【《用英语介绍春节习俗》1300字】

作文一:《用英语介绍春节习俗》1300字

用英语介绍春节习俗

What does the holiday mean?

这个节日有什么含义吗?

The term

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

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。

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

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……

Happy Chinese New year!!!

春节快乐

作文二:《如何用英语介绍中国春节》1300字

如何用英语介绍中国春节

What does the holiday mean?

这个节日有什么含义吗?

The term

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

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。

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 culinarysatisfaction, 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

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„„

Happy Chinese New year!!!

春节快乐!

作文三:《如何用英语介绍中国春节》4100字

如何用英语介绍中国春节

What does the holiday mean?

这个节日有什么含义吗?

The term

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

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。

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 culinarysatisfaction, 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

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„„

Happy Chinese New year!!!

春节快乐!

春节作文

写春节作文前,我们可以先回忆下过春节是我们参加过的活动,如贴倒福、分压岁钱、吃饺子、掸扬尘、贴年画、贴剪纸、放鞭炮、守岁、给压岁钱、挂千千结、贴春联等,然后挑一个我们印象深刻的上网查些资料,可以到百度搜春节的八个习俗,春节的由来与传说等,也可以上作文网作文素材频道找到相关资料再进行介绍。

作文题目可以自拟,如欢度春节,春节游文庙,除夕之夜,美丽的春节,春节花会

开头部分:大致介绍一下春节,及春节的一些习俗,点明你所要介绍的习俗。(略写)

第二部分:介绍这一习俗的来历、象征意义等,像剪纸、年画、千千结等还可以写写这些物品的种类、样子等。(详细)

第三部分:回忆自己参与这一活动的情景。(详细)

结尾结尾部分:写写自己对这一习俗的感受。

每个部分举例:

开头部分:大致介绍一下春节,及春节的一些习俗,点明你所要介绍的习俗。(略写)

例:元宵节是我国的四大节日之一,元宵节一过,春节也就算过完了,所以这一天是非常隆重和热闹的。过元宵节的节目丰富多彩,有充满乐趣的看花灯猜灯谜,有喜气洋洋的舞龙,还有热闹非凡的赛龙船。不过,最吸引我们小孩子的却是那多姿多彩的烟花。

第二部分:介绍这一习俗的来历、象征意义等,像剪纸、年画、千千结等还可以写写这些物品的种类、样子等。(详细)

例:春联代表着欢乐祥和。在我们中国,每逢春节,无论城市还是农村,家家户户都要精选一副大红春联贴在门上,为节日增加喜庆的气氛。一幅幅春联不仅带来了吉祥和祝福,还带来了中国古老的浓浓的文化气息。瞧!“大地春光好,长天晓日红”、“岁岁皆如意,年年尽平安”、“江山万里如画,神州四时皆春”、“春风送春处处***美,喜鹊报喜家家喜事多”…… 幅幅春联让千家万户喜气盈门。春联的种类比较多。按照使用场所,可分为门心、框对、横批、春条、斗方等。因此,贴的位置也不同,如“门心”贴在门板上端中心部位;“横批”贴在门楣的横木上。

第三部分:回忆自己参与这一活动的情景。(详细)

例:记得去年元宵节的晚上爸爸妈妈带我去工人体育馆看烟花。八点整,只听见几声沉闷的声音,一个个烟花带着红红的火星窜上了天空,几声脆响,夜空绽放出几朵美丽的花朵。它们的形状和颜色各不相同,有五颜六色的满天星,金黄色的蒲公英,紫色的牵牛花,火红的玫瑰花,粉红的月季、银色的百合,真是绚丽多彩。随着一声声的炮响,人们在惊呼,在赞叹,夜色中,人们微微扬起的脸上也变幻着多姿的色彩,露出了幸福的笑容……

结尾结尾部分:写写自己对这一习俗的感受。

例:我看着那散发着传统文化芳香的中华结,仿佛品味到了中华民族远古的神秘和东方的灵秀。它的古香古色,它的千变万化,让我神往,让我遐想……

《春节的街头》

今天,是中国传统节日——春节。早晨我还没醒,就听到了鞭炮的声音。平静的社区,今日显得热闹非凡。这热闹的喧嚣,把我的睡意一股脑的全都打撒开来。于是,起床穿上了新衣服连早饭都来不及吃就冲到门外,看着各家各户的炮竹,烟花。接着就是跟爸爸妈妈一起去走街串巷——拜年!

“李伯伯,新年快乐”“王阿姨,工作顺了”“刘奶奶,身体健康”〃〃〃跟所有的长辈们拜过年之后,妈妈提议说:一会,去街上看看,感受下新年的气氛。     一上街,街上可就更热闹了。人们手里有提着大袋大袋的菜,身边的孩子手上握着一大把小花炮,蹦蹦跳跳地跑着。看!我左边的一位四、五岁左右的小女孩,跑到前面去。一下子又转过头对一位满手是鼓鼓的袋子的大人喊着:“爸爸,快点!我要回去放炮玩呢!”。有拿着那边超市发的小气球的,红的,黄的,绿的,还有蓝的。也有三五成群,手挽着手说说笑笑的姑娘们,小伙子们,忙绿了一年,辛苦了一年,我想这个时候应该是大家最放松,最高兴的时候。你看,路灯上还挂着两个小红灯,喜气洋洋的。就像在说,“我们也要过新年,我们也要过新年”。

一进菜市场,那才更热闹呢!人流窜动,一眼望去,什么也看不见,全是人。还有那翠绿的黄瓜,可真新鲜哪,你看,那金黄色的小花在太阳的照射下显得多么的生机勃勃啊。那鲫鱼,鲢鱼,青鱼,草鱼等等在水里游来游去,真是印证了我们中国的老话:年年有鱼(余)!黄的韭菜,红的番茄,黑的木耳,白的萝卜〃〃〃真是要什么有什么呀。“哎哟!可真够挤的。”我嘀咕了一句。跟着妈妈买了几个我爱吃的菜,结完帐就走出了菜场。超市里的收银台前也早已排起了长龙。     傍晚时分,街上,又渐渐安静下来。店主们把店子关了,超市也比往常早了些许关门。大家都提着东西回家过年去了。

到了晚上6点左右,社区渐渐安静,孩子们都回家吃团圆饭去了。吃完团圆饭7、8点的样子社区又重新热闹起来。孩子们全都出来放花炮了。这个放个“降落伞,”那个又放个“天女撒花”〃〃〃〃各式各样的花炮全有。每放完一个都会聚集好几个孩子,他们在讨论谁的花炮最美丽,谁的花炮颜色最多,之后又是阵阵欢笑。大人们或几个坐在一起打牌,打麻将;或几个坐在一起嗑瓜子,剥花生;或看着自己的孩子放花炮,偶尔还要帮他们一下。大多数的孩子,都是自己独立操作完成。

夜,更深了。人们陆陆续续的回家了,有些不肯回家的孩子也在父母的劝说下,不情愿的回了家,一天的热闹景象渐渐被夜幕包围。我不禁感叹又是一年到,时间过得可真快呀!

春节见闻

“当、当、当”新年的钟声敲响了,家家户户的门上早已贴上了或火红或金黄的对联,每一家的老老少少都乐得合不拢嘴。兴奋的孩子们有的目不转睛地盯着电视,品尝着一年一度的晚会大餐――春节晚会;有的急着给自己的长辈拜年,发短信,打电话,所有新年的祝福话语仿佛怎么也说不完;调皮的孩子正在向自己的父辈们 “讨要”压岁钱;屋外的鞭炮声此起彼伏,炸开了锅,五彩的烟花更是把这个特殊的夜晚点缀得绚丽多姿。

正月初一,农历新年的第一天迎着人们的喜悦祥和而来。我这个平时最赖床的懒汉,今天却起了个大早,因为我极想穿上我那美丽的新衣,出去好好炫耀一翻。我要去走亲访友拜新年了,这无疑也是一件高兴的事。我们小孩子走在拜年队伍的前面,见到长辈们拜个年,说几句吉利话,就可以收获一大把的压岁钱,然后拿到街上去买自己喜爱的东西――玩具、零食、鞭炮……,家长好像变了个人似的,对我们的放纵是那么的宽容,一切都有了!这就是过年的感觉。

“放鞭炮喽!”不知是谁喊了一声,小孩子们很快都聚在了一起。一串串鞭炮在人们手中点燃,响声震天,四处飞溅,仿佛要把一个个美好的愿望送到千家万户。一阵阵炮竹声接连不断,热闹非凡。

到了吃饭的时候,望着满桌子平时最爱吃的菜肴,我们小孩子却一点儿也不觉得饿。大人们在推杯换盏之间,谈论最多是:今非昔比啊!今天的幸福生活从餐桌上最能说明问题,现在人们生活好了,天天就像在过年!

