplets 剪紙 paper-cuts 買年貨 special purchases for the Spring Festival;do Spring Festival shopping 年畫 New Year paintings 敬酒 propose a toast 燈籠 lantern: a portable light 煙花 fireworks 爆竹 firecrackers(People scare off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)紅包 red packets(cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)舞獅 lion dance(The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)舞龍 dragon dance(to expect good weather and good harvests)戲曲 traditional opera 雜耍 variety show;vaudeville 燈謎 riddles written on lanterns 燈會 exhibit of lanterns 守歲 staying-up 禁忌 taboo 拜年 pay New Year's call;give New Year's greetings;New Year's visit 去晦氣 get rid of the ill-fortune 祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors 壓歲錢 gift money;money given to children as a lunar New Year gift 【Culture Note】春節(jié)文化: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 辭舊歲 bid farewell to the old year 掃房 spring cleaning;general house-cleaning 【Food names】春節(jié)食品名稱: 年糕 Nian-gao;rise cake;New Year cake 團(tuán)圓飯 family reunion dinner 年夜飯 the dinner on New Year's Eve 八寶飯 eight treasures rice pudding 湯圓 sweet dumplings;dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings 糖果盤 candy tray: 什錦糖 assorted candiesgrowth and good health 金桔 cumquatprosperity 糖蓮子 candied lotus seedfulfilling love relationship 花生糖 peanut candy-sweet 【Blessing】春節(jié)英語祝福: Treasures fill the home 財(cái)源廣進(jìn) Business flourishes 事業(yè)興隆 Peace all year round 歲歲平安 Wishing you prosperity 恭喜發(fā)財(cái) Harmony brings wealth 家和萬事興 May all your wishes come true 心想事成 Everything goes well 萬事如意

The country flourishes and people live in peace 國家富強(qiáng)、人民安康 Money and treasures will be plentiful 財(cái)源茂盛 Wishing you every success Promoting to a higher position 事業(yè)有成、更上一層樓、蒸蒸日上

Safe trip wherever you go 一帆風(fēng)順

Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!祝你新的一年快樂幸福

Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!事業(yè)成功,家庭美滿(闔家歡樂)

第三篇：春節(jié)英語作文

春節(jié)

MySpringFestival Last year’s Spring Festival is special.My uncle and my aunt came back from Shanghai.My family were very happy to keep the Spring Festival with them.And it was the most exciting festival of all the festivals.On New Year’s Eve, my father and my uncle talked about their work together.My mum did some cooking with my aunt Grandparents and I watched the New Year TV programmes.At about six o’clock, we had a special family dinner.We all thought the dumplings were delicious.On the first day of the New Year, we visited our relatives.In the afternoon, we went shopping in Jiefanf Road.My uncle bought some Jay’s CDs.He likes Jay’s music very much.There were so many people on the road.It was more alive than any other time of a year.On the second and the third days, we spent a wonderful weekend in the country.There were much bigger trees than in the city.And the animals were more beautiful than in the city.We all enjoyed ourselves.I had an interesting Spring Festival.How about you?

第四篇：春節(jié)英語材料

I.discussion of The Spring Festival and the Lantern Festival

In China, there are a number of old traditional festivals, such as the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Qingming(Pure Brightness), Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival.The dates of these festivals are determined by the lunar calendar.Many minority nationalities also celebrate other festivals with their ethnic characteristics.The Spring Festival

The Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year, is the most important national holiday.It always falls on the date which marks the beginning of the spring, according to the lunar calendar.The celebration of the Spring Festival starts from the New Year’s Eve and ends on the 15th of the first month determined by the lunar calendar.To the Chinese the holiday is as important as Christmas in the West.By tradition, Chinese people will be busy buying presents, decorating their houses, preparing food and making new clothes for the New Year.All transportation, in particular the railway, will be busy taking Chinese back to their home town for a family reunion.Preparations for the New Year begin the last few days of the last moon, when houses are thoroughly cleaned, debts repaid, hair cut and new clothes purchased.And in many homes, people burn incense at home and in the temples to pay respects to ancestors and ask the gods for good health in the coming months.Days before the New Year, all families thoroughly clean their houses hoping to sweep away all the ill-fortune and make way for good luck.People repaint their doors and windowpanes in red colour, which means good luck.They decorate the doors and windows with paper-cuts and couplets which usually show very popular themes such as “happiness”, “wealth”, “l(fā)ongevity”and “satisfactory marriage with more children”.Paintings of the similar themes are also put up in the house.The New Year’s Eve is very carefully observed.All family members sit together having a feast.One of the most popular courses in the north is jiaozi, or dumplings and southerners favor a sticky sweet glutinous rice pudding called nian gao.In the old days, various kinds of delicious food were presented as tributes to the ancestors.After dinner, most people will sit up watching Spring Festival Gala Evening, special programs of Spring Festival staged by CCTV.Light is kept on the whole night.At midnight, there are usually fireworks lighting up the sky and fire-crackers which serve to drive away the evil spirits and to greet the arrival of the new year.Getting up very early in the next morning, children will greet their parents, saying “guo nian hao”, which is the Chinese version of “Happy New Year”.The term “guo nian” means passing or surviving the year.After their greetings, children usually receive money wrapped with red paper as a gift.The neighbors will also pass greeting from door to door.The air is permeated with warmth and friendliness.It is a great time for reconciliation.In the following days before the Lantern Festival, people will visit their relatives and friends and exchange gifts.The Lantern Festival

