二月二翻译为 英语怎么说？这些关于传统节日的语料学到就是赚到！

　在不久前的元宵节，考生们迎来了久违的雅思纸笔考试，那些在元宵节当天还要应对雅思考试的考生们，你们的体验如何呢？今天，新航道南京雅思辅导班小编为大家精心整理了一份传统节日的语料库，只要认真积累，对你的听说读写四个方面都将有所帮助。闲话少说，快拿出你的小本本开始记笔记吧！

　　词汇词组

　　关于传统节日的词汇词组，比如除夕，同学们可别不会说就用拼音代替啊!很多传统节日在英文里都是有自己的说法的，不想在考场上“出糗”，就快来学习积累吧~

　　传统节日

　　春节 the Spring Festival

　　除夕 Chinese New Year's Eve

　　小年 Little New Year

　　农历 lunar calendar

　　腊八节 Laba Festival

　　正月 lunar January

　　元宵节 the Lantern Festival

　　二月二 Dragon Head-Raising Day

　　美食

　　年糕 rice cake

　　团圆饭 family reunion dinner

　　年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve

　　饺子 dumplings

　　汤圆 Tang-yuan

　　敬酒 propose a toast

　　娱乐

　　打麻将 play mahjong

　　庙会 Temple Fair春

　　节联欢晚会 Spring Festival gala

　　灯会 exhibit of lanterns

　　送贺卡 send New Year's greeting cards

　　理发 have a haircut

　　放烟花 set off fireworks

　　放鞭炮 set off firecrackers

　　灯谜 riddles written on lanterns

　　办年货 do Spring Festival shopping

　　压岁钱 gift money

　　传统艺术

　　戏曲 traditional opera

　　相声 comic dialogue; cross talk

　　小品 skits; sketch

　　杂集 acrobatic performance

　　刺绣 embroidery

　　剪纸 paper-cut

　　中国结 Chinese-knot

　　年画 New Year painting

　　舞龙 dragon dance

　　舞狮 lion dance

　　口语、写作素材

　　无论是口语还是写作，有时候都会出和节日有关的题目，那么，同学们为了不在考场上抓瞎，这时候就可以来看看小编给大家准备的如何介绍传统节日的素材了，不过切记不要照搬，可以根据自己的实际情况、个人喜欢增减，而且这些素材稍作修改，也可以套用到其他节日比如端午、中秋上面哦，所以一定要灵活运用~

　　介绍节日起源

　　例：介绍春节

       The Chinese New Year is now widely known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the beginning of the spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coordination with the changes of Nature, which is a part of Lunar calendar in China). Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging aronud. However, nowadays, people agree that the character Nian which in modern Chinese means "year", was originally the name of a beast that began to pray on people the night before the beginning of a new year.

　　介绍节日活动

　　例：介绍春节活动

        New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving. It is as significant as Christmas in western countries. The celebration was traditionally highlighted with a religious ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth, the gods of the household and the family ancestors.

　　In Spring Festival, Chinese families will have a vegetarian dish called jai. Although the various ingredients in jai are root vegetables or fibrous vegetables, many people still attribute various superstitious aspects to them. Other foods include a whole fish, which is to represent togetherness and abundance, and a chicken for prosperity. The chicken must be presented with a head, tail and feet to symbolize completeness. Noodles should be uncut, as they represent long life.

　　关于家人团聚

　　Plates of the homemade dishes will be put on the table, and this is when we are enjoyingthe delicious food and watching the Spring Festival gala on TV. People usually talk about what's going on recently, and exchange some interesting life experiences.

　　关于红包

　　The color, red, symbolizes good luck in China, and money in the envelop brings good fortune in the coming new year. In return, good wishes are given to the elders in the family.

　　这个节日为什么重要

　　例：春节的重要性Spring Festival marks the end of a passing year, and the beinning of a new year. We believe that a grand celebration helps us get rid of all the bad lucks and evil, and get all the very best in the coming new year. It is also about family reunion. Today, because of the stressful life style, we are all too busy with work, study, and other business, therefore we do not have so much time to accompany our parents and relatives. So every year, just before the Spring Festival, millions of people will forget about their work for a while and go home, no matter how far it is. They are longing for getting together with their family, and home is their sweetest and warmest destination.

　　口语题库回顾

　　其实，雅思口语题库里有不少题目都是和传统节日有关的，小编把它们罗列了出来，并且提供了范例回答，把用语用不同颜色标了出来，同学们记得积累的同时，也要学习回答的逻辑，然后按照这样的思路安排自己的回答哦。

　　-Is music important in traditional festivals?

       Yes, absolutely. To be honest, I think traditional festivals are always accompanied by a certain type of music, for instance, whenever I think of the Chinese New Year, what comes to my mind is the ubiquitous happy songs about new beginnings and making more money. If you go shopping in the supermarket in China during the Spring Festival, you can definitely find that Andy Lau's famous song, called Gong Xi Fa Cai. Hence, music is a paramount factor in traditional festivals, just like in western countries, they will listen to songs from Mariah Carey during Christmas.

　　-Are traditional festivals disappearing?

        I don't think so, no, in my opinion, they are not disappearing but changing. Yes, more and more people don't like to celebrate them in the so-called traditional ways, as these days, most festivals have adopted a comercial air and turned into festivals of shopping.

　　Besides, some young people feel like there would be too much pressure to celebrate festivals with their families. Therefore, they decide to go travel solo or with friends. I'm pretty sure I am one of them, and I have to say, I do enjoy this way of celebrating festivals. And for your record, I still remember to send greetings and get presents for my family.

　　-Do children like to learn about traditional festivals?

        From what I know, well, not so much. Kids are more concerned about where to travel to and what to eat during festivals, instead of learing about them. I think it has to do with the societal atmosphere. Why would kids care when they've witnessed loads and loads of promotions before and during the festival? You know, the gift money, the candies, the gifts, and the like are what kids ruminate about.

　　-Is it important for children to learn about traditional festivals at school?

       Sure, it is definitely important. Children spend half of their time at school and it's definitely vital that they should learn something about the origins of their culture by knowing more about traditional festivals. I consider this as a part of history lessons. Schools can hold themed events to teach kids all the little details about all types of traditional festivals, and it sort of helps drag them away from the materialistic element of cultural festivals, which is so prevalent in today's society.

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