过年回家，如何让亲朋好友觉得你的英语没白学？

一般过年回家想要用上英语都是没啥机会的，除非……将下面这些词句熟悉 ，然后在适当的时机以迅雷不及掩耳的速度加上淡定的表情说出来！

跟过年相关的词汇

为了回家过年，可能有些人不得不经历“春运”，那春运怎么说呢？

Spring Festival travel rush

回家最重要的无非就是一顿团圆饭——

团圆饭 family reunion dinner

年夜饭 dinner on New Year‘s Eve

农历 lunar calendar

正月 lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar

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

吃完年夜饭，有的人会看春晚，有的人会去看烟花

春晚 Spring Festival Gala

放烟花 set/let off fireworks/firecrackers

过年的时候当然少不了拜年

 pay New Year’s call; give New Year‘s greetings; New Year‘s visit

过年的必备句型——恭喜发财

May you be happy and prosperous!

如果调皮点想再加句“红包拿来”，就说Give me a red packet！

红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year)

以前每到过年总会被老妈叫去贴春联 

Paste up/stick spring couplets

有些地方人们喜欢春节前逛花市

逛花街 Walking along the Flower Market

剪纸 paper-cuts

年画 New Year paintings

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

元宵节 The Lantern Festival

灯笼 lantern

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

去晦气 get rid of the ill- fortune

祭祖 offer sacrifices to one‘s ancestors

压岁钱  gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift

辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year

扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning

发糕 steamed sponge cake

年糕 Spring Festival cake or  New Year cake

饺子 Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli

汤圆 Tang-yuan; glue pudding; Tang-yuan; sweet dumplings;

八宝饭 eight treasures rice pudding

糖果盘 candy tray

什锦糖 assorted candies - sweet and fortune

蜜冬瓜 candied winter melon - growth and good health

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

金桔 cumquat - prosperity

糖莲子 candied lotus seed - many descendents to come

糖藕 candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship

红枣 red dates - prosperity

过年祝福双语版

祝长辈长寿

I wish you longevity and health.

愿您福寿安康。

Wishing you a long life.
愿您长命百岁。

May you both live long and healthy lives.
愿二老福寿安康。

Wishing a happy, long and healthy life!
多福多寿!

祝步步高升

I hope there will be 

a promotion for you this year.

愿您今年步步高升。

Wishing you many future successes.
祝您今后获得更大成就。

Wishing you success in your

career and a happy family!
祝您事业、家庭双丰收。

I wish you a joyous new year, 

happiness and good luck in the future.
祝新年快乐，并愿您幸福吉祥、前程似锦。

祈祝财运滚滚

Have a happy and prosperous year.

愿您新年快乐，大发利市。

Good luck in your new business.
恭贺开张大吉！

Best wishes for the success of your business.
祝您生意更加兴隆。

May good fortune come to you in new year.
恭喜发财！

通用类祝福

Good luck, good health, good cheer. 

I wish you a happy New Year.

祝好运、健康、欢乐伴你度过一个快乐新年。

With best wishes for a happy New Year!
祝新年快乐，并致以良好的祝愿！

I hope you have a most happy 

and prosperous New Year.
谨祝新年快乐幸福，大吉大利。

With the compliments of the season.
祝贺佳节。

May the season's joy fill 

you all the year round.
愿节日的愉快伴你一生。

Season's greetings and 

best wishes for the New Year.
新年快乐、最诚挚的祝福。

Good health, good luck and 

much happiness throughout the year.
身体健康、万事好运、来年幸福满满！