时间:2019-02-04 作者:英语课 分类:英语美文


英语课

   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 1 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 2 fortune and wealth in the coming year.)
  舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel 3 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

adj.富有诗意的,有诗人气质的,善于抒情的
  • His poetic idiom is stamped with expressions describing group feeling and thought.他的诗中的措辞往往带有描写群体感情和思想的印记。
  • His poetic novels have gone through three different historical stages.他的诗情小说创作经历了三个不同的历史阶段。
vt.作为...的象征,用符号代表
  • Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。
  • Dolphins symbolize the breath of life.海豚象征着生命的气息。
vt.驱走,驱散,消除
  • I tried in vain to dispel her misgivings.我试图消除她的疑虑,但没有成功。
  • We hope the programme will dispel certain misconceptions about the disease.我们希望这个节目能消除对这种疾病的一些误解。
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