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1、1 8 关于农历新年不得不知的11 件事 Red packets of money will change hands and dragon dances will roar through the streetsaspeoplearoundtheworld predominatelyofChinesedescent usherintheYearofth eHorse 红包会易主 全世界大街上都会出现舞龙 这些都是中国的炎黄子孙 迎 接马年的到来 BeyondtheusualLunarNewYeartraditions however isaholidayfullofinterestingqu
2、ir ks and customs 除了惯有的新年传统 农历新年还充满了有趣的怪癖和风俗 1 Locals don t call it Chinese New Year 1 当地人不称之为中国新年 In China the festivities are known as spring festival 春节 or Lunar New Year 农历新年 the new year is determined by the lunar calendar 在中国 最多的说法是春节和农历新年 新年是由阴历决定的 And the Chinese aren t the only ones who obs
3、erve it 而中国不是唯一庆祝农历新年的人 From late January to mid February Korea Vietnam Japan and other countries celebrateLunar New Year 从一月到二月中期 韩国 越南 日本和其他国家都会庆祝农历新年 2 Traffic is chaos 2 交通混乱 Lunar New Year is basically like having an entire country throw a family reunion all atonce 2 8 农历新年就像是所有的家庭都突然之间团聚在了一起 T
4、raffic Armageddon inevitably strikes 交通的末日也不可避免的会到来 InChina theSpringFestivaltravelrushperiod chunyun isthecountry s ifnotthe1 world s biggest season of human migration 在中国 春节的旅行期间 春运 是整个国家 如果不是世界的话 最大 规模人口迁移的季节 Whether pushing their way into packed buses buying black market tickets from scalpersor
5、standing for hours on a crowded train travelers do whatever it takes to see loved ones 无论是挤进充满人的长途车 还是从黄牛那儿买黑市车票 在拥挤的车厢 站上数个小时 旅行者想尽办法回家见自己爱的人 Withcommutersandmigrantworkersreturninghome thegovernmentexpects3 62b illion journeys to take place this year according to Xinhua news 根据新华社报道 随着乘客和农民工回家过年 政
6、府预计今年的旅客人数 是 36 2亿 In Korea last year nearly 30 million people visited their home towns by car bus train orplane according to the Korea Expressway Corporation 根据韩国道路公社的报道 去年在韩国 将近有3000 万人通过汽车 公 车 火车或者飞机探访故乡 3 It s not just one day 3 不只是一天 Lunar New Year lasts 15 days starting from January 31 2014 农历
7、新年持续 15 天 从 2014年 1 月 31 日开始 3 8 This year its last day falls on Valentine s Day 今年农历新年的最后一天正好是情人节 It s an action packed holiday you can bet on horse races watchparades bargain inbazaars and fight for prime worship spot at the temple 这是一个令人兴奋又忙碌的假期 你可以为赛马下赌注 看检阅 在集市 场讨价还价 以及为在寺庙的首次拜神奋斗 4 It s a seas
8、on of superstitions 4 这是一个迷信的季节 During L N Y you live like a college student on the first day which means no showers laundry or cleaning 在农历春节期间 你就像是第一天入学的大学生 不能洗澡 洗衣服或者 大扫除 2 Above all there s no taking out the trash doing so is said to wash away your luck andprosperity 特别是不能往外面倒垃圾 这么做会带走自己的好运和兴旺 Y
9、ou hang out with family especially in laws on the second day which is considered thebeginning of the year 新年第二天要和家人一起出去逛逛 特别是亲家 这被认为是新年的开 始 On the third day visiting friends and family is frowned upon because it s a day prone toarguments 第三天 拜访朋友和家人被认为是不悦的 因为这是容易引起争论的一 天 4 8 On the seventh day it s
10、time to party in celebration of every one s birthday 第七 天 是时候参加派对庆祝每一个人的生日了 5 You can rent a boy friend 5 你可以租一个男友 Lunar New Year can be rough for singles especially females 农历新年对于单身来说很艰难 特别是女性 Many family reunions are highlighted by dreaded interrogations of singles who haven tsettled down 很多家庭的团聚会
11、有对还未安定的单身者恐惧的审问 Now there s a solution boyfriend rentals 现在有一个解决办法了 租借男友 China slargestonlineretailer Taobao hasasectionforfakeboyfriendrentals soparen ts and relatives can finally stop nagging 中国最大的网上销售商淘宝专门可以进行男友租赁 这样家人和亲戚就会 停止唠叨了 RentingabogusmarriageprospectrangesfromRMB500 82 to8 000 1 321 perd
12、a y 租赁假结婚的价钱从每天8000 元到 500元不等 Thepackagecomeswith afreeembrace handholdingandagoodbyekissonthecheek as well as a list of additional specific service charges 3 这一租赁套餐包括 免费拥抱 拉手和分别的时候脸颊上亲吻 以及其他详 细的服务收费 5 8 According to People s Daily dinner costs RMB 50 8 an hour and a trip to the movies isRMB 30 5 do
13、uble if it s a thriller 根据人民日报的报道 一顿饭花费50 元一小时 看电影是30 元 如果是 惊悚片则要翻倍 6 Odd linguistic customs are observed 奇怪的语言风俗 In Parts of China there are a few things you can and can t do over the Lunar New Yearholiday simply because of how they sound 在中国部分地区 有一些事情是在农历新年期间不能做的 只是因为他们 听起来不吉利而已 Footwear purchases
14、 are off limits for the entire lunar month as the term for shoes haai sounds like losing and sighing in Cantonese 整个新年期间鞋类的购买都是禁止的 因为鞋子的发音在广东话里就像是 失败和叹息一样 Youcanhowever turn theChinesecharacter forluck fu upside down to make dao which sounds like arrival and put it on your door to bring in good fort
15、une for the new year 但你可以把中国的汉字福字倒贴在门上 听起来像是福到 这样就能在新 年带来好运了 7 Firecrackers are for scaring away monsters 7 鞭炮是用来吓走怪兽的 Legend says the half dragon half lion monster Nian comes out of hiding and attackspeople especially children during the Lunar New Year 传说半龙半狮的怪兽 年 回在农历新年出来躲着供给人类 特别是儿 童 6 8 His weak
16、ness Sensitive ears 他的弱点 敏感的耳朵 In the old days people would light bamboo stalks on fire to frighten the monster 在过去 人们会点燃竹子的茎来吓走怪兽 4 Nowadays you can watch spectacular fireworks display along the Hong Kong waterfrontor play with firecrackers in a Beijing hutong 现在你可以在香港的海滩边观看精彩的烟火表演 或者在北京的胡同放炮 仗 8 Red undies are critical for some 8 红色内衣对一些人至关重要 Red is associated with luck and prosperity but it s used mainly for protective purposes 红色与好运和兴旺相关 但其重要是用于保护目的的 In addition to being spooked by loud nois
