元旦:New Year's Day。元旦,又称新年,是公历的第一天即一月一日。
元旦英语例句如:Wecelebrated New year's day。
New Year's Day is the first day of the new year。 On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though other dates were also used in Rome)。 In all countries using the Gregorian calendar as their main calendar, except for Israel, it is a public holiday,[citation needed] often celebrated with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts。 January 1 on the Julian calendar corresponds to January 14 on the Gregorian calendar, and it is on that date that followers of some of the Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate the New Year。
翻译:元旦是新年的第一天。在现代公历中,1月1日是庆祝的日子,因为在古罗马也是如此(尽管其他日期也在罗马使用)。在所有以公历为主要日历的国家,除了以色列以外,这是一个公共假日,通常在新年开始的午夜时分燃放烟花庆祝。儒略历的1月1日相当于公历的1月14日,一些东正教的信徒在这一天庆祝新年。
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bai 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