关于新年活动的英语
01. 红包
Red Envelope (with money inside)
"红包"翻译为red envelope较为恰当。如果怕老外不太明白，可以加上with money inside，翻译为red envelope with money inside就可以了。现在上流行抢红包，可以翻译为snatch red envelopes，其中snatch是"抢"，Cambridge Advanced Learner s Dictionary对snatch的解释是to take hold of something suddenly and roughly，suddenly和roughly很能体现在中抢红包的那种奋不顾身和喜悦。
【例】I got some red envelopes. I ve been watching a Chinese New Year special (on a Chinese programme) and I m having noodles for breakfast!
02. 春晚
Spring Festival Gala/New Year Gala
其中，gala是"综艺演出"的意思。把春晚说成是一个party是不准确的，gala是很好的翻译。和春节相关的东西，可以用Spring Festival作定语，也可以用New Year（大写）作定语，但有些外国人不知道什么是Spring Festival，这个要注意一下。
03. 年夜饭
New Year s Eve dinner
用dinner肯定没错，但也可用banquet和feast来替换dinner，它们都是"盛宴"的意思，更能体现年夜饭的高大上。
04. 包饺子
make dumplings
顺便说一下，有些地区包饺子的时候还会放硬币，据说咬到的人就会交好运，这种饺子就可以说成dumplings with lucky coins inside，可以和上面的red envelope with money inside一起记。
【例】There s traditional food too - noodle soup is supposed to bring luck, and people make dumplings with lucky coins inside.
05. 敬酒
drink a toast to someone
要注意这个短语和to的搭配，如"我给岳父敬酒了。"就是：
I drank a toast to my father-in-law.
【例】When you drink a toast to someone or something, you drink some wine or another alcoholic drink as a symbolic gesture, in order to show your appreciation of them or to wish them success.
06. 压岁钱
lucky money 
(given to children as a gift)
其中given to children as a gift是进一步的解释，为了让老外彻底明白。
07. 年货
New Year goods
大家年货都买了什么？*_*
08. 春联
Spring Festival couplet
其中couplet是"对句"的意思，通常指两行长度一样并且押韵的诗句。所以，a Spring Festival couplet是指"一副对联"，如果指多副，就要用复数couplets。
【例】a rhyming couplet
（来源：Oxford Advanced Learner s English-Chinese Dictionary）
09. 团圆
reunion
reunion可以看作由re和union组成，这样可以方便记忆。以下例句提到了包饺子象征团圆，请注意，这个例句说的是in parts of China——中国一部分地区过年吃饺子，有些地区过年从来不吃饺子。
【例】Every year millions of people travel home to be with their families for the holiday. In parts of China, families make dumplings to symbolise luck and reunion.
10. 拜年
give one s New Year blessing to/pay a New Year visit to
“拜年”其实有两个意思，一个是把双手托在胸前说"给您拜年了！"，这句话可以说成：
I would like to give my New Year blessing to you.或Please accept my New Year blessing.
以上的blessing通常用单数，Oxford Advanced Learner s English-Chinese Dictionary对blessing的解释是good wishes。
另一个"拜年"是过年期间去别人家送礼做客。如"我明天要去爷爷奶奶家拜年。"就可以翻译为：
I ll be paying a New Year visit to my grandparents tomorrow.
2023 Happy New Year
常用词汇
春节词汇
1.传统中国节日：Traditional Chinese festival
2.农历：Lunar calendar
3.腊八节：Laba Festival
4.小年：Little New Year
5.除夕：Lunar New Year s Eve
6.春节：The Spring Festival
7.正月初一：Lunar New Year s Day
8.元宵节：The Lantern Festival
9.正月：The first month of the lunar year