隨著氣溫降低,我們身上穿著慢慢的加厚,走在巷弄中,看著家家戶戶全家動員大掃除,將家具搬出來曬太陽,一起分工擦窗戶或洗地板。街道旁的商家開始掛起喜氣洋洋的紅燈籠、紅春聯等裝飾。在迪化街上,可以看到各式各樣令人眼花撩亂的年貨,還有推成一座座小山的南北貨。
我們就能知道,農曆新年又到啦~
本篇文章就來與大家分享「新年吉祥話」的英文,還有一些常見的農曆新年單字,希望對大家學習英文能有所幫助!
學習英文
一、新年吉祥話的英文怎麼說?
基本上,英語中祝福他人「發財」的想法概念很少,不同於漢語文化的「發財」可以再分成許多方式,就像是比較常見的新年吉祥話「財運亨通」、「五福臨門」、「花開富貴」、「鴻圖大展」、「步步高升」和「前途無量」等等,除了包含有錢財方面的意涵,也有事業和運勢方面的意涵。
追本溯源,大概可以考究到千年前的聖人經典或傳承久遠的儒家文化,很難跟不同文化型態的外國人三言兩語地解釋,所以將新年吉祥話翻譯成英文時,就會覺得言不達意或是不完全符合的感覺。
1 Happy New Year.
新年快樂
學習英文例句
Finally seasons greetings and a happy Hew Year to all who have supported this work.
最後,向所有共構這項工作的人員致以節日的問候:新年快樂!
2 May you be happy and prosperous.
恭喜發財
學習英文例句
Happy new year, Lao Wang! May you be happy and prosperous!
新年快樂,Lao Wang!恭喜發財!
3 Peace all year round.
歲歲平安
學習英文例句
Happy Chinese new year and wish you peace all year round .
祝你新年快樂、歲歲平安!
4 May all your wishes come true.
心想事成
學習英文例句
May all your wishes come true in the new year.
祝福你在新的一年能夠心想事成!
5 Ride on the crest of success
鴻圖大展
學習英文例句
The company wish to make progress together with the new and former customers both at home and abroad , and ride on the crest of success for the development of the joint undertaking.
公司期許與全體員工和國內外顧客站在同一陣線,為共同事業的發展大展鴻圖。
二、與農曆新年相關的英文單字
過農曆新年,一定要準備一些「有年味」的東西,或做些過年才會做的事。
接下來讓我們繼續看看農曆新年英文單字有哪些吧~
1 spring festival couplets / red couplets
noun 春聯
例句
Besides on the doors, Spring Festival couplets also go to the piggery and poultry house. That conveys people’s wishes for the thriving of domestic animals.
除了門上,春聯也會被貼在豬圈、雞舍外,這傳達了人們對家畜興旺的期許。
2 red envelope / red packet
noun 紅包、壓歲錢
例句
Children got their red envelopes in Chinese Lunar new year.
孩子們在新年收到紅包。
3 New Year’s Eve
noun 除夕
例句
Traditionally, families get together on New Year’s eve .
傳統上,除夕夜加人們會團聚在一起。
4 New Year’s Eve dinner
noun 年夜飯/團圓飯
例句
Family is the basis of the Chinese society, which is seen through the significance placed on the New Year’s eve dinner or Reunion dinner.
家庭是中國社會的基礎,通過對除夕夜的團圓飯的重視可以看出這一點。
5 rice cake
noun 年糕
例句
A rice cake may be any kind of food item made from rice that has been shaped, condensed, or otherwise combined into a single object that has also been sweetened
年糕可以由任何已經被塑形、濃縮或與甜餡料結合的米食所製成。
6 staying-up
noun 守歲
例句
On New year’s Eve, children will stay-up to pray for parent’s longevity.
在除夕夜,孩子們會守歲來祈求父母長壽。
7 New Year’s visit
拜年
例句
New Year’s visit is the traditional customs of Taiwan.
拜年是台灣的傳統習俗。
8 play Mahjong
verb 打麻將
例句
It is not possible for two players to play Mahjong by the standard rules. It requires four players.
按照標準規則來說,只有兩個人是不能打麻將的,規則要求要四位玩家。
9 lantern
noun 燈籠
例句
Through demonstrating the lantern craft art, Taiwan Lantern Festival enables citizens to gather together at the beginning of the year to experience the atmosphere of the folk Lantern Festival.
台灣元宵節通過舉辦燈會讓民眾在年初齊聚一堂,體驗民間元宵節氣氛。
10 zodiac
noun 生肖
例句
This year’s zodiac animal is the Rat.
今年的生肖屬鼠。
11 ancestor worship
noun 祭拜祖先
例句
Filial piety and ancestor worship are interconnected as parts of a single concept.
孝道跟祭祖是同一個概念下交互影響的部分。
12 burn incense and pray
verb 燒香拜佛
例句
Burning Incense (燒香 Shaoxiang) and praying is usually called Worship (拜拜 Baibai) in Hong Kong and Taiwan. It is the commonest way of worshiping spirits.
燒香拜拜在香港跟台灣通常被稱為祭拜。這是祭祀神靈最常見的方法。
13 firecrackers
noun 鞭炮
例句
They had spread themselves among peaceful demonstrations and subsequently threw firecrackers into the demonstrators to get them to disperse.
他們分散在和平示威者中,隨後向示威者投擲鞭炮以驅散他們。
14 lion dance / dragon dance
noun 舞龍、舞獅
例句
The lion’s dance is performed to chase away ghosts and evil spirits, and since the monsters, ghosts, evil spirits and giants like Nian are afraid of loud noises, the dance has become a natural complement to the firecrackers’ noise.
舞獅的目的是為了驅趕好兄弟和邪魔,因為(傳說中)妖魔鬼怪和同年獸這樣的巨獸都害怕噪音,所以舞獅的過程中都充斥鞭炮的巨響。
15 sweets
noun 甜點、點心
例句
During the lunar New Year, people will prepare sweets to entertain their relatives.
農曆年期間,人們會準備點心來招待親戚。
以上跟大家分享的新年吉祥話及農曆新年英文單字,希望對大家學習英文會有所幫助。
在此也祝福大家新年快樂,歲歲平安!
Happy new year and peace all year round!
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