酷兔英语


过年 celebrate the spring festival


  春联 spring festival couplets


  剪纸 paper-cuts


  年画 new year paintings


  买年货 do shopping for the spring festival ; do spring festival shopping


  敬酒 propose a toast


  灯笼 lantern


  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, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.)


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


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


  戏曲 traditional opera


  杂耍 variety show


  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; pay 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 of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth


  辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year


  扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning


  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




关键字:实用英语
生词表:
  • dispel移动到这儿单词发声 vt.驱逐;驱散(乌云) 六级词汇
  • traditional移动到这儿单词发声 a.传统的,习惯的 四级词汇
  • reunion移动到这儿单词发声 n.再结合;再联合;团聚 六级词汇


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