新年祝福语和俗语

     过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival

 

    对联 poetic¹ 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, symbolize² fortune and wealth in the coming year.)

 

    舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel³ evil and bring good luck.)

 

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

 

    戏曲 traditional opera

 

    杂耍 variety show; vaudeville⁴

 

    灯谜 riddles⁵ written on lanterns

 

    守岁 staying-up

 

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

 

    禁忌 taboo⁶

 

    祝你新的一年快乐幸福:

 

    Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!

 

    事业成功，家庭美满: 

 

    Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!

1 poetic   

adj.富有诗意的，有诗人气质的，善于抒情的

参考例句：

• His poetic idiom is stamped with expressions describing group feeling and thought.他的诗中的措辞往往带有描写群体感情和思想的印记。
• His poetic novels have gone through three different historical stages.他的诗情小说创作经历了三个不同的历史阶段。

2 symbolize   

vt.作为...的象征，用符号代表

参考例句：

• Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。
• Dolphins symbolize the breath of life.海豚象征着生命的气息。

3 dispel   

vt.驱走，驱散，消除

参考例句：

• I tried in vain to dispel her misgivings.我试图消除她的疑虑，但没有成功。
• We hope the programme will dispel certain misconceptions about the disease.我们希望这个节目能消除对这种疾病的一些误解。

4 vaudeville   

n.歌舞杂耍表演

参考例句：

• The standard length of a vaudeville act was 12 minutes.一个杂耍节目的标准长度是12分钟。
• The mayor talk like a vaudeville comedian in his public address.在公共演讲中，这位市长讲起话来像个歌舞杂耍演员。

5 riddles   

n.谜（语）( riddle的名词复数 )；猜不透的难题，难解之谜

参考例句：

• Few riddles collected from oral tradition, however, have all six parts. 但是据收集的情况看，口头流传的谜语很少具有这完整的六部分。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
• But first, you'd better see if you can answer riddles. 但是你首先最好想想你会不会猜谜语。 来自辞典例句

6 taboo   

n.禁忌，禁止接近，禁止使用；adj.禁忌的；v.禁忌，禁制，禁止

参考例句：

• The rude words are taboo in ordinary conversation.这些粗野的字眼在日常谈话中是禁忌的。
• Is there a taboo against sex before marriage in your society?在你们的社会里，婚前的性行为犯禁吗？