奔波在走亲访友的路途上,我见到了春意盎然的田间大地,一条条新修的高速公路缩短了我们的行程,通往乡村的泥巴路也被“村村通”的水泥路所覆盖,城市高楼大厦像雨后春笋,一年一个变化……

春节对于我们小孩子来说,那就是一切都在变化,一切都是新的!

作文四:《用英语介绍传统春节风俗》13500字

年初一到年十五:用英语介绍传统春节风俗

说起圣诞节,估计大家都会滔滔不绝,但说起中国传统的春节,大家又知不知道怎么用英语来个简短介绍呢?赶紧来看看吧。跟老外侃圣诞不算什么,不如侃侃春节。不过很多这些风俗连小编自己都不了解,也许我们现在过的春节已经不是正宗的春节了吧。

New Year celebrations is a grand event of China. New Year festivities lasts for one month in China. Chinese New Year is also called Spring festival. It begins from the middle of the last month of the year and ends up in the first month of the new year. These last day celebrations in China is called Lantern Festival.

History of Chinese New Year 追溯历史:名叫“年”的怪兽

Chinese New Year has a very interesting and unique history. According to the Chinese legends, there was a giant beast Nian who used to swallow humans in a single bite. Relief from the horrifying beast came only when people realized that Nian was scared of red color and loud noises. They started bursting crackers and used red color to scare the beast. Since then, this day was named as GuNian

meaning

Chinese New Year Dates 农历新年,年年不同

Chinese New Year falls on a different date every year. Chinese calendar is a bination of solar and lunar calendar. Chinese New Year falls on second new moon after the winter solstice(冬至). Chinese calendar has a 12 year cycle and each year is named after animal. Chinese believe that every person resembles an animal and this reflects their traits. Year 2006 was the Year of the Dog. People born on this

date are said to be very loyal and trustworthy.

Chinese New Year Celebrations 新年找乐,日日不同

Lot of excitement can be seen in the last 15 days of New Year celebrations. Every day has a special importance to it. Chinese ritualize and celebrate each day in a customary manner. Given below are the line wise celebrations of the New Year in China:

年初一:祭拜天地

Day 1: People began their day by offering prayers and wele the gods of heaven and earth. Most of the people stay away from meat to ensure healthy living.

年初二:狗狗过生日

Day 2: Successively, prayers are offer to their ancestors and other gods. Chinese are strict care-taker of dogs and feed them well. This is day is considered to be the

birthday of all dogs.

初三初四:走亲访友,媳妇回娘家

Day 3 and 4: These are very important days for

the families to keep up their relations. It calls for

every son-in-law to pay respect to their

parents-in-law.

年初五:“破五”祭财神

Day 5: According to the traditions, nobody visits friends and relatives houses as it would bring bad omen. They stay back home to worship the God of wealth. The day is called Po Woo.

年初六:百无禁忌,出门活动筋骨

Day 6: On this day, people freely meet their near and dear ones and even visit nearby temples to pray for their well being and high spirits.

年初七:吃面条,祝长寿

Day 7: This is Chinese farmers' day. They display their backbreaking produce. They also prepare a drink from seven different types of vegetables. On this day,

everybody eats noodles which is a symbol of long life and fish representing success.

年初八:凌晨拜天公

Day 8: It's an other day to be celebrated with the family and friends. They also offer midnight prayers to Tian Gong, the God of Heaven.

年初九:玉皇大帝登场

Day 9: Prayers are offered to Jade Emperor.

初十、十一、十二、十三:大吃大喝,最后记得回归清淡

Days 10 to 13: From 10 to 12, people celebrate the days by having sumptuous dinner with the loved ones and the 13th day is left for a very light dinner to cleanse the system.

年十四:准备闹元宵

Day 14: People start preparing for the celebration of Lantern Festival to be held on next day.

年十五:吃元宵看灯火

Day 15: Since it is the first night to see full moon, people hang out colorful lanterns, eat glutinous rice balls and enjoy the day with their families.

用十句简单英语激活你的口语

有时候在 ICQ 上同时和老美和老中用英文聊天, 通常用不了多久, 我很快就能分别出这是老美的英文是老中的英文. 就算同样是用那些单字, 老美用的英文就是有一种特别的味道. 因为我发觉老美常常会

1. Do you have any pet peeve? 你有什么样的怪毛病吗?所谓的 pet peeve 就是个人生活习惯上的一些小毛病, 例如有些人不喜欢别人碰他的电脑, 要是你碰他的电脑他就会不高兴, 这就是所谓的 pet peeve. (而非 bad habit.) 通常 pet peeve 都是比较无伤大雅的小毛病, 几乎每个人都有属于他自己的 pet peeve. 所以就有老美跟我说过,

2. Maybe I'm going out on a limb, but I think we still have to invest it.或许这么作有点冒险, 但我想我们还是要投资它. 一般人想到冒险, 直觉的反应就是,

3. I don't have skeleton in my closet.我没有什么不可告人的秘密. 每次竞选期间一到, 一定会看到候选人争相证明自己的过去是清白的, 没有什么不可告人的秘密. 这句话在英文里要怎么讲呢? 当然最简单的说法就是,

4. Are you sure you are going to set us up? 你确定你要帮我们制造机会吗?在英文里制造机会可不是 make a chance 喔! 虽然这是大家最自然会想到的说法. 正确的说法应该用 set up 这个片语, 例如 set you up 就是帮你制造机会的意思. 另外, 老美也很喜欢用 fix up 和 hook up 来表示撮合某人. 例如你有一个妹妹长得还可以, 你想把她介绍给你同学, 你就可以跟你同学说,

5. Probably. It's still up in the air. 大概吧. 但还不确定. 大家都应该常常有和别人相约的经验吧! 其实和别人相约是一件很不容易的事情. 一开始没女朋友觉得没人陪不想出门, 但就算有人陪了却又不知要去哪里, 而就算知道要去哪里, 又不知道要作什么. 不知道各位有没有这样的经验, 你问他我们今天见面要作什么, 他说我也不知道, 到时再看看吧. 其实这种情形中外皆然, 各位不必惊讶. 到时候再看看也是老美常说的一句话, 简单的讲法就是,

haven't decided yet.

6. Okay. Just checking. 好吧. 我只是随囗问问. 在囗语中我们常会讲, 没什么, 我只是随囗问问而已. 这个随囗问问在英文里当然你可以讲,

时你可以说,

7. Do we need to hit a shower first? 我们需要先洗个澡吗?Hit 是一个老美很喜欢用, 但老中很不会用的动词, hit 指的是去开始作某件事. 像是在囗语中老美喜欢讲,

8. That's OK. 不用了.大家相信吗?

9. Just right place, right time. 只不过是天时地利而已.大多数的人想到幸运, 都会直觉反应 lucky. 但其实 lucky 有很多种表示法. 像有一次我问老美怎么追到这么一个如花似玉的女朋友, 他回答我,

什么我有免费的 T 恤可拿, 我就很潇洒地回答他,

deal.

10. Same here. 我也是.我想当大家看到中文

十句地道口语让你人气飙升

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1. What are you up to? 你正在做什么?

