元旦英文介绍
元旦英文介绍
【篇一：关于春节的英文介绍】
关于春节的英文介绍
spring festival
1the spring festival is the most important festival for the chinese people and is ○
when all family members get together, just like christmas in the west. all people living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the spring festival. airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees. (春节是中国人民最重要的节日，所有家庭成员聚在一起，在西方圣
诞节一样。所有远离家乡的人都要回家，成为了为期半个月左右的
运输系统最繁忙的时间——春运。机场，火车站和长途巴士站都挤
满了回家的人。)
○2the spring festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the gregorian calendar. it originated in the shang dynasty (c. 1600 bc-c. 1100 bc) from the peoples sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one. （春节落在正月的第一天，往往比公历晚一个月。它起源于商朝（西元1600 bc-c。公元前1100年）从人民祭祀神灵和祖先，在旧的一年结束和一个新的开始。）
○3s trictly speaking, the spring festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid-1st lunar month of the next year. of them, the most important days are spring festival eve and the first three days. the chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the chinese lunar new year. （严格地说，春节是指从腊月初开始一直到第二年中旬的一个月。其中，最重要的日子是除夕和一年的前三天。现在中国政府规定，人民在中国农历新年有七天的休假。）
○4many customs accompany the spring festival. some are still followed today, but others have weakened. （春节的时候有不少传统习俗。有的人至今还在保持，不过有的人已经慢慢淡化了这种
习俗。）
○5on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous
rice, millet, seeds of jobs tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko. （腊月的第8天，许多家庭做腊八粥，糯米，小米，薏苡种子，红枣浆果，莲子，豆类，龙眼，银杏制成
美味的粥样。）○6the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called preliminary eve（小年）. at this time, people offer sacrifice to
the kitchen god. now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves. （腊月23日，被称为小年。在这个时候，人们祭祀灶神。但是现在，大多数家庭做出美味的食物来过节。）
○7after the preliminary eve, people begin preparing for the coming new year. this is called seeing the new year in. （过了
小年之后，人们开始为新年做准备。
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这被称为“看得见的新年”。）
○8store owners are busy then as everybody goes out to purchase necessities for the new year. materials not only include edible oil, rice, flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. whats more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing. （商店老板都那么忙，因为每个人都出去购买生活必需品新年。材料不仅包括食用油，大米，面粉，鸡，鸭，鱼，肉，而
且水果，糖果和各种坚果。更重要的是，各种装饰，新衣服和鞋的
儿童以及老人的礼物，朋友和亲戚，所有的采购清单。）
○9before the new year comes, the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their utensils. （在新的一年到来之际，人们彻
底清理自己的家里以及他们的衣服，被褥和他们所有的器具的室内
和室外。）
○10then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring
an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity. all the door panels
will be pasted with spring festival couplets, highlighting
chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper. the content varies from house owners wishes for a bright future to good luck for the new year. also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance.（然后人们开始装饰洁净室，洋溢着一种欢乐和喜庆的气氛。人们将所有的门板贴上春联，在红
纸上写上对联。内容多是憧憬一个光明的未来，表达人们新年交好
运的意愿。此外，门神和财神的照片也将被张贴在前门，分别用来
辟邪和招财招福。）
○11the chinese character fu (meaning blessing or happine ss) is a must. the character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down, for in chinese the reversed fu is homophonic with fu comes, both being pronounced as fudaole. whats more, two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door. red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored new year paintings with auspicious meanings may be put on the wall. （中国汉字“福”（意为祝福或幸福）是必须的。通常放在纸上的字符可以被粘贴或上下颠倒，中国的“倒福”
谐音“福到”，既突出福到了。更重要的是，两个大的红灯笼，可以
提高前门两侧。在窗户玻璃上，可以看到红色的窗花，还有可以贴
在在墙壁上的鲜艳的年画，表的这吉祥的寓意。）
