Customs:
过年 Guo-nian; have the Spring Festival
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
红包 red packets
舞狮 lion dance
舞龙 dragon dance
戏曲 traditional opera
杂耍 variety show; vaudeville
灯谜 riddles written on lanterns
灯会 exhibit of lanterns
守岁 staying-up
拜年 pay New Years call; give New Years greetings; 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 gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gift
Culture Note: In the old days, New Years money was given in the form of one hundred copper coins strung together on a red string and symbolized the hope that one would live to be a hundred years old. Today, money is placed inside red envelopes in denominations considered auspicious and given to represent luck and wealth
辞旧岁 bid farewell to the old year
扫房 spring cleaning; general house-cleaning
The Three Princes of Serendi
Foreign origins: Kowtow, omerta
希拉里会因“邮件门”调查而落选吗?
Necessary evil
初中英语作文之我喜欢团队合作
高中英语作文之不要过度化妆
Spam or junk mail?
Envy and jealousy
Apple Pie
Doubt vs. suspect
Killing the goose that lays the golden egg
高中英语作文之成为一个有魅力的人
初中英语作文之坚持课外阅读
初中英语作文之做家务
Gilding the lily?
单身狗注意了!长期无性生活将被定义为“残疾人”
mind造句
Day and night
Efficient police a sign of the times
重要的一天
改掉坏习惯
女生找老公的30个标准:每条都不能赞同更多
It's a dog's life for man's best friend
Safe or safety?
Tell的译法
大学英语作文之不盲目追求品牌
大学英语作文之大学生村官
The fall guy
Guo Nian Hao
Like father, like son
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