假设你在办公室想跟同事沟通下工作情况,又怕耽误对方的工作,就可以先问同事

另外美国人见面时常用的问候语

2. In the middle of something? 你正在忙吗?

在上面已经提到了In the middle of something? (你正在忙吗?)这句话,惯用的说法是

3. Maybe I’m going out on a limb, but I think we still have to invest it. 或许这么作有点冒险, 但我想我们还是要投资它。

提到冒险,一般人会想到用

4. “Please give us your ments. ”请多提宝贵意见。

通常在会议或商务洽谈结束时,中方的人出于客套或者希望让对方提出自己的建议,总是爱把“请多提宝贵意见”挂在嘴边,但是如果只按词面意思进行翻译,麻烦很容易就会来了。比如直译为:“Please give us your valuable ments。”,那么很可能对方会认为你在暗示他:你的意见应该是valuable的,否则就请“免开尊口”。正确的译法应该是:“Please give us your ments。”或“We wele your ments. ”这样对方才会把想提的建议痛快地说出来。

5. Probably. It’s still up in the air. 大概吧。不是太确定。

在工作中也许你会遇到这样的情况:自己已经很努力了,但是项目仍没有太大进展,或是上司迟迟不给予支持。这时或许有人会出于关心问你“项目有起色没?”但面对自己不能掌握的事情,显然没法回答这个问题,只能听天由命。这时你就可以回答“It’s still up in theair。”

另一种情况就是与别人约会时被熟人撞上,私下里别人问起是否在谈恋爱时,你也可以小小地卖下关子说:

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6. That’s OK. 不用了。

不要小看这个简单句子的用途,因为很多人把

“没关系,无所谓”的意思,所以如果你想很坚定地拒绝别人准备递过来的饮料,可以说

7. He’s out for lunch. 他出去吃午餐了。

在同事出去吃饭的时候,他办公桌上的电话刚好响起,这时你该跟对方说什么?如果按照中文的词面意思翻译成

8. “You’re in the pink !”你的气色真好!

如果同事或上司近来工作格外顺利,往往人逢喜事精神爽,气色也会跟着变好,这时如果夸赞一下对方,会给人留下不错的印象。要想说人“气色好”。“you look fine !”当然不错,可如果你说”you’re in the pink !”就更妙了。在英语口语中,表示颜色的词用起来非常形象生动形象。

9. Just right place, right time. 只不过是“天时地利”而已。

如果意外得到了一个令人羡慕的美差,大多数的人都会直接反应出lucky这个词. 但其实关于幸运的表达方式还有很多,比如

10. Same here. 我也是。

如果你认同某个人的观点,又不想重复一遍,一般大多数人都会用

英语十句“最狠话”

作者:张欣 | 来源 沪江名师博客  时间 1年前  阅读 6267 次  字体 [ 大 中 小 ]   [收藏]  [划词已启用]    1.Just wait and see. I won't let you get away with that.

咱们走着瞧。我不会让你得逞的。

2. You'll be sorry.

你会后悔的。

3. You're gonna get what's ing to you.

你会得到报应的。

4. If you're looking for a fight, you don't have to look far.

如果你想找人打架的话,不用找太远。

5. Watch your mouth. Do you know who you're talking to?

说话客气一点。你知道你在跟谁说话吗?

6. I'll get even with you sooner or later.

跟你的这笔帐我迟早会要回来的。

7. Listen, you've picked the wrong person to quarrel with.

听着,你找错吵架的对象了。

8. You'd better take that back.

你最好收回那句话。

9. You want to take it outside? Anytime!  你想到外头解决(干架)吗?随时奉陪!

10. Don't mess with me! / Don't get fresh with me!

不要惹我!/ 给我放尊重一点!

美女必备:十句话打造俏皮可爱的你

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女人可以不够美丽,但一定得足够可爱。怎么表达自己的可爱又不过分装可爱呢?本文为你提供十句俏皮可爱的英语打造最可爱的你。

1、Yoba! 对啊。

Yoba 就是 Yes 的意思,比如:

2、Bam chi ga bon-bon. 是不是干了什么好事。

这是在 70 年代时色情电影中都会有的一段旋律,所以大家都把它引申为跟性有关的一些事物。这句话也可以当形容词或名词用,例如,

另外有一个词 hanky-panky 跟 Bam chi ga bon-bon 很像, 同样是指一些暧昧的事, 例如:

3、Damn-it boy 该死的男孩。

大体相当于:

4、He is not my type. 他不是我心目中的类型。

俗话说一个女孩子想男孩子,二个女孩子谈男孩子,三个女孩子骂男孩子。当二个女人聚在一起总是会对周遭的男生品头论足啦,

5、He is a muscle man. 他是个有肌肉的男人。

有些美国女孩子很欣赏那些肌肉很多的男人,她们称之为 muscular type. 或是可以说 a

muscle man,或是

semi-muscular. Semi-muscular 就是有点肌肉又不会太多,比如我可以说 Iam

semi-muscular with 6-pack ab

6、I saw a girl throw herself on him. 我看到有一个女孩对他投怀送抱。

这就是指女生作小鸟依人状,把整个人靠在男生身上。另外一句很雷,

7、You can go mando. 你可以不穿内裤出门。

这是个很有趣的单字,美国有些人不爱穿内裤的,直接穿一件外裤就出门了,这种行为就叫 go mando. Go mando 原来的意思是出危险的任务,或许是因为不穿内裤感觉上好像是在冒险,所以就叫 go mando。

8、There is a big hole in my head. 我什么也不记得了。 说错话怎么办?就装傻吧…这是一个装傻常用的句子,直译为“我的脑袋中有一个洞”,比如有人问你昨天是不是跟某某人出去了?要是你不想回答这个问题,你就可以说,

9、My aunt Flo is visiting. 我的芙洛姑妈来拜访我了。

这里的 Flo 是 Florence 的缩写, 但其实 Flo 这里暗指 flow 的意思.

10、I am not gossipy. 我才不会长舌呢。

八卦在英语里面就叫gossip, 它可以指八卦新闻或是指爱说八卦的人. 她们也常用这个字的形容词gossipy, 但像这么说只是此地无银三百两而已。

爱讲话的除了 gossipy 之外, 你也可以用, talkative, chatty, 或是loquacious. 例如,

购物杀价十句话

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购物是mm们的一大乐事,杀价更是见各位真功夫的时候。在国内讲价好讲,出国购物该怎么讲价?下面就给各位一些tips。

1. Could you give me a discount? 能给我个折扣吗?

2. Are these clothes on sale? 这些衣服打特价吗?

3. Is the price negotiable? 这价钱可以商量吗?

4. How about buy one and get one free? 买一送一怎么样?

5. Can you give me a better deal? 可以给我更好的价钱吗?

6. I'd buy it right away if it were cheaper. 便宜一点的话我马上买。

7. The price is beyond my budget. 这价钱超出我的预算了。

8. I'll give 500 dollars for it. 五百块我就买。

9. That's steep, isn't it? 这价钱太离谱了吧?

10. It's too expensive. I can't afford it. 太贵了。我买不起。

形容一个人吝啬的十句话

来源 中青网英语角  时间 3年前  阅读 8082 次  字体 [ 大 中 小 ]   [收藏]  [划词已启用]    1.He is a very stingy person. 他是个很小气的人。

2.What a miser! 真是个吝啬鬼!

3.He's not a generous person. 他不是个慷慨的人。

4.She's such a penny pincher. 她真是个守财奴。

5.He's such a tightwad. 他真是个小气鬼。

6.Money means everything to her. 她视钱如命。

7.He's very tightfisted. 他很吝啬。

8.Her boss is a skinflint. 她老板是个一毛不拔的人。

9.She never wants to splash the cash. 她出手从不大方。

10.He's a real scrooge. 他是个不折不扣的守财奴。

英文中粗话的汉译

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英文里最常见的诅语恐怕非“damn”一词莫属了。另外,“son of a bitch

请看下面的例句:

1. The telephone rang.

The phone kept running.

恋人独处时当然希望清静,不愿外界打扰。对话双方正是一对热恋中的情侣。“shit”一词的脱口而出恰如其分地表现出了她此时的厌烦、不满之情,译成“讨厌”比较合适。(Joanna是男方与前妻所生的女儿,Bloom则是他同事)。

2.I put the receiver back on the cradle. Frank was still staring and scowling at me.

