小年 用英语怎么说?

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第1个回答  2008-01-30
The Lantern Festival
元宵节(小年)
顺便给你其它关于春节的英语词汇:

春节 The Spring Festival

农历 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

元宵节 The Lantern Festival

Customs:

过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival

对联 poetic couplet; two successive rhyming lines in poetry

春联 Spring Festival couplets

剪纸 paper-cuts

年画 New Year paintings

买年货 special purchases for the Spring Festival do Spring Festival shopping

敬酒 propose a toast

灯笼 lantern: a portable light

烟花 fireworks

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

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

year.)

舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)

舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests)

戏曲 traditional opera

杂耍 variety show; vaudeville

灯谜 riddles written on lanterns

灯会 exhibit of lanterns

守岁 staying-up

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

禁忌 taboo

去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune

祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors

压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift

参考资料:http://edu.qq.com/a/20060123/000053.htm

第2个回答  2008-01-30
呵呵 楼上的用翻译网站了

没有统一的说法。最简单就是用汉语拼音,然后别人问到的话,你在作further的解释

参考资料:English MAjor

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第3个回答  2008-01-30
the beginning of The Chinese New Year

参考资料:http://ks.cn.yahoo.com/question/1407021011404.html

第4个回答  2008-01-30
off year
第5个回答  2008-01-31
我怎么知道
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