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对联poeticcouplet:
twosuccessiverhyminglinesinpoetry
春联SpringFestivalcouplets
剪纸paper-cuts
年画NewYearpaintings
买年货specialpurchasesfortheSpringFestival;
doSpringFestivalshopping
敬酒proposeatoast
灯笼lantern:
aportablelight
烟花fireworks
爆竹firecrackers(Peoplescareoffevilspiritsandghostswiththeloudpop.)
舞狮liondance(Thelionisbelievedtobeabletodispelevilandbringgoodluck.)
舞龙dragondance(toexpectgoodweatherandgoodharvests)
戏曲traditionalopera
杂耍varietyshow;
vaudeville
灯谜riddleswrittenonlanterns
灯会exhibitoflanterns
守岁staying-up
拜年payNewYear'
scall;
giveNewYear'
sgreetings;
NewYear'
svisit
禁忌taboo
去晦气getridoftheill-fortune
祭祖宗offersacrificestoone'
sancestors
压岁钱redenvelopes/redpackets/acashgift;
giftmoney;
moneygiventochildrenaslunarNewYeargift
辞旧岁bidfarewelltotheoldyear
扫房springcleaning;
generalhouse-cleaning
祝福语Blessings
金玉满堂Treasuresfillthehome
生意兴隆Businessflourishes
岁岁平安Peaceallyearround
恭喜发财Wishingyouprosperity
和气生财Harmonybringswealth
心想事成Mayallyourwishescometrue
吉祥如意Everythinggoeswell
国泰民安Thecountryflourishesandpeopleliveinpeace
招财进宝Moneyandtreasureswillbeplentiful
一帆风顺Wishingyoueverysuccess
步步高升Promotingtoahigherposition
出入平安Safetripwhereveryougo
祝您新的一年快乐幸福!
Wishyouhappinessandprosperityinthecomingyear!
祝您事业成功,家庭美满Wishyousuccessinyourcareerandhappinessofyourfamily!
食品Food
年糕Nian-gao;
risecake;
NewYearcake
团圆饭familyreuniondinner
年夜饭thedinneronNewYear'
sEve
饺子Jiao-zi;
Chinesemeatravioli
汤圆Tang-yuan;
dumplingsmadeofsweetrice,rolledintoballsandstuffedwitheithersweetorspicyfillings
糖果盘candytray
什锦糖assortedcandies-sweetandfortune
蜜冬瓜candiedwintermelon-growthandgoodhealth
金桔cumquat-prosperity
糖莲子candiedlotusseed-manydescendentstocome
糖藕candiedlotusroot-fulfillingloverelationship
红枣reddates-prosperity
花生糖peanutcandy-sweet
TraditionsandculturesofSpringFestival
TheSpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalfortheChinesepeopleandiswhenallfamilymembersgettogether,justlikeChristmasintheWest.Allpeoplelivingawayfromhomegoback,becomingthebusiesttimefortransportationsystemsofabouthalfamonthfromtheSpringFestival.Airports,railwaystationsandlong-distancebusstationsarecrowdedwithhomereturnees.
TheSpringFestivalfallsonthe1stdayofthe1stlunarmonth,oftenonemonthlaterthantheGregoriancalendar.ItoriginatedintheShangDynasty(c.1600BC-c.1100BC)fromthepeople'
ssacrificetogodsandancestorsattheendofanoldyearandthebeginningofanewone.
Strictlyspeaking,theSpringFestivalstartseveryyearintheearlydaysofthe12thlunarmonthandwilllasttillthemid1stlunarmonthofthenextyear.Ofthem,themostimportantdaysareSpringFestivalEveandthefirstthreedays.TheChinesegovernmentnowstipulatespeoplehavesevendaysofffortheChineseLunarNewYear.
ManycustomsaccompanytheSpringFestival.Somearestillfollowedtoday,butothershaveweakened.
Onthe8thdayofthe12thlunarmonth,manyfamiliesmakelabaporridge,adeliciouskindofporridgemadewithglutinousrice,millet,seedsofJob'
stears,lotusseeds,beans,longanandgingko.
The23rddayofthe12thlunarmonthiscalledPreliminaryEve.Atthistime,peopleoffersacrificetothekitchengod.Nowhowever,mostfamiliesmakedeliciousfoodtoenjoythemselves.
AfterthePreliminaryEve,peoplebeginpreparingforthecomingNewYear.Thisiscalled"
SeeingtheNewYearin"
.
StoreownersarebusythenaseverybodygoesouttopurchasenecessitiesfortheNewYear.Materialsnotonlyincludeedibleoil,rice,flour,chicken,duck,fishandmeat,butalsofruit,candiesandkindsofnuts.What'
smore,variousdecorations,newclothesandshoesforthechildrenaswellasgiftsfortheelderly,friendsandrelatives,areallonthelistofpurchasing.
BeforetheNewYearcomes,thepeoplecompletelycleantheindoorsandoutdoorsoftheirhomesaswellastheirclothes,bedclothesandalltheirutensils.
Thenpeoplebegindecoratingtheircleanroomsfeaturinganatmosphereofrejoicingandfestivity.AllthedoorpanelswillbepastedwithSpringFestivalcouplets,highlightingChinesecalligraphywithblackcharactersonredpaper.Thecontentvariesfromhouseowners'
wishesforabrightfuturetogoodluckfortheNewYear.Also,picturesofthegodofdoorsandwealthwillbepostedonfrontdoorstowardoffevilspiritsandwelcomepeaceandabundance.