与上例一样,“shit”独立成句,但所表达的意义有所不同。Frank对自己的搭档(一民事律师事务所的合作者)要去插手一桩刑事案件大为不悦,指责人家“多管闲事”,在这种背景下,“shit”译为“乱弹琴’比较符合人物的心理。

除了独立成句外,“shit”还可在句子中充当其他成分,例如:

3.

这是一个黑人妇女在注射毒品后所说的,“shit”显然是毒品的代名词。 powerful shit可译为“挺厉害的玩意儿”。

4.

5.

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09年我要月入2万,该怎么办?

这是一个警官与律师在谈论一桩凶杀案。受害老是一个年轻美女,案情扑朔迷离,警方一筹莫展,“shit”出自一个警官之口,正是他无可奈何心境的写照。与例3、例4不同的是,该词在上下文中尽管也用作名词,但没有明确的指代关系R是暗示案情复杂,难以理清头绪,因此翻译时就不一定要译成相应的名词。将“That's the shit of it”译作“事情怪就怪在这里”。

下面再看看与“shit”有关的一个复合词。

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7. She told me a woman out on Fatback Key formed a mittee…

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mittee。从上下文看, 前者指的是说话人前妻Susan对现在的情人Dale所使用的一个很难听的称号,另外考虑到下文里对方的抗议,即“that kind of language和“bad enough…

怎么用英语介绍你最爱的颜色(双语)

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颜色对我们的生活、我们的世界有多重要?绿色代表光合作用,

红色点缀情

人节和春节,白色昭示White Christmas的来临……大家想必也了解中文

和英文中有关颜色词的不同用法和文化差距,不过有些基本颜色的心理作用

是古今中外一致的,今天我们就学着用英语来Give some color see see

吧。

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09年我要月入2万,该怎么办?

While perceptions of color are rather subjective, and have different meanings in various cultures, some colours affect us in a similar way. The human eye sees warm colours before cool hues. Cool colours appear to recede, while warm colours appear to advance, however, the degree of

saturation (determined by how much or how little grey a colour contains) can make a difference.

虽然色彩带来的感觉可能因人而异,在不同的文化背景中也有不同的涵义,但是人们对某些颜色影响的界定还是放之四海而皆准的。我们的眼睛第一看到暖色,第二看到的才是冷色。冷色相对低调,而暖色更加高调,不过,饱和度也会产生一定影响

RED: With its aggressive, stimulating and sexy nature, assertive attention and provoking action, the red is impossible to ignore.

红色:气质咄咄逼人,令人振奋而本性魅惑,彰显自信和挑战,这样的颜色自然不容忽视。

PINK: Depending on its saturation or value, pink evokes varied mood swings. Magenta and fuchsia are perceived as sensual and theatrical. But water-down the red in lighter pinks and the raw sensuality of red is replaced with gentle romanticism.

粉红:根据饱和度和色值的不同,粉红可以引起不同的情绪振动。品红和紫红被视为性感夸张,但用浅粉冲淡红色之后,原始的诱惑感觉就会被柔和的浪漫情愫取代。

ORANGE: Inheriting some of the drama of red, orange is tempered by the friendly humour of yellow. It’s the colour that stimulates the appetite and radiates with warmth and vitality.

橙色:继承了红色的张扬,又被黄色的婉转所中和,橙色能有效促进食欲,也是放射着温暖活力的颜色。

YELLOW: Yellow and black is the most unignorable colour bination in nature - tigers, stinging bees - it’s the colour that says: you’d better pay attention to me.

黄色:黄色和黑色是自然界最让人过目难忘的组合——老虎,蜜蜂都是这样一身装扮。这样的颜色是在宣告:你最好注意着点。

BROWN: Rustic, durable, wholesome and deliciously rich are just some of the traits of the colour that’s often associated with earth and home, substance and stability.

棕色:纯朴、持久、健康、厚实,这些还不能概括棕色的所有特征。这种颜色经常与乡土、物质和稳定这些概念联系起来。

BLUE: Ever noticed how many corporations and financial institutions use blue in their brands? That’s because blue is seen as dependable and mitted. It is also the colour we often associate with calm and serenity. Darken the blue and you’ll add an instant authority, credibility and power to it.

蓝色:你注意到有多少公司和金融机构在它们的商标里选用蓝色吗?因为蓝色是标志可靠和忠诚的颜色。我们也经常将它与沉着和宁静联系起来。而蓝色一旦加深,就会带来权威、信誉和权利的暗示。

GREEN: Because of its association with nature and foliage, green in design can be used almost like a neutral colour: greens never clash with red or pink roses, yellow sunflowers, lilacs or bluebells.

绿色:因其与自然和绿叶的关系,设计师常用它来充当中间色:绿色从不与大红或粉红的玫瑰、黄色太阳花、紫丁香、风铃草这些图案冲突。

PURPLE: It’s perhaps the most enigmatic and plex colour, with the range of meanings - from royal to elegant to spiritual to mysterious. Purple is often favoured by very creative and eccentric people who are not afraid of appearing daring.

紫色:可能是最神秘也最难解的颜色,其涵义也是多层次的:贵族、优雅、宗教、玄奥,不一而足。兼具创造力、神经质和胆识的人常偏好紫色。

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Spring Festival is the most important holiday for Chinese people. Excitement and happiness are palpable this time of the year, and they reach the peak on lunar new year's eve.

春节对于中国人来说是最重要的节日。在每年的春节都让人兴高采烈,尤其是大年三十那晚,更是达到了高潮。

Though the 15-day period, which starts with the first day of the lunar new year and ends on the 15th day (known as Lantern Festival), is relatively long, it is the busiest time of the year for Chinese people. The arrangements they have to make for family reunions, buying necessities and preparing food keeps them busy throughout the holiday. Many of them travel back home and meet friends over dinner and drinks. The celebrations include decorating the house and setting off fireworks.

春节历时15天,也就从大年初一开始,到元月十五元宵节结束。这段比较长的时间是中国人最忙的时候。他们为家庭聚会作安排,采购年货,准备丰盛的食物,以至于整个春节假期都忙忙碌碌的。许多人在春季期间都要回老家过年,跟朋友碰碰头,聚个餐。庆祝春节也包括大扫除和放烟火。

But we are talking about a tradition that seems to be fading.

但是我们现在要谈的是越来越淡的年味。

Spring Festival, as it is celebrated today, has undergone many changes, thanks to the country's economic development and globalization.

现在的春节已经因为我国经济的发展和全球化的影响而改变了很多。

Yet no Spring Festival is plete without food. People could not get good food whenever they desired in earlier times, something that does not apply to society today. More often than not, people faced the risk of famine. The best time for people to celebrate was when food was available in plenty, and that was possible in spring, or the beginning of the lunar new year. That was the main reason why Spring Festival acquired such great importance among Chinese people.

但是没有哪个春节是完全离得开“吃”的。从前,不论人们提前多久想要买年货,总是不能如愿,而现在早已今非昔比。过去常常还要闹饥荒。人们最好的庆祝时间就是他们能得到食物丰盛的时候,也就是春天或是元月初的那段时间。那也是为什么春节对于中国人如此重要的主要原因。

But three decades of economic growth has ensured that people in China, except for those who are still poor, can enjoy a good meal whenever they want. Such has been the change in people's fortune that some have to be treated for obesity and other health problems associated with excessive eating.

但是三十年来的经济发展已经让中国人,除了那些仍然穷苦的人以外,随时都能享受美食。这得益于人民财富的增长,但是后者也导致一些人吃得太多而受到肥胖

威胁和健康问题。

In the past, celebrations were limited to events like song-and-dance duets in North China, dragon/lion dances in South China and fireworks, which required the joint efforts of the entire munity. But economic development and urbanization seems to have weakened the social links among people. Many, especially those living in cities, are not interested in celebrating the festival with people they hardly know.

