2019年CET6考试翻译练习题：中国新年

　　请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

　　中国新年是中国最重要的传统节日，在中国也被称为春节。新年的庆祝活动 从除夕开始一直延续到元宵节(the Lantern Festival)，即从农历(lunar calendar) 最后一个月的最后一天至新年第一个月的第十五天。各地欢度春节的习俗和传统有很大差异，但通常每个家庭都会在除夕夜团聚,一起吃年夜饭。为驱厄运、迎好运，家家户户都会进行大扫除。人们还会在门上粘贴红色的对联(couplets)，对联的主题为健康、发财和好运。其他的活动还有放鞭炮、发红包和探亲访友等。

　　参考译文

　　Chinese New Year is the most important traditional Chinese holiday. In China, it is also known as the Spring Festival. New Year celebrations run from Chinese New Year’s Eve, the last day of the last month of the lunar calendar, to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month. Customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the Chinese New Year vary widely from place to place. However, New Year’s Eve is usually an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner. It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly clean the house in order to sweep away ill fortune and to bring in good luck. And doors will be decorated with red couplets with themes of health, wealth and good luck. Other activities include lighting firecrackers, giving money in red envelopes, and visiting relatives and friends.

　　请将下面这段话翻译成英文：

　　春节是中国最重要的节日，也是大家所熟悉的中国新年。对于中国人来说，这个节日的重要性如同圣诞节对于西方人。 具体的节庆日期是由农历(lunar calendar)而不是由公历(Gregorian calendar)决定的。所以，春节的节庆日期一般在元月下旬与二月上旬之间。新年的准备活动自腊月底(农历年底)开始，人们忙于扫尘，还清债务，理发，置新衣。人们也会在家中或到庙里烧香(burn incense)祭祖，祈求老天爷保佑平安。

　　参考译文：

　　The most important holiday in China is the Spring Festival, which is also known as the Chinese New Year. To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to the westerners. The date for this annual celebration is determined by the lunar calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar, so the timing of the holiday varies form late January to early February. Preparations for the New Year begin on the final days of the last lunar month when most families clean their homes, pay their debts, have their hair cut and buy new clothes. People also burn incense at home or in the temples to pay respect to their ancestors and to pray to the God for a happy life in the coming year.

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