1、 give NeW Years greet in gs; NeW Years ViSit 禁忌taboo去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune 祭祖宗 offer SaCrifiCeS to Ones anCeStOrS 压岁钱 red envelopes/red PaCkets/a CaSh gift; gift mon ey; money give n to ChiIdre n as IUnar NeW Year gift 辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year扫 房 SPri ng clea ning; generalhouse-clea
2、 ning祝福语BIeSSings金玉满堂 TreaSUreS fill the home生意兴隆 BUSin ess flourishes 岁岁平安 PeaCe all year round 恭喜发财 WiSh ing you PrOSPerity 禾口气生财 HarmonybringS WeaIth 心想事成 May all your WiSheS come true 吉祥如意 EVerythi ng goes well国泰民安 The CoUntry flourishes and people live in PeaCe招 财进宝 Money and treasures will be
3、ple ntiful一帆风顺 WiSh ing you every SUCCeSS 步步高升 Promoti ng to a higher POSiti On 出入平安 Safe trip WhereVer you go祝您新的一年快乐幸福！ WiSh you happ in ess and PrOSPerity in the Coming year!祝您事业成功，家庭美满 WiSh you SUCCeSS in your Career and happ in ess of your family!食品Food年糕 Nian-gao; rise cake; NeW Year Cake 团圆饭
4、family reunion dinner年夜饭 the dinner on NeW Years EVe 饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli 汤圆 Tang-yuan; dumplings made of SWeet rice, rolled into balls and StUffed With either SWeet or SPiCy fill ings糖果盘 Candy tray什锦糖 assorted Candies - SWeet and fortune 蜜冬瓜 Candied Winter melOn - growth and good health
5、金桔 CUmqUat - PrOSPerity糖莲子 Candied lotus Seed - many desce ndents to come糖藕 Candied lotus root - fulfilling loverelati On ShiP红枣 red dates - PrOSPerity 花生糖 Peanut Candy - SWeetTraditiOnS and CUItUreS Of SPring FeStiValThe SPring FeStiVal is the most importa nt festival for the Chin ese people and is
6、 Whe n all family members get together, just like ChriStmaS in the West. All people liv ing away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for tranSPOrtatiOn SyStemS of about half a month from the SPring FeStiVal. Airports, railway StatiOnS and Iong-distance bus StatiOnS are CrOWded With home ret
7、ur nees.The SPring FeStiVaI falls On the 1st day of the 1st IUnar mon th, Often One month later tha n the GregOria n cale ndar. It origi nated in the Sha ng Dyn asty （c. 1600 BC-c. 1100 BC） from the peoples SaCrifiCe to gods and an CeStOrS at the end of an Old year and the beg inning of a new one.St
8、riCtIy SPeak ing, the SPring FeStiVaI StartS every year in the early days of the 12th IUnarmonth and will last till the mid 1st IUnarmonth of the n ext year. Of them, the most importa nt days are SPring FeStiVaI EVe and the first three days. The Chin ese gover nment now StiPUIateS people have SeVe n
9、 days off for the Chin ese LUnar NeW Year.Many CUStOmS accompany the SPring FeStiVal. Some are still followed today, but OtherS have Weake ned.On the 8th day of the 12th IUnarmon th, many families make Iaba porridge, a delicious kind of POrridge made With glutinous rice, millet, SeedS of Jobs tears,
10、 lotus seeds, beans, IOngan and gin gko.The 23rd day of the 12th IUnarmonth is called PreIimi nary Eve. At this time, people Offer SaCrifiCe to the kitche n god. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves.After the PreIimi nary Eve, people begi n PrePari ng for the Coming NeW
11、 Year. ThiS is called See ing the NeW Year in.Store OWnerS are busy then as everybody goes out to PUrChaSe necessities for the NeW Year. MateriaIS not Only include edible oil, rice, flour, ChiCken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, Candies and kinds of nuts. Whats more, VariOUS decorations, new c
12、lothes and shoes for the ChiIdre n as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all On the list of PUrChaS ing.BefOre the NeW Year comes, the people completely clea n the in doors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their Ute nsils.The n people be
13、gi n decorati ng their clea n rooms featuri ng an atmosphere of rejoici ng and festivity. All the door Pan els will be PaSted With SPring FeStiVaI couplets, highlight ing Chin ese calligraphy With black CharaCterS On red paper. The Content VarieS from house OWners WiSheS for a bright future to good
14、luck for the NeW Year. Also, PiCtUreS of the god of doors and WeaIth will be POSted Onfront doors to Ward off evil SPiritS and welcome PeaCe and abundance.The Chin ese CharaCter fu （mea ning bless ing or happ in ess） is a must. The CharaCter PUt On PaPer Can be PaSted no rmally or UPSide dow n, for
15、in Chin ese the reversed fu is homoph OniC With fu comes, both being PronoUnCed as fudaole. Whats more, two big red IanternSCan be raised On both SideS of the front door. Red PaPer-CUtt ings Can be See n OnWin dow glass and brightly colored NeW Year PaintingS With auspicious meanings may be PUt On t