在过去,庆祝春节还只停留在北方的二人转和南方的舞龙舞狮等形式。那些庆祝活动往往需要许多人合力才能办得起来。但是经济的发展和国际化程度的提升似乎已经将这种社会联系弱化了。许多人,特别是城市居民,不太愿意与不相识的人一起共度春节。

Many customs associated with Spring Festival have changed, too. In the past, people used to visit relatives and friends with gifts and lots of good wishes. Today, many people, especially the youth, use their cell phones or the Internet to send their good wishes and even plets

“The Spring Couplet”, also called “couplet” and “a pair of antithetical phrases”, is a special form of literature in China. The Spring Couplet is posed of two antithetical sentences on both sides of the door and a horizontal scroll bearing an inscription, usually an auspicious phrase, above the gate. The sentence pasting on the right side of the door is called the first line of the couplet and the one on the left the second line. On the eve of the Spring Festival, every household will paste on doors a spring couplet written on red paper to give a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival. In the past, the Chinese usually wrote their own spring couplet with a brush or asked others to do for them, while nowadays, it is mon for people to buy the printed spring couplet in the market.

贴窗花和“福”字 Pasting Paper-cuts and “Up-sided Fu”

Paper-cuts, usually with auspicious patterns, give a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival and express the good wishes of Chinese people looking forward to a good life. In addition to pasting paper-cuts on windows, it is mon for Chinese to paste the character “fu(福)”, big and small, on walls, doors and doorposts around the houses. “Fu(福)” shows people’s yearning toward a good life. Some people even invert the character “fu(福)” to signify that blessing has arrived because “inverted” is a homonym for “arrive” in Chinese. Now many kinds of paper-cuts and “fu(福)” can be seen in the market before the Festival.

守岁 Staying Up Late on New Year's Eve

The tradition of staying up late to see New Year in originated from an interesting folk tale. In ancient China there lived a monster named Year, who was very ferocious. Year always t out from its burrow on New Year’s Eve to devour people. Therefore, on every New Year’s Eve, every household would have supper together. After dinner, no one dared go to sleep and all the family members would sit together, chatting and emboldening each other. Gradually the habit of staying up late on New Year’s Eve is formed. Thus in China, “celebrating the Spring Festival” is also called “passing over the year (guo nian)”. However, now there are less and less people in cities who will stay up late to see New Year in.

贴年画 Pasting New Year Prints

The custom of pasting New Year Prints originated from the tradition of placing Door Gods on the external doors of houses. With the creation of board carvings, New Year paintings cover a wide range of subjects. The most famous ones are Door Gods, Surplus Year after Year, Three Gods of Blessing, Salary and Longevity, An Abundant Harvest of Crops, Thriving Domestic Animals and Celebrating Spring. Four producing areas of New Year Print are Tɑohuɑwu of Suzhou, Yɑngliuqing of Tianjin, Wuqiɑng of Hebei and Weifang of Shangdong. Now the tradition of pasting New Year paintings is still kept in rural Chin

a, while it is seldom followed in cities.

吃饺子 Having Jiaozi

On New Year’s Eve, the whole family will sit together to make jiaozi and celebrate the Spring Festival. The shape of jiaozi is like gold ingot from ancient China. So people eat them and wish for money and treasure. The tradition of having jiaozi is very important during the Spring Festival. You cannot have a plete Spring Festival without having jiaozi. (See page 82 for more information about “jiaozi”)

看春节联欢晚会 The CCTV New Year's Gala

The New Year’s Gala is a variety show held by China Central Television (CCTV) since 1983. For every year since then at the turn of the Lunar New Year, the program begins at 8:00PM and lasts five or six hours. It brings laughter to billions of people, creates many popular words and produces lots of TV phenomena meriting attention. For over tty years, its value has gone far beyond a variety show. It is essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad. Many Chinese would like to watch the gala while having the dinner on New Year’s Eve.

放鞭炮 Setting off Firecrackers

The firecracker is a unique product in China. In ancient China, the sound of burning bamboo tubes was used to scare away wild animals and evil spirits. With the invention of the gunpowder, “firecracker” is also called “鞭炮biānpào” (“炮” in Chinese means gun) and used to foster a joyful atmosphere. The first thing every Chinese household does is to set off firecrackers and fireworks, which are meant to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new. In the past few years, such an activity was pletely or partially forbidden in big cities including Beijing due to fire and personal casualty caused by burning firecrackers. However, some Chinese thought that a Spring Festival without firecrackers was not lively enough and they burned firecrackers by stealth. So in recent years, the ban was canceled again. This shows that burning firecrackers is a very important activity during the Spring Festival.

拜年和压岁钱 New Year's Visit and Gift Money

On the first day of the Chinese lunar year, everybody puts on their best clothes and pays ceremonial calls on their relatives and friends, wishing them all the luck in the ing year. Juniors will greet seniors, wishing them health and longevity, while seniors will give juniors some gift money as a wish for their safety in the ing year. When friends meet, they will wish each other happiness and prosperity with a big smile. With the development of the new technology, there is a change on the way of giving New Years greetings. In recent year, it is mon to send New Years greetings by such modern means of munication as telephones, emails and text messages.

逛庙会 Temple Fair

Temple fair, usually held outside temples, is a kind of folk custom in China. During the Spring Festival, temple fair is one of the most important activities, in which t

here are such performances as acrobatics and Wushu, numerous kinds of local snacks and many kinds of things for everyday  life. In recent years, the temple fair has bee a place for people to appreciate the traditional art and experience the traditional  life.

Festival Greetings

Traditional Festival Greetings:

恭贺新禧 | Happy New Year

吉祥如意 | Everything Goes Well

恭喜发财 | Wishing You Prosperity

年年有余 | Surplus Year after Year

岁岁平安 | Peace All Year Round

新春大吉 | Good Luck in the New Year

In the past two years, it has bee a vogue for relatives and friends to send short messages to greet each other during the Spring Festival. With best wishes, the warm greetings of text messages give a happy and joyful atmosphere of the Festival.

Festival Greetings via Text Message

① 送你一件外套,前面是平安,后面是幸福,领子是吉祥,袖子是如意,扣子是快乐,口袋里满是温暖,穿上吧,让它伴你每一天!新春快乐!

I will give you a coat as a present. The front is safety, the back   happiness, the collar auspiciousness, the sleeves satisfaction, the buttons enjoyment and the pockets warmness. Wear every day. Wish you a happy New Year.

② 新年到了,不打算送给你太多,只给你五千万:千万要快乐!千万要健康!千万要平安!千万要知足!千万不要忘记我!

As the New Year es, I will only give you five “do’s” as a present. Do be merry! Do be   healthy! Do be safe! Do be satisfied! Do remember me!

介绍中国新年除夕习俗的英语文章

Before New Year's Eve

The celebration actually starts on New Year's Eve with the

family reunion dinner. By New Year's Eve, you should have

done the following:

Clean the entire home to get rid of all the things that are

associated with the old year.

Put away all brooms and brushes.

Pay all your debts.

Resolve differences with family members, friends, neighbors and business associates.

Buy the following:

Red money envelopes,

Oranges and/or tangerines,

Fill a “Cheun hup(a circular red tray separated in eight partments) with melon seedslotuschocolate coinsnuts etc.

Flowers (especially plum blossoms, peach blossoms, water lilies),

A new set of clothes and shoes for children, preferably something red or orange.

Get new dollar bills from the bank. Insert the new dollar bills into the red envelopes. Now the red envelope is called a lai see or lucky money envelope.

On New Year's Eve

Get together with close family members (not including married daughters and their families) for the “reunion” dinner.

Pay respect to ancestors and household gods. Acknowledge the presence of ancestors because they are responsible for the fortunes of future generations.

Open ev

ery door and window in your home at midnight to let go of the old year.

On New Year's Day

Decorate your home with symbols of good fortune. Here are some suggestions:

Colors: Bright red (happiness); gold/orange (wealth & happiness)。

Fruits: Oranges and tangerines (good health & long life); tangerines with leaves intact (long lasting relationships; being fruitful and multiply); persimmons (happiness and wealth)。

“Chuen Hup” circular candy tray (candy for sweet and circular for togetherness and continuity)。

Flowers: If flowers bloom on New Year's Day, it will be a prosperous year.

