北京上门家教：

雅思考试中关于春节词汇：    

雅思贴近生活，尤其中国学生一定要了解下面这些词汇，因为出国了免不了要像老外介绍中国的风土人情，春节这个节日是必须的，不要对我说，你言必称希腊，只懂希腊不懂中国呀，如果那样的话，会被老外鄙视的。好了，废话不说了，下面是一些西安新航道总结的西安雅思考试中常出现的关于春节的高频词汇。    

Spring Festival Words    

Greeting Season:    “（北京上门家教www.beishidajiajiao.com）

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

春节 The Spring Festival    

农历 lunar calendar    

正月 lunar January; the first month bylunar calendar    

元宵节 The Lantern Festival    

初一 the beginning of New Year    

Customs:    

过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival    

对联 poetic couplet: two successiverhyming lines in poetry    

剪纸 paper-cuts    

春联 Spring Festival couplets    

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

年画 New Year paintings    

灯谜 riddles written on lanterns    

灯笼 lantern: a portable light    

烟花 fireworks    

敬酒 propose a toast    

红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in redpaper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming    

year.)    

爆竹 firecrackers (People scare off evilspirits and ghosts with the loud pop.)    

舞龙 dragon dance (to expect good weatherand good harvests)    

舞狮 lion dance (The lion is believed tobe able to dispel evil and bring good luck.)    

杂耍 variety show; vaudeville    

戏曲 traditional opera    

灯会 exhibit of lanterns    

守岁 staying-up    

拜年 pay New Year's call; give New Year'sgreetings; 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 childrenas a lunar New Year gift    

Culture Note: In the old days, NewYear's money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strungtogether on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be ahundred years old. Today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominationsconsidered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth    

辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year    （北京上门家教www.beishidajiajiao.com）

扫房 spring cleaning; generalhouse-cleaning    

Blessing:    

Harmony brings wealth May all yourwishes come true  Everything goes well  The country flourishes andpeople live in peace      

Treasures fill the home  Businessflourishes  Peace all year round  Wishing you prosperity      

Money and treasures will beplentiful  Wishing you every success  Promoting to a higherposition  Safe trip wherever you go      

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

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

Food names:    

团圆饭 family reunion dinner    

年夜饭 the dinner on New Year's Eve    

年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake    

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

spicy fillings    （北京上门家教www.beishidajiajiao.com）

饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli    

糖果盘 candy tray:    

什锦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune    

八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding    

红枣 red dates - prosperity    

花生糖 peanut candy - sweet    

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

蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth andgood health    

糖莲子 candied lotus seed - manydescendents to come    

糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling loverelationship    

金桔 cumquat - prosperity