雅思考試中關於春節詞彙：
雅思貼近生活，尤其中國學生一定要了解下面這些詞彙，因為出國了免不了要像老外介紹中國的風土人情，春節這個節日是必須的，不要對我說，你言必稱希臘，只懂希臘不懂中國呀，如果那樣的話，會被老外鄙視的。好了，廢話不說了，下面是一些西安新航道總結的西安雅思考試中常出現的關於春節的高頻詞彙。
Spring Festival Words
Greeting Season:
除夕 New Year's Eve; eve of lunar New Year
春節 The Spring Festival
農曆 lunar calendar
正月 lunar January; the first month bylunar calendar
元宵節 The Lantern Festival
初一 the beginning of New Year
Customs:
過年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival
對聯 poetic couplet: two successiverhyming lines in poetry
剪紙 paper-cuts
春聯 Spring Festival couplets
買年貨 special purchases for the SpringFestival ; do Spring Festival shopping
年畫 New Year paintings
燈謎 riddles written on lanterns
燈籠 lantern: a portable light
煙花 fireworks
敬酒 propose a toast
紅包 red packets (cash wrapped up in redpaper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming
year.)
爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evilspirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)
舞龍 dragon dance (to expect good weatherand good harvests)
舞獅 lion dance (The lion is believed tobe able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)
雜耍 variety show; vaudeville
戲曲 traditional opera
燈會 exhibit of lanterns
守歲 staying-up
拜年 pay New Year's call; give New Year'sgreetings; New Year's visit
禁忌 taboo
去晦氣 get rid of the ill- fortune
祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
壓歲錢 gift money; money given to childrenas a lunar New Year gift
Culture Note: In the old days, NewYear's money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strungtogether on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be ahundred years old. Today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominationsconsidered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth
辭舊歲 bid farewell to the old year
掃房 spring cleaning; generalhouse-cleaning
Blessing:
Harmony brings wealth May all yourwishes come true Everything goes well The country flourishes andpeople live in peace
Treasures fill the home Businessflourishes Peace all year round Wishing you prosperity
Money and treasures will beplentiful Wishing you every success Promoting to a higherposition Safe trip wherever you go
祝你新的一年快樂幸福: Wish you happiness andprosperity in the coming year!
事業成功，家庭美滿: Wish you success in yourcareer and happiness of your family!
Food names:
團圓飯 family reunion dinner
年夜飯 the dinner on New Year's Eve
年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake
湯圓 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweetrice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or
spicy fillings
餃子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli
糖果盤 candy tray:
什錦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune
八寶飯 eight treasures rice pudding
紅棗 red dates - prosperity
花生糖 peanut candy - sweet
西瓜子 red melon seed - joy, happiness,truth and sincerity
蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth andgood health
糖蓮子 candied lotus seed - manydescendents to come
糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling loverelationship
金桔 cumquat - prosperity