Chinese-Traditional-Festivals中国传统节日短文中英翻译

1.春节是中国最最重要的节日.2.春节前一天的晚上,一家人都聚在一起吃晚饭.3.许多人都喜欢(在这时候)放炮竹.4.饺子是传统的食物.5.小孩子非常喜欢这个节日,因为他们能吃到很多美味的食物,穿漂亮的衣服.6.他们还能收到父母给的压岁钱.7这些钱能给孩子带来好运.8人民也会把新年的画挂在墙上,为了来年的好运.SpringFestivalisthemostimportantfestivalinChina.IntheeveningbeforetheSpringFestival,familiesgettogetherandhaveabigmeal.Inmanyplacespeopleliketosetofffirecrackers.Dumplingsarethemosttraditionalfood.Childrenlikethefestivalverymuch,becausetheycanhavedeliciousfoodandwearnewclothes.Theycanalsogetsomemoneyfromtheirparents.Thismoneyisgiventochildrenforgoodluck.PeopleputNewYearscrollsonthewallforgoodfortune.【翻译练习】与大多数中国节日一样，元宵节同样有自己的特色小吃，成为“汤圆”(也叫“元宵”)。汤圆外形圆圆的，外皮由糯米制成，内陷或甜或辣。人们都说汤圆有两个象征之意，一为农历的第一个月圆，二为家庭团聚圆满。元宵节传统习俗中还有一部分是关于猜灯谜的游戏。在过去，这些谜语大多出自于模糊的文学典故和中国古典文学之中，所以猜灯谜以前多为知识份子的“领地”。踩高跷，敲大鼓和舞龙狮也是元宵节主要的娱乐活动。【词汇突破】元宵节：theLanternFestival特色小吃：specialfood糯米：glutinousrice内陷：fillings家庭团聚圆满：familyunityandcompleteness猜灯谜：guessriddlesattachedtothelanterns文学典故：literaryallusions知识份子：educatedclass踩高跷：stilt-walking敲鼓：drumming舞龙狮：dragonandliondancing【参考译文】LikemostChinesefestivals,theLanternFestivalhasitsownspecialfood,called“tangyuan”.Theseareround,glutinousricedumplingswithsweetorspicyfillings.Thedumplingsaresaidtosymbolizeboththefirstfullmoonandfamilyutilityandcompleteness.Partofthelanternfestivaltraditioninvolvesagametoguessriddlesattachedtothelanterns.IntheolddaystheriddleswereobscureliteraryallusionstotheChineseclassicsandsoweremainlythepreserveoftheeducatedclasses.Stilt-walking,drumminganddragonandliondancingarethemainentertainmentformsoftheLanternFestival.请将下面的内容翻译成英文：端午节，又叫龙舟节，是为了纪念爱国诗人屈原。屈原是一位忠诚和受人敬仰的大臣(minister),他给国家带来了和平和繁荣。但最后因为受到诽谤(vilify)而最终投河自尽。人们撑船到他自尽的地方，抛下粽子，希望鱼儿吃粽子，不要吃屈原的身躯。几千年来，端午节的特色在于吃粽子(glutinousdumplings)和赛龙舟，尤其是在一些河湖密布的南方省份。参考译文：TheDuanwuFestival,alsocalledtheDragonBoatFestival,istocommemoratethepatrioticpoetQuYuan.QuYuanwasaloyalandhighlyesteemedminister,whobroughtpeaceandprosperitytothestatebutendedupdrowninghimselfinariverasaresultofbeingvilified.Peoplegottothespotbyboatandcastglutinousdumplingsintothewater,hopingthatthefishesatethedumplingsinsteadofQuYuan'sbody.Forthousandsofyears,thefestivalhasbeenmarkedbyglutinousdumplingsanddragonboatraces,especiallyinthesouthernprovinceswheretherearemanyriversandlakes.“七夕节”，农历七月七日，是一个充满浪漫色彩的传统节日，是庆祝牛郎和织女一年一度相会的日子。他们的爱情不被允许，因此他们被驱逐而分隔于银河两岸。每年的农历七月七日，喜鹊会来搭桥使这对情侣来相会。如今，一些传统的中国风俗仍在农村奉行，在城市却已经削弱。然而，牛郎和织女的传说已经深入人心。近些年来，尤其是城市的年轻人把它当作中国的情人节来庆祝。因此，花店、酒吧和商店的老板非常高兴，因为他们可以卖出更多的商品。