16、he wall.People attach great importa nce to SPring FeStiVaI Eve. At that time, all family members eat dinner together. The meal is more IUXUriOUS than usual. DiSheS SUCh as ChiCken, fish and bean CUrd Cannot be excluded, for in Chin ese, their PronUn Ciati ons, respectively ji, yu and doufu, mean aus
17、piciousness, abundance and richness. After the dinner, the whole family will Sit together, Chatt ing and WatCh ing TV. In recent years, the SPring FeStiVaI Party broadcast On China Cen tral TeIeViSiOn StatiOn （CCTV） is essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad.ACCord ing to cus
18、tom, each family Will Stay UP to See the NeW Year in.Wak ing UP On NeW Year, everybody dresses up. FirSt they exte nd greeti ngs to their Pare nts. Then each child will get money as a NeW Year gift, WraPPed UP in red paper. People in nOrtherln China will eat jiaozi, or dumpli ngs, for breakfast, as
19、they think jiaozi in sound means bidd ing farewell to the old and USheri ng in the n ew. Also, the ShaPe of the dumpli ng is like gold in got from ancient China. So people eat them and WiSh for money and treasure.SOUthern Chinese eat niangao （NeW Year Cake made of glutinous rice flour） On this OCCaS
20、ion, because as a homoph one, nian gao mea ns higher and higher, One year after ano ther. The first five days after the SPring FeStiVaI are a good time for relatives, friends, and CIaSSmateS as well as colleagues to excha nge greet in gs, gifts and Chat leisurely.BUrning fireworks WaS OnCe the most
21、typical CUStOm on the SPring FeStiVal. People thought the SPIUttering SoUnd could help drive away evil spirits. However, SUCh an activity WaS completely or partially forbidden in big CitieS OnCe the government took security, noise and pollution factors into conSideration. AS a replacement, some buy
22、tapes With firecracker SoUndS to listen to, some break little balloOnS to get the SoUnd too, while OtherS buy firecracker handicrafts to hang in the IiVing room.The lively atmosphere not only fills every household, but PermeateS to StreetS and Ianes. A SerieS of activities SUCh as Iiondancing, drago
23、 n IanterndanCin g, Ia ntern festivals and temple fairs will be held for days. The SPring FeStiVaI then comes to an end When the Lantern FeStiVal is finished.China has 56 ethnic groups. MinOritieS CeIebrate their SPring FeStiVaI almost the Same day as theHan people, and they have differe nt customs.
24、USefUl words and expressionsfamily 家庭 SPOUSe 配偶 Single 单身 life SPan 寿命 marriage life 婚姻生活 bachelor 单身汉 SPinSter 老处女 COUrtShiP 求爱Iad少年，少女female friend 女性 朋友 play house 过家家 play hide-and-seek 捉迷藏 PUPPy love 初 恋 friendship 友谊 engagement 订婚 fianc e 未婚夫 fianc e 未婚妻 Wedding Ceremony 婚礼 honeymOon 蜜月 newlyw
25、eds 新婚夫 妇 husba nd 丈夫 Wife 妻子 happ in ess 幸 福 mother-in-law 婆婆 dowry 嫁妆 mamas boy 没有男子气概的男人1.跟别人要钱 mooch off someoneuxorious 疼爱妻子的 twin 双胞胎 daughter 女儿 Son 儿子 maternal母亲的 Paternal 父亲的 ChiIdren 子 女 Parental 父母亲的filial 子女的 divorce 离婚 ConsolatiOn money 抚慰金 alimOny 抚养 费 Single Parent 单亲 fall in Iove 恋爱
26、fight for divorce 提请离婚诉讼 widow 寡 妇 WidOWer 鳏夫 SeParatiOn 分居 bridesmaid 女傧相 best man男傧相 mono gamy 一夫一妻制 in IaWS 姻 亲 family tree 家 谱 anCeStOrS 祖 先desce ndant 后代我最讨厌跟别人要钱的人了。I feel SiCk of those who mooch off others.2.钱挣海了 Coinmoney这几年老张的钱挣海了。谁也没料到他会发这么大的财。Lao Zhang is Coining money these few years. Wh
27、o Can ever expect he would be able to make bun dles like this!3.钱多得花不完 have money to burn老李的钱多得花不完，要不他敢这么挥霍？Lao Li has money to burn. OtherWise, how could he SPIaSh his money about like anything?4.钱能生钱 money begets money钱能生钱。没本钱又怎能挣大钱那？Money begets mon ey. WithoUt money in hand, how Can you make bun
28、 dies?5.没钱 be broke我手头没钱了，咱们别到外面去吃了I don t Want to eat out today. I m broke.6.钱来之不易 money doesn t grow On trees你不应该如此挥霍。钱来之不易阿！You should not SPiaSh your money about like this. Money doesn t grow On trees.7.敲竹杠 a clip joint那可是一家漫天要价，大敲竹杠的商店阿That shop is pla in a clip joint!8.生活很富裕 be well fixed自从中国对
29、外开放以后，有些农民也成了企业家，而且大部分农民的生活都富裕起来了。SinCeChina OPe ned to the OUtSide world, some farmers have become en trepre neurs and manyare well-fixed, livi ng a much more comfortable life.9.吃了上顿没下顿 not know Where the next meal comes虽然很多人都已经富裕起来了，可是人有些人吃了上顿没下顿In SPite the fact that many have now become well-fixed, some people still rema in in a State that they do not know Where the next meal comes.10.发财 rake it in它在海南挣了很多钱，真没想到他会发财He made bun