○12people attach great importance to spring festival eve. at that time, all family members eat dinner together. the meal is more luxurious than usual. dishes such as chicken, fish and bean curd cannot be excluded, for in chinese, their pronunciations, respectively ji, yu and doufu, mean auspiciousness, abundance and richness. after the dinner, the whole family will sit together, chatting and watching tv. in recent years, the spring festival party broadcast on china central television station (cctv) is essential entertainment for the chinese both at home and abroad. 2
according to custom, each family will stay up to see the new year in. （人民高度重视除夕。那个时候，所有家庭成员一起吃年夜饭。这顿饭是比平时更加丰盛。菜，比如鸡，鱼和豆腐不能被排除
在外，在中国，他们的发音，“鸡，“鱼”和“豆腐”，意味着吉祥，富裕和福气。晚饭后，全家人会坐在一起，聊天，看电视。近年来，
中国中央电视台（cctv）播出的春节联欢晚会是海内外中华儿女的
重要娱乐节目。按照习俗，每个家庭都会守夜，迎接新的一年的到来）
○13waking up on new year, everybody dresses up. first they extend greetings to their parents. then each child will get money as a new year gift, wrapped up in red paper. people in northern china will eat jiaozi, or dumplings, for breakfast, as they think jiaozi in sound means bidding farewell to the old
and ushering in the new. also, the shape of the dumpling is like gold ingot from ancient china. so people eat them and wish for money and treasure. （初一大家起来之后，都打扮好。首先，他
们给他们的父母拜年。然后每个孩子都会收到在红包，里边是压岁钱。在中国北方的人，会吃饺子，因为他们认为“饺子”的声音意味
着“辞旧迎新”。此外，饺子的形状就像是从中国古代的金元宝。所以，人吃了他们，并期盼财富。）
○14southern chinese eat niangao (new year cake made of glutinous rice flour) on this occasion, because as a homophone, niangao means higher and higher, one year after another. the first five days after the spring festival are a good time for relatives, friends, and classmates as well as colleagues to exchange greetings, gifts and chat leisurely. （中国南方吃年糕（糯米粉）新年蛋糕，在此之际，因为作为一个同音字，年糕意味着“年年高升。”初五是一个走亲访友的好日子，互致
问候，互送礼品，并悠闲地聊天。）
○15burning fireworks was once the most typical custom on the spring festival. people thought the spluttering sound could help drive away evil spirits. however, such an activity was completely or partially forbidden in big cities once the government took security, noise and pollution factors into consideration. as a replacement, some buy tapes with firecracker sounds to listen to, some break little balloons to get the sound too, while others buy firecracker handicrafts to hang in the living room. （放爆竹曾经是最典型的春节的习俗。人们认为爆竹声可以帮助驱赶邪灵。然而，这样的活动在大城市是被
完全或部分禁止的，政府考虑到了安全，噪音和污染等因素。作为
替代，一些人买磁带放着听，有的人扎破小气球来制造类似声音，
而其他人则买爆竹工艺品挂在客厅。）
○16the lively atmosphere not only fills every household, but permeates to streets and lanes. a series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held for days. the spring festival then comes to an end when the lantern festival is finished. （热闹的气氛，不仅充满了每家每户，也蔓延到了到大街小巷。这些天将举
行一系列活动，如舞狮，舞龙灯，灯会和庙会。春节后到元宵节结
束时结束。）
○17china has 56 ethnic groups. minorities celebrate their spring festival almost the
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same day as the han people, and they have different customs.（中国有56个民族。少数民族和汉族的春节几乎同一天，他们有不同的习俗。）
春节风俗
new year celebrations is a grand event of china. new year festivitieslasts for one month in china. chinese new year is also called springfestival. it begins from the middle of the last month of the year andends up in the first month of the new year. these last day celebrationsin china is called lantern festival。
history of chinese new year
追溯历史：名叫“年”的怪兽
chinesenew year has a very interesting and unique history. according to thechinese legends, there was a giant beast nian who used to swallowhumans in a single bite. relief from the horrifying beast came onlywhen people realized that nian was scared of red color and loud noises.they started bursting crackersand used red color to scare the beast. since then, this day was namedas gunian meaning pass over the nian. chinese considered the day an auspicious one as it brought new life for them and celebrated it as a new year。