The Lantern Festival is an occasion of lantern show and folk dance.One of the typical food for the occasion is yuanxiao, sweet dumplings made of glutinous rice

flour and stuffed with fillings.Each year, there is an exhibition of coloured lanterns at night.Every family hangs red lanterns over their gates.Children carry all kinds of coloured laterns and in streets and squares, coloured lantern sheds are built for lantern exhibition.Willow trees are also decorated with coloured paper.Red lanterns are hung here and there on willow trees.The trees are called lantern trees or spark trees.Everyone goes out to see the lanterns and guess the riddles on the lanterns.The Lantern Festival marks the end of the New Year season.Customs of observing the Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival vary from place to place across the country, considering China is a large country, both demographically and ethnically.However, the spirit underlying the diverse celebrations is the same: a sincere wish of peace and happiness for the family members and friends.Notes

1.lunar calendar 陰歷，農(nóng)歷

2.ethnic characteristics民族特征

ethnic(=ethnical)adj.人種的, 種族的3.family reunion 親屬的團(tuán)聚

reunion重聚;團(tuán)圓a college reunion(大學(xué))校友聯(lián)歡會

burn incense: 燒香；焚香敬神

4.ill-fortune n.厄運(yùn)

5.windowpanes n.窗玻璃

6.paper-cuts n.剪紙

7.couplets n.對聯(lián)

8.longevity n.長壽，長命

9.observe vt.紀(jì)念;慶祝(節(jié)日、生日等)

10.glutinousadj.粘的;粘質(zhì)的glutinous rice糯米

11.tribute n.貢物, 禮物, 頌辭

12.Spring Festival Gala Evening春節(jié)聯(lián)歡晚會

13.stage vt.上演, 表演, 籌劃

14.fireworks n.煙火

15.fire-crackers n.鞭炮

16.money wrapped with red paper 壓歲錢

17.permeate vt..彌漫, 滲透, 充滿Water will easily permeate a cotton dress

18.reconciliation n.和解, 和好, 復(fù)交,19.stuffed with fillings.帶餡的stuff---with用…把…堵住

filling n.充填物, 填料the filling of a pie

20.demographically adv.人口的21.underlie vt.位于...之下, 成為...的基礎(chǔ)

Does some personal difficulty underlie his lack of interest in work?

是否有某種個(gè)人困難引致他對工作缺乏興趣？

II.The main fairs in Qingdao

Qingdao boasts a lot of festivals scattered in every month and each season.Annu ally, from January to March is “Folks Tour in spring”.For example, Qingdao Turnip and Glutinous Rice Dumpling Fair;interesting match of turnip-carving will be held.It's a good chance to appreciate the folk art.Hai Yun An Temple Haw Festival and Tian Hou Temple Fair are also the main festivals.1.turnipn.蘿卜

Qingdao Turnip and Glutinous Rice Dumpling Fair 蘿卜·元宵會

2.hawn.山楂

HaiYun An Temple Haw Festival 海云庵糖球會

3.TianHou Temple Fair 天后宮民俗會

Spring Festival Words

春節(jié) The Spring Festival

農(nóng)歷 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

元宵節(jié) The Lantern Festival

Customs:

過年 Guo-nian;have the Spring Festival

對聯(lián) poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry

春聯(lián) Spring Festival couplets

剪紙 paper-cuts

年畫 New Year paintings

買年貨 special purchases for the Spring Festival;do Spring Festival shopping 敬酒 propose a toast

燈籠 lantern: a portable light

煙花 fireworks

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

紅包 red packets(cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming

year.)

舞獅 lion dance(The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)舞龍 dragon dance(to expect good weather and good harvests)

戲曲 traditional opera

雜耍 variety show;vaudeville

燈謎 riddles written on lanterns

燈會 exhibit of lanterns

守歲 staying-up

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

禁忌 taboo

去晦氣 get rid of the ill-fortune

祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors

壓歲錢 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 辭舊歲 bid farewell to the old year

掃房 spring cleaning;general house-cleaning

Blessings:

金玉滿堂 Treasures fill the home

生意興隆 Business flourishes

歲歲平安 Peace all year round

恭喜發(fā)財(cái) Wishing you prosperity

和氣生財(cái) Harmony brings wealth

心想事成 May all your wishes come true

吉祥如意 Everything goes well

國泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace

招財(cái)進(jìn)寶 Money and treasures will be plentiful

一帆風(fēng)順 Wishing you every success

步步高升 Promoting to a higher position

出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go

祝你新的一年快樂幸福: Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!

事業(yè)成功，家庭美滿: Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!Food names:

年糕 Nian-gao;rise cake;New Year cake

團(tuán)圓飯 family reunion dinner

年夜飯 the dinner on New Year's Eve

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

八寶飯 eight treasures rice pudding

糖果盤 candy tray

第五篇：春節(jié)英語作文

關(guān)于春節(jié)的英語作文（1）：

The Spring Festival

The Spring Festival，Chinese New Year，is the most important festival for all of us.All family members get together on New Year'Eve to have a big meal.At the same time，everyone celebrates to each other.At about 12 o'clock，some parents and children light crackers.The whole sky is lighted brightly.We may watch the fireworks excitedly.How busy it is！

On the first early moring of one year，many senior citizen get up early and they stick the reversed Fu or hang some couplets on the front door.Some house's windows are sticked on red paper cutlings.The Chinese New Year lasts fifteen days.So during the fifteen days，we always visit our relatives from door to door.At that time，children are the happiest because they can get many red packets form their parents，grandparents，uncles，aunts and so on.The last day of the Chinese New Year is another festival.It names the Lantern Festival.So the Chinese New Year comes to the end.關(guān)于春節(jié)的英語作文（2）：

Will Christmas Replace the Spring Festival？

Christmas arouses increasing attention year by year in China.Christmas cards become popular with students.People hold Christmas parties and exchange Christmas girts.A lot or TV and radio programs about Christmas are on.Meanwhile the Spring Festival is less appealing（有吸引力的）to youngsters.Thus some people wonder whether Christmas will replace the Spring Festival.This worry is fairly unnecessary.Why ？ One reason lies that Christmas only affects Christians，college students and joint-venture（合資企業(yè)）workers.Another reason is that Christmas is mostly celebrated in cities.Few people in countryside show extreme interest in this exotic（帶有異國情調(diào)的）festival.By contrast，the Spring Festival is the most influential traditional festival in every family.I think，it is natural that with increasing exchanges with the West，a lot of Western holidays have been gradually introduced into China.For us Chinese we should never neglect or even discard our own traditional festivals.For centuries Chinese have observed this traditional holiday to welcome the beginning of a new year.And we will treasure the Spring Festival forever.關(guān)于春節(jié)的英語作文（3）：

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A new year，a new start，when I stand on the edge ofa new year，I can't help thinking about my plan of next year.Just as the old saying：“Well began is the half of the success.”So I decide that I should be at work while the others are still relaxing，and then，at the beginning，I'm quicker than the others and of course I will get better result than the others.But，what I really decide to do is that I must make good of anytime I can spare though it seems impossible.While，I will do my best to live up with what I have planned，and the result will prove it.關(guān)于春節(jié)的英語作文（4）：

New Year Party

On New Year's Eve，our class had a party.The atmosphere was good.It was out of the ordinary from the very begining.The boy student from one bedroom gave an unusual performance.We saw a boy named Li Xinmin turn off all the lights in a sudden snap.Then with three resounding（響亮的）crow of a cock echoing in the hall，the hall was again brightly lit in a snap.Then，the representative of the bedroom Zhu Guozhang asked us to guess a line of a poem related to the above situation.He added that Li Xinmin alone was born in the year of the dog and the other three were all

born in the year of the chicken.They left us all in confusion.And it was our monitor who was quickwitted（機(jī)智的）.He shouted our，“The day breaks as the cock crows three times at dawn.” The hall After that，they had another item.This time Li Xinmin was placed in the middle of the circle.While he was standing there，the other three stood around him，each bowing down to him at an angle of 120 degrees.It was an idiom.This time I got it right：“The dog stands out among a group of chickens.”

關(guān)于春節(jié)的英語作文（5）：

The Lunar New Year

The Lunar New Year is a great occasion to the Chinese people.It lasts about the first four days of the year，during which people do not work except for the workers on duty.Students do not go to school，and shops are closed.Several days before the new year，people begin to prepare.Farmers kill pigs，sheep，cocks and hens.City dwellers buy meat fish and vegetables.Houses are cleaned； coupletsare posted on the doors.Colourful lanterns are hung at the gate.On the eve of the new year，each family has its members gatherd together and eats a family reunion dinner.After the meal they watch TV until the clock strickes twelve.Then every family sets off long strings of small firecrackers and other fire works to welcome the new year.On the first day of the new year，almost everyone is dressed in his or her best.When people meet on the way，they say to each other “Happy New Year”.Friends and relatives pay new year calls and gives presents to each other.Children indulge themselves in games.