四六級翻譯考話題七：節日篇

元旦 New Year's Day

情人節 Valentine's Day

國際婦女節 International Women' Day

植樹節 Tree Planting Day

愚人節 April Fools' Day

國際勞動日 International Labor Day

中國青年節 Chinese Youth Day

國際兒童節 International Children's Day

中國共產黨成立紀念日 Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China

建軍節 Army Day

國慶節 National Day

教師節 Teacher's Day

萬圣節 Halloween

母親節 Mother's Day

春節 the Spring Festival

元宵節 Lantern Festival

端午節 the Dragon-Boat Festival

乞巧節(中國情人節) Double-Seventh Day

中秋節 the Mid-Autumn Festival

重陽節 the Double Ninth Festival

臘八節 the laba Rice Porridge Festival

春聯 Spring Festival couplets

年畫 New Year pictures

剪紙 paper-cuts

除夕 the eve of the lunar New Year

守歲 stay up late on the New Year’s Eve

放爆竹 let off firecrackers

拜年 pay a New Year visit

團圓飯 family reunion dinner

敬酒 propose a toast

紅包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper)

舞獅 lion dance

舞龍 dragon dance

燈籠 lantern

燈謎 riddles written on lanterns

燈會 exhibit of lanterns

禁忌 taboo

壓歲錢 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

踩高蹺 stilt walking

扭秧歌 yangge dance

掃墓 sweep graves of one’s ancestors or loved ones

賽龍舟 dragon-boat racing

粽子 zongzi (sticky rice dumpling wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves)

月餅 moon cake

賞月 appreciate the glorious full moon

賞菊 admire the beauty of chrysanthemum

登高 climb mountain