TheChinesecharacter"
fu"
(meaningblessingorhappiness)isamust.Thecharacterputonpapercanbepastednormallyorupsidedown,forinChinesethe"
reversedfu"
ishomophonicwith"
fucomes"
bothbeingpronouncedas"
fudaole."
What'
smore,twobigredlanternscanberaisedonbothsidesofthefrontdoor.Redpaper-cuttingscanbeseenonwindowglassandbrightlycoloredNewYearpaintingswithauspiciousmeaningsmaybeputonthewall.
PeopleattachgreatimportancetoSpringFestivalEve.Atthattime,allfamilymemberseatdinnertogether.Themealismoreluxuriousthanusual.Dishessuchaschicken,fishandbeancurdcannotbeexcluded,forinChinese,theirpronunciations,respectively"
ji"
"
yu"
and"
doufu,"
meanauspiciousness,abundanceandrichness.Afterthedinner,thewholefamilywillsittogether,chattingandwatchingTV.Inrecentyears,theSpringFestivalpartybroadcastonChinaCentralTelevisionStation(CCTV)isessentialentertainmentfortheChinesebothathomeandabroad.Accordingtocustom,eachfamilywillstayuptoseetheNewYearin.
WakinguponNewYear,everybodydressesup.Firsttheyextendgreetingstotheirparents.TheneachchildwillgetmoneyasaNewYeargift,wrappedupinredpaper.PeopleinnorthernChinawilleatjiaozi,ordumplings,forbreakfast,astheythink"
jiaozi"
insoundmeans"
biddingfarewelltotheoldandusheringinthenew"
.Also,theshapeofthedumplingislikegoldingotfromancientChina.Sopeopleeatthemandwishformoneyandtreasure.
SouthernChineseeatniangao(NewYearcakemadeofglutinousriceflour)onthisoccasion,becauseasahomophone,niangaomeans"
higherandhigher,oneyearafteranother."
ThefirstfivedaysaftertheSpringFestivalareagoodtimeforrelatives,friends,andclassmatesaswellascolleaguestoexchangegreetings,giftsandchatleisurely.
BurningfireworkswasoncethemosttypicalcustomontheSpringFestival.Peoplethoughtthesplutteringsoundcouldhelpdriveawayevilspirits.However,suchanactivitywascompletelyorpartiallyforbiddeninbigcitiesoncethegovernmenttooksecurity,noiseandpollutionfactorsintoconsideration.Asareplacement,somebuytapeswithfirecrackersoundstolistento,somebreaklittleballoonstogetthesoundtoo,whileothersbuyfirecrackerhandicraftstohanginthelivingroom.
Thelivelyatmospherenotonlyfillseveryhousehold,butpermeatestostreetsandlanes.Aseriesofactivitiessuchasliondancing,dragonlanterndancing,lanternfestivalsandtemplefairswillbeheldfordays.TheSpringFestivalthencomestoanendwhentheLanternFestivalisfinished.
Chinahas56ethnicgroups.MinoritiescelebratetheirSpringFestivalalmostthesamedayastheHanpeople,andtheyhavedifferentcustoms.
Usefulwordsandexpressions
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1.跟别人要钱moochoffsomeone
我最讨厌跟别人要钱的人了。
Ifeelsickofthosewhomoochoffothers.
2.钱挣海了coinmoney
这几年老张的钱挣海了。
谁也没料到他会发这么大的财。
LaoZhangiscoiningmoneythesefewyears.Whocaneverexpecthewouldbeabletomakebundleslikethis!
3.钱多得花不完havemoneytoburn
老李的钱多得花不完,要不他敢这么挥霍?
LaoLihasmoneytoburn.Otherwise,howcouldhesplashhismoneyaboutlikeanything?
4.钱能生钱moneybegetsmoney
钱能生钱。
没本钱又怎能挣大钱那?
Moneybegetsmoney.Withoutmoneyinhand,howcanyoumakebundles?
5.没钱bebroke
我手头没钱了,咱们别到外面去吃了
Idon’twanttoeatouttoday.I’mbroke.
6.钱来之不易moneydoesn’tgrowontrees
你不应该如此挥霍。
钱来之不易阿!
Youshouldnotsplashyourmoneyaboutlikethis.Moneydoesn’tgrowontrees.
7.敲竹杠aclipjoint
那可是一家漫天要价,大敲竹杠的商店阿
Thatshopisplainaclipjoint!
8.生活很富裕bewellfixed
自从中国对外开放以后,有些农民也成了企业家,而且大部分农民的生活都富裕起来了。
SinceChinaopenedtotheoutsideworld,somefarmershavebecomeentrepreneursandmanyarewell-fixed,livingamuchmorecomfortablelife.
9.吃了上顿没下顿notknowwherethenextmealcomes
虽然很多人都已经富裕起来了,可是人有些人吃了上顿没下顿
Inspitethefactthatmanyhavenowbecomewell-fixed,somepeoplestillremaininastatethattheydonotknowwherethenextmealcomes.
10.发财rakeitin
它在海南挣了很多钱,真没想到他会发财
HemadebundlesinHaiNan.Hewasunexpectedlyrakingitin.
11.太宰人了costan