Red banners or couplets with New Year wishes and symbols of good fortune in gold.

中国传统节日中英对照:春节

春节,是农历正月初一,又叫阴历年,俗称“过年”。这是我国民间最隆重、最热闹的一个传统节日。春节的历史很悠久,它起源于殷商时期年头岁尾的祭神祭祖活动。按照我国农历,正月初一古称元日、元辰、元正、元朔、元旦等,俗称年初一,到了民国时期,改用公历,公历的一月一日称为元旦,把农历的一月一日叫春节。

春节到了,意味着春天将要来临,万象复苏草木更新,新一轮播种和收获季节又要开始。人们刚刚度过冰天雪地草木凋零的漫漫寒冬,早就盼望着春暖花开的日子,当新春到来之际,自然要充满喜悦载歌载舞地迎接这个节日。 千百年来,人们使年俗庆祝活动变得异常丰富多彩,每年从农历腊月二十三日起到年三十,民间把这段时间叫做“迎春日”,也叫“扫尘日”,在春节前扫尘搞卫生,是我国人民素有的传统习惯。

然后就是家家户户准备年货,节前十天左右,人们就开始忙于采购物品,年货包括鸡鸭鱼肉、茶酒油酱、南北炒货、糖饵果品,都要采买充足,还要准备一些过年时走亲访友时赠送的礼品,小孩子要添置新衣新帽,准备过年时穿。

在节前要在住宅的大门上粘贴红纸黄字的新年寄语,也就是用红纸写成的春联。屋里张贴色彩鲜艳寓意吉祥的年画,心灵手巧的姑娘们剪出美丽的窗花贴在窗户上,门前挂大红灯笼或贴福字及财神、门神像等,福字还可以倒贴,路人一念福倒了,也就是福气到了,所有这些活动都是要为节日增添足够的喜庆气氛。

春节的另一名称叫过年。在过去的传说中,年是一种为人们带来坏运气的想象中的动物。年一来。树木凋蔽,百草不生;年一过,万物生长,鲜花遍地。年如何才能过去呢?需用鞭炮轰 ,于是有了燃鞭炮的习俗,这其实也是烘托热闹场面的又一种方式。

春节是个欢乐祥和的节日,也是亲人团聚的日子,离家在外的孩子在过春

节时都要回家欢聚。过年的前一夜,就是旧年的腊月三十夜,也叫除夕,又叫团圆夜,在这新旧交替的时候,守岁是最重要的年俗活动之一,除夕晚上,全家老小都一起熬年守岁,欢聚酣饮,共享天伦之乐,北方地区在除夕有吃饺子的习俗,饺子的作法是先和面,和字就是合;饺子的饺和交谐音,合和交有相聚之意,又取更岁交子之意。在南方有过年吃年糕的习惯,甜甜的粘粘的年糕,象征新一年生活甜蜜蜜,步步高。 待第一声鸡啼响起,或是新年的钟声敲过,街上鞭炮齐鸣,响声此起彼伏,家家喜气洋洋,新的一年开始了,男女老少都穿着节日盛装,先给家族中的长者拜年祝寿,节中还有给儿童压岁钱,吃团年饭,初二、三就开始走亲戚看朋友,相互拜年,道贺祝福,说些恭贺新喜、恭喜发财、恭喜、过年好等话,祭祖等活动。

节日的热烈气氛不仅洋溢在各家各户,也充满各地的大街小巷,一些地方的街市上还有舞狮子,耍龙灯,演社火,游花市,逛庙会等习俗。这期间花灯满城,游人满街,热闹非凡,盛况空前,直要闹到正月十五元宵节过后,春节才算真正结束了。

春节是汉族最重要的节日,但是满、蒙古,瑶、壮、白、高山、赫哲、哈尼、达斡尔、侗、黎等十几个少数民族也有过春节的习俗,只是过节的形式更有自己的民族特色,更蕴味无穷。

Spring Festival

The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back, being the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the Spring Festival. Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees.

The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian calendar. It originated in the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 BC-c. 1100 BC) from the people's sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one.

Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days. The Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year.

Many customs acpany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened.

On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of Job's tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko.

The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve. At this time, people

offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves.

After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the ing New Year. This is called the Spring Festival are a good time for relatives, friends, and classmates as well as colleagues to exchange greetings, gifts and chat leisurely.

Burning fireworks was once the most typical custom on the Spring Festival. People thought the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits. However, such an activity was pletely or partially forbidden in big cities once the government took security, noise and pollution factors into consideration. As a replacement, some buy tapes with firecracker sounds to listen to, some break little balloons to get the sound too, while others buy firecracker handicrafts to hang in the living room.

The lively atmosphere not only fills every household, but permeates to streets and lanes. A series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held for days. The Spring Festival then es to an end when the Lantern Festival is finished.

China has 56 ethnic groups. Minorities celebrate their Spring Festival almost the same day as the Han people, and they have different customs.

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春节的介绍(英文)

Far and away the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year. To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. 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.

To the ordinary Chinese, the festival actually begins on the eve of the lunar New Years Day and ends on the fifth day of the first month of the lunar calendar. 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.

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. Houses are festooned with paper scrolls bearing auspicious antithetical couplet (as show on both side of the page) 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 ing months.

作文六:《春节习俗英语介绍:扫尘》600字

每年从农历腊月二十三日起到除夕止,我国民间把这段时间叫做"迎春日",也叫"扫尘日"。扫尘就是年终大扫除,北方称"扫房",南方叫"掸尘"。在春节前扫尘,是我国人民素有的传统习惯。大江南北,到处洋溢着欢欢喜喜搞卫生、干干净净迎新春的气氛。

“Dust” is homophonic with “chen”(尘)in Chinese, which means old and past. In this way, “sweeping the dust” before the Spring Festival means a thorough cleaning of houses to sweep away bad luck in the past year. This custom shows a good wish of putting away old things to wele a new life. In a word, just before the Spring Festival es, every household will give a thorough cleaning to bid farewell to the old year and usher in the new.

“Dust”与“尘”是谐音(尘在汉语中的意思是旧的和过去的)。这样,“在春节前扫尘”是指彻底清洁房屋扫除过去一年的厄运。此习俗表达了收拾旧事物,欢迎新生活的美好愿望。总之,就在春节到来之前,为了告别旧年迎接新年,家家户户都会彻底打扫一下房屋。

作文七:《用英文介绍春节》7600字

英文介绍春节

英文:Chinese New Year known as Spring Festival岁首. The most solemn of the Chinese people's traditional festival, but also a symbol of unity, prosperity, and new hope for the future sustenance of the festival. According to records, the Chinese people over the Spring Festival has more than 4,000 years of history. With regard to the origin of the Chinese New Year, many say, but the public generally accepted the argument is that the rise of the Chinese New Year by虞舜. One day more than 2,000 years BC, that is, the Emperor Shun, and led his men staff, worship heaven and earth. Since then, people put on this day as岁首. It is said that this is the origin of the Lunar New Year, and later called the Spring Festival. Over the past Spring Festival, also known as New Year's Day. Spring Festival in January where it is called in January.

However, the Chinese New Year's Day date history is not consistent: Meng Xia used for the first month of January, the Shang Dynasty used腊月(Dec) for the first lunar month, the First Qin Emperor统一六国for the first month after the October, the early Han Dynasty followed the Qin calendar. Han Wu Ji刘彻

calendar was too messy, the minister of public order and Sima Qian孙卿made

Spring Festival have different names in different times. When in the pre-Qin called the

Sun Yat-sen in Nanjing in 1912 became Provisional President of the

Republic of China announced the abolition of the old calendar to switch to the solar calendar (the Gregorian calendar), with the Republic of China Jinian. And decided to Year 1 January, 1912 in the first year for the January 1. January 1 New Year is called, but not New Year's Day said. However, traditional folk still

use the old calendar or lunar calendar, is still the year February 18 (Ren-Zi in the first day) had the traditional New Year, the other traditional festivals are also business as usual. In view of this, in 1913 (in two) in July, the Beijing government appointed by the then chief of the House submitted to the

President Yuan Shikai, a节假4:00 report, said:

September 27, 1949, Chinese People's Political Consultative the first plenary session decided to establish People's Republic of China at the same time, using the world's mon Jinian Year. In order to distinguish between solar and lunar two

Earth around the sun one week, called on the calendar year, the cycle of endless. However, it was the basis of spring, summer, autumn and winter

weather in different seasons, the first day on the lunar calendar for the year岁首. Lunar December 30 each year (Xiaoyue 29) the middle of the night

midnight (12:00) after the New Year even if the official arrived.