chinese new year dates
农历新年，年年不同（生肖）
chinese new year falls on a different date every year. chinese calendar is a combination of solar and lunar calendar. chinese new year falls on second new moon after the winter solstice(冬至). chinese calendar has a 12 year cycle and each year is named afteranimal. chinese believe that every person resembles an animal and thisreflects their traits. year 2006 was the year of the dog. people born on this date are said to be very loyal and trustworthy。
chinese new year celebrations
新年找乐，日日不同
lot of excitement can be seen in the last 15 days of new year celebrations. every day has a special importance to it. chinese
ritualize and celebrate each day in a customary manner. given below are the line wise celebrations of the new year in china:
年初一：祭拜天地
day1: people began their day by offering prayers and welcome the gods ofheaven and earth. most of the people stay away from meat to ensurehealthy living。年初二：狗狗过生日
day 2:successively, prayers are offer to their ancestors and other gods.chinese are strict care-taker of dogs and feed them well. this is dayis considered to be the birthday of all dogs。
初三初四：走亲访友，媳妇回娘家
day3 and 4: these are very important days for the families to keep uptheir relations. it calls for every son-in-law to pay respect to theirparents-in-law。
年初五：“破五”祭财神
day5: according to the traditions, nobody visits friends and relativeshouses as it 4
would bring bad omen. they stay back home to worship thegod of wealth. the day is called po woo。
年初六：百无禁忌，出门活动筋骨
day6: on this day, people freely meet their near and dear ones and evenvisit nearby temples to pray for their well being and high spirits。
年初七：吃面条，祝长寿
day 7: this is chinese farmers day. they display their backbreaking
produce. they also prepare a drink from seven different types ofvegetables. on this day, everybody eats noodles which is a symbol oflong life and fish representing success。
年初八：凌晨拜天公
day8: its an other day to be celebrated with the family and friends. theyalso offer midnight prayers to tian gong, the god of heaven。
年初九：玉皇大帝登场
day 9: prayers are offered to jade emperor。
初十、十一、十二、十三：大吃大喝，最后记得回归清淡
days 10 to 13: from 10 to 12, people celebrate the days by having sumptuous dinner with the loved ones and the 13th day is left for a very light dinner to cleanse the system。
年十四：准备闹元宵
day 14: people start preparing for the celebration of lantern festival to be held on next day。
年十五：吃元宵看灯火
day 15: since it is the first night to see full moon, people hang out colorful lanterns, eat glutinous rice balls and enjoy the day with their family.
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【篇二：春节中英文简介】
春节是中国传统的新年，它从中国农历正月的第一天开始到第十五天结束，一共十五天。春节也预示着春天的来临。在新年的前一段时间，人们开始准备食物、买新衣服和打扫房间。很多家庭会在门上贴上春联。按照习俗，所有的准备是希望新的一年会带来幸福和好运。在中国，红色是好运的象征。
spring festival is the chinese new year. it
stthstarts on the 1 and ends on the 15 of lunar
january. spring festival celebrates the coming of spring. several days before the new year, every family prepares rich food, buys new clothes, and cleans the house. many families buy or write spring festival couplets and put them on the door. people believe that everything must be new and clean for the spring festival celebration so that the new year will bring happiness and good luck. in china, red represents luck.
在除夕夜，人们通常要到十二点以后才睡觉，这叫“守岁”，“岁”也是“年”的意思，通常人们用岁表示年龄，即一年是一岁。守岁是送走旧的一年迎来新的一年，所以在晚上12点时，很多家庭都会放鞭炮以示新的一年的到来。新年的第一天，也就是初一，人们基本上都呆在家里。从年初二开始，人们起的很早，互相拜年并致以新年的祝福等。
ndat home. on the 2 day people get up early
and exchange new year’s greetings with relatives, friends, neighbors, etc.
