新春佳节
1.传统中国节日 traditional Chinese festival
2.农历 lunar calendar
3.腊八节 Laba Festival
4.小年 Little New Year
5.除夕 Lunar New Year's Eve
6.春节 the Spring Festival
7.正月 lunar January;the first month by lunar calendar
8.正月初一 the Lunar New Year's Day
9.元宵节 the Lantern Festival
10.二月二 Dragon Hesds-raising Day
美食小吃
1.年糕 rice cake;New Year's cake
2.团圆饭 family reunion dinner
3.年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve
4.饺子 dumplings
5.汤园 Tang-yuan;dumplings made of sweet rice
6.什锦糖 assorted candies
7.糖莲子 candied lotus seed
8.蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon
9.去晦气 get rid of the ill-fortune
10.兆头 omen
11.禁忌 taboo
12.敬酒 propose a toast
阖家团圆
1.吃团圆饭 have a family reunion dinner
2.年夜饭 New Year's Eve dinner
3.全家团圆 family reunion
4.办年货 do Spring Festival shopping
5.敬酒 propose a toast
6.穿新衣 wear new clothes
7.红包 red envelops
8.压岁钱 gift money;money given to children as a Lunar New Year gift
民间艺术
1.泥人 clay figure
2.皮影戏 shadow puppetry
3.木偶戏 puppet show
4.刺绣 embroidery
5.剪纸 paper-cut
6.中国结 Chinese knot
7.年画 New Year painting
8.吹糖人 sugar-figure blowing
9.舞龙 dragon dance
10.舞狮 lion dance
11.秧歌 Yongko dance;rural folk dance
曲艺表演
1.戏曲 traditional opera
2.折子戏 opera highlights
3.相声 comic dialogue;cross talk
4.小品 skits;sketch
5.口技 vocal imitations;ventriloquism
6.杂技 acrobatic performance
7.马戏 circus performance
8.京韵大鼓 drum song of Peking
9.踩高跷 walk on stilts
10.杂要 variety show;vaudeville
娱乐节目
1.打麻将 playing mahjong
2.庙会 Temple Fair
3.春节联欢晚会 Spring Festival gala
4.灯会 exhibit of lanterns
5.送贺卡 sending New Year's greeting cards
6.理发 have a haircut
7.放烟花 set off fireworks
8.放鞭炮 set off firecrackers
9.灯迷 riddles written on lanterns
各路神仙
1.门神 the God of Door
2.灶神 the God of Kitchen
3.财神 the God of Wealth
4.土地爷 the God of Land
5.火神 the God of Fire
6.喜神 the God of Happiness
7.八仙 the Eight Immortals
8.福禄寿三星 the three gods of fortune. prosperity and longevity
新年祝福
1.With best wishes for the happy New Year!
祝新年快乐,并致以良好的祝愿!
2.A cheery New Year hold lots of happiness for you!
愿新年带给你无边的幸福。
3.May you have the best New Year ever.
愿你度过最美好的新年!
4.I hope you have a most happy and prosperous New Year.
谨祝新年快乐幸福,大吉大利。
5.To wish you joy at this holy season.Wishing every happiness will always be with you.
恭祝新年吉祥,幸福和欢乐与你同在。
6.Good health,good luck and much happiness throughout the year.
身体键康、万事好运、来年幸满满!
7.A beautiful wish to you and your family.---live a happy life and everything goes well.
给你和你的家人最关好的祝愿——生活幸福、万事如意!
8.Good luck and great success in the coming New Year.
祝来年好运,并取得更大的成就。
9.In the season of joy I present my sincere wishes and kind thoughts.May this New Year outshine all the rest.
在这欢乐的时节给你我真诚的祝福和亲切的思念,愿你今年的新年比往年更璀睐。
最后,祝大家新年快乐, 诸事如意,猪年大吉!