Lunar New Year draws near, people Acquisition New Year, New Year's Eve when the whole family ate dinner together. Paste New Year, Spring Festival couplets; to greet the advent of the new year.

With the founding of New China, the Chinese New Year celebrations more colorful. Not only preserves the past folk customs, with the exclusion of some of the activities of feudal superstition, but also increased a lot of new content. So that the Spring Festival with a new flavor of the times. December 23, 1949, People's Republic of China People's Government, an annual three-day Spring Festival holiday.

China is a multi-ethnic country, the national New Year different forms. Han, Manchu and Korean customs of the Chinese New Year is almost over, the family was reunited, people eat rice cakes, dumplings and a variety of rich food, decorated, set off firecrackers, and bless each other. During the Spring Festival celebration activities are extremely rich and varied, with lion dance, playing the dragon, there are踩高跷, the跑旱船. In some areas it adheres to its old ancestors worship, pray for new year, favorable weather, Ping'an, a good harvest. Ancient Mongolian, the Chinese New Year is called

Uygur, Kazak and so on, is the

汉语:中国农历年的岁首称为春节。是中国人民最隆重的传统节日,也象征团结、兴旺,对未来寄托新的希望的佳节。据记载,中国人民过春节已有4000多年的历史。关于春节的起源有很多说法,但其中为公众普遍接受的说法是,春节由虞舜兴起。公元前2000多年的一天,舜即天子位,带领着部下人员,祭拜天地。从此,人们就把这一天当作岁首。据说这就是农历新年的由来,后来叫春节。春节过去也叫元旦。春节所在的这一月叫元月。

但是,中国历代元旦的日期并不一致:夏朝用孟春的元月为正月,商朝用腊月(十二月)为正月,秦始皇统一六国后以十月为正月,汉朝初期沿用秦历。汉武帝刘彻感到历纪太乱,就命令大臣公孙卿和司马迁造“太阳历”,规定以农历正月为一岁之首,以正月初一为一年的第一天,就是元旦。此后中国一直沿用夏历(阴历,又称农历)纪年,直到清朝未年,长达2080年。

春节不同时代有不同名称。在先秦时叫“上日”、“元日”、“改岁”、“献岁”等;到了两汉时期,又被叫为“三朝”、“岁旦”、“正旦”、“正日”;魏晋南北朝时称为“元辰”、“元日”、“元首”、 “岁朝”等;到了唐宋元明,则称为“元旦”、“元 ”、“岁日”、“新正”、“新元”等;而清代,一直叫“元旦”或“元日”。

1912年孙中山在南京就任中华民国临时大总统时,宣布废除旧历改用阳历(即公历),用民国纪年。并决定以公元1912年1月1日为民国元年1月1日。一月一日叫新年,但不称元旦。但民间仍按传统沿用旧历即夏历,仍在当年2月18日(壬子年正月初一)过传统新年,其他传统节日也照旧。有鉴于此,1913年(民国二年)7月,由当时北京政府任内务总长向大总统袁世凯呈上一份四时节假的报告,称:“我国旧俗,每年四时令节,即应明文规定,拟请定阴历元旦为春节,端午为夏节,中秋为秋节,冬至为冬节,凡我国民都得休息,在公人员,亦准假一日。”但袁世凯只批准以正月初一为春节,同意春节例行放假,次年(1914年)起开始施行。自此夏历岁首称“春节”。

1949年9月27日,中国人民政治协商会议第一届全体会议决定在建立中华人民共和国的同时,采用世界通用的公元纪年。为了区分阳历和阴历两个“年”,又

因一年24节气的“立春”恰在农历年的前后,故把阳历一月一日称为“元旦”,农历正月初一正式改称“春节”。

地球绕太阳一周,历法上叫一年,循环往复,永无止境。但是,人们根据春、夏、秋、冬四季节气的不同,就以夏历正月初一为一年的岁首。每年农历十二月三十日(小月二十九)半夜子时(十二点)过后,春节就算正式来到了。

临近春节,人们采办年货,除夕时,全家团聚在一起吃年夜饭。贴年画、春联;迎接新的一年来临。

随着新中国的建立,春节庆祝活动更为丰富多彩。不仅保留了过去民间习俗,剔除了一些带有封建迷信的活动,而且增加了不少新的内容。使春节具有新的时代气息。1949年12月23日,中华人民共和国人民政府规定每年春节放假三天。

中国是个多民族的国家,各民族过新年的形式各有不同。汉

族、满族和朝鲜族过春节的风俗习惯差不多,全家团圆,人们吃年糕、水饺以及各种丰盛的饭菜、张灯结彩,燃放鞭炮,并互相祝福。春节期间的庆祝活动极为丰富多样,有舞狮、耍龙的,也有踩高跷、跑旱船的。在有些地区人们沿袭过去祭祖敬神活动,祈求新的一年风调雨顺,平安、丰收。古代的蒙古族,把春节叫做“白节”,正月叫白月,是吉祥如意的意思。藏族是过藏历年。回族、维吾尔族、哈萨克族等,是过“古尔邦节”。春节也是苗族、僮族、瑶族等的盛大节日。  小短文:The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday for ethnic Chinese people all around the world. The Chinese calendar and dates are traditionally based on changes of the moon. They are not based on the sun. The New Year starts at the beginning of this lunar (moon) calendar. It is also called the Spring Festival.

The Chinese New Year is celebrated for fifteen days. On

Chinese New Year's Eve, families e together to eat a meal in the evening. This meal is called the reunion dinner. No matter how far away they are, Chinese people will try to visit with their families at least this one time of the year.

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Spring Festival is the most important festival in China .It‟s to celebrate the

lunar calendar „s new year .In the evening before the Spring Festival ,families get together and have a big meal .In many places people like to set off

firecrackers .Dumplings are the most traditional food .Children like the festival very much ,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes .They can also get some money from their parents. This money is given to children for good luck . People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune .

The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long .People visit

relatives and friends with the words “Have all your wishes ”. People enjoy the Spring Festival ,during this time they can have a good rest .

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The Spring Festival is also called Chinese New Year. It is my favorite Chinese festival. This festival is always in February, so I have enough time to celebrate this festival. I will visit my relatives and play with my cousins. On this day,

people always bless each other. If I say “Congratulation” or “Be healthy” to the elders, they will give me red packets. At noon, my parents and grandparents usually make spring rolls to eat. In the evening, all my relatives have a special dinner together. Always at 8 o‟ clock, almost every family watch the festival

get-together. At that time, people usually set off firecrackers. It is interesting. At twelve o‟clock, Chinese people like to hear the New Year Jow. I am always happy at the Spring Festival, and a lot of people think what a fine day it is!

春节又叫过年,它是我最喜欢的节日.因为一般都在二月份左右

过年,所以人们有充足时间来恭贺新年.我常常会去走亲访友,和亲戚家小孩儿一起玩玩儿.在这些天里大家会相互拜年,而且给长辈们拜年会得到些压岁钱.中午父母长辈们会包些汤圆吃,而到了晚上所有人都会有一顿特殊丰盛的饺子大餐.八点钟左右几乎所有人都会坐在电视机前看春晚.到了时候人们就会放些烟花爆竹,真的很好玩.子时,我们聆听新年的钟声.春节让我感到很快乐,多少人也不约而同地认为它是多么热闹的一天啊!