【翻译词汇】七夕节TheDoubleSeventhFestival浪漫色彩romance牛郎NiuLang(Cowherd)织女Zhinü(WeaverMaid)一年一度annual驱逐banish银河theMilkyWay喜鹊magpie使相会reunite奉行observe削弱weaken情人节Valentine’sDay商品commodity【精彩译文】TheDoubleSeventhFestival,onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth,isatraditionalfestivalfullofromance.ItcelebratestheannualmeetingofNiuLang(Cowherd)andZhinü(WeaverMaid).Theirlovewasnotallowed,andthustheywerebanishedtooppositesidesoftheMilkyWay.Onceayear,onthe7thdayofthe7thlunarmonth,aflockofmagpieswouldformabridgetoreunitetheloversforoneday.TodaysometraditionalcustomsarestillobservedinruralareasofChina,buthavebeenweakenedinurbancities.However,thelegendoftheCowhandandWeaverMaidhastakenrootintheheartsofpeople.Inrecentyears,inparticular,urbanyouthshavecelebrateditasValentine’sDayinChina.Asaresult,ownersofflowershops,barsandstoresarefullofjoyastheycansellmorecommodities.中秋节(theMid-AutumnFestival)对中国汉族和少数民族来说都是个传统的节日。拜月的习俗可以追溯到古代夏商时期(theXiaandShangDynasties)。按照中国的农历，八月为秋季的第二个月，古时称为中秋。农历八月十五这天，月亮满圆，于是中国人将这天定为中秋节。圆形对中国人来说意味着家庭团聚，因此中秋节也是个家庭团聚的节日。这天，儿女们会带着自己的家人到父母家团聚。已经定居海外的人有时会回来探望父母。TheMid-AutumnFestivalisaconventionalfestivalforboththeHanandminoritynationalitiesinChina.ThecustomofworshippingthemooncanbetracedbacktotheancientXiaandShangDynasties.AccordingtoChineselunarcalendar,the8thmonthisthesecondmonthinautumnandancientpeoplecalleditMid-Autumn(ZhongqiuinChinese).Onthe15thdayofthe8thmonthofthelunarcalendar,themoonisextremelyroundandtheChinesepeoplemarkitMid-AutumnFestival.TheroundshapetoChinesemeansfamilyreunion,thereforetheMid-AutumnFestivalisalsoaholidayformembersofafamilytogettogether.Onthatday,sonsanddaughterswillbringtheirfamilymembersbacktotheirparents'homeforareunion,andpeoplewhohavealreadysettledoverseassometimeswillcomebacktovisittheirparents.每年农历九月初九，人们会庆祝重阳节（theDoubleNinthFestival)。《易经》(TheBookofChanges)认为数字“九”是阳数，故重九也叫重阳。登高是最受欢迎的重阳节传统之一。九月天空高远，空气新鲜，在这样的日子登高有助于保持身体健康。吃重阳糕(double-ninthcake)跟登高有关。重阳糕作为节日食品最初用来庆祝秋收，后来发展成登高、吃重阳糕的习俗，寓意是我们的生活将越来越好。由于“九九”谐音“久久”，重阳节如今已被赋予新涵义—老人节。OntheninthdayoftheninthmonthintheChineselunarcalendar,peoplecelebratetheDoubleNinthFestival.Nineisayangnumber(atraditionalChinesespiritualconcept)inTheBookofChanges,soDoubleNinthiscalledChongyang.Climbingthemountainsisoneofthemostpopulartraditionsonthatday.InSeptembertheskyishighandtheairisfresh,andclimbingthemountainsishelpfultokeepphysicalfitness.Thetraditionofeatingdouble-ninthcakesisassociatedwithclimbingthemountains.Asakindoffestivalfoods,thedouble-ninthcakewasfirstusedtocelebratetheautumnharvest.Later,itdevelopedintothecustomofclimbingthemountainsandeatingdouble-ninthcakes,whichmeansthatourlifewillbecomebett