传统就是，从新年第一天开始直到正月十五，每天都要吃不同的主菜。从饺子、面条、春卷、年糕到汤圆。除了祭好五脏庙以外，每一种食物也有含义：比如饺子看起来就像金元宝，这意味来年的丰衣足食。
the tradition is to have different main courses everyday from the 1st day of the new year to the 15th day of the new year, from jiao zi (dumplings), noodles, spring rolls, sticky rice cakes, and tang yuan (stuffed rice balls). besides culinary satisfaction, each food has a meaning as well: for instance, jiao zi looks like gold, implying a wealthy year ahead.
中文中“过年”这个词组用以表示对春节（中国新年）的庆祝。“年”这个字在中文里是一种恐怖的怪兽。因为“年”害怕红色和火，所以中国人会在门上悬挂“春联”写上美好祝福，并放鞭炮来赶跑它。这个传统有点类似西方人用大蒜和十字架吓跑吸血鬼的传统。
the term pass year is used for the spring festival (chinese new year). the word year in chinese characters used to mean a horrible beast. to combat the beast, the chinese hang good luck wishes on red paper on the door and use fireworks in the belief that the beast fears red and fire. this tradition in many ways resemble the western belief of using garlic and crosses to fight vampires.
pasting paper cuts and up sided fu 贴窗花和倒着的“福”字
通常带有吉祥图案的窗花传递节日喜庆和热闹的气氛和表达中国人期待幸福生活的美好愿望。除了贴窗花，在墙上，门上和房子周围的门框上贴大小福字是中国人表达对美好生活渴望的普遍习俗。
paper-cuts, usually with auspicious patterns, give a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the festival and express the good wishes of chinese people looking forward to a good life. in addition to pasting paper-cuts on windows。
【篇三：元旦英文诗】
a dinosaur for christmas
a dinosaur for christmas
is the only thing i need.
it doesnt matter if its slow
or one thats built for speed.
a massive one, a tiny one
or one thats in between.
a dinosaur thats muddy brown
or bright and shiny green.
i dont care if its big and tall
or really old and ugly.
i dont care if its rough and tough
or soft and cute and snuggly.
a spiny one will do the trick.
a scaly one is fine.
as long as its a living, breathing dinosaur,
and mine.
i promise if you bring me one
ill never ask for more,
thats all i want for christmas:
on going home for christmas
he little knew the sorrow that was in his vacant chair;
he never guessed theyd miss him, or hed surely have been there;
he couldnt see his mother or the lump that filled her throat,
or the tears that started falling as she read his hasty note;
and he couldnt see his father, sitting sor- rowful and dumb,
or he never would have written that he thought he couldnt come.
he little knew the gladness that his presence would have made,
and the joy it would have given, or he never would have stayed.
he didnt know how hungry had the little mother grown
once again to see her baby and to claim him for her own.
he didnt guess the meaning of his visit christmas day
or he never would have written that he couldnt get away.
he couldnt see the fading of the cheeks that once were pink,
and the silver in the tresses; and he didnt stop to think
how the years are passing swiftly, and next christmas it might be
there would be no home to visit and no mother dear to see.
he didnt think about it -- ill not say he didnt care.
he was heedless and forgetful or hed surely have been there. just sit down and write a letter -- it will make their heart strings hum
with a tune of perfect gladness -- if youll tell them that youll come.
? dear santa, heres my christma
dear santa, heres my christmas list.
i hope youll bring it all.
ive only asked for gifts my parents
cant find at the mall.
id like to have a ufo,
with aliens inside,
and maybe a tyrannosaurus rex
that i could ride.
a ninety-nine foot robot
is a present i could use.
ill also need a time machine,
and rocket-powered shoes.
please bring a gentle genie
who will grant my every wish,
and dont forget a wizards wand,
and, yes, a talking fish.
of course, ill need a unicorn,
and wont you please provide
a dragon, and a castle
in the english countryside.
of course, the weight of all these things might cause your sleigh to crash.
if thats the case, dear santa,
please feel free to just bring cash.
a psalm of life
hey wadsworth longfellow
tell me not in mournful numbers,
life is but an empty dream!
for the soul is dead that slumbers,
and things are not what they seem.
life is real! life is earnest!
and the grave is not its goal;
dust thou art, to dust returnest,
was not spoken of the soul.
not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
is our destined end or way;
but to act, that each to-morrow
find us farther than to-day.
art is long, and time is fleeting,
and our hearts, though stout and brave, still, like muffled drums, are beating
fneral marches to the grave.
in the worlds broad field of battle,
in the bivouac of life,
be not like dumb, driven cattlt!
be a hero in the strife!
thrust no future,howeer pleasant!
let the dead past bury its dead!
act-act in the living present!
heart within, and god oerhead!
lives of great men all remind us
we can make our lives sublime,
and , departing , leave behind us
footprints on the sands of time;
footprints that perhaps another,
sailing oer lifes solemn main,
a forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
seeing, shall take heart again.
let us , then, be up and doing,
with a heart for any face;
still achieving, still pursuing,
learn to labour and to wait.
the new year
新年
ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,（响吧，狂暴的钟，向着狂野的天空，） the flying cloud, the frosty light:
（向着乱云，向着寒光。）
the year is dying in the night;
（这一年即将在今夜逝去，）
ring out, wild bells, and let him die.（响吧，狂暴的钟，让他消亡。）
ring out the old, ring in the new,
（钟声送旧，钟声迎新，）
ring, happy bells, across the snow:（响吧，幸福的钟，响彻皑皑白雪。） the year is going, let him go;
（这一年即将离去，让他去吧。）
ring out the false, ring in the true.（钟声送伪，钟声迎真。）
ring out the grief that saps the mind,（钟声送走揪心的痛苦，）
for those that here we see no more;
（为了我们不能再见的人，）
ring out the feud of rich and poor,
（钟声送走贫富间的宿怨，）
ring in redress to all mankind.
（钟声迎来全人类的祥和。）
a forever friend
永远的朋友
a friend walk in when the rest of the world walks out.
别人都走开的时候，朋友仍与你在一起。”
sometimes in life,
有时候在生活中，
you find a special friend;
你会找到一个特别的朋友;
someone who changes your life just by being part of it.
他只是你生活中的一部分内容，却能改变你整个的生活。
someone who makes you laugh until you cant stop;
他会把你逗得开怀大笑；
someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world.
他会让你相信人间有真情。
someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it. 他会让你确信，真的有一扇不加锁的门，在等待着你去开启。
this is forever friendship.
这就是永远的友谊。
when youre down,
当你失意，
and the world seems dark and empty,
当世界变得黯淡与空虚，
your forever friend lifts you up in spirits and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full.
你真正的朋友会让你振作起来，原本黯淡、空虚的世界顿时变得明亮和充实。 your forever friend gets you through the hard times,the sad times,and the confused times. 你真正的朋友会与你一同度过困难、伤心和烦恼的时刻。
if you turn and walk away,
你转身走开时，
your forever friend follows,
真正的朋友会紧紧相随，
if you lose you way,
你迷失方向时，
your forever friend guides you and cheers you on.
真正的朋友会引导你，鼓励你。
your forever friend holds your hand and tells you that everything is going to be okay. 真正的朋友会握着你的手，告诉你一切都会好起来的。
and if you find such a friend,
如果你找到了这样的朋友，
you feel happy and complete,
你会快乐，觉得人生完整，
because you need not worry,
因为你无需再忧虑。
your have a forever friend for life,
你拥有了一个真正的朋友，
and forever has no end.
永永远远，永无止境。