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年初一到年十五:用英语介绍传统春节风俗 New Year celebrations is a grand event of China. New Year festivities lasts for one month in China. Chinese New Year is also called Spring festival. It begins from the middle of the last month of the year and ends up in the first month of the new year. These last day celebrations in China is called LanternFestival.

History of Chinese New Year 追溯历史:名叫“年”的怪兽 Chinese New Year has a very interesting and unique history. According to the Chinese legends, there was a giant beast Nian who used to swallow humans in a single bite. Relief from the horrifying beast came only when people realized that Nian was scared of red color and loud noises. They started bursting crackers and used red color to scare the beast. Since then, this day was named as GuNian meaning "Pass over the Nian". Chinese considered the day an auspicious one as it brought new life for them and celebrated it as a New Year.

Chinese New Year Dates 农历新年,年年不同 Chinese New Year falls on a different date every year. Chinese calendar is a bination of solar andlunar calendar. Chinese New Year falls on second new

moon after the winter solstice(冬至). Chinese calendar has a 12 year cycle and each year is named after animal. Chinese believe that every person resembles an animal and this reflects their traits. Year 2006 was the Year of the Dog. People born on this date are said to be very loyal and trustworthy.

Chinese New Year Celebrations 新年找乐,日日不同 Lot of excitement can be seen in the last 15 days of New Year celebrations. Every day has a special importance to it. Chinese ritualize and celebrate each day in a customary manner. Given below are the line wise celebrations of the New Year in China:

年初一:祭拜天地 Day 1: People began their day by offering prayers and wele the gods of heaven and earth. Most of the people stay away from meat to ensure healthy living.

年初二:狗狗过生日 Day 2: Successively, prayers are offer to their ancestors and other gods. Chinese are strict care-taker of dogs and feed them well. This is day is considered to be the birthday of all dogs.

初三初四:走亲访友,媳妇回娘家

Day 3 and 4: These are very important days for the families to keep up their

relations. It calls for every

son-in-law to pay respect to

their parents-in-law.

年初五:“破五”祭财神

Day 5: According to the

traditions, nobody visits

friends and relatives houses

as it would bring bad omen. They stay back home to worship the God of wealth. The day is called Po Woo.

年初六:百无禁忌,出门活动筋骨

Day 6: On this day, people freely meet their near and dear ones and even visit nearby temples to pray for their well being and high spirits.

年初七:吃面条,祝长寿

Day 7: This is Chinese farmers' day. They display their backbreaking produce. They also prepare a drink from seven different types of vegetables. On this day, everybody eats noodles which is a symbol of long life and fish representing success.

年初八:凌晨拜天公

Day 8: It's an other day to be celebrated with the family and friends. They also offer midnight prayers to Tian Gong, the God of Heaven.

年初九:玉皇大帝登场

Day 9: Prayers are offered to Jade Emperor.

初十、十一、十二、十三:大吃大喝,最后记得回归清淡 Days 10 to 13: From 10 to 12, people celebrate the days by having sumptuous dinner with the loved ones and the 13th day is left for a very light dinner to cleanse the system.

年十四:准备闹元宵 Day 14: People start preparing for the celebration of Lantern Festival to be held on next day.

年十五:吃元宵看灯火 Day 15: Since it is the first night to see full moon, people hang out colorful lanterns, eat glutinous rice balls and enjoy the day with their families.

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春节的英文介绍中文部分

春节,是农历正月初一,又叫阴历年,俗称“过年”。这是我国民间最隆重、最热闹的一个传统节日。春节的历史很悠久,它起源于殷商时期年头岁尾的祭神祭祖活动。按照我国农历,正月初一古称元日、元辰、元正、元朔、元旦等,俗称年初一,到了民国时期,改用公历,公历的一月一日称为元旦,把农历的一月一日叫春节。

春节到了,意味着春天将要来临,万象复苏草木更新,新一轮播种和收获季节又要开始。人们刚刚度过冰天雪地草木凋零的漫漫寒冬,早就盼望着春暖花开的日子,当新春到来之际,自然要充满喜悦载歌载舞地迎接这个节日。千百年来,人们使年俗庆祝活动变得异常丰富多彩,每年从农历腊月二十三日起到年三十,民间把这段时间叫做“迎春日”,也叫“扫尘日”,在春节前扫尘搞卫生,是我国人民素有的传统习惯。

然后就是家家户户准备年货,节前十天左右,人们就开始忙于采购物品,年货包括鸡鸭鱼肉、茶酒油酱、南北炒货、糖饵果品,都要采买充足,还要准备一些过年时走亲访友时赠送的礼品,小孩子要添置新衣新帽,准备过年时穿。

在节前要在住宅的大门上粘贴红纸黄字的新年寄语,也就是用红纸写成的春联。屋里张贴色彩鲜艳寓意吉祥的年画,心灵手巧的姑娘们剪出美丽的窗花贴在窗户上,门前挂大红灯笼或贴福字及财神、门神像等,福字还可以倒贴,路人一念福倒了,也就是福气到了,所有这些活动都是要为节日增添足够的喜庆气氛。

春节的另一名称叫过年。在过去的传说中,年是一种为人们带来坏运气的想象中的动物。年一来。树木凋蔽,百草不生;年一过,万物生长,鲜花遍地。年如何才能过去呢?需用鞭炮轰,于是有了燃鞭炮的习俗,这其实也是烘托热闹场面的又一种方式。

春节是个欢乐祥和的节日,也是亲人团聚的日子,离家在外的孩子在过春节时都要回家欢聚。过年的前一夜,就是旧年的腊月三十夜,也叫除夕,又叫团圆夜,在这新旧交替的时候,守岁是最重要的年俗活动之一,除夕晚上,全家老小都一起熬年守岁,欢聚酣饮,共享天伦之乐,北方地区在除夕有吃饺子的习俗,饺子的作法是先和面,和字就是合;饺子的饺和交谐音,合和交有相聚之意,又取更岁交子之意。在南方有过年吃年糕的习惯,甜甜的粘粘的年糕,象征新一年生活甜蜜蜜,步步高。待第一声鸡啼响起,或是新年的钟声敲过,街上鞭炮齐鸣,响声此起彼伏,家家喜气洋洋,新的一年开始了,男女老少都穿着节日盛装,先给家族中的长者拜年祝寿,节中还有给儿童压岁钱,吃团年饭,初二、三就开始走亲戚看朋友,相互拜年,道贺祝福,说些恭贺新喜、恭喜发财、恭喜、过年好等话,祭祖等活动。

节日的热烈气氛不仅洋溢在各家各户,也充满各地的大街小巷,一些地方的街市上还有舞狮子,耍龙灯,演社火,游花市,逛庙会等习俗。这期间花灯满城,游人满街,热闹非凡,盛况空前,直要闹到正月十五元宵节过后,春节才算真正结束了。

春节是汉族最重要的节日,但是满、蒙古,瑶、壮、白、高山、赫哲、哈尼、达斡尔、侗、黎等十几个少数民族也有过春节的习俗,只是过节的形式更有自己的民族特色,更蕴味无穷。

春节的英文介绍英文部分

spring festival

the spring festival is the most important festival for the chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like christmas in the west. all people living away from home go back, being the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the spring festival. airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees.

the spring festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the gregorian calendar. it originated in the shang dynasty (c. 1600 bc-c. 1100 bc) from the people's sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one.

strictly speaking, the spring festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. of them, the most important days are spring festival eve and the first three days. the chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the chinese lunar new year.

many customs acpany the spring festival. some are still followed today, but others have weakened.

on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet, seeds of job's tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko.

the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called preliminary eve. at this time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves.

after the preliminary eve, people begin preparing for the ing new year. this is called "seeing the new year in".

store owners are busy then as everybody goes out to purchase necessities for the new year. materials not only include edible oil, rice, flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. what's more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing.

before the new year es, the people pletely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their utensils.

then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity. all the door panels will be pasted with spring festival couplets, highlighting chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper. the content varies from house owners' wishes for a bright future to good luck for the new year. also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and wele peace and abundance.