盘点与春节相关的雅思词汇

　　节日名 Greeting season

　　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

　　习俗 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 Festivalshopping

　　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 loudpop.)

　　舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bringgood 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

　　Culture Note: In the old days, New Year’s money was given in the form ofone hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hopethat one would live to be a hundred years old. Today, money is placed inside redenvelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck andwealth

　　辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year

　　扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning

　　祝福语 Blessings

　　金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home

　　生意兴隆 Business flourishes

　　岁岁平安 Peace all year round

　　恭喜发财 Wishing you prosperity

　　和气生财 Harmony brings wealth

　　心想事成 May all your wishes come true

　　吉祥如意 Everything goes well

　　国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace

　　招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful

　　一帆风顺 Wishing you every success

　　步步高升 Promoting to a higher position

　　出入平安 Safe trip wherever you go

　　祝您新的一年快乐幸福!Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!

　　祝您事业成功，家庭美满 Wish you success in your career and happiness of yourfamily!

　　食品 Food

　　年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake

　　团圆饭 family reunion dinner

　　年夜饭 the dinner on New Year‘s Eve

　　饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli

　　汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffedwith either sweet or spicy fillings

　　糖果盘 candy tray

　　什锦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune

　　蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth and good health

　　金桔 cumquat - prosperity

　　糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come

　　糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship

　　红枣 red dates - prosperity

　　花生糖 peanut candy - sweet