四六级翻译必考七类话题七：节日篇

四六级翻译考话题七：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

建军节 Army Day

国庆节 National Day

教师节 Teacher's Day

万圣节 Halloween

母亲节 Mother's Day

春节 the Spring Festival

元宵节 Lantern Festival

端午节 the Dragon-Boat Festival

乞巧节(中国情人节) Double-Seventh Day

中秋节 the Mid-Autumn Festival

重阳节 the Double Ninth Festival

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