2018年大学英语六级翻译高频词汇：节日篇

　　元旦New Year's Day

　　情人节Valentine's Day

　　国际妇女节International Women' Day

　　植树节Tree Planting Day

　　愚人节April Fools' Day

　　国际劳动日International Labor Day

　　中国青年节 Chinese Youth Day

　　国际儿童节International Children's Day

　　中国共产党成立纪念日 Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China

　　中国人民解放军建军节Army Day

　　中华人民共和国国庆节National Day

　　中国教师节Teacher's Day

　　万圣节Halloween

　　母亲节Mother's Day

　　农历正月初一春节(the Spring Festival)

　　农历正月十五元宵节(Lantern Festival)

　　农历五月初五端午节(the Dragon-Boat Festival)

　　农历七月初七乞巧节(中国情人节)(Double-Seventh Day)

　　农历八月十五中秋节(the Mid-Autumn Festival)

　　农历九月初九重阳节(the Double Ninth Festival)

　　农历腊月初八腊八节(the laba Rice Porridge Festival)

　　春联 Spring Festival couplets

　　年画 New Year pictures

　　剪纸paper-cuts

　　除夕 the eve of the lunar New Year

　　守岁 stay up late on the New Year’s Eve

　　放爆竹 let off firecrackers

　　拜年 pay a New Year visit

　　团圆饭 family reunion dinner

　　敬酒 propose a toast

　　红包 red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper)

　　舞狮 lion dance

　　舞龙 dragon dance

　　灯笼 lantern

　　灯谜 riddles written on lanterns

　　灯会 exhibit of lanterns

　　禁忌 taboo

　　压岁钱 gift money; money given to children as a lunar new year gift

　　祭祖宗 offer sacrifices to one’s ancestors

　　元宵 rice dumpling

　　踩高跷 stilt walking

　　扭秧歌 yangge dance

　　扫墓 sweep graves of one’s ancestors or loved ones

　　赛龙舟 dragon-boat racing

　　粽子zongzi (sticky rice dumpling wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves)

　　月饼 moon cake

　　赏月 appreciate the glorious full moon

　　赏菊 admire the beauty of chrysanthemum

　　登高 climb mountain