雅思分类词汇背诵记忆：新春佳节

　　Greeting Season:

　　春节　The Spring Festival

　　农历　lunar calendar

　　正月　lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar

　　除夕　New Year’s Eve; eve of lunar New Year

　　初一　the beginning of New Year

　　元宵节　The Lantern Festival

　　Customs：

　　过年　Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival

　　对联　poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry

　　春联　Spring Festival couplets

　　剪纸　paper-cuts

　　年画　New Year paintings

　　买年货　special purchases for the Spring Festival; do Spring Festival shopping

　　敬酒　propose a toast

　　灯笼　lantern: a portable light

　　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; vaudeville

　　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; 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

　　Blessings:

　　金玉满堂　Treasures Fill The Home

　　生意兴隆　Business Flourishes

　　岁岁平安　Peace All Year Round

　　恭喜发财　Wishing You Prosperity

　　和气生财　Harmony Brings Wealth

　　心想事成　May All Your Wishes Come True

　　吉祥如意　Everything Goes Well

　　国泰平安　The Country Flourishes And People Live In Peace

　　招财进宝　Money And Treasures Will He Plentiful

　　一帆风顺　Wishing You Every Success

　　步步高升　Promoting To A Higher Position

　　出入平安　Safe Trip Wherever You Go

　　祝你新的一年快乐幸福　Wish you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!

　　事业成功，家庭美满　Wish you success in your career and happiness of your family!

　　Food names:

　　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

　　饺子　Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli

　　汤圆　Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings

　　八宝饭　eight treasures rice pudding

　　糖果盘　candy tray

　　什锦糖　assorted candies-sweet and fortune

　　蜜冬瓜　candied winter melon - growth and good health

　　西瓜子　red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity

　　金桔　cumquat - prosperity

　　糖莲子　candied lotus seed - many descendents to come

　　糖藕　candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship

　　红枣　red dates - prosperity

　　花生糖　peanut candy - sweet