英语四六级翻译是一个在考试中十分重要的题型,由于翻译文章选材多样,也时常会涉及关于中国节日的词汇。今天,北外网课(北京外国语大学网络课堂)老师就整理了英语四六级翻译中的中国节日类词汇,恭大家参考。
春节
the Spring Festival / Chinese lunar Near Year
农历正月初一:
the first day of the first lunar month
农历:
lunar calendar
年终大扫除:
year-end household cleaning
春联:
Spring Festival couplets
年画:
New Year pictures
剪纸:
paper-cuts
团圆饭:
family reunion dinner
饺子:
jiaozi
春晚:
Spring Festival Gala
守岁:
stay up late on the New Year’s Eve
除夕:
Eve of Chinese New Year
辞旧迎新:
ring out the old year and ring in the new
拜年:
pay a New Year visit
红包:
red packets
压岁钱:
lucky money
放爆竹:
let off firecrackers
庙会:
temple fair
禁忌:
taboo
元宵节
Lantern Festival
农历正月十五:
15th day of the first lunar month
元宵:
rice dumplings
花灯:
festival lantern
灯谜:
lantern riddle
灯会:
exhibit of lanterns
烟花:
fireworks
端午节
Dragon Boat Festival
农历五月初五:
5th of the fifth lunar month
粽子:
zongzi
糯米:
sticky rice
粽叶:
bamboo leaves
舞龙:
dragon dance
舞狮:
lion dance
踩高跷:
stilt walking
赛龙舟:
dragon-boat racing
纪念:
in memory of
屈原:
Quyuan
诗人:
poet
忠臣:
loyal minister
清明节
Tomb-sweeping Day
寒食节:
Cold Food Festival
祭拜祖先:
offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors
扫墓:
sweep graves of one’s ancestors or loved ones
踏青:
go for a spring outing
中秋节
Mid-Autumn Day / Moon Festival
农历八月十五:
15th of the eighth lunar month
月饼:
moon cake
赏月:
appreciate the glorious full moon
中国神话故事:
Chinese mythology
嫦娥:
Chang’e
后羿:
Hou Yi
长生不老:
be immortal
重阳节
Double Ninth Day
赏菊:
admire the beauty of chrysanthemum
登高:
climb a height
七夕节
Double Seventh Day / Chinese Valentine's Day
银河:
the Milky W
鹊桥:
bridge of magpies
牛郎:
Cowherd
织女:
the Weaving Maid
王母娘娘:
the Queen of Heaven
乞巧:
praying-for-cleverness